BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada – Mississauga Centre - ECPv6.15.11//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://rasc.optunia.me X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada – Mississauga Centre REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230926T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230926T220000 DTSTAMP:20260419T182101 CREATED:20230812T161248Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230824T185350Z UID:3023-1695756600-1695765600@rasc.optunia.me SUMMARY:Riverwood Star Party September 26 DESCRIPTION:Public Star Party at The Riverwood Conservancy\nPlease register on the Riverwood website:  https://theriverwoodconservancy.org/event/astronomy-night-2/ URL:https://rasc.optunia.me/event/riverwood-star-party-september-26/ LOCATION:Riverwood Park\, Mississauga\, 4300 Riverwood Park Lane\, Mississauga\, Ontario\, L5C 2S7\, Canada CATEGORIES:Star Party ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rasc.optunia.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Riverwood-Aug-28.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230922T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230922T220000 DTSTAMP:20260419T182101 CREATED:20230521T140735Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230913T010915Z UID:2812-1695412800-1695420000@rasc.optunia.me SUMMARY:Speaker Night - Alfred Ng (CSA) DESCRIPTION:Understanding Lunar Gateway Orbit\nThe Lunar Gateway will be placed in Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO). This presentation will explain to the audience why this is a fascinating choice. The presenter will walk through the audience first in the basics of Keplerian orbits. He will introduce concepts of halo orbit\, Lagrangian points\, delta-V and station keeping. To make the presentation accessible to all\, no mathematical formulas will be used. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Short Biography of Alfred Ng \nAlfred Ng obtained his Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia in 1992. He joined the Canadian Space Agency as the Research Scientist the same year and he is currently Deputy Director in the Engineering & Capability Demonstration Directorate. He served for 6 years as the Chair of International Astronautical Federation Astrodynamics Committee. He is also a member of International Academy of Astronautics. Currently\, he is managing Stratospheric Balloon program and he is also the Technical Lead on Canadian CubeSat Project. He has authored and co-authored 14 journal publications and over 45 conference papers. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This is an in-person meeting at the University of Toronto Mississauga. Dr. Ng will be joining us via ZOOM. URL:https://rasc.optunia.me/event/speaker-night-alfred-ng-csa/ LOCATION:DV2082 William Davis Building UTM\, 3359 Mississauga Rd\, Mississauga\, Ontario\, L5L 1C6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Speaker Night ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://rasc.optunia.me/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/lunar_gateway_orbit.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230908T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230908T220000 DTSTAMP:20260419T182101 CREATED:20230905T164322Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230905T164514Z UID:3077-1694203200-1694210400@rasc.optunia.me SUMMARY:Potpourri Meeting Friday Sept. 8 DESCRIPTION:Potpourri Meeting – various talks by members\nSpeaker: Swapna\nTitle: A visit to the European Space Agency-ESTEC in the Netherlands\nDescription:   Highlights of the ESA facility in the Netherlands \nSpeaker: Dana Adhis & Ruyi Xu\nTitle: Enhancing Astronomy Education with Digital Telescope Labs\nDescription:  Our project explores integrating the eVscope to create astronomy labs for students in order to improve their self-efficacy\, confidence in the material\, and learning outcomes which include comprehension\, communication and critical thinking. \nSpeaker: Joseph Tang\nTitle: The 3D Dust Temperature Map’s Correlation with 3D Stellar Luminosity Fields\nDescription: Using Gaia DR3 data\, the 3D stellar radiation field around star formation regions was calculated and correlated with a 3D temperature map of the Interstellar dust in the Milky Way.” \nThis meeting is in-person only at University of Toronto in room DV2082. URL:https://rasc.optunia.me/event/potpourri-meeting-friday-sept-8/ LOCATION:DV2082 William Davis Building UTM\, 3359 Mississauga Rd\, Mississauga\, Ontario\, L5L 1C6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Potpourri Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://rasc.optunia.me/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/polaris_double_star.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230907T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230907T210000 DTSTAMP:20260419T182101 CREATED:20230904T173212Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230904T173524Z UID:3071-1694115000-1694120400@rasc.optunia.me SUMMARY:2024 Solar Eclipse Meeting DESCRIPTION:If interested\, join us at 7:30pm to discuss travelling to the United States to observe the 2024 solar eclipse: \nClick here to join Zoom \nMeeting ID: 891 2452 0346\nPasscode: 328935 URL:https://rasc.optunia.me/event/2024-solar-eclipse-meeting/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:General Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://rasc.optunia.me/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2024_eclipse_path.png ORGANIZER;CN="John Marchese":MAILTO:mbr@mississauga.rasc.