Education
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.
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.
Join us online this Friday February 12th at 7:30pm for our monthly meeting as Dr. Philip Groff of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) joins us to talk about running a large, national organization through these trying times as well as provide some of the fascinating history of the RASC and give a tour of its wonderful collection of astronomical artifacts.
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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
Join us this Friday December 11th at 7:30 PM for our monthly meeting on ZOOM for members, as well on our YouTube channel for non-members. The YouTube link will be posted at 7:15 PM on Friday.
Our guest speaker this month is Dr. Yanqin Wu whose interests are in extra-solar planets, and and will discuss some of her most recent discoveries. These discoveries led her and her team to propose a new space mission, one that promises to find true Earth analogs.
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The latest issue of the Hamilton Amateur Astronomers Event Horizon newsletter is now available for download!
In this issue you’ll find…
- The Sky This Month for December 2020
- Observing Mare Orientale
- NASA Night Sky Notes
- Eye Candy
- 2019-2020 Financial Statements
- Plus More
Download the latest issue or visit the newsletters section for past issues.
Photo credit: The Veil Nebula (Western Portion) by Mike Hamilton.
Join us online Friday October 16th at 7:30, as we will be holding our October member’s meeting! This is an online Zoom meeting, and all members are invited to join and enjoy the presentations. All non-members are welcome to join the YouTube live stream. The link will be posted here and all social media platforms at 7:15PM just prior to the meeting.
Our special guest speaker this month is Dr. Hilding Neilson who will be speaking about Muin and the Search for Life in the Universe.
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The latest issue of the Hamilton Amateur Astronomers Event Horizon newsletter is now available for download!
In this issue you’ll find…
- The Sky This Month for October 2020
- NASA Night Sky Notes
- Eye Candy
- Plus More
Download the latest issue or visit the newsletters section for past issues.
Photo credit: Mars by Alex Kepic.
The latest issue of the Hamilton Amateur Astronomers Event Horizon newsletter is now available for download!
In this issue you’ll find…
- HAA In the News!
- The Sky This Month for September 2020
- NASA Night Sky Notes
- Eye Candy
- Plus More
Download the latest issue or visit the newsletters section for past issues.
Photo credit: Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE by Bob Christmas.
Join us on January 10th 2020 at 7:30pm – Admission is free and everyone is welcome!
On Friday January 10th we will enjoy our first meeting of 2020! In the wake of the gift giving season there are surely many new astro toys out there. At our meeting we have several members bringing in new gear to show, and tales to tell why they are so enthused about their new acquisitions.
All members are invited to participate. If you would like to share a story about a piece of equipment, new or old, large or small, please get in touch. Telescopes, eyepieces, books, accessories and anything astro related is welcome. It’s all good! And the more participants we have the better!
Each member need only spend a couple of minutes sharing their story about their item. To be part of this fun evening and get in the lineup just get in touch with our Chair John Gauvreau via email at “chair ‘at’ amateurastronomy.org”
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The latest issue of the Hamilton Amateur Astronomers Event Horizon newsletter is now available for download!
In this issue you’ll find…
• The 2019 Christmas Social
• November Astrophysics Group Meeting Summary
• The Sky This Month for December 2019
• NASA Night Sky Notes
• Eye Candy
• 2018-2019 Financial Statements
• Upcoming Events
• Plus More
Download the latest issue or visit the newsletters section for past issues.
Photo credit: Galaxy NGC 891 in Andromeda, by Matthew Mannering