RASC Calgary Centre

Quo Ducit Urania
(Where Urania leads)

The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada

(Established January 29, 1958)
(contact

info)

May 25, 2018

Welcome to the Home Page for the Calgary Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.
The purpose of this web site is to introduce people to the services that the Calgary Centre provides and to act as a way for
other RASC Centres and the public to keep in touch with our activities. For more information contact any of the Executive.

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THE RASC ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY
IS BEING HELD IN CALGARY FROM
JUNE 28 THROUGH JULY 1, 2018
GA2018 is now open for registration.
Visit https://rascga2018.ca/
for information and registration.

Sep 20 - The Next Calgary RASC General Meeting
at the Kerby Centre

Click here for information on speakers and topics
at upcoming RASC General Meetings.

Click here for information on other
RASC recurring meetings and events.

Upcoming Deadlines:

The deadline for articles for the Next StarSeeker
newsletter is the General Meeting.

The deadline for General Assembly GA2018
Registration is May 31.

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Monthly Bulletins and Upcoming Events
Monthly StarSeeker	The Calgary Centre's online newsletters - posted monthly by Carole Benoit.

Monthly Sky Highlights - What's up in the sky this month Follow Don Hladiuk on Twitter	This monthly summary of sky information is reported the first Monday of each month by Don Hladiuk on the CBC radio Calgary Eyeopener. Don't miss any special things happening in the sky this month.
Monthly Star Charts	Click to view monthly Star Charts for the Calgary area.
Monthly NOVA meeting	NOVA is a way for new and old Calgary Centre members to get out and actually use that telescope! Come on out and join the fun on Friday evenings. Click for more information.
Monthly Youth Group meeting	The Youth Group Program is for students in grades 5-12 with a desire to learn more about space and to explore the universe using binoculars or a telescope. Click for more information.
Future Events 2018-2186	Click for information on eclipses, interplanetary space missions and other events this year and beyond our regular Events Calendar.

News and Information
Website of the Canadian Astronomy Magazine - SkyNews	SkyNews Follow SkyNews on Twitter
Click to visit the RASC Calgary Centre's Light Pollution Abatement Committee (LPAC) website to learn about Responsible Lighting and all of the current information regarding Light Pollution!	Visit our Light Pollution Abatement Website Follow LPAC on Twitter
Take a "virtual field trip" of good and bad lighting in the inner city, put together by our Light Pollution Abatement Committee.	Crescent Heights Responsible Lighting Field Trip
The RASC Calgary Centre hosts the annual Star-B-Q and Alberta Star Party. Click the National Logo on the right for information on other Canadian Star Parties.	Star Parties
Click to see what's happening at the University of Calgary's Rothney Astrophysical Observatory (RAO).	Rothney Astrophysical Observatory Follow the RAO on Twitter
TELUS Spark* - The New Science Centre	TELUS Spark*