Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
R.A.S.C. Calgary Centre, 250, 300 5th Ave SW, PO Box 20282 T2P 2M5 Calgary, AB, Canada

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The March #Equinox, the moment the Sun is directly over the equator, occurred on March 20th. Read about its cultural significance here. #Nowruz #PersianNewYear https://calgary.rasc.ca//Astronomy_and_Cultural_Significan

A pretty good equinox aurora borealis show overnight. This is a nearly 6 hour time lapse (1:02 - 6:50 am) taken with an iPhone 11 Pro running NightCap App. Imaged from northern Vulcan County near Carseland AB. Aurora time lapse captured by an iPhone 11 Pro smart phone running the Night Cap app at 12500 ISO, 10 second exposures giving an approximate time contraction of about 300 times. The phone was simply propped up against a window pane, facing north. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APAmQaXov-Q

Become a space explorer by discovering mountain ranges, craters and lava plains on Earth’s closest neighbour! Join us Thursdays at noon (eastern time) from Apri...l 1st to June 17th as we guide you through RASC’s Explore the Moon Observing Program. Bring your telescope or binoculars to discover all kinds of amazing lunar features right from your driveway! Find out more and register at rasc.ca/moonatnoon. See more

How astronomy has provided stress relief and a sense of community during pandemic

New insights into the aurora-like phenomenon STEVE, with input from Alberta night-sky photographers.

This week in the skies, courtesy of SkyNews Magazine, a perk of membership in the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada https://skynews.ca/this-weeks-sky-november-16-to-22-2020/

An old idea is new again. Primordial Black Holes from the Big Bang could be dark matter.

This is still some weeks away, but if we've learned anything during this pandemic, it's that time appears to have lost much of its meaning.