RASC Calgary Centre

Quo Ducit Urania
(Where Urania leads)

The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
The Calgary Centre of The RASC

January 18, 2010

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.
Calgary RASC Web Site Contents Bulletins and Upcoming Events Centre Contacts Centre Information Downloads Education Resources FAQs Links News NOVA Observing Information Old Articles - Archives Other RASC Centres Password Protected Files Photos - Centre Events Photos - Other Events Search Telescopes for Rent Tips Tours What's New
	Click for Solar information page.
Monthly Lunar calendar	Click here to find out about RASC publications and RASC membership.	Solar information
Observing Tonight?	Clear Sky Chart for Calgary, Ab	Calgary Weather

Jan 21 - General Meeting
Jan 30 - Member's Banquet
Feb 11 - Council Meeting
Feb 12 - NOVA Meeting
Feb 13 - O.G. Meeting

Tips for visitors to our site.

Upcoming Events:

***** Click the link for info on Saturday, January 30 - the Annual Members Banquet *****

See the 2010 Calendar of RASC Calgary Events

For information on Speakers and Topics at our General Meetings click this link.

For information on recurring meetings and events click this link.

Upcoming Deadlines:
January 21 - January StarSeeker article deadline
January 21 - General Meeting - Tickets for the Jan 30 Member's Banquet

Bulletins and Upcoming Events			News and Information
•	2010 Events	The 2010 RASC Events Calendar	•	Light Pollution Abatement Website	Light Pollution! Looking for current information? Want to know about responsible lighting? Visit the website created by our Light Pollution Abatement Committee.
•	Monthly Events Wallpaper	A great astronomical image with a monthly calendar of Centre activities, suitable for desktop wallpaper maintained by Ed Reddy.	•	Support our LP Committee	The City of Calgary is Revamping Their Land Use Bylaw and we need your help in improving the outdoor lighting portion of the proposed bylaw!
•	Monthly Sky Highlights - What's up in the sky this month	This monthly summary of information reported on the CBC radio Calgary Eyeopener the first Tuesday of each month by Don Hladiuk is great for all sky observers. Includes links to other web references providing information on what you can see in the sky this month.	•	Crescent Heights Responsible Lighting Field Trip	Take a "virtual field trip" of good and bad lighting in the inner city, put together by our Light Pollution Abatement Committee.
•	Monthly Star Charts	Monthly Star Charts for the Calgary Area for 2008.	•	Star Parties	Click the link on the left for information on Canadian Star Parties.
•	Monthly NOVA meeting	N.O.V.A. (New Observers to Visual Astronomy) is a way for new and old club members to get out and actually use that telescope! Come on out and join the fun on Friday evenings. Click the link on the left for more information.	•	RAO	Click the link on the left to see what's happening at the University of Calgary's Rothney Astrophysical Observatory.
•	Monthly StarSeeker	The Calgary Centre's online newsletters - posted monthly by Steve Donaldson.	•	TELUS World of Science	Click the link on the left to see what's happening at the TELUS World of Science.
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Observing Information			Centre Information
•	Observing Information	Information helpful to observing sessions.	•	Centre Information	Information about our Centre including telescopes for rent, how to join, etc.
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Centre Event Photos			Other Event Photos
•	Centre Events	The Calgary Centre Event Photos Index.	•	Other Events	Other Event Photos Index.
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Links			Archives
•	Links	The Calgary RASC Links Page.	•	OLD! Archived Articles	Can't find what you are looking for? It may have been moved to our Archives.
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Education Resources			Downloadable Files
•	Educational Materials	Click the link on the left to review educational material available from the Calgary Centre.	•	Downloads	Click the link on the left to review downloadable files available from the Calgary Centre.
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Tours			Password Protected Files
•	Tour Request Form	If your group or organization would like to arrange a tour of the Calgary RASC Wilson Coulee Observatory, please click on the link	•	Member Files	Click the link on the left to review member-only files available from the Calgary Centre.
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