MAS Meetings

	Royal Astronomical Society of Canada *Mississauga Centre*
	\| HOME \| MEETINGS \| ARCHIVES \| MEMBERS STUFF \| PUBLIC STAR PARTIES \| CONTACTS \| LINKS \| WHAT'S NEW \| PHOTO GALLERY \| SKY CHARTS MEETINGS Our meetings are held generally twice per month on Friday evenings. They consist of two "themes"; Members Nights & Speakers Nights. All are welcome to attend the meetings. On Members Nights, various topics of interest and knowledge are discussed and presented by MAS members including Introduction to Astronomy, Observing Techniques, The Sky Tonight and other related information. Invited guests participate in our Speakers Nights. These guests represent many different areas of the Astronomy and Space Sciences fields. The location for our meetings is the University of Toronto at Mississauga. Meetings will be held in the room SE2082 located in the South Building. Parking is $5 - tickets are available from machines which accept credit cards or cash. Meeting start time: 8:00 pm Map to the meeting location: UTM MAP Upcoming Meetings: 2010 Meetings Friday March 12, 2010 Members Night Host: Leslie Strike Denis Grey Taking in the TSP Denis Grey provides an astrotourist's look at one of North America's longest-running star parties - the Texas Star Party including what to see and do in the mountains of West Texas. Terry Milligan Worth a Read: Astronomy @ your library* James Crombie Astronomy in the News Randy Attwood Constellation of the Month: Leo / The Sky This Month * library books will be available for sign out - bring your Mississauga library card! Friday March 26, 2010 Speaker Night Dave Lane, National President, RASC Amateur Variable Star Research at the Abbey Ridge Observatory This talk will describe my backyard observatory which is "tuned" for amateur astronomy research and some of the variable star observing projects undertaken and the exciting research that has come from the data collected. www.davelane.ca/aro Friday April 9, 2010 Members Night Friday April 23, 2010 Speaker Night Jason Haynes A Crash Course on Meteorites & Cosmic Impact Events Meteorites have fascinated man since the dawn of civilization. At first they were thought to be signs from the gods. Now we understand they are pieces of other worlds. Just what are these strange visitors from space? Where do they come from? Why do we study them? Friday May 7, 2010 Members Night Friday May 28, 2010 Speaker Night Sara Poirier Ontario Science Centre The History of Astronomy in Canada Link to ARCHIVE OF PAST MEETINGS Information is added to this page as updates become available.