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230825T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230825T213000 DTSTAMP:20260419T182101 CREATED:20230809T202534Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230824T185239Z UID:2993-1692991800-1692999000@rasc.optunia.me SUMMARY:Potpourri Meeting Friday\, August 25 DESCRIPTION:Potpourri Meeting – various talks by members\nReports from Starfest\nRon Macnaughton – the Indian and Canadian Lunar Rover programs\nThis is a ZOOM only meeting – Link to Zoom meeting     URL:https://rasc.optunia.me/event/potpourri-meeting-friday-august-25/ LOCATION:Zoom meeting CATEGORIES:Potpourri Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rasc.optunia.me/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/india-Chandrayaan-3-moon-landing-48643.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230822T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230822T220000 DTSTAMP:20260419T182101 CREATED:20230810T142344Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230817T200924Z UID:2996-1692736200-1692741600@rasc.optunia.me SUMMARY:Riverwood Public Star Party DESCRIPTION:Public Star Party at The Riverwood Conservancy\nPlease register on the Riverwood website:  https://theriverwoodconservancy.org/event/astronomy-night-4/ \nTuesday August 22\, 2023 (Weather backup date August 23)  8:30 – 10:00 pm URL:https://rasc.optunia.me/event/riverwood-public-star-party-5/ LOCATION:Riverwood Park\, Mississauga\, 4300 Riverwood Park Lane\, Mississauga\, Ontario\, L5C 2S7\, Canada CATEGORIES:Star Party ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rasc.optunia.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Riverwood-Aug-28.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230725T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230725T223000 DTSTAMP:20260419T182101 CREATED:20230626T182713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230626T183130Z UID:2963-1690318800-1690324200@rasc.optunia.me SUMMARY:Riverwood Public Star Party DESCRIPTION:Public Star Party at The Riverwood Conservancy\nPlease register on the Riverwood website:  https://theriverwoodconservancy.org/event/astronomy-night/ \nTuesday July 25\, 2023 (Weather backup date July 26) URL:https://rasc.optunia.me/event/riverwood-public-star-party-3/ LOCATION:Riverwood Park\, Mississauga\, 4300 Riverwood Park Lane\, Mississauga\, Ontario\, L5C 2S7\, Canada CATEGORIES:Star Party ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rasc.optunia.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Riverwood-Aug-28.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230721T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230721T210000 DTSTAMP:20260419T182101 CREATED:20230718T173727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230719T142647Z UID:2981-1689967800-1689973200@rasc.optunia.me SUMMARY:Potpourri Meeting - Starfest Preview and more! DESCRIPTION:Potpourri Meeting – various talks by members  (note 7:30 pm start time) \nJohn Boyd – Amateur Radio Astronomy – A Quick Look       This talk briefly explores the opportunities and challenges of amateur radio astronomy in 15 minutes. Advances in electronics make it possible to carry out experiments with a  modest investment  today.  Is anyone else in the club interested ? \nRick Veregin –    Imaging Two Galaxies and One Supernova  I will share my imaging setup and protocol and my recent images of M101 (The Pinwheel Galaxy) with SN2023ixf \,as well as M51 (The Whirlpool Galaxy). \nJohn Marchese & Leslie Strike – Starfest 2023 Preview. \nStarfest 2023 will be on Aug 17-20. This talk is for anyone who’s planning to go\, thinking about it or just curious. If you’ve never been to this or any other star party\, we’ll tell you what it’s about and how you can share the experience with the many Mississauga Centre members who attend. Starfest2023 Registration \nJoin Zoom meeting URL:https://rasc.optunia.me/event/potpourri-meeting-starfest-preview-and-more/ LOCATION:Zoom meeting CATEGORIES:Potpourri Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rasc.optunia.me/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/100-worlds_spotlight-radio_feat_vla.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230628T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230628T223000 DTSTAMP:20260419T182101 CREATED:20230627T140212Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230628T155134Z UID:2968-1687986000-1687991400@rasc.optunia.me SUMMARY:Riverwood Public Star Party DESCRIPTION:Public Star Party at The Riverwood Conservancy \nPlease register on the Riverwood website:  https://theriverwoodconservancy.org/event/astronomy-night/ \nWednesday June 28 (weather permitting) URL:https://rasc.optunia.me/event/riverwood-public-star-party-4/ LOCATION:Riverwood Park\, Mississauga\, 4300 Riverwood Park Lane\, Mississauga\, Ontario\, L5C 2S7\, Canada CATEGORIES:Star Party ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rasc.optunia.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Riverwood-Aug-28.