Session 2: Welcome; What’s in a name? Moonth & Moonday; Satellites; Hot-tub Capella & night shining clouds (NLC); Q&A
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at 7:30 PM
Would you like to know more about the night sky and what we can see? We welcome you to join us (via Zoom) once a month for a low intensity 30 minute presentation followed by Q&A. It’s ok if you missed the previous session, they’re mostly self-contained.
star chart: https://skynews.ca/canadas-night-sky-may-june-2020/
Attend via Zoom webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/833866256
Next session: June 24th, 7:30 pm
As Earth completes a near circle around the Sun, we will cover a range of topics that will help you earn the ‘Explore the Universe’ certificate and pin from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. These include:
- Finding your way around the sky
- Moon, Sun, and planet cycles
- Explore the Universe Certificate
- Eyes, binoculars, telescope basics
- Star clusters, craters on the Moon, comets
- Rings of Saturn, Jupiter’s clouds and moons
- Using the wonderful RASC Observer’s Handbook