Category: Star Parties

On Saturday August 3rd and again on Sunday August 4th, 2013, the Quai du Vin Estate Winery Star Party took place at 45811 Fruit Ridge Line, southeast of St Thomas. This star party took place a few days prior to the August 6th New Moon, making for wonderfully dark skies and good seeing conditions despite Read More …

London Centre members Dave McCarter, Harold Tutt, Everett Clark and Dianne and Peter Jedicke travelled to Grand Bend for the Huron Woods star night, Tuesday, August 6th, 2013. As reported by Peter Jedicke, it was a “rain or shine” event. Following a hearty barbeque dinner at the cottage home of one of the hosts, they Read More …

Somewhat hazy skies greeted 5 RASC London Centre members with 5 telescopes for the star night at Fanshawe Conservation Area, Saturday, July 13th, 2013. The event was scheduled to start at dusk, around 9:00 p.m.

On Monday evening, July 15th, 2013, Banting House National Historic Site, 442 Adelaide St. N., London, Ontario, celebrated the 40th anniversary of the naming of Banting Crater in 1973. Formerly known as Linne E, this small 5-km diameter crater on Mare Serenitatis was renamed in honour of Sir Frederick Banting, the discoverer of insulin.

Partly cloudy skies greeted 9 RASC London Centre members for a Star Night at Springwater Conservation Area Campground near Aylmer, Friday, July 12th, 2013. Members present included Dan Tremblay, with his 12.5-inch (32cm) f/6.6 Truss-Tube Dobsonian; Steve Imrie, with his Orion SkyQuest 8-inch (20.3cm) Dobsonian; Matt Neima, with his Celestron C8 (20.3cm) Schmidt-Cassegrain on a Read More …