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![]() Aurora taken by Tammy Vallee over Sleaford on March 30, 2022 10:04pm Canon EOS 6D Mark II; F2.8; 6 sec; ISO 3200, 14 mm. All events are free of charge and open to the general public unless otherwise noted
Public events are in green text.
Centre member-only events are shown black text.
Selected astronomical events of interest are in purple text. Organized club or public events are not necessarily planned for these events.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR JOINING ZOOM EXECUTIVE or GENERAL MEETINGS DURING COVID-19 Download the ZOOM app onto your computer or device (if you haven't already.)An email will be sent to you with the meeting link information for your computer or phone. check the newsletter monthy for last minute changes in the link or event scheduling. Email sk_centre@rasc.ca if you did not receive an email and wish to join the meeting. 2022
May 14, 9-11 pm - Canadian Wildlife Service youth program
May 15 - Lunar Eclipse
May 16 - RASC General Meeting
7:00 pm - RASC Executive Meeting. (Members may attend the Executive meeting as observers if they wish.)
8:00 pm - Meet & Greet Social
8:15 pm - Warm-up Program: What's up this month? Colin Chatfield & Tara Magee. Colin & Tara will describe events in the sky for the next month.
8:30 pm - Main Program: My 19 comets of 2021 - Tenho Tuomi - Talk and pictures of comets photographed last year
May 22 - Noctilucent Cloud season begins. NLC season begins and lasts until August 22, with the peak in viewing around the summer solstice. 2021 was an exceptional season for these space clouds with displays being visible almost every night of the year. 2022 is expected to be the same. The clouds are visible when the sun is 8 to 18 degrees below the north horizon. Keep notes on the observations and take photographs. Note that null observations of the clouds and clouds in conjunction with aurora are also valuable. All observations can be reported to NLC Can/Am at the end of August. (See Aug 22 entry.) May 28 - Observer's Group Night at the Sleaford Observatory - Observing starts at dusk. Get there early and set up for a great night of observing! Members and their guests only. June 25 - Observer's Group Night at the Sleaford Observatory - Observing starts at dusk. Get there early and set up for a great night of observing! Members and their guests only. June 20 - RASC General Meeting
7:00 pm - RASC Executive Meeting. (Members may attend the Executive meeting as observers if they wish.)
8:00 pm - Meet & Greet Social
8:15 pm - Warm-up Program: What's up this month? Colin Chatfield & Tara Magee. Colin & Tara will describe events in the sky for the next month.
8:30 pm - Main Program: Rod Mollise, Contributing Editor, Sky & Telescope Magazine
July 23 - Observer's Group Night at the Sleaford Observatory - Observing starts at dusk. Get there early and set up for a great night of observing! Members and their guests only. August 12 - Perseid Meteor Shower (007 PER) - Usually with a ZHR of 110, but rates can be variable. Meteors are detectable July 17 August 24. The new moon is on the 12th, so this is a very unfavourable year for observing this shower. However, in 2021, an unexpected storm occurred about 30 hours after the traditional peak! For more information, see https://www.imo.net/files/meteor-shower/cal2022.pdf August 22 - Noctilucent Cloud season ends. NLC season ends, so it is time to send your observations and photos to Mark Zalcyk of NLC Can/A at bgg_skymerchant@hotmail.com August 24 - 29 - 25th Annual Saskatchewan Summer Star Party at Cypress Hills - See Star Party Pages - sidebar. Open to anyone. September 24 - Observer's Group Night at the Sleaford Observatory - Observing starts at dusk. Get there early and set up for a great night of observing! Members and their guests only. October 22 - Observer's Group Night at the Sleaford Observatory - Observing starts at dusk. Get there early and set up for a great night of observing! Members and their guests only. November 19 - Observer's Group Night at the Sleaford Observatory - Observing starts at dusk. Get there early and set up for a great night of observing! Members and their guests only. December 17 - Observer's Group Night at the Sleaford Observatory - Observing starts at dusk. Get there early and set up for a great night of observing! Members and their guests only. 2023August 16 - 21 - 26th Annual Saskatchewan Summer Star Party at Cypress Hills - See Star Party Pages - sidebar. Open to anyone. 2044August 17 - 22 or August 22 - 28 - Saskatchewan Summer Star Party 2044 - 47th Annual SSSP at Cypress Hills Provincial Park. Program TBD. Stay tuned! For More Information on Events & the RASC:
See our Newsletter or email us. For information specifically on Saskatchewan Summer Star Party (SSSP), email us. Or see Starparty homepage. Click here to join the Saskatoon Centre. Something wrong on this page? Email the Events Page editor.
Sleaford ObservatoryOne of the benefits of membership with our Centre is access to our remote viewing site at Sleaford. The telephone number at the Sleaford site is 255-2045. For users of our site, here is some reading material (pdf format): Light Pollution Abatement CommitteeWe are fighting light pollution! The Saskatchewan Light Pollution Abatement Committee is a collaboration between the Saskatoon and Regina RASC Centres and a number of other key people in the province. See: Light Pollution in Saskatchewan. Observing GroupThe RASC Saskatoon Centre has an active Observing Group. Contact the Observing Group Coordinator for details of the group's activities. Observing Aids
National RASC ActivitiesThe Royal Astronomical Society of Canada has many activities nationwide. RASC Membership ActivitiesRASC member contributions to astronomy:
Questions about astronomy, the Saskatoon Centre or membership? E-mail: sk_centre@rasc.ca
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