September Meeting : TBC
Beban Park Social Centre - Rooms 2&3 2300 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC, CanadaDetails to be confirmed.
Jupiter/Saturn/Moon Public Viewing
As you may have seen on the news, Jupiter is currently the closest (opposition) its been to Earth in nearly 60 years. The Nanaimo Astronomy Society will be holding a public viewing outreach at Maffeo Sutton Park, near the washrooms. We'll be looking at Jupiter, as well as Saturn, and the Moon.
October meeting : Imaging Exoplanets
Beban Park Social Centre - Rooms 2&3 2300 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC, CanadaWe're very happy to have Dr Garima Singh presenting over Zoom to us. Postdoctoral Fellow at the NRC Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Centre, Victoria. Paid members will receive an email ZOOM meeting invite. Members of the public can attend our meetings once for free, and are then encouraged to join. Brief : Exoplanets are the planets […]
November Meeting : Defending Earth, One Cosmic Crash Test at a Time
Beban Park Social Centre - Rooms 2&3 2300 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC, CanadaDetails of our meeting this month. We continue to hold hybrid in-person and online Zoom meetings for our paid members, who will receive email meeting notifications. The public are welcome to attend our meetings once for free and are then encouraged to join. 'Defending Earth, One Cosmic Crash Test at a Time' Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins […]
Jan meeting : Intruders in the night sky
Beban Park Social Centre - Rooms 2&3 2300 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC, CanadaHappy New Year! We're very happy to have Patrick Seitzer (Research Professor Emeritus in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Michigan) present to us remotely over Zoom. Presentation ‘Intruders in the night sky: satellites, more satellites, and even more satellites’ Image Credit : CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/DECam DELVE Survey. (DECam shot of 19 starlinks crossing the field […]
Feb Meeting : ‘Astronomy – The Art’
Details of our meeting this month. Paid members will receive a Zoom invite. This meeting is online only. Details below :- We're very happy to have Chris Vaughan (Digital Starlab Certified Presenter and Trainer ; Senior Astronomer and Earth Scientist, AstroGeo.ca) present to us. Presentation 'Astronomy – The Art’ We're very happy to have […]
March 23rd Meeting : Exploring the Solar System’s Fossils
Details of this month's meeting which will be online only. Paid members will receive email invitations to the online meeting. 'Exploring the Solar System's Fossils. My life in the bush of Meteorites!' Photo : Murray Paulson and Alan Hildebrandt searching the Buzzard Coulee strewn field in the spring of 2009 We're very happy to have Murray […]
April meeting. The early USSR space program, plus VIU Astronomy student’s presentation.
Beban Park Social Centre - Rooms 2&3 2300 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC, CanadaOur April hybrid meeting. Online and in person. Society members will receive an email meeting invite. Main Presentation We're very happy to have Dr. David Prud’homme presenting to us. ‘Early Rocketry and Space Technology in the USSR' Brief : The US and USSR were in a race to develop ICBM’s (Intercontinental Ballistic Missles) to effectively deliver nuclear […]
May Meeting: Science Education in a Changing World plus The Celestial Sphere
Beban Park Social Centre - Rooms 2&3 2300 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC, CanadaOur May hybrid meeting. Online and in person. Society members will receive an email meeting invite. The public are welcome to attend meeting once for free and then encouraged to join the society. Main Presentation We're very happy to have Carl Savage presenting to us. Science Educator, Ballenas Secondary School 'Science Education in a Changing […]
June Meeting – Capturing the Universe: An Introduction to Astrophotography with showcase
Beban Park Social Centre - Rooms 2&3 2300 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC, CanadaThis Meeting is In-Person Only Please Join NAS President Chris Boar & VP Tony Puerzer for this engaging visual experience! Capturing the Universe: An Introduction to Astrophotography with showcase Brief: Join us for a fascinating journey through time and space as you experience the amazing world of astrophotography. Using traditional landscape photography as a “departure […]