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Monthly Socials
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Socials are held the 4th Wednesday of every month (with the exception of July and August) and
are hosted in Mill Bay. Come and enjoy
a fun and informative social and maybe a little observing afterward.
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Next Social
Feb 26th @ 7:30pm
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"TBA
Click here for More Information
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Future Socials
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Mar 26th/14 |
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Apr 23rd/14 |
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"Molecules that
Changed History" by Dr. Jeremy Wulff |
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May 28th/14 |
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"UVic's
Discovery of a Particle Consistent with being the Higgs Boson at
the ATLAS Experiment at CERN" by Dr. Justin Albert |
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June 25th/14 |
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"Summer BBQ and Annual
AGM" hosted by CVSF |
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July 23rd/14 |
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No Social |
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Aug 22 - 24th/14 |
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19th
Annual Island Star Party
hosted by CVSF |
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Aug 27th/14 |
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No Social |
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Sept 24th/14 |
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Past Features |
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Sept 26th /12 |
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"Star Party
Show and Tell" |
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Starts JULY 20
@4:00
Ends JULY 22
@ 12:00pm |
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"17th Annual
Island Star Party" hosted by CVSF
ISP 2012 |
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May 23rd /12 |
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"Scientifically
Analyzing the Distribution of Electromagnetic Spectrum Energy
detected from the Universe." by Gilbert Beaudry |
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Apr 25th /12 |
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"Space Dust,
Bugs and Dao: Beneficial Bacteria" by Dr. Real Roy |
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Mar 28th /12 |
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"Pacific
Storm Types and Tracks" by
Dr. David Atkinson |
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"ISP Show and
Tell" viewing of ISP Photos |
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Aug 27th/11 |
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Guided Nature Walk with
Kathleen Johnson
Guided Telescope Walk with Ed
Nicholas
ALMA Project with
Andrew Woodsworth
Astronomy 101 with Lauri
Roche |
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May 25th/11 |
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"Apocalyptic Prophecy: Fact or
Fiction?" by Dr. Gregory Arkos |
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Apr 27th/11 |
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""Travel
Astrophotography (or how to pack a lot of stuff in your suitcase)"
by John McDonald |
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Mar 23rd/11 |
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"Theory of Chaos"
by Dr. Florin Diacu |
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Nov 24th/10 |
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"Where Did All
of this Stuff Come From? Making Lead, Gold and Carbon in Stars and Supernovae
Presented by Dr. Falk Herwig
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Oct 27th/10 |
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"The
(Sub-atomic) Generation Gap: Symmetries and Mysteries" by Dr. Robert Kowalewski |
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Sept 4th/10 |
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Fun and Games in
the Great Out of Doors and;
"Journey Back in
Time on the Koksilah River with Genevieve
Singleton
Learn How to Collimate Your Scope With Brian Robilliard
"The
Galactic Jam with Bryon Thompson & Tom Horsfall
Guided Telescope Walk with Ed
Nicholas
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Aboriginal Views of the Night Sky: Has Their Time Returned? with
Andrew Woodsworth
Astronomy 101 with Bryon
Thompson |
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Sept 3rd/10 |
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"Science Fiction
and Astronomy with Bill Weller
Guided Telescope Walk
with Ed Nicholas
Astronomy 101 with Bryon
Thompson |
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June 23rd/10 |
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"Summer BBQ and Annual
AGM" hosted by CVSF |
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May 26th/10 |
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"Living and Working on the International Space Station"
by Dr. Robert
Gifford
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Feb 24th/10 |
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"Amateur
Contributions to Astronomical Science: A Brief Look at Some Stellar
Findings" by Christina Martens |
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Jan 27th/10 |
Double
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"Supernovae" by
Melissa Graham &
"Solar System
Formation and Evolution" by Alex Parker |
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Oct 28th/09 |
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" From
Eyepieces to Exo-planets: Our Journey in Astronomy" by
Gerry Rozema |
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Sept 23rd/09 |
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"Mystery Moon Near
Saturn" introduction by Robert
Deane |
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Aug 26th/09 |
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"Active Galactic
Nuclei - a matter of perspective"
by Emily Down |
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July 22nd/09 |
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"A Night At the
Movies" hosted by CVSF |
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July 18th/09 |
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Workshops:
"Collimation, Digital Astrophotography"
"Binocular
Astronomy Gary Seronik
Guided Telescope Walk with Ed
Nicholas
Binocular
Tour of the Sky with Gary Seronik |
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July 17th/09 |
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How to
become an Astronaut Dr. Geoff Steeves
Guided Telescope Walk with Ed
Nicholas
Astronomy 101 with Bryon
Thompson |
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June 24th/09 |
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"Summer BBQ and Annual
AGM" hosted by CVSF |
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May 27th/09 |
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"Learn
How to Collimate Your Scope" led by Brian Robilliard |
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April 22nd/09 |
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Timelines by Roger Bailey |
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March 25th/09 |
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Blown
Away - The Story of the Dinosaur Extinction
by
Scott Mair |
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February 25th/09 |
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Towards Nature's Heart of
Darkness: New Technologies for Precision Astrophysics and Cosmology
by
Dr. Justin Albert |
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January 28th/09 |
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A Glimpse Into A Solar Eclipse by Michael Webb |
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October 22nd/08 |
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Dark Matter, Dark Energy and Black Holes
by Sheona Urquhart |
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July 5th/08 |
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Astrophotography with any Camera Simple
or Advanced John McDonald
Telescope Walk with Ed
Nicholas
A Cosmic View from the Milky Way and
The Stargazers by John Nemy &
Carol Legate
Astronomy 101 with Bryon
Thompson |
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July 4th/08 |
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The
Exploration of Mars by Chris
Gainor
Telescope Walk with Ed Nicholas
Astronomy 101
with Bryon Thompson |
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May 28th/08 |
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Determining the Age and Metallicity of Early-Type Galaxies by
Brad Cownden |
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April 23rd/08 |
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History of
Space
Chris Gainor |
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March 26th/08 |
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How Amateur Astronomers Can Help the Pros Do Astronomy Research
by Dr. Bill Weller |
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February 27th/08 |
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Astrophotography, With and Without a Telescope
by John McDonald
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