On pp. 25 & 26, in the header, the correct symbols for Density should be g/cm³

On p. 32, in the line above annual precession in alpha, the s is missing -- should be sin delta

On p. 84, the correct latitude for Old Man on his Back Nocturnal Preserve is 49.2° N

On p. 107, May 5, the shower is the eta Aquariids and peaks May 6 at 14 UT 

On p. 111, July 28, the shower is the S. delta Aquariids and peaks July 29 at 16 UT

2018-07-25 Where is Smokey the Bear when you need him?

Forest fires are raging in western Canada, with nearly 600 fires in British Columbia and northwestern Alberta. The dry conditions experienced here continued all the way down the Rockies and Sierra Nevadas. Lightning, dry conditions, and people appear to be the cause of many of these fires.

2018-06-28 to 2018-07-01 General Assembly 2018 - 150th celebration

In Calgary, Alberta, the RASC executive director Randy Attwood and RASC outgoing president Colin Haig (your author) shared more about this special 150th project with a few hundred people in attendance at the conference.

On June 30th, Paul M sent us two images taken the previous night. 

2018-05-30 Software Bug Squashed

A particularly odd software problem was traced to an operating system update. Uninstalling the update and applying the component pieces manually solved the issue.  This wasted nearly a full week tracking down the root cause.

2018-05-29 SBIG CCD Camera ordered

We got started with a borrowed SBIG STL-11000 full-frame CCD camera (thank you Stef C. !). This has helped us with testing and alignment.