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? We will take an entertaining and informative look at the good, the bad, and the ugly of the International Space Station and touch on two other space stations.

Dr. David Prud’homme is a former president of the Edmonton Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, with an avid interest in astronomy and the history of space exploration. David has been a volunteer instructor with Elder College since 2011, offering two courses – “Introduction to the Night Skies” and “Space Race: Quest for the Moon.” He enjoys researching space flight, from the earliest manned missions to long-term duration stays on space stations.

Follow Up Presentation : Quick Introduction to Stacking and Editing Raw Astrophotography Files.

As an added bonus to our well received presentations last month about astrophotography, during the break, Chris Boar will give a quick overview of his astrophotography capture & editing workflow. He will take the mystery out of taking raw ‘FITS’ files and calibration frames. These are combined and edited to a final image in his preferred program of choice, Astropixelprocessor. He will also have his Astrophotography rig on display.  The compact, computerized telescopes shown at last months presentations, are becoming very popular and we are fortunate to have local talent showcase the technology behind it.

This will be an evening to remember – educational, entertaining and promises details you never thought about, regarding the ISS!