Stargazing In-Person Mon Aug 11 9:45-11pm

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In-person! Mon Aug 11, 9:45-11 pm. Bring your scope/binocs/eyes. I will bring extra eyepieces.

Bring your scope, we’ll teach you how to use it. Looks like some patchy cloud, but good enough. As always, overdress, standing around one chills surprisingly quickly. 
Location 62 Ave W of 129 St. https://maps.app.goo.gl/iTvEJbWDvGxU5VHh8

Future zoom session:

Learn how to see the sky and what’s in it. Please join us (via Zoom) once a month for a chit-chat (what have you seen recently? Any skygazing plans for the upcoming month? Q&A about telescopes and visual astronomy). In-person gatherings will be ad hoc to sync with clear skies (see below). Your hosts are Murray, Berta, and Alister.

Attend via Zoom meeting:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86824554203
Fixed monthly zoom sessions: Sept 3, 24, Oct 15  [ 2025 ] (Generally 3rd Wed)

In-person mentoring when it’s clear: Short notice promotion and cancellation (see Facebook and astro-email). Might be any day of the week. Bring your gear. It’s about you learning the sky, not us giving you a tour. Location: we will be “schoolyard-hopping” to find places where it is easy to set up without megawatt floodlights in our face (know a spot? Let us know!)

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
  • Eyes, binoculars, telescope basics
  • Star clusters, craters on the Moon, comets
  • Using the wonderful RASC Observer’s Handbook

Links to tools, charts, guides: