RASC OK Centre

Coming Meetings

Vernon meeting Wednesday, April 25

Novice meeting - 6.30pm  Regular Meeting - 7.15pm.

The pre-meeting presentation at 6:30 PM will be member Jim Kanester presenting “Know the Characteristics of Your Telescope/Astronomical Camera”. Bring your telescope and we’ll discuss it.

The main meeting at 7:15 PM will consist of the monthly Observing Challenges, and member Jerry Thompson presenting Techniques for observing and photographing the Milky Way and member David Hawkins presenting highlights from the interesting “Ferrero Catalog of Star Clusters and Asterisms”.

The pre-meeting gathering begins at 6:30 PM with the regular meeting starting at 7:15 PM, in the Heritage Hall of the Okanagan Science Centre (building to the right of the main Science Centre entrance on the northeast side of Polson Park just off Highway 6).

Kelowna  meeting Tues. May 1

The COTM presentation will be titled 'Henges' by Laird Bowie. 
The presentation will offer a personal perspective of Monumental Astronomy. 

The main presentation will be 'The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory'
by Nathan Skolski offering a history of the telescope and the value/importance of promoting science and science literacy to the public.

The meeting will be at 7:30pm in Room C-368 at  the Okanagan College KLO Campus.

Penticton meeting Thurs. May 3

Watch this space for the Constellation of the Month presentation.

The main presentation will be 'Astronomy Adventures Around the World' by Dave Whalley.

 The meeting will be held at 7.15pm in the C O2 meeting room in the Sunoka building 
of the Penticton campus of Okanagan College.

Vernon Meeting Group
OSC - Okanagan Science Centre
2704 Hwy 6, Vernon
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Kelowna Meeting Group
Okanagan College - Science building
KLO Road, Kelowna. 
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Penticton  Meeting Group
Okanagan College - Sunoka Building
583 Duncan Ave. W. Penticton

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Meetings held in Kelowna on the  dates indicated  
at the Okanagan College Science Building KLO Road

	Meetings held in Penticton on the dates indicated at Okanagan College Penticton. (* exceptions)
	January 4, 2018                 7:15 at OC February 1, 2018               7:15 at OC March 1, 2018                    7:15 at OC April 5, 2018                       7:15 at OC May 3, 2018                        7:15 at OC **May 26, 2018         Gala Dinner (Kelowna 5PM) June 28, 2018                     7:15 at OC                -- Summer Break -- September  27, 2018         7:15 at OC * Oct. 16, 2018             7:15 at OC Kelowna (Tuesday)           Joint meeting and AGM at OC Kelowna  October       25, 2018          7:15 at OC November   22, 2018          7:15 at OC December   21, 2018          7:15 at OC

Meetings held in Vernon on the last Wednesday of the month at the OSC Okanagan Science Centre (* exceptions) 2704 Hwy 6, Vernon

January 31, 2018                         7:15 at OSC February 28, 2018                       7:15 at OSC March 28, 2018                            7:15 at OSC April 25, 2018                               7:15 at OSC **May 26, 2018         Gala Dinner (Kelowna 5PM) June 13, 2018                               7:15 at OSC                   -- Summer Break -- September  26, 2018                    7:15 at OSC * Oct. 16, 2018             7:15 at OC Kelowna (Tuesday)           Joint meeting and AGM at OC Kelowna  November   28, 2018                    7:15 at OSC *December  12, 2018                    7:15 at OSC

* denotes the Annual General Meeting held at 7:15 at Okanagan College Kelowna

** denotes a combined meeting between the Kelowna, Penticton and Vernon Chapters

OKANAGAN OBSERVATORY

The Observatory www.okanaganobservatory.ca is in regular use, weather permitting. To learn how to access the location for observing please contact Guy Mackie at guy.m@shaw.ca. For the status of weekly public open nights call the Sky phone at at (250) 300-8SKY (8759) after 3:00PM Friday afternoons.