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President's Message
March 2010
A monthly message from the club's president, Wayne Joslin.

Special Meeting:
Wednesday - March 24, 7pm
At the Laurentian Zehrs (Stargazers 101 room), Dave Lane, National President of RASC, will talk on his observatory, tuned for VSO work.

The Stargazers 101 will meet March 26, 2010, 7pm.
At Laurentian Zehrs.

Next Meeting
Friday, April 9, 7:30pm.
Room: Laurentian Zehrs (we don't have the WLU Room due to exams)
Meeting Topic: Luis Lehner, will talk on his research in the area of black holes, neutron stars and gravitational waves.

Next Event

Waterloo Park Star Party April 24.
Visit the Club Events page for a list of the upcoming Events and Activities.


Current Astro News

Current Club and Astronomy News


Waterloo park Star Party
Saturday April 24, 2010
Once again the Club is holding a Waterloo Park Star party, free and open to all members of the public.


KW Telescope
Announcing KW Telescope's Second Annual North America-Wide Astrophotography Contest for Amateur Astronomers
Submission DEADLINE: March 31, 2010

PI Alice & Bob in Wonderland
The Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics presents this great series of Alice & Bob and their mind-warping adventures. Catch one of these short answers to some complex question when the weather stops you from observing.

Photo
Laser Pointers and Aircraft
The CBC's radio program 'The Current' ran an article about Laser Pointers and Aircraft, check out this pod cast.
 

Conestogo Lake is now Closed
The Conestogo Lake site is closed until Spring.  Until then we just have to use one of the unofficial sites when the weather is good.

Astronomy Picture of the day

Pictures Of the Day
Follow these links for the Picture of the day: Astronomy Picture Of the Day. Astronomy Sketch of the Day. Lunar Picture Of the Day.
 

Observing

Looking Up?
Check out Sky & Telescope's Sky at a glance feature for the current week.
The Heavens Above site for Kitchener will show current satellite positions.
 

Weather

Tonight's Forecast
Have a look at the astronomical forecast, courtesy of the Clear Sky Chart for our area. If you are going out of town, check out our Clear Sky Chart page for the local Sky Charts.
 

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What's Up: K-W RASC Presentations
Miss the What's Up Tonight Presentation at the last RASC meeting? You can find it and others here!



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