Public Talks by RASC Edmonton Centre Members
Throughout 2009, members of the RASC Edmonton Centre gave astronomy presentations at local schools, special interest groups and other organizations. A summary of the presentations are listed below.
Jan 4: Space Rocks! The Buzzard Coulee MeteoriteBruce McCurdy, Yellowknife NT
audience = 25 Jan 13: Early morning observing session
Frank Florian, Clara Tyner Elementary School
audience = 300
Jan 14: 50 Years of the Space Age
Bruce McCurdy, Alberta Mental Health Association
audience = 20
Jan 17: From Galileo's Spyglass to the Hubble: 400 years of the telescope
Bruce McCurdy, Woodcroft Library
audience = 30
Jan 22: TBA
Bruce McCurdy, Brentwood Elementary School (Sherwood Park)
audience = 60
Jan 29: The Friendly Dark
Sherrilyn Jahrig, Pope John XXIII Elementary School (Fort Saskatchewan)
audience = 60
Feb 13: Quest for Meteorites
Bruce McCurdy, Coronation Elementary School
audience = 36
Mar 3: From Galileo's Spyglass to the Hubble: 400 years of the telescope
Bruce McCurdy, Northgate Lions Seniors Centre (Edmonton Antique Auto Club)
audience = 60
Mar 22: IYA Sound and Slide show
Joan Hube, Routes-to-Learning tour of northern lights, Ft. McMurray
audience = 46
Mar 25: Space Rocks! The Buzzard Coulee Meteorite
Bruce McCurdy, Lois Hole Library
audience = 57 Grade 5 students
Apr 29: From Galileo to the Hubble: 400 years of the Telescope
Bruce McCurdy, Lois Hole Library
audience = 57 Grade 5 students from Centennial School
May 1: Observing the Sun and Venus
Bruce McCurdy, TWOSE Observatory, Edmonton
audience = 30 Grade 3 students from Guthrie School
May 7: Space Rocks! The Buzzard Coulee Meteorite
Bruce McCurdy, Strathcona County Library, Sherwood Park
audience = 25
May 9: Telescope Workshop
Orla Aaquist, Young Scientists Conference, University of Alberta
audience = 30 Grade 9 students
May 27: Special Observatory Session
Bruce McCurdy, TWOSE Observatory, Edmonton
audience = 32 students from Coronation School, Coronation
Jun 4: Special Observatory Session
Bruce McCurdy, TWOSE Observatory, Edmonton
audience = 48 students from St Joe's School, Whitecourt
Jun 16: Preserving Dark Skies in an Urban Environment
Sherrilyn Jahrig, ICLEI World Congress, Edmonton
audience = 600
Jun 19: Astronomy Talk
Orla Aaquist, Silver Birch Lodge, Edmonton
audience = 80
Jun 26: Space Rocks! The Buzzard Coulee Meteorite
Bruce McCurdy, Aspen Gardens Community League, Edmonton
audience = 60
Jul 4: Space Rocks! The Buzzard Coulee Meteorite
Bruce McCurdy, Riverbend Library, Edmonton
audience = 48
Jul 11: Space Rocks! The Buzzard Coulee Meteorite
Bruce McCurdy, Woodcroft Library, Edmonton
audience = 26
Aug 28: Space Rocks! The Buzzard Coulee Meteorite
Bruce McCurdy, Miquelon Lake Provincial Park
audience = 159
Sep 25: From Galileo's Spyglass to the Hubble: 400 years of the telescope
Bruce McCurdy, Aspen Gardens Community League, Edmonton
audience = 200
Sep 27: IYA Sound and Slide show
Joan Hube, Smithsonian Journeys tour of northern lights, Ft. McMurray
audience = 25
Oct 4: Writing and Astronomy Workshop: 'Dark Secrets for Astro-novas'
Sherrilyn Jahrig, Pure Speculation Festival (Edmonton)
audience = 25
Oct 5: Space Rocks! The Buzzard Coulee Meteorite
Bruce McCurdy, Prince Charles Elementary School, Edmonton
audience = 29
Nov 22: Radio Astronomy
Bruce McCurdy, Royal Alberta Museum, Edmonton
audience = 25 members of Canadian Vintage Radio Society