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The Poor Man's Telescope

THE POOR MAN'S TELESCOPE
by
F.W. Henshaw and F.T. Matthews

A series of articles first appearing in THE MONITOR under the feature column of the Montreal Centre — "Observatory Activities."

Note: The actual year of publication is not known.

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Helen Hogg 1976

CFRB 1010 program "LET'S DISCUSS IT"

GUEST: Dr. Helen S. Hogg, Astronomer

PANELISTS:

  • Gordon Sinclair
  • Torben Wittrup
  • Betty Kennedy

MODERATOR: Arthur Cole

AIRED: 18 JULY, 1976

Will the Viking probe, now preparing to land on Mars, establish the possibility of life on that planet?
Ladies and gentlemen, let's discuss it.

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The Society's "Royal" Charter

Abstract

RASC_Royal_Charter.jpg Since early in the last century the RASC’s “Royal” Charter has figured large in the consciousness of many members. The fact that we are in the select company of institutions enjoying the privilege of using the adjective Royal has been and continues to be a source of pride. No one, however, can recall ever having seen our "Royal" charter, and to find out why, read below...

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Gallery - 2

This material is from the 2013 Summer Solstice to Autumn Equinox Contest.

Welcome to the Gallery for the RASC Astrosketchers’ Contest
– 2013 Summer Solstice to Autumn Equinox Edition

 

 

Note: furry or winged haphazard nocturnal observing buddies
are disqualified from voting, as is the RASC Archivist.

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JRASC 2013 August

Inside this issue:

  • Planetary Science Congress
  • Oz Odyssey
  • Light-Pollution Mapping Device
  • Eclipse Crossword Answers
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Victoria Programme 1943-44

Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
 
VICTORIA CENTRE
PROGRAMME
of Lectures
SEASON 1943·44
 
1943
Wednesday, October 13 "Straight Lines and Circles in Navigation"
Lt. Cmdr. C.A. McDonald,
 
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Work in Process

Misc. Photos

WM: Here are 7 unannotated pictures that it would be nice to put names, dates, and places to.

The pictures are hyperlinked to high-resolution versions for closer inspection.

 

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GA 1961 Audio

Audio from the 1961 General Assembly in Toronto. Dr. A.E. Douglas gives the Andrew McKellar Memorial Lecture, Molecular Spectra in Astronomy and in the Laboratory. (JRASC, 55, 101)

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GA 1965 Audio

Dr. C.S. Beals speaks on "Craters on the Earth and Moon" at the 1965 General Assembly in Toronto. Published in JRASC, Oct. 1965.


 

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