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230623T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230623T220000 DTSTAMP:20260419T182101 CREATED:20230508T002937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230528T165123Z UID:2779-1687507200-1687557600@rasc.optunia.me SUMMARY:Speaker Night - The Mystery of Fast Radio Bursts DESCRIPTION:For over a decade enigmatic\, extragalactic flashes called fast radio bursts (FRBs) have defied a definitive explanation for their origin. Lasting a fraction of a second but releasing more energy than our sun does over several days\, these highly energetic events can be detected out to cosmological distances. Although surprisingly abundant\, occurring somewhere on the sky at least once every minute\, their detection is non-trivial and requires specialized radio telescopes with digital systems that are capable of sifting through terabytes of data on subsecond timescales. One of the premier instruments for detecting these events is the FRB survey operating on Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME/FRB). Detecting FRBs at an unparalleled rate of a few per day\, CHIME/FRB has accumulated thousands of FRB detections in only its first few years of operations. After a brief overview of the CHIME/FRB instrument\, I will summarize some of the key discoveries made from these observations. I will detail how such a large sample of detections has not only enabled a statistical study of the FRB population as whole but also provided a subsample of special events that are particularly informative for the nature of these mysterious sources.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bio: Dr. Ryan Mckinven completed his PhD at University of Toronto and is now a postdoctoral researcher at McGill University. He works within the CHIME/FRB collaboration on the detection and analysis of Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs)\, specializing on the analysis of polarized signals of FRB sources and helping oversee the daily operations of the instrument. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This meeting is being held on Zoom only. URL:https://rasc.optunia.me/event/speaker-night-the-mystery-of-fast-radio-bursts/ LOCATION:Zoom meeting CATEGORIES:Speaker Night ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rasc.optunia.me/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/feature_chime_cropped.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230530T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230530T223000 DTSTAMP:20260419T182101 CREATED:20230430T145705Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230509T120256Z UID:2766-1685480400-1685485800@rasc.optunia.me SUMMARY:Riverwood Public Star Party DESCRIPTION:Public Star Party at The Riverwood Conservancy\nMay 30 (Weather backup date May 31) URL:https://rasc.optunia.me/event/public-star-party-at-the-riverwood-conservancy-6/ LOCATION:Riverwood Park\, Mississauga\, 4300 Riverwood Park Lane\, Mississauga\, Ontario\, L5C 2S7\, Canada CATEGORIES:Star Party ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rasc.optunia.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Riverwood-Aug-28.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230526T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230526T220000 DTSTAMP:20260419T182101 CREATED:20230328T185217Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230521T140127Z UID:2651-1685131200-1685138400@rasc.optunia.me SUMMARY:Speaker Night - Ryan Cloutier DESCRIPTION:Inhabitable Worlds:\nAlthough we are likely still decades away from discovering signs of life on worlds outside of our own solar system\, much progress is being made today to identify the best potential candidates for hosting such life. In this talk\, I will discuss much of what we currently know about these so-called exoplanets and how we know it. I will then highlight the steps that will be taken in the not-so-distant future to characterize the conditions on potentially habitable exoplanets using extreme telescopes. All of this in hopes that one day these efforts will culminate with the probable detection of life like our own elsewhere in the galaxy. \nAbout Dr. Ryan Colutier: \nDr. Cloutier is an assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at McMaster University in Hamilton. \nHis research focuses on the detection and characterization of the galaxy’s most common planets around its most common stars. These exoplanets have sizes between that of the Earth and Neptune and do not have an analog in our solar system that we can study up close. My interests are in using observational techniques to understand the compositions of these so-called super-Earths and sub-Neptunes\, to inform our understanding of how these planets form and whether their surface conditions may be hospitable for life. \nThis talk can be attended either in-person or online via Zoom – here is the link \n  URL:https://rasc.optunia.me/event/speaker-night-ryan-cloutier/ LOCATION:DV2082 William Davis Building UTM\, 3359 Mississauga Rd\, Mississauga\, Ontario\, L5L 1C6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Speaker Night ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rasc.optunia.me/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/planet_orbit_sketch.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230512T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230512T220000 DTSTAMP:20260419T182101 CREATED:20230430T144048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230512T144352Z UID:2763-1683921600-1683928800@rasc.optunia.me SUMMARY:Potpourri Meeting DESCRIPTION:Potpourri Meeting \nHost: Randy Attwood\nChris Malicki – Some Favourite Spring Galaxies\nRon Macnaughton –   A failed attempt to get a star trails photo\nStephen Mallia  NEAF\, The Return!  