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. 

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 September 2024
• Eye Candy
• 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 in Cygnus, by Chris Szaban

The Perseids event will be held at Binbrook Conservation Area on Saturday August 10th.

Please keep an eye out for the event being cancelled due to weather.  Currently, the go/no-go time is noon on the 10th. 

The gates will open at 8pm and close for entry at 9:30pm .

The event will end at 11:30pm.

Join us this Friday, June 14th for our June members meeting!

The guest speaker for this meeting will be Benjamin Law. In his presentation, Benjamin will share his journey in astrophotography, his learning experiences and his stories, in hopes of igniting the interest of others to dip their toes into this amazing astrophotography experience.

Intrigued by several celestial events in the early 80s, Benjamin began to find deep interest in space since he was a kid in Hong Kong.  He joined various astronomy clubs, learned more about the beautiful sky, and enjoyed showing the night sky to people.  One year his father took him to a camp and that moonless starry night totally changed his view about the night sky.  Benjamin immigrated to Canada in the early 90s, and pursued his interest in astrophysics academically at University.

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

In this issue you’ll find;

• Summer Events Calendar
• HAA Explorers
• The Sky for Summer 2024
• Eye Candy
• Upcoming McCallion Planetarium Shows
• Upcoming Events
• Plus More

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

Photo credit: The Aurora on May 11, 2024, by Janice Mannering.

Join us this Friday, May 10th for our May members meeting!

The guest speaker for this meeting will be Dr. Chris Jillings from SNOLAB. Dr. Jillings’s talk “How to Know the Universe from a Hole in the Ground” will focus on black matter.  He will be joining us on Zoom.

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 for May 2024
• Total Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024 Members’ Image Gallery
• Upcoming McCallion Planetarium Shows
• Upcoming Events
• Plus More

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

Photo credit: Diamond Ring Effect of the April 8, 2024 Solar Eclipse, by Janice Mannering

Join us this Friday, April 12th for our April members meeting!

Our guest speaker for the evening is Perry Edmundson, Program Manager at Canadensys Aerospace.  Mr. Edmundson will be joining us in person to talk about the Canadian Space Agency’s Lunar Rover mission.
 
In place of the Sky this Month presentation there will be time for members to share eclipse stories and experiences.  If you want to share an eclipse picture or two at the meeting on Friday, send those picture(s) to Matthew Mannering in jpeg format before noon on Friday April 12.  Limit of 2 pictures per member please.  Any pictures received after noon on Friday will not be projected at the meeting.

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

In this issue you’ll find;

• Bay Area Science and Engineering Fair (BASEF) Winners
• HAA Explorers
• The Sky for April 2024
• 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 12P Pons-Brooks, by Chris Szaban.

Join us this Friday March 8th at our new home at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church in Burlington, for our March members meeting. St. Matthew’s is located at 126 Plains Road East, Burlington, Ontario, L7T2C3.

Our guest speaker will be Dave Cotterell. Dave is a retired high school teacher, and has been a passionate observer for his entire life. He specializes in observing Double Stars and will graciously share his hard-won insights and vast knowledge of Double Stars with us.