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Gear For Sale, Miscellaneous Small Parts Free

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Before you buy something new or succumb to ordering from EBay, Kijiji, Amazon/Ali-Express, you might be able to find it here for less. Members can post their gear here for personal sale, drop me a note.
This is a membership perk service, but non-members are welcome to purchase items $100 or more. Sales from donated/non-personal items go to Centre programming.
Next major swap meet at the September Northern Prairie Star Party.

Contact Alister at scopemedic@edmontonrasc.com.
Most transactions will take place at a monthly meeting.

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RASC Regular Meeting, October 5, 2026

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The History of Radio Astronomy

Guest Speaker: Dr. Roland Kothes, Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory (Penticton BC) and the University of Alberta

7:30 PM (MST), Meeting begins, including guest speaker, AstroImaging Corner, and other RASC news.

 

Unfortunately, Roland Kothes’ flight was delayed, and he won’t be able to speak at tonight’s meeting.

 

FREE and open to the public.

This meeting will be taking place at Jasper Place High School

Edmonton, Alberta, T5R 2P2
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parking: There is a large student parking lot on the South side of the school. There will be students to help act as ambassadors and help people find the place. If people park in the south parking lot, the nearest door will be easy to find.  

 

This talk will also be accessible online using Zoom.

Zoom link

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Milky Way Day: September 6, 2026

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Join members of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) Edmonton Centre, along with other parties, as we celebrate the 19th anniversary of the Beaver Hills Dark Sky Preserve Declaration. This is an annual event held on the Sunday of the Labour Day weekend.

This will take place Sunday, September 6, 2026 at the Astotin Lake Day Use Area within Elk Island National Park which is east of Edmonton off Highway 16. 

From 1:00PM – 5:00PM RASC on the lawn in front of the beach, members will have an information kiosk and telescopes set up for Solar viewing, WEATHER PERMITTING. The Sun past its time of maximum activity for this solar cycle, but there is still an opportunity to see Sun spots as well a solar prominences through our members telescopes, as well as talk astronomy.  

At 7:00PM our featured speakers from the U of A will deliver a presentation in the Astotin Lake theater on their work on ALTA-SAT 3, this provinces third orbital satellite. 

From 9:00PM nighttime viewing will take place, WEATHER PERMITTING, on the lawn in front of the beach.  As the sky darkens the public can be treated to views of double stars, nebula, clusters, planets and galaxies. Lets hope for clear skies.