Other Awards | RASC Victoria

Also in 2006 Jack and his wife Alice, were awarded another honour: the tiny asteroid 30840, discovered by Caroline Shoemaker and David Levy on April 15, 1991, was renamed “JackAlice” in recognition of their contributions to astronomy.

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Astronomy Cafe

Astronomy Cafe is an informal gathering of both RASC Victoria Centre members and non-members to socialize, drink coffee, eat cookies, and partake in both informal and formal presentations related to astronomy, space missions, and cosmology. Astronomy Cafe is normally held … Continued
Island Star Party 2023

August 11-13, 2023 Location: Bright Angel Park at rural and dark Cowichan Station, in the beautiful Cowichan Valley on southern Vancouver Island, BC, Canada Gates will open at 2pm on Friday. Camp on the field, setup your telescope and bring binoculars … Continued
President’s Message – March 2023

I’ve been something of an amateur astronomer since I was little. I like to say it was the Apollo missions that sparked my interest – all my friends wanted to be astronauts – but I thought the astronomers on the … Continued