If you’ve ever wondered what it’s really like to take beautiful astronomy images, this is a good video to start with. You’ll see the process of taking a picture of the Cocoon Nebula from your backyard using a DSLR camera and a small telescope.
This is a live cam located Churchill, Manitoba, directly underneath the aurora oval (one of the best places on earth to watch the aurora borealis!) This spectacular atmospheric phenomenon is known as the Northern Lights. Late winter and early spring are the best times so be sure to stop in [Read More…]
On the Road to a Billion Planets Dr Jessie Christiansen is an astrophysicist with the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute at Caltech, where she searches for, characterises and catalogues planets orbiting other stars. In 2018 she was awarded the NASA Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal for her role with the successful NASA [Read More…]
Occasionally, CCAS will host a “Movie Night” and show an astronomy-related movie or film for our members instead of having a guest speaker. Over the years, we’ve collected quite a collection of good titles. Here’s some from our list that you might enjoy watching yourself at home: 2001 Space Odyssey [Read More…]
Why do we study comets? They are small objects that allow us to study the outer solar system and deep space without actually having to go there, because they conveniently bring in material to us as they pass the sun. We can see comets with telescopes, binoculars, and sometimes even [Read More…]
Don’t forget about the upcoming meteor shower! The moon’s minimal (yay!) and you don’t even need a telescope – just go outside and look up! Try to find a space away from city lights, and enjoy it with a friend. Here are some resources: EarthSky Space.com Wiki
This is a quick presentation from our March 26th meeting from a CCAS Member that is actively involved in keeping track of variable stars, and he gave our club a really neat presentation about the current status of what used to be a really bright star in the constellation Orion. [Read More…]
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