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Amateur Spectroscopy

Tuesday 9th of March 2021

Join us this Friday at 7:30pm for our March members meeting. This month our special guest speaker is Tom Field, contributing editor to Sky and Telescope magazine and accomplished amateur spectroscopist. Tom will be giving an overview of spectroscopy and how the amateur can contribute with their own spectra.

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For the past 10 years Tom has been a contributing editor to Sky and Telescope Magazine. About the same time as he began that he founded Field Tested Systems as a way to share his passion for hands-on-science, education, and citizens’ science. Specializing in amateur spectroscopy his software allows the user to analyze stellae spectrographs in real time, allowing amateurs to explore the composition of stars.

March 2021 Event Horizon Newsletter

Friday 5th of March 2021

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

In this issue you’ll find…

HAA Explorers
The Sky This Month for March 2021
Notes from My Virtual Table, March 2021
Total Solar Eclipses of Long Duration in Canada: 0-3000
How to Calculate Astrophoto Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR)
NASA Night Sky Notes
Plus More

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

Photo credit: Waxing gibbous moon, by John Gauvreau.

February 2021 Event Horizon Newsletter

Tuesday 2nd of February 2021

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

In this issue you’ll find…

HAA Explorers
The Sky This Month for February 2021
Notes from MyVirtual Table, January 2021
Canadian Solar Eclipses: 0-3000
Where Is Astronomy Going From Here?
NASA Night Sky Notes
Eye Candy
Plus More

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

Photo credit: Backyard shadows from an almost-full moon by Jo Ann Salci

Behind the Scenes with Mario Carr

Tuesday 5th of January 2021

Join us live on YouTube now http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2LTDy8xm8U

Join us online this Friday January 8th at 7:30pm for our monthly meeting, as our very own PR guru Mario Carr gives us a peak behind the scenes with stories as the region’s go to astronomy guy for the media. You’ve seen him on tv and read his newspaper columns; now here is your chance to talk to him directly!