Four years in the making. 4 years later\, NEAF returns and didn’t disappoint.  With vendors\, merchants\, talks from legends and more.  \nDavid Maynard – A Book Review – A Student’s Guide to the Mathematics of Astronomy  by Daniel Fleisch and Julia Kregenow\nMatteo Statti   “The Mystery of the Marsh Telescope”  “This presentation is about how I found an antique telescope and the journey of finding it’s maker.”\nZOOM link to join the meeting  URL:https://rasc.optunia.me/event/potpourri-meeting-21/ LOCATION:DV2082 William Davis Building UTM\, 3359 Mississauga Rd\, Mississauga\, Ontario\, L5L 1C6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Potpourri Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rasc.optunia.me/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Matteo-Scope.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230428T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230428T220000 DTSTAMP:20260419T182101 CREATED:20230415T203700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230419T014759Z UID:2693-1682712000-1682719200@rasc.optunia.me SUMMARY:Gaia Mission & Binary Star HD 165401 DESCRIPTION:Join Us for Two Presentations by University of Toronto Students.\n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Gaia Space Mission\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Presented by: Ing Xhu Lim \nThe Gaia Space mission was a mission launched by the European Space Agency in 2013 to collect astronomical data on the stars in our milky way. The spacecraft aims to measure stars and planets and build the largest (to date) 3D catalog. It used 3 important sensors; Astro\, BP/RP\, and RVS\, which allowed us to gather data on a star’s position\, brightness\, and motion. The Gaia mission collected astronomical data on over 1 billion stars within its range such as their position as well as their estimated temperature and rotation period. The data provided by Gaia can then be used to create accurate stellar maps of our local neighborhood. Gaia’s data is open for the public to use\, taking such data we’re able to determine in bulk the location of stars through parallax right ascension and declination. As for the star’s color\, we can make a good estimate of its color through the black body spectrum caused by the star’s temperature. A blackbody spectrum is a spectrum of the wavelengths of radiation\, by taking the ones that are in the visible light range we can create a good estimate of what the star would look like if we could see it for ourselves. Through a code in Python\, we can feed a bulk amount of data generated by Gaia to create a 3D map for any chunk of data that we want to analyze. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ing Xhu Lim is an undergraduate student at the University of Toronto. He is currently taking Astronomical Science and Physics. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Analysis of the Binary Star HD 165401\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Presented by: Ziyyad Ali & Tabassom Madayen \nWe present an analysis of a binary star HD 165401. The sunlike star was thought to be an old Population II star with an age of at least 10 Gyrs due to its kinematics\, however\, it has indicators of youth leading Astronomers to believe the star is a Blue Straggler – a star that has gained mass from a close by companion. This would cause HD 165401 to appear bluer and have a higher magnetic activity compared to a typical Population II star. By visually observing the star using the Keck II telescope\, along with a 17 yearlong Radial Velocity (RV) dataset\, we discovered a faint companion HD 165401 Ab. Analyzing this data\, we identified HD 165401 Ab as a whitedwarf with a mass of M = and a cooling age of = 3 Gyrs. This means that it has been only 3 Gyrs since HD 165401 has become a white dwarf and was likely a 5-solar mass star before leaving the main sequence. HD 165401 A would have been smaller in comparison to its current state and gained mass during the planetary nebula phase of HD 165401 Ab\, effectively prolonging its main sequence lifetime. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tabassom Madayen is a fourth-year undergraduate student at the University of Toronto Mississauga doing Astronomical specialist. \nFor the past year she has been doing research with Dr Lea Hirsch on discovery and characterization of two nearby binary systems.  With previous experience working on contact binary star systems\, her current field of study is stellar astronomy which contains discovery and classification of stars in binary systems. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ziyyad Ali is a fourth-year undergraduate student at the University of Toronto Mississauga doing an Astronomy major\, Physics\, and a Computer Science minor. \nFor the past year he has been doing research with Dr Lea Hirsch on the discovery and characterization of two nearby binary systems. He has previous experience working with Neural Networks and Machine Learning.  