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