Jan meeting : Intruders in the night sky
Beban Park Social Centre - Rooms 2&3 2300 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC, CanadaHappy New Year! We're very happy to have Patrick Seitzer (Research Professor Emeritus in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Michigan) present to us remotely over Zoom. Presentation ‘Intruders in the night sky: satellites, more satellites, and even more satellites’ Image Credit : CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/DECam DELVE Survey. (DECam shot of 19 starlinks crossing the field […]
Feb Meeting : ‘Astronomy – The Art’
Details of our meeting this month. Paid members will receive a Zoom invite. This meeting is online only. Details below :- We're very happy to have Chris Vaughan (Digital Starlab Certified Presenter and Trainer ; Senior Astronomer and Earth Scientist, AstroGeo.ca) present to us. Presentation 'Astronomy – The Art’ We're very happy to have […]
March 23rd Meeting : Exploring the Solar System’s Fossils
Details of this month's meeting which will be online only. Paid members will receive email invitations to the online meeting. 'Exploring the Solar System's Fossils. My life in the bush of Meteorites!' Photo : Murray Paulson and Alan Hildebrandt searching the Buzzard Coulee strewn field in the spring of 2009 We're very happy to have Murray […]
April meeting. The early USSR space program, plus VIU Astronomy student’s presentation.
Beban Park Social Centre - Rooms 2&3 2300 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC, CanadaOur April hybrid meeting. Online and in person. Society members will receive an email meeting invite. Main Presentation We're very happy to have Dr. David Prud’homme presenting to us. ‘Early Rocketry and Space Technology in the USSR' Brief : The US and USSR were in a race to develop ICBM’s (Intercontinental Ballistic Missles) to effectively deliver nuclear […]
May Meeting: Science Education in a Changing World plus The Celestial Sphere
Beban Park Social Centre - Rooms 2&3 2300 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC, CanadaOur May hybrid meeting. Online and in person. Society members will receive an email meeting invite. The public are welcome to attend meeting once for free and then encouraged to join the society. Main Presentation We're very happy to have Carl Savage presenting to us. Science Educator, Ballenas Secondary School 'Science Education in a Changing […]
June Meeting – Capturing the Universe: An Introduction to Astrophotography with showcase
Beban Park Social Centre - Rooms 2&3 2300 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC, CanadaThis Meeting is In-Person Only Please Join NAS President Chris Boar & VP Tony Puerzer for this engaging visual experience! Capturing the Universe: An Introduction to Astrophotography with showcase Brief: Join us for a fascinating journey through time and space as you experience the amazing world of astrophotography. Using traditional landscape photography as a “departure […]
September 28 Meeting: Canada’s Long Range Plan 2021-2030
Beban Park Social Centre - Rooms 2&3 2300 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC, CanadaCanada’s Long-Range Plan 2021-2030 We are very fortunate to have Dr. James Di Francesco from Victoria to present to us in-person! Dr. James Di Francesco Canada’s Long Range Plan 2021-2030 Brief : Every ten years, astronomers across Canada organize a nationwide discussion about the near-term future of astronomy in Canada. This grassroots process, known as […]
Annual General Meeting
Beban Park Social Centre - Rooms 2&3 2300 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC, CanadaThis is notification of our AGM in September. The AGM will occur after our normal member meeting (which starts at 7pm). Paid members will receive email notification of the AGM.
Public Viewing – Partial Solar Eclipse 14th October.
pipers Lagoon 3600 Place Rd,, Nanaimo, CanadaOn Saturday 14th October there will be an Annular Eclipse. The Moon's distance from the Earth means the Moon's apparent size is not quite enough to completely cover the Sun (as in a total solar eclipse). During an Annular eclipse the Moon nearly covers the Sun, leaving a 'ring of fire'. You will only see […]
October 26th Meeting: ‘Astro Navigation – Stars & Time’
Beban Park Social Centre - Rooms 2&3 2300 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC, CanadaPhoto: Chris Cottle - Retired Nautical Navigator and a Weapons Officer, Royal Canadian Navy When: Thursday, October 26th at 7pm Where: Beban Park Social Centre, Room 3 We're thrilled to have Chris Cottle present to us. Retired Nautical Navigator and Weapons Officer, Royal Canadian Navy. Brief: From the earliest of modern man, we have needed […]