Welcome to the RASC Edmonton Centre.
The Edmonton Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada exists to promote the advancement of astronomy and allied sciences as well as to increase public awareness of astronomy as an enjoyable hobby and as an important scientific endeavor.Upcoming Events
May 20, 2012 Partial Solar Eclipse
This
year, Edmontonians get to see a partial eclipse of the sun on May 20.
Stay tuned for public viewing events.
DANGER - NEVER use binoculars or a telescope to look at the Sun. Instantaneous damage to your eyes can occur! The RASC has specially filtered telescopes that are used to safely observe the Sun.
1st Contact: 6:01 PM
Max eclipse: 7:10 PM (56% obscuration)
4th Contact: 8:13 PM (sunset is at 9:37 PM)
June 5, 2012 Transit of Venus
This
is the last chance in your lifetime to see this rare astronomical event.
Stay tuned for public viewing events.
DANGER - NEVER use binoculars or a telescope to look at the Sun. Instantaneous damage to your eyes can occur! The RASC has specially filtered telescopes that are used to safely observe the Sun.
1st Contact: 4:05 PM
2nd Contact: 4:22 PM
Sunset is at 9:56 PM, with the transit still in progress.
3rd & 4th Contacts not visible.
For further information see the National RASC ToV pages.
June 28 - July 1, 2012
RASC General Assembly
The Edmonton Centre hosts the 53rd General Assembly of the
RASC, June 28 to July 1 2012, at the University of Alberta. The Helen Sawyer Hogg Public Lecture will be given by Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, the discoverer of pulsars.
See the 2012 GA website
for full details.
Submit a paper, project
display or image.
July 9-10, 2012 Edmonton Space and Sciences Foundation
Casino
Volunteers are needed for the July 9-10 casino of the Edmonton Space and Sciences
Foundation. As usual free food from a good menu is available and great conversations about the astronomical world had by all.
- Complete the Volunteer Shift Form to sign up.
- Complete the Gaming Worker Application Form only if are volunteering for senior positions: Cashiers, Managers, Bankers, Count Room Supervisors.
When completed, forms can be sent to Franklin via email, by letter to 11107- 63 Street, left at the Telus World of Science Edmonton, or to Franklin at Regular or Council meetings of the RASC.
Your support of the Edmonton Space and Sciences Foundation is greatly appreciated.
July 2-27, 2012 U of A Space Academy
The U of A Space Academy is a hands-on, five day camp designed and taught by experts in space sciences, through the University of Alberta Institute for Space Science, Exploration and Technology (ISSET).
Academy Trainees build and launch model rockets, send a camera 30km into the atmosphere on a weather balloon, experience virtual reality and much more!
Four camps will take place in July for students having completed Grades 5-6 and Grades 7-9.
To register please visit the Space
Academy website or call Kerry at 780-492-8831. Full bursaries, courtesy of the RASC Edmonton Centre, are available upon application.
Sep 2, 2012 Beaver Hills Dark Sky
Preserve 6th Anniversary
On Sunday, September 2 join us in celebrating the 6th anniversary of the Beaver Hills Dark Sky Preserve. This year, the party take places at
Miquelon Lake Provincial
Park, under the theme Moon Over Miquelon.
The guest speaker is Dr. Jaymie Matthews
Professor, University of British Columbia
and
Mission Scientist, MOST Space Telescope Project
Observing Links
Clear Sky Charts (sponsored by the RASC)
Edmonton
Blackfoot
NPSP
This week's Sky at a Glance from Sky & Telescope magazine
The 'Sky This Month' from RASC National Northern Skies
Satellites
above Edmonton skies
Monthly sunrise/sunset calendar for Edmonton
Environment Canada forecast for Edmonton
Western Canada GOES satellite image/animation
Radar image/animation for Edmonton (Carvel)