His current field of study is using Machine Learning methods in astronomy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us in-person at the University of Toronto – Mississauga or via Zoom: \nZOOM LINK URL:https://rasc.optunia.me/event/university-of-mississauga-student-presentation/ LOCATION:Room DV 1142 William Davis Building CATEGORIES:Speaker Night ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rasc.optunia.me/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/student_presentation_thumb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230427T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230427T220000 DTSTAMP:20260419T182101 CREATED:20221011T150544Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230317T151906Z UID:2451-1682627400-1682632800@rasc.optunia.me SUMMARY:Riverwood Star Party DESCRIPTION:Public Star Party at The Riverwood Conservancy URL:https://rasc.optunia.me/event/riverwood-star-party-3/ LOCATION:Riverwood Park\, Mississauga\, 4300 Riverwood Park Lane\, Mississauga\, Ontario\, L5C 2S7\, Canada CATEGORIES:Star Party ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rasc.optunia.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Riverwood-Aug-28.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230414T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230414T220000 DTSTAMP:20260419T182101 CREATED:20230404T012415Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230412T022013Z UID:2686-1681502400-1681509600@rasc.optunia.me SUMMARY:Potpourri Meeting DESCRIPTION:Potpourri Meeting – various talks by members \nTalk information to come \nZOOM link to come URL:https://rasc.optunia.me/event/potpourri-meeting-20/ LOCATION:Room DV 1142 William Davis Building CATEGORIES:Potpourri Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rasc.optunia.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/MASLOGOOVAL-RASC.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230324T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230324T220000 DTSTAMP:20260419T182101 CREATED:20221130T021119Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230324T152015Z UID:2485-1679688000-1679695200@rasc.optunia.me SUMMARY:Speaker Night - Mapping the dark side of the Universe DESCRIPTION:Jessie’s talk will fill us in on the latest exploration into Dark Matter and the work of the Dark Energy Survey. \nSynopsis: Decades of observations and analyses have led to the realization that ninety-five percent of the mass and energy in the Universe is made up of mysterious components known as dark matter and dark energy. The underlying physics behind these dark components is unknown\, but we can constrain their properties by observing how they affect visible matter\, searching for clues for how to develop more fundamental descriptions of this “dark side” of the Universe. This talk will give an overview of how we can use measurements from galaxy surveys\, which map the distribution of matter in the Universe\, to learn about dark energy\, dark matter\, and gravity and will describe the current state-of-the-art results from an ongoing experiment called the Dark Energy Survey. \nBio: Jessie Muir is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo\, Ontario. Originally from Romeo\, Michigan\, a suburb of Detroit\, Jessie completed her undergraduate studies at Michigan State University\, masters work at the University of Cambridge as a Marshall Scholar\, and her PhD at the University of Michigan. She has previously done postdoctoral research as a Porat Fellow at Stanford University. Jessie works on research at the intersection of cosmology theory and data analysis with the goal of using measurements of the large-scale properties of the Universe to learn about fundamental physics. As part of the Dark Energy Survey scientific collaboration\, Jessie recently co-led the experiment’s analysis of galaxy clustering and weak gravitational lensing to test for physics beyond the standard cosmological model\, and has contributed to the development of strategies for protecting cosmology analyses from unconscious experimenter bias. \nJoin us on online using ZOOM: CLICK TO JOIN\nCampus Map (click to download)\nPark in lot P4 or P8.  Enter Building C10 (Recreation\, Athletics & Wellness Centre). Walk past the stairs to the elevator / staircase at the end of the hall.  Walk up one floor or take the elevator. You should see a bookstore.  Walk through the doors marked Print shop. At the Print Shop turn right and look for room 1142 on your right. URL:https://rasc.optunia.me/event/speaker-night-mapping-the-dark-side-of-the-universe/ LOCATION:Room DV 1142 William Davis Building CATEGORIES:Speaker Night ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://rasc.optunia.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/dark_energy_survey.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230310T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230310T220000 DTSTAMP:20260419T182101 CREATED:20230307T174803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230310T204212Z UID:2566-1678478400-1678485600@rasc.optunia.me SUMMARY:Potpourri Meeting DESCRIPTION:Potpourri Meeting – various talks by members\nHost: Allan Connery \nNOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BE ZOOM ONLY DUE TO WEATHER\nPresentations \nDr. Lea Hirsch: “The most distant galaxies ever discovered?” A discussion about the high-redshift galaxies newly discovered by JWST \nKirby Alguire: “Astronomy Travelogue:  Lick Observatory in California” … and some shots of the recent Jupiter-Venus conjunction. \nRandy Attwood: “Chasing Solar Eclipses” \nDr. Robin Metcalfe: Book Recommendation for Historical Sci-Fi Fans: Galileo’s Dream\, by Kim Stanley Robinson \nJake Benbihy: “Capturing Sunrises and Sunsets“  Photographing sunsets and sunrises with polarizers and filters. \n  \nZOOM link – click here to join URL:https://rasc.optunia.me/event/potpourri-meeting-19/ LOCATION:Room DV 1142 William Davis Building CATEGORIES:Potpourri Meeting ORGANIZER;CN="Allan Connery":MAILTO:memmtg@mississauga.rasc.