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  • April meet : All the dark we cannot see & The Search for Life on Exoplanets

    Beban Park Social Centre - Rooms 2&3 2300 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC, Canada

    This meeting is free for paid members. Members of the public can attend once for free, and are then encouraged to join. Main Presentation We are very pleased to have UVic PhD student Simon Smith present to us in-person! 'All the dark we cannot see — How the twists and twirls of the smallest galaxies […]

  • May meeting : Astronomy vs the Billionaire space race.

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    Beban Park Social Centre - Rooms 2&3 2300 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC, Canada

    Our meetings are free for members, and the public can attend once for free and are then encouraged to join. Main Presentation We are very pleased to have Dr. Samantha Lawler presenting via zoom Title:  'Astronomy vs. the Billionaire Space Race' Summary:  In February 2024, hundreds of pounds of potentially lethal debris from a SpaceX […]

  • June Meeting : What the JWST can tell us about star formation

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    Beban Park Social Centre - Rooms 2&3 2300 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC, Canada

    Our meetings are free for our paid members. The public can attend once for free, and are then encouraged to join. This meeting is In-person only.   Main Presentation We are very pleased to have UVIC PhD Student Breanna Crompvoets present in person to us. Title: Star Formation in the Era of JWST Summary: Star formation is startlingly […]

  • Sept meeting – CHIME & Fast Radio Bursts + AGM

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    Beban Park Social Centre - Rooms 2&3 2300 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC, Canada

    A busy September meeting. First up is our monthly presentation followed by our AGM. Members of the public can attend our meetings once at no costs and are then encouraged to join. Paid members have received AGM details via email. Our AGM will be at 8pm. We are very pleased to have Dr Amanda M. […]

  • Oct Meeting : Beyond the Kuiper Belt + Member meet n’ greet

    Beban Park Social Centre - Rooms 2&3 2300 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC, Canada

    Our meetings are free for paid members. Members of the public can attend once for free and are then encouraged to join.We are very pleased to have UVic PhD student Lowell Peltier presenting in person.Brief : The Kuiper Belt is a group of small objects in space beyond Neptune. It suddenly ends at a point about […]

  • Nov Meeting : Back to Basics – Introduction to Telescopes and the night sky

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    Beban Park Social Centre - Rooms 2&3 2300 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC, Canada

    Our meetings are free for paid members. Members of the public can attend once for free and are then encouraged to join.First up. Please note this meeting is one day later than our normal monthtly slot. We are meeting on Friday 28th.Member Fraser Lee showing his home made Dobsonian TelescopeThanks to those who took part […]

  • Jan 29th – Introduction to Astrophotography

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    Beban Park Social Centre - Rooms 2&3 2300 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC, Canada

    Introduction to Astrophotography & Smart Telescopes Our meetings are free for members. The public can attend once for free, and are then encouraged to join our society. Our first meeting of 2026, which will be in person. We have 2 presentations tonight for you. Introduction to Astrophotography, along with an Introduction to 'Smart Telescopes'. When […]

  • The International Space Station: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

    Beban Park Social Centre - Rooms 2&3 2300 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC, Canada

    The International Space Station was begun in 1998 and has been operational for 25 years. So far, it has hosted almost 300 visitors. We know its up there. We can see it pass over from time to time. But what is really going on up there, and what is life like in its confined environment? […]

  • Space Rocks! Studying the Icy Building Blocks in our Outer Solar System

    Beban Park Social Centre - Rooms 2&3 2300 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC, Canada

    Presentation title:  Space Rocks! Studying the Icy Building Blocks in our Outer Solar System Presentation Brief: Understanding the origin of our solar system involves studying its early formation and evolution. Unfortunately, we cannot look back through time to witness the actual formation. Instead, we observe its modern-day features to infer the conditions of its birth. For example, […]

  • Pipers Lagoon Public viewing – Jupiter/Moon

    pipers Lagoon 3600 Place Rd,, Nanaimo, Canada

    Observing session at Pipers Lagoon Wed night Next weekend is Astronomy Day on Saturday 25th. We're celebrating with a public viewing session this coming Wednesday night! Should have great views of the Moon and Jupiter. We'll have a few telescopes set up at our 'Urban Star Park' at Pipers Lagoon Pk. They are on the […]