April Main meeting : The Search for Life on Mars: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Mission
All current meetings are online for paid Society members only who will receive their meeting invites by email. If you'd like to attend as a guest please email info@nanaimoastronomy.com We're very happy to have Chris Herd, PhD, BSc presenting to us. Professor, Faculty of Science - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Admin University of Alberta Presentation 'The […]
May Members night – Details tbc
Meeting details to be confirmed.
May main meeting – Visiting Kitt Peak and the Sonoran Desert
This meeting is not open to the public. Society members should have received an email invite to the meeting. If not please email info@nanaimoastronomy.com.
June Members meeting : Probing the Stars
Our June meeting for our members only. All paid members should have received email invites to this online meeting. We're very happy to have Society Director Bill Weller present to us. Presentation 'PROBING THE STARS'
June Main Meeting : Telescopes 101 Show N Tell
Beban Park Social Centre - Rooms 2&3 2300 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC, CanadaThis will be an in-person meeting only due to it's hands-on nature and live demonstrations. We're very happy to have Board members Tony Puerzer, Bill Weller, and Fraser Lee present to us. Presentation 'Telescopes 101 Show N' Tell' Are you interested in owning your own telescope, have one already but don't know how to use it, […]
Sept meeting : AGM + Supermassive blackholes and the JWST
Beban Park Social Centre - Rooms 2&3 2300 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC, CanadaHope you all had a good summer. Details of our meeting this month We are running a Hybrid in-person/online meeting. Our speaker will be remotely presenting to us over Zoom. You are welcome to join us in person or online. -------------- Date : Thursday 22nd Sept. 7-9pm. Location : In-person - Beban Pk Social Centre […]
September Meeting : TBC
Beban Park Social Centre - Rooms 2&3 2300 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC, CanadaDetails to be confirmed.
Jupiter/Saturn/Moon Public Viewing
As you may have seen on the news, Jupiter is currently the closest (opposition) its been to Earth in nearly 60 years. The Nanaimo Astronomy Society will be holding a public viewing outreach at Maffeo Sutton Park, near the washrooms. We'll be looking at Jupiter, as well as Saturn, and the Moon.
October meeting : Imaging Exoplanets
Beban Park Social Centre - Rooms 2&3 2300 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC, CanadaWe're very happy to have Dr Garima Singh presenting over Zoom to us. Postdoctoral Fellow at the NRC Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Centre, Victoria. Paid members will receive an email ZOOM meeting invite. Members of the public can attend our meetings once for free, and are then encouraged to join. Brief : Exoplanets are the planets […]
November Meeting : Defending Earth, One Cosmic Crash Test at a Time
Beban Park Social Centre - Rooms 2&3 2300 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC, CanadaDetails of our meeting this month. We continue to hold hybrid in-person and online Zoom meetings for our paid members, who will receive email meeting notifications. The public are welcome to attend our meetings once for free and are then encouraged to join. 'Defending Earth, One Cosmic Crash Test at a Time' Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins […]