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Weekend Roundup: Quoi faire ?
It’s time for another weekend, and there’s no shortage of things to do. While you’re out and about, remember to pick up a poppy and pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Weekend Roundup: Quoi faire ?
Fall weather has most certainly arrived, and with it comes Thanksgiving long weekend.
Canadian astronomers from across the country are gathering for the annual General Assembly of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
The Ottawa Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) is hosting the 2017 General Assembly (GA) from June 30 to July 3. Canadian astronomers from across the country are presenting cutting edge information to their colleagues.
Local amateur astronomer photographs a galaxy 11 billion light years away
A galaxy 11 billion light years away? Photographed by an Ottawa amateur astronomer? In his back yard observatory?
Science and beauty in local Astronomy Archive
Once a month, a group of local time travellers meet to swap stories about their travels. They travel back in time: years, decades, centuries, thousands, millions and sometimes billions of years. Many of them bring pictures, including photos of stunning beauty, and even some painstaking, meticulous sketches. All their stories share a sense of wonder. […]
Sanjeev Sivarulrasa: New photo exhibit explores the cosmos with an artistic eye
Who is responsible for explaining the heavens? In today’s modern world, our understanding of the universe comes almost exclusively from science, which provides breathtaking images of outer space with such instruments as the Hubble Space Telescope. Local photographer Sanjeev Sivarulrasa, however, wants to change this by having artists also provide insights on galaxies, nebulae and […]
