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Hi Everyone! Boy, do we have an exciting meeting this month. Not only is it a return to an in-person meeting,  we are doing a Hybrid meeting, to take advantage of what Zoom has to offer by bringing in a non-local speaker.  The meeting will take place at the Planetarium at Science North, for those who want to attend in person.

This month, our speaker is Matt Considine, member of both the Springfield Telescope Makers (Stellafane), and the Antique Telescope Society, and he will tell us how he and a dedicated team of individuals worked to restore a 1930’s era Spectrohelioscope to image the sun.

1. Sudbury RASC President Address – Alan Ward

2. Matt Considine – Imaging with a Spectrohelioscope

3. Break – (10min)

4. Show & Tell (10min)

5. Closing Comments/News/Open Forum/Starlight Lounge

Location: Online on Zoom, and in-person at the Science North Planetarium

When: 7:00PM.

RASC Sudbury AstroNorth October 2022

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A Note from Our President, Alan Ward, about our October Meeting.

 

Hi Everyone,

Just a heads up that our normally scheduled meeting for Friday Oct 7, will be postponed till Friday, Oct 14 @ 7:00pm due to the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend. I will send the zoom link to everyone next Sunday, Oct 9 in advance to our Oct 14 meeting.

Thanks to Science North and Olathe & her staff,  I’m excited to report to you all that our Oct 14 meeting will be our first Hybrid-Zoom meeting.  This will take place at Science North in the Digital Planetarium Theatre. (not the Doran Planetarium @ Laurentian University).  It will be an  awesome  experience for many of you who have never experienced Science North’s Planetarium.  You must come out to see this!!

I encourage you all to attend in person if possible.  For those of you out of town who can’t attend in person, you will still be able to log into Zoom and witness and contribute to the meeting. I will be working with Olathe this week in preparing for the meeting.  I am hoping that it will be the most unique Hybrid Zoom meeting experience in Canada amongst RASC Centres.

Please be patient with us as we will be embarking on a new way of conducting hybrid meetings going forward.  There will be growing pains but my ambitions are that we will be enticing others into joining our meetings.  I realize that we are all tired of zoom meetings and we want to meet again in person.  So do I.

We have lined up a couple international speakers that we will be advertising across other RASC Centres across Canada in the next couple of months so I would advise that our RASC Sudbury zoom members log in earlier at 6:30pm. This will be a first come first serve meeting limited to 100 attendees.

I will follow up next Sunday on more details about the Oct 14th meeting.  So stay tuned.

Also, a special edition of our club’s newsletter will be sent to you on Sunday, Oct 9. This newsletter will contain some very special and memorable moments as well as an update on a special local community astronomical project along with some other cool things.  Patrick, has been preparing this issue over the summer so stay tuned!   

 

Alan

Stars Over Killarney 2022 is a Go!  After several years of absense, the event coorndinated in conjunction with Killarney Provincial Park, Science North and Sudbury RASC is back! Running from September 30th, to Oct 2nd,  there will be plenty of public activities and telescopes set up for public viewing.  Sudbury RASC will be there with an assortment of telescopes. The theme this year is: From the Earth to the moon, Mars and beyond!

For full details, check out the link below:

https://www.ontarioparks.com/parksblog/stars-over-killarney-2022/

Hi Everyone, meeting this weekend. Sadly no newsletter this month, but hoping to resume next month. This month’s main feature is Stargazer Steve’s return to chronicling the next part of RASC Sudbury’s History.  Here is the agenda as follows:

 

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On Tuesday June 21st, National Indigenous People’s Day,  a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the unveiling of Sudbury’s Solar System Path, a joint effort by Science North, Sudbury RASC and the City of Greater Sudbury.

The Sun, the first of many to be featured along the Jim Gordon Boardwalk representing the Solar System to scale featuring a tri-language (English, French and Anishnaabe) information plaque, was revealed. The hope is to have it fully installed by the end of July.

For more information, check out the CTV News story. Or check out the Sudbury.com article.

Look out for an article coming up in the September issue of AstronNorth!

