The latest issue of the Hamilton Amateur Astronomers Event Horizon newsletter is now available for download!

In this issue you’ll find;

• Announcements
• HAA Book Lending Library Policy
• The Sky this Month for February 2025
• NASA Night Sky Notes
• Eye Candy
• Upcoming McCallion Planetarium Shows
• Upcoming Events
• Plus More

Download the latest issue or visit the newsletters section for past issues.

Photo credit: Orion’s Sword and the Orion Nebula, by Chris Szaban.

Join us this Friday January 10th, 2025 for our members meeting at 7:30 pm in the Parish Hall at St. Matthew’s-on-the-Plains Anglican Church, 126 Plains Road E. Burlington. This month’s presentation will feature Dr. Michael Richer who will share information about the National Telescope of Mexico and the research that is done at that facility.  Dr. Richer will be joining us through Zoom.  

Our Observing Director, Kevin Salwach will be sharing tips on what’s up in the night sky for the next month.  If you want more information about what to observe in the winter sky, check out Kevin’s article in the January Event Horizon.

We hope to see you there!

Photo credit: tripbucket.com

The latest issue of the Hamilton Amateur Astronomers Event Horizon newsletter is now available for download!

In this issue you’ll find;

• Announcements
• The Sky this Month for January 2025
• NASA Night Sky Notes
• 2023-24 HAA Financial Statement
• Upcoming McCallion Planetarium Shows
• Upcoming Events
• Plus More

Download the latest issue or visit the newsletters section for past issues.

Photo credit: The Veil Nebula (part of eastern portion), by Alex Kepic.

Join us on Friday December 13th for our annual Seasonal Social.  The meeting will begin as usual at 7:30 pm at St. Matthew’s-on-the-Plains Anglican Church at 126 Plains Road E. in Burlington.  

There will be some club announcements and followed by the Sky this Month with Kevin Salwach.  This will be followed by door prizes and the Seasonal Social.  There is no guest speaker this month. 

Potluck finger food treats are welcome.  Coffee, tea and water will be provided by the club. 

We hope to see you there!

Photo credit: cpliving.com

The latest issue of the Hamilton Amateur Astronomers Event Horizon newsletter is now available for download!

In this issue you’ll find;

• Announcements
• The Sky this Month for December 2024
• NASA Night Sky Notes
• Scenes from the November HAA Telescope Clinic
• Eye Candy
• Upcoming McCallion Planetarium Shows
• Upcoming Events
• Plus More

Download the latest issue or visit the newsletters section for past issues.

Photo credit: Milky Way in Sagittarius, Serpens and Scutum, by Bob Christmas.

The latest issue of the Hamilton Amateur Astronomers Event Horizon newsletter is now available for download!

In this issue you’ll find;

• Announcements
• The Sky for November 2024
• NASA Night Sky Notes
• Eye Candy
• Upcoming McCallion Planetarium Shows
• Upcoming Events
• Plus More

Download the latest issue or visit the newsletters section for past issues.

Photo credit: Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), by Chris Szaban

Join us this Friday November 8, 2024 meeting at 7:30 pm in the Parish Hall at St. Matthew’s-on-the-Plains Anglican Church, 126 Plains Road E. Burlington. 

This month’s presentation will feature Doug Turner in conversation with the astrophotographers and artists that have their work in the 2025 Celestial Events Calendar.  You don’t want to miss the unveiling of the 2025 Calendar!  The pictures are quite stunning.

Calendars will be on sale for $12 cash or cheque at the in-person meeting on Friday.  Stay tuned for an email notice of when the calendars will go on sale through the HAA website.

Join us on Friday October 18 at 7:30 pm for our October members meeting and AGM. 

The guest speaker for the evening is Malcolm Park.  Mr. Park will be joining us in person to talk about his adventures as an amateur astronomer in Chile.

After the break we will hold the club’s Annual General Meeting.  There will be no Sky this Month presentation.

Photo credit: www.chile.travel

The latest issue of the Hamilton Amateur Astronomers Event Horizon newsletter is now available for download!

In this issue you’ll find;

• Announcements
• The Sky for October 2024
• Upcoming McCallion Planetarium Shows
• Upcoming Events
• Plus More

Download the latest issue or visit the newsletters section for past issues.

Photo credit: Wolf Rayet 134 and its nebula, in Cygnus, by Chris Szaban

We would like to invite all members to the first meeting of the new season on Friday September 13, 2024.  The doors will open around 7:00 pm and the meeting will begin at 7:30 pm.

The guest speaker for Friday September 13 is Brian Michel from 10 Telescopes in Guelph.  Brian will be speaking about how he prints 3-D telescopes and then distributes them for free to people and organizations in the Guelph area.    He will be joining us in person.

The HAA’s Observing Director, Matthew Mannering will be sharing astronomy news and observing tips in his Sky this Month presentation.