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230224T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230224T220000 DTSTAMP:20260419T182101 CREATED:20230113T161515Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230220T201157Z UID:2533-1677268800-1677276000@rasc.optunia.me SUMMARY:Mississauga Centre Annual General Meeting DESCRIPTION:Speaker presentation – An Antarctic Adventure – Randy Attwood and Betty Robinson  8:00 pm \nThe AGM will follow this presentation. This will be a members only event as only members in good standing are allowed to vote at the AGM. \nPlease refer to the latest edition of Messenger for the Annual General Meeting’s Agenda\, minutes from the meeting a year ago\, the Secretary’s Report\, the Treasurer’s report and the announcement of the 2023 Council composition. \nhttps://rasc.optunia.me/members-benefits/messenger-newsletter/ \nAnnual General Meeting – 9:00 pm \nThis meeting will be held at UTM in room DV 1142 and on ZOOM – link to the meeting is here \n  URL:https://rasc.optunia.me/event/mississauga-centre-annual-general-meeting/ LOCATION:Room DV 1142 William Davis Building CATEGORIES:Speaker Night ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rasc.optunia.me/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_0554-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230210T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230210T220000 DTSTAMP:20260419T182101 CREATED:20230113T161152Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230208T183640Z UID:2531-1676059200-1676066400@rasc.optunia.me SUMMARY:Potpourri Night DESCRIPTION:Potpourri Meeting – various talks by members \nMRASC Potpourri Meeting February 10\, 2023 \n\nWelcome Randy Attwood President\n\nUpcoming meeting – Friday February 24\, 2023  Speaker Night / Annual General Meeting             Materials for this AGM are in the latest issue of Messenger \nhttps://rasc.optunia.me/members-benefits/messenger-newsletter/ \nSpeaker Presentation Betty Robinson and Randy Attwood – Antarctic Adventures \n\nHalley’s Comet and the Proof of Gravity Speaker: Robin Metcalfe\n\n  \n\nRemembering Terence Dickinson  Members are invited to comment on how Terence Dickinson impacted their interest in astronomy.\n\n\nClose-up Photo and Animation of Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF Speaker:Rick Veregin\n\n\nBuilding a Raspberry Pi based AllSky camera Speaker: Brian Gibson\n\n\nChoosing a first telescope – to benefit new members\, we will have a round table discussion on what to look for\, the various brands\, designs\, sizes\, price ranges\, accessories and things to think of if you want to get into astrophotography. Group Discussion\n\nThis meeting will be held at UTM and on ZOOM  URL:https://rasc.optunia.me/event/potpourri-night-9/ LOCATION:Room DV 1142 William Davis Building CATEGORIES:Potpourri Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rasc.optunia.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/MASLOGOOVAL-RASC.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230127T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230127T210000 DTSTAMP:20260419T182101 CREATED:20221212T183512Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230111T153809Z UID:2502-1674847800-1674853200@rasc.optunia.me SUMMARY:Speaker Night - Mission to Pluto: From Napkins to New Horizons DESCRIPTION:Mission to Pluto: From Napkins to New Horizons\nSpeaker: Max King\, University of Toronto\nIn July 2015\, the New Horizons spacecraft flew past Pluto\, photographing the last unexplored major body in our solar system. Taking over 25 years from its original conception to its phenomenal photographic fly-by\, New Horizons upended the space industry. We will explore the story behind the most unlikely expedition into our solar system\, the development of the mission from scrap paper to the spacecraft itself. \nWe will examine the unique challenges of spacecraft engineering\, the lasting impact this mission has made on our understanding of the solar system\, and how its unparalleled success marks the beginning of a new era in space exploration. \n\nJoin us on Zoom URL:https://rasc.optunia.me/event/speaker-night-space-exploration-and-spacecraft-design/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Speaker Night ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rasc.optunia.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/32842320-4dcd-448f-9a98-30bc477c1430.