 

For those who wish to attend:

https://www.simplewishesnorth.com/obituary/Linda-Pulliah

It is with deep sorrow to share with you the news of the recent passing of Linda Pulliah (RASC Sudbury – Outreach Coordinator) & (North Bay Astronomy Club – Director). Linda passed away on Saturday. She gained the respect of so many of us in the astronomical community who have had the privilege of knowing her. Along with creating many friendships in her world of astronomy, she also was a RASC National Award winning recipient in the role of Astronomy Outreach which she prolifically demonstrated in sharing her passion to various community groups about astronomy over so many years. Her unique personal approach to educating the public about astronomy has resulted in introducing astronomy to virtually thousands of individuals of all walks of life and ages. As a result she had become a great ambassador and vital link to our communities in popularizing astronomy. A feat not commonly earned nor even heard of. She will be sadly missed.

Alan Ward (RASC – Sudbury President)

Bill Montague (North Bay Astronomy Club – President)

Meeting @ 7pm, May 6th, 2020.

Agenda:

1. Sudbury RASC President Address – Alan Ward

2. Jim Fairles – James Webb Space Telescope

3. Break – (10min)

4. Show & Tell

5. Trevor Chandler – Astronomy Jeopardy

6. Closing Comments/News/Open Forum/Starlight Lounge

 

This month’s Presentation:

Jim Fairles

The James Webb Space Telescope

Jim Fairles will give us the ultimate story of the James Webb Space Telescope. From its conception, to its launch, and its proposed mission of replacing the Hubble Telescope, this is a comprehensive talk giving us all the juicy little details.

RASCSudbury AstroNorth May 2022

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Hi Everyone! Ready to take a trip back in time? A few months ago, Steve Dodson brought us an overview of the Centre’s history, originally known as the Sudbury Astronomy Club and its storied list of accomplishments throughout many decades. Now, and with the help of months of research, he will take an even deeper look into the early origins of RASC Sudbury, and why many find it so special. Join us to discover RASC Sudbury’s Legacy. Meeting @ 7pm, March 4th.

Agenda:

1. Sudbury RASC President Address – Alan Ward

2. Sudbury RASC – Creating an Enduring Legacy – Steve Dodson (50 min)

3. Break – (10min)

4. Show & Tell

5. Astro Jeopardy – Trevor Chandler (30min)

6. Closing Comments/News/Open Forum/Starlight Lounge

 

This month’s Presentation:

Steve Dodson

Sudbury RASC – Creating an Enduring Legacy

A few months ago, Steve brought us an overview of the the Centre’s history, originally known as the Sudbury Astronomy Club and its storied list of accomplishments throughout many decades. Now, and with the help of months of research, he will take an even deeper look into the early origins of RASC Sudbury, and why many find it so special. Join us to discover RASC Sudbury’s Legacy.

RASC Sudbury Centre AstroNorth April 2022

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Hi Everyone! Whether you’re new to astronomy and looking to get your first telescope, or you’re looking to upgrade to something else, the good news is we have the scoop for you, as Trevor Chandler of KW-RASC will be giving us the lowdown. Meeting @ 7pm, March 4th.

Agenda:

1. Welcome – Sudbury RASC President Address – Alan Ward

2. What Telescope should I get? – Trevor Chandler (30min)

3. Show & Tell (10min)

4. Astro Jeopardy – – Trevor Chandler (30min)

5. Break (10min)

6. AstoCalc – Alan Ward (30min)

Alan will review some useful calculating tools for your telescope

7. Closing Comments/Open Forum/Starlight Lounge

This month’s Presentation:

Trevor Chandler (KW-RASC)

What Telescope Should I get?

Most of us have been asked this question. The answer is not as straightforward as it might seem. Beginners, and even advanced amateurs in our hobby, are faced with a wonderful but sometimes dizzying array of telescopes from which to choose. In this presentation, we’ll attempt to separate the wheat from the chaff and understand better the choices that are available to us. And we’ll look at some of the other gear that, alongside a great telescope, can enrich our enjoyment of getting to know the night sky.

 

Sudbury RASC March 2022 Newsletter

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Several weeks ago, Stargazer Steve was featured on a Podcast of a good friend of his on The Astroguy Podcast. Among the topics discussed is how to get started in Astronomy. Watch it below!