Video transcript of meeting
- Victorian Asteroids – Randy Enkin
- Lauri Roche and Chris Gainor now have asteroids named after them
- Peter Jedicke proposed the names to the IAU’s WGSBN
- Lauriroche – Visible in the summer sky, 14 magnitude
- Gainor – evening sky now, spring will be the best view
- Past namings: Sidhu, Bettyhesser, Jamesheasser, JackAlice (Newton), Scarfe, Plaskett, Balam, Tatum, Climenhaga, Plaskett, Kavelaars, Bohlender, DAO, Crampton, UVic, Vicsympho, Makosinski, Kleewyck (Emily Carr), Frasercain
- Congratulations to everyone with named asteroids
- Other Awards and Honours – Victoria Centre members with asteroids named after them
- New members intro – Suzanne, Jerod (both in person)
- Lunar sketches – Randy Enkin
- Cassini over several nights
- Swap and Shop – next week in-person at Astronomy Cafe
- Bring your astronomy stuff!
- Bring your money to buy stuff!
- Send your list of equipment to Chris Purse (membership@victoria.rasc.ca) ahead of time so we can promote the event
- Website Infrastructure – project leader needed – Randy Enkin president@victoria.rasc.ca
- Determine the scope of the project, coordinate the technical details, help Council select a new web provider
- Talk to Joe Carr Webmaster for details (web@victoria.rasc.ca)
- Jeff Pivnick
- A review of Circumstellar Disks by Brenda Matthews, who was our speaker from last Wednesday’s meeting at UVic
- ALMA situated on the Atacama Desert 5,000m / 16,000′ altitude
- Monthly meetings – future list through to March 13, 2024
- Garry Sedun – working at altitude is very difficult
- 134th Birth Anniversary of Edwin Hubble today
- Lawyer, teacher of math and physics
- Graduate work at University of Chicago in physics and astronomy
- Started work in 1919 Mt Wilson observatory on the new 100″ Hooker telescope, studying nebulae and galaxies
- Classification scheme for galaxies
- Founded extra-galactic astronomy
- Red/blue shift gives indication of distance of celestial objects
- Several articles in Skynews by Bruce Lane highlighted Hubble’s work
- Discussion of all topics presented by Jeff
- Observatories Observed in France – Sep 2023 – Brian Barber
- Sorbonne University observatory – 2 domes
- Musee de Cluny – Charles Messier’s observatory
- Brian experienced a detached retina, so he and his wife spent two weeks resting and recovering in Bordeaux before resuming travel
- Bordeaux Astronomical Observatory
- Visited Arcachon, then back to Paris
- Observatoire de Paris – Cassini family
- Paris Meridian – geographical landmark (Arago Medallions)
- Tours are possible at some of these observatories – see links above
- Deep Sky at IMAX, the story of James Webb space telescope is now on – Jeff Pivnick
- Astronomy Day – out-of-date astronomy magazines and Observers Handbooks are good for giveaways, so don’t throw them out. Contact Jeff Pivnick (jeff.pivnick2@gmail.com)
- Calendars for 2024 – some still available
- Victoria Centre calendar (sorry sold out, but waitlist) – Joe Carr (web@victoria.rasc.ca)
- RASC National Observers’ calendar and workbooks – Lauri Roche (roche.lauri@gmail.com)
- Centre of the Universe Events – Lauri Roche
- FDAO Telescope Clinic – thanks to all the volunteered last Saturday
- Dec 9th – fundraising breakfast
- Dec 16th – solstice party
- Nebula from Gamma Cassiopeia, “the Ghost of Cassiopeia” IC59 & IC63 – astrophoto by Dave Payne
- Observing Report
- Fireball spotted by Dennis F’s wife at 6:40AM a few mornings ago. Widely reported in the region, but Sid Sidhu’s All-Sky camera didn’t capture the event.
- Upcoming Events
- Astrophotography SIG this Wednesday – Dave Payne
- UVic speaker for Dec 13 – Far Infrared space observatory – Dr. Doug Johnston – Reg Dunkley
Next Astronomy Cafe on Nov 27th is a Swap ‘n Shop – bring your astronomy gear to sell, and bring cash to buy stuff!