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230113T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230113T210000 DTSTAMP:20260419T182101 CREATED:20221212T182215Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230113T160338Z UID:2499-1673638200-1673643600@rasc.optunia.me SUMMARY:Potpourri Meeting DESCRIPTION:Potpourri Meeting – various talks by members\nHost: Randy Attwood \nPresentations\nRick Veregin: “First Light Solar Prominences”      Images and videos taken with my new Lunt60MT/B1200 telescope! \n Ron Macnaughthon: “Viewing Mars” \nShakeel Anwar: “Lunar eclipse”   I will be talking about my setup and experience taking pictures of last year’s lunar eclipse. I will go through the planning\, setup and show some images from the eclipse. \n Dennis Gasparotto: “AT72edii Short Tube Refractor”   A review of the refractor matched with Ioptron’s Polar Align Pro app \n Robin Metcalfe: “ Adventures in Nightscaping\, Year 1”  The Milky Way\, Star Trails\, an Eclipse and a Bear! \nZOOM link – click here to join URL:https://rasc.optunia.me/event/potpourri-meeting-18/ LOCATION:Zoom meeting CATEGORIES:Potpourri Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rasc.optunia.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/MASLOGOOVAL-RASC-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221209T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221209T210000 DTSTAMP:20260419T182101 CREATED:20221011T153522Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221207T154655Z UID:2461-1670614200-1670619600@rasc.optunia.me SUMMARY:Potpourri Meeting DESCRIPTION:Here is the agenda for our December Potpourri Meeting:\nComet ZTF (C/2022 E3) -a close approach – Chris Malicki \nLunar eclipse:\n– Kirby Alguire\n– Leslie Strike \nNewly installed SkyShed and the Lunar Eclipse – Gary Crawford \nDesigning a more inclusive future for space exploration – Bhavishyaa Vignesh \nChoosing an Optimal Sub-exposure for Astrophotography with Recent Examples from Bortle 8 Mississauga – Rick Veregin \n50 years since Apollo 17 – Randy Attwood\nThis week marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 17 mission – the last time people walked on the Moon.  As a high school student\, I was all set to follow the mission\, but was shocked when the networks pulled back and only showed highlights of the moonwalks after the late evening news.  It was a ing of the times.  In my talk I will review the mission.  In the meantime check out https://apolloinrealtime.org/17/ . I also have an article on Apollo 17 in the current issue of SkyNews \nJoin us on ZOOM URL:https://rasc.optunia.me/event/potpourri-meeting-17/ LOCATION:Zoom meeting CATEGORIES:Potpourri Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rasc.optunia.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/MASLOGOOVAL-RASC.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221125T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221125T213000 DTSTAMP:20260419T182101 CREATED:20221011T152824Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221118T235012Z UID:2459-1669404600-1669411800@rasc.optunia.me SUMMARY:Speaker Night - Adventures in Moongazing: Making the Most of Moonlit Nights DESCRIPTION:Chris will discuss his experiences while observing the moon: for fun\, for outreach\, and for completing RASC’s lunar observing programs. He’ll share observing tips and target suggestions\, and highlight some of the best books\, apps\, and web tools for exploring the moon from your driveway. \nCHRIS VAUGHAN is an award-winning Astronomer and Earth Scientist with a lifelong passion for visual astronomy. He operates the David Dunlap Observatory’s 1.88m telescope\, volunteers for the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada\, hosts The Insider’s Guide to the Galaxy show on YouTube\, and visits schools and groups with his portable Digital Starlab planetarium. His weekly Astronomy Skylights blog at www.AstroGeo.ca is enjoyed by readers worldwide\, and he is a regular contributor to SkyNews magazine\, Space.com\, and several popular astronomy apps. In summer\, 2021 he co-authored the book\, 110 Things to See with a Telescope.” \nPlease note: This meeting will be on Zoom only.  Due to a resurgance of respiratory infections the next few meetings will be on-line only.  We will re-assess the situation in January. \nZoom Link URL:https://rasc.optunia.me/event/speaker-night-tba/ LOCATION:Zoom meeting CATEGORIES:Speaker Night ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rasc.optunia.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chris_vaughn.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221111T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221111T170000 DTSTAMP:20260419T182101 CREATED:20221011T151853Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221110T183216Z UID:2457-1668153600-1668186000@rasc.optunia.me SUMMARY:Potpourri Meeting DESCRIPTION:Potpourri Meeting – various talks by members \nTalk information to come \nZOOM link to come URL:https://rasc.optunia.me/event/potpourri-meeting-16/ CATEGORIES:Potpourri Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rasc.optunia.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/MASLOGOOVAL-RASC.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221028T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221028T220000 DTSTAMP:20260419T182101 CREATED:20221011T151648Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221024T235647Z UID:2454-1666987200-1666994400@rasc.optunia.me SUMMARY:Speaker Night - Dr John Percy\, University of Toronto DESCRIPTION:October 28 Speaker Night: Prof. John Percy: Misconceptions about the Universe: From Everyday Life to the Big Bang \nA misconception is a belief that is strongly held but actually incorrect. In this profusely illustrated\, non-technical presentation\, Prof. Percy will provide a gentle overview of astronomy by touching on a wide variety of common misconceptions from everyday life (e.g.