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September 2025 Potpourri
September 12 @ 20:00 - 22:00
Potpourri Meeting – various talks by members
Imaging an ISS Transit of the Sun – Shakeel Anwar
A presentation providing an overview of how to capture an ISS transit of the Sun, both in White Light and Hydrogen Alpha.
QUARCS – An overview of QHYCCD’s StarMaster Pro system – Jo VandenDool
QHYCCD has been working on a new comer to the astrophotography computer space. Still in development this is an Early in depth look at the software that you won’t find anywhere else.
Deep Dive Into Eclipses – Haricharan Amuthan
This presentation will go into detail about the nature of eclipses, why they happen, and the patterns we can observe in their occurrence.
Through Dark Skies to Starfest: A Beginner’s Journey – Graziella Dall Agnese
My first time at Torrance Barrens Dark Sky Preserve (after Perseid Meteor Shower) and first Starfest.
3I/Atlas – Ron Macnaughton
3I/Atlas – the fastest visitor from the galaxy discovered yet
Venue
- DV2072 William Davis Building UTM
Getting There:
Paid parking in lot 8 is adjacent to the Recreation Athletics and Wellness Centre.
Use the entrance facing Outer Circle road. Walk up the stairs up to the second floor. Continue past Tim Hortons on the second floor and turn right. Follow the hallway to the room 2072 -- look for the RASC banner.
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To use the elevators, continue straight on after you enter the building. Take the elevator to the second floor. Turn left out of the elevators and continue down the long hallway to room DW2072 -- look for the RASC banner. If you go by Tim Hortons to the stairs going down, you've gone the wrong way.
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