The latest issue of the Hamilton Amateur Astronomers Event Horizon newsletter is now available for download!
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Photo credit: The Galaxy NGC 7331 and Stephan’s Quintet, by
Pavle Culum.
Join us this Friday September 8 for our September members meeting as we kick off our new 2023-2024 season. Our guest speaker will be the 2023 BASEF winner of the James A. Winger award. Following her, we will have a summer activity recap, and then HAA Chair Bernie Venasse will also present “What I Did This Summer”.
Observing Director Steve Germann will also be there with the summer edition of The Sky This Month.
We will also be giving away some door prizes. Don’t forget that we gladly accept donations of food or cash for delivery to Hamilton FoodShare. Anything you can spare would be greatly appreciated!
Doors open at 7:00 PM and the meeting begins at 7:30 PM.
Photo credit: John Gauvreau
The latest issue of the Hamilton Amateur Astronomers Event Horizon newsletter is now available for download!
In this issue you’ll find;
Download the latest issue or visit the newsletters section for past issues.
Photo credit: Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888), by Alex Kepic.
Join us this Friday August 11, 2023 from 8:00 PM till midnight, for our public Perseids night at Binbrook Conservation Area. Admission is FREE! Donations of food (or cash in kind) for the Food Bank will be accepted at the gate.
Binbrook Conservation Area is located at 5050 Harrison Rd, Binbrook, ON L0R 1C0.
Photo credit: almanac.com
Join us on Friday June 9th as we welcome Dr. John Percy, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto. His topic for the evening will be “Variable Stars, the AAVSO, and You”.
As Dr. Percy describes it, “Variable stars are those stars which change in brightness, which most do — they are “action in the sky”. In this presentation, I will give an overview of variable stars, and how skilled amateur astronomers contribute to their understanding — especially through the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO). You can, too! I will also briefly describe my current research projects which make use of AAVSO data”.
Continue ReadingThe latest issue of the Hamilton Amateur Astronomers Event Horizon newsletter is now available for download!
In this issue you’ll find;
Download the latest issue or visit the newsletters section for past issues.
Photo credit: The Pinwheel Galaxy (M101), by Pavle Culum
The latest issue of the Hamilton Amateur Astronomers Event Horizon newsletter is now available for download!
In this issue you’ll find;
Download the latest issue or visit the newsletters section for past issues.
Photo credit: Crescent Moon April 24, 2023 by John Gauvreau
Join us this Friday, May 12 for our members meeting! Our guest speaker for the evening is acclaimed author Alan Dyer and he will be presenting “How to Photograph and Still Enjoy the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse“.
With the Great North American Eclipse coming to Canada on April 8, 2024, now is the time to start preparing for the big day. Alan presents his tips and techniques for viewing and photographing the solar eclipse, using methods that best ensure success and still allow you to see and enjoy the eclipse!
Continue ReadingJoin us this Friday, April 15 for our members meeting! Our guest speaker for the evening is our very own Matthew Mannering, and his topic for the evening will be “How to Maintain your Astro-gear”
Matthew will be offering advice on regular and not-so-regular maintenance of your equipment. Speaking about telescope maintenance, he may touch upon cleaning optics, collimation of scopes, and all kinds of suggestions to keep your equipment running smoothly… Bring your notepads for this one!!
Continue ReadingThe latest issue of the Hamilton Amateur Astronomers Event Horizon newsletter is now available for download!
In this issue you’ll find;
Download the latest issue or visit the newsletters section for past issues.
Photo credit: the North America Nebula (NGC 7000; Cygnus Wall),
by Alex Kepic
