Video transcript of meeting
- Updates – Chris Gainor
- James Webb Space Telescope – launch on Dec 24th 4:20AM – NASA TV & Youtube live streaming
- Parker Solar Probe – 5 min video from NASA
- RASC Board of Directors reportNational office moved last week to College Street in central Toronto
- RASC Centre orders for bulk 2022 Calendars – 7 centres have received their boxes, but delivery to BC centres may be delayed further
- Observing certificates sent out today
- Astrophotos – Ken McGill
- Orion Nebula – ZWO 1600MC, ASI Air Live View
- Andromeda Galaxy – Oct 30th
- Pleiades
- My Astronomy Sketch of the Year 2021 – Dorothy Paul
- Observed Nov 28-Dec 1, 2021 from the west side of Eureka Valley (NW corner of Death Valley National park)
- Remote, dark (Mag 6.5) and cold (-5ºC)!
- Sky Critters – Canis Major, Hydra, Leo, Ursa Major – sketched from memory, like being in a theatre
- They had Dorothy’s Dobsonian telescope with them, but didn’t end up using it
- Astrophotos – Brian Barber
- Full Moon – using a NexYZ for mounting a smartphone, PIP software to centre & size, AutoStakkert software to stack the photos
- Building the MCD Observatory – Michel Michaud
- Presentation to Club d’astronomie de Rimouski
- Started July 26
- 14′ long 4×4 timbers and special smaller door
- Built cases over the exposed rails to protect from rain and ice
- Paramount MX to arrive in Feb
- Celestron Edge HD 14″ – March – Summer 2022
- First projects
- Photometry
- Asteroids
- Restarting his Pleiades project when the 14″ scope arrives
- Currently using his Meade LX-55 mount and a 66mm refractor
- Report on astronomy activities – Nathan Hellner-Mestelman
- NerdAnomaly – online cartoons
- Learning sketching at school
- Casual public outreach – telescope setup on the sidewalk outside the house
- Report on astronomy activities – David Lee
- Pivoting to maintain community – formed Victoria Centre’s SIGs
- Personal study – astrophotography, observing, space exploration
- VCO Technical team – work to be ready when we can open to members again
- FDAO – collaborations with UVic – Dave Payne, Mike Nash, Dan Posey, Brock Johnston
- Variable Star Observing – completed 3 AAVSO certificates
- Australian sketching workshop – Dorothy Paul
Victoria Centre needs a new Vice-President and Secretary for 2022 – to stand for election, please contact Randy Enkin or Reg Dunkley
Astronomy Café will resume on Monday, January 10, 2022