Your local chapter of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
RASC events such as club meetings, OGM’s
A generally clear blue sky with a few clouds greeted some 6,000—7,000 visitors to Western University’s Cronyn Observatory and University College Hill for the Solar Eclipse, Monday, August 21st, 2017, 1:07—3:48 p.m. The event was organized by Professor Jan Cami, with students and staff from Western’s Department of Physics and Astronomy and Centre for Planetary Read More …
The partial eclipse begins on the right side of the Sun’s disk just after lunch, at 13:07. Soon after this you will notice the black bite out of the Sun. Maximum eclipse occurs at 14:30, when 75% of the Sun will be blocked by the Moon’s disk. The Sun will be back to normal by Read More …
The guest speaker for December will be London Centre member Arthur Oslach. His talk will be about Video Astronomy. Come join us ! For more information about our meetings please see the Information Page.
This month our meeting will NOT be at Fanshawe College. It will take place at Western University’s Cronyn Observatory. For directions see here. Parking is free at several of the Western lots: Althouse Springett Medway Hall Residence Elborn College Huron Flats The parking at Alumni Hall is not free. Persons that have disabilities or cannot walk Read More …