\, the cause of the seasons)\, about our solar system\, black holes\, UFOs\, and the Big Bang. Prof. Percy will emphasize the many causes of these misconceptions since these same causes are responsible for much of the other misinformation and “fake news” that is so rampant in today’s society. \nProf. Percy is an active Professor Emeritus in Astronomy & Astrophysics\, and in Science Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE-UT). He was a founding faculty member of the University of Toronto Mississauga in 1967 and retired from there in 2007. His research deals with the nature and evolution of stars as deduced from variable stars\, which change in brightness. He is a supervisor and mentor of undergraduate research students and is known internationally for encouraging and facilitating research in variable star astronomy by skilled amateur astronomers. Prof. Percy is deeply engaged in astronomy outreach: he gives courses for later-life learners and public lectures in libraries and other venues that explore the interdisciplinary nature of astronomy. He also promotes and supports the teaching of astronomy in schools. He was an inaugural recipient of the University of Toronto President’s Teaching Award in 2007 and the inaugural recipient of the Canadian Astronomical Society’s Qilak Award in 2012\, for excellence in communicating astronomy in Canada. Prof. Percy served as RASC National President from 1978 to 1980 and RASC Honorary President from 2013 to 2017. URL:https://rasc.optunia.me/event/speaker-night-dr-john-percy-university-of-toronto/ LOCATION:University of Toronto – Mississauga Room DV2074 William G Davis Building CATEGORIES:Speaker Night ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rasc.optunia.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/6a00e5509ea6a18834017d419e7e4c970c.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221014T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221014T213000 DTSTAMP:20260419T182101 CREATED:20221011T142010Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221012T134727Z UID:2449-1665775800-1665783000@rasc.optunia.me SUMMARY:Potpourri Meeting DESCRIPTION:Potpourri Meeting – various talks by members \nTalk information to come \nZOOM link to come \n  URL:https://rasc.optunia.me/event/potpourri-meeting-15/ CATEGORIES:Potpourri Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rasc.optunia.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/MASLOGOOVAL-RASC.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221004T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221004T210000 DTSTAMP:20260419T182101 CREATED:20220921T170802Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220921T170802Z UID:2442-1664911800-1664917200@rasc.optunia.me SUMMARY:Riverwood Astronomy Star Party DESCRIPTION:An evening of observing the Moon\, Jupiter and Saturn from the Riverwood Conservancy \nMake sure to register for this event. URL:https://rasc.optunia.me/event/riverwood-astronomy-star-party/ LOCATION:Riverwood Park\, Mississauga\, 4300 Riverwood Park Lane\, Mississauga\, Ontario\, L5C 2S7\, Canada CATEGORIES:Star Party ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rasc.optunia.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Riverwood-Aug-28.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220923T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220923T213000 DTSTAMP:20260419T182101 CREATED:20220615T201127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220921T170142Z UID:1956-1663961400-1663968600@rasc.optunia.me SUMMARY:Potpourri Meeting DESCRIPTION:Potpourri Evening \nSeveral presentations by Centre members \nRobert Neill     Talk Title:  “THe 2022 Mississauga Centre Astrophotography Contest”    Rob will describe this years Astrophotography Contest – the categories\, rules and prizes. \nRon Macnaughton     Talk Title:  “A Webb of new technologies and new discoveries”    This talk will describe some of the technologies used on the Webb Space telescope and then some potential discoveries as illustrated by the 5 images released on July 12. \nDavid Maynard          Talk Title “Point Pelee National Park\, our experience at an RASC Designated Dark Sky Site” \nSwapna Shrivastava    Talk Title: “Treasures of the Museo Galileo & Images from our trip to Italy” \nRick Veregin      Talk Title: “L-eXtreme vs. L-eNhance NarrowBand Filter Experiments in Light Polluted Bortle 8 Skies” \nJoin Zoom meeting  \n  \n  URL:https://rasc.optunia.me/event/speaker-night-10/ LOCATION:Zoom meeting CATEGORIES:Potpourri Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rasc.optunia.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/stephans_quintet_250.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220909T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220909T220000 DTSTAMP:20260419T182101 CREATED:20220615T195606Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220815T153346Z UID:1952-1662753600-1662760800@rasc.optunia.me SUMMARY:Speaker Night DESCRIPTION:Speaker Night \nTopic James Webb Space Telescope URL:https://rasc.optunia.me/event/potpourri-meeting-14/ LOCATION:Zoom meeting CATEGORIES:Speaker Night ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rasc.optunia.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/MASLOGOOVAL-RASC.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR