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2013

bulletPresident's Message - January 2013
bulletDon Dundee 1926-2013
bulletPresident's Message - February 2013
bulletMar 12, 2013 - Pro-Am Double Star discoveries by Michel Michaud
bulletPresident's Message - March 2013
bulletPresident's Message - April 2013
bulletPresident's Message - May 2013
bulletAug 24, 2013 - Final Night at the Centre of the Universe
bulletPresident's Message - June 2013
bulletPresident's Message - September 2013
bulletPresident's Message - October 2013
bulletPresident's Message - November 2013
bulletPresident's Message - December 2013

2012

bulletPresident's Message - January 2012
bulletPresident's Message - February 2012
bulletPresident's Message - March 2012
bulletPresident's Message - April 2012
bulletPresident's Message - May 2012
bulletGeoff Jones 1928-2012
bulletPresident's Message - June 2012
bulletPresident's Message - September 2012
bulletPresident's Message - October 2012

2011

bulletPresident's Message - January 2011
bulletPresident's Message - Feb 2011
bulletPresident's Message - March 2011
bulletRASC GA 2011 Report by Chris Gainor
bulletPresident's Message - April 2011
bulletPresident's Message - May 2011
bulletPresident's Message - June 2011
bulletPresident's Message - September 2011
bulletPresident's Message - October 2011
bulletPresident's Message - November 2011
bulletPresident's Message - December 2011
bulletMartin Shepherd 1928-2011

2010

bulletPresident's Message - January 2010
bulletPresident's Message - February 2010
bulletPresident's Message - March 2010
bulletSandy Clark - 1941-2010 - a memorial
bulletPresident's Message - April 2010
bulletPresident's Message - May 2010
bullet2010 General Assembly Report by Chris Gainor
bulletPresident's Message - June 2010
bulletPresident's Message - September 2010
bulletPresident's Message - October 2010
bulletPresident's Message - December 2010

2009

bulletPresident's Message - January 2009
bulletPresident's Message - February 2009
bulletPresident's Message - March 2009
bulletPresident's Message - April 2009
bulletA Mammoth Marathon by Lauri Roche
bulletPresident's Message - May 2009
bulletRASC General Assembly / Saskatchewan Summer Star Party 2009 - by Chris Gainor
bulletPresident's Message - June 2009
bulletPresident's Message - September 2009
bulletPresident's Message - October 2009
bulletPresident's Message - November 2009
bulletRASC Victoria Centre donates Galileoscopes to area schools - by Joe Carr, November 30, 2009
bulletPresident's Message - December 2009

2008

bulletPresident's Message - January 2008
bulletLunar Eclipse - February 20, 2008
bulletPresident's Message - February 2008
bulletPresident's Message - March 2008
bulletPresident's Message - April 2008
bulletNational News by Chris Gainor - April 16, 2008
bulletVirtual Observing using WorldWide Telescope - May 13, 2008
bulletBruno Quenneville, master observatory builder - May 26, 2008
bulletPresident's Message - May 2008
bulletPresident's Message - June 2008
bulletGeneral Assembly Report - June 2008 - Chris Gainor, National Rep
bulletMemorial to Blaire Pellatt - August 2008
bulletPresident's Message - July 2008
bulletPresident's Message - September 2008
bulletPresident's Message - October 2008
bulletPresident's Message - December 2008

2007

bulletGeorge Ball Condolences - Jan 19, 2007
bulletPresident's Message - Jan 2007
bulletPresident's Message - Feb 2007
bulletPresident's Message - March 2007
bulletPresident's Message - April 2007
bulletPresident's Message - May 2007
bulletPresident's Message - June 2007
bulletLunar Eclipse - Aug 28, 2007
bulletVictoria Centre Picnic - Sept 1, 2007
bulletPresident's Message - Oct 2007
bulletPresident's Message - Nov 2007
bulletTwo Focusing Aids for Astrophotography - Dec 19, 2007 - John McDonald (165k pdf)
bulletPresident's Message - December 2007

2006

bulletAtmosphere dispersion in planet images - John McDonald
bulletEd Majden Receives Chant Medal May 21, 2006
bulletVictoria Centre Picnic 2006 - Aug 19, 2006
bulletSaskatchewan Star Party 2006 - Frank Ogonoski - Aug 2006

2005

bulletPresident's Message - Jan 2005 by Scott Mair
bulletCICLOPS Imaging from Hygens - Carolyn Porco, Cassini Imaging Team leader, Director/CICLOPS- Jan 11/05
bulletPresident's Message - February 2005 by Scott Mair
bulletCU Shakedown & Photos - March 23, 2005
bulletPresident's Message - April 2005 by Scott Mair
bulletPresident's Message - June 2005 by Scott Mair
bulletSolarmax 40 Report - June 28, 2005 - by Sid Sidhu
bulletPresident's Message - July 2005 by Scott Mair
bulletRASCALs Picnic 2005 - Aug 12, 2005
bulletPresident's Message - August 2005  by Scott Mair

2004

bulletPresident's Message - by Chris Gainor - January 2004
bulletPresident's Message - by Chris Gainor - February 2004
bulletPresident's Message - by Chris Gainor - March 2004
bulletPresident's Message - by Chris Gainor - April 2004
bulletPresident's Message - by Chris Gainor - May 2004
bulletPresident's Message - by Chris Gainor - June 2004
bulletPresident's Message - by Chris Gainor - September 2004
bulletPresident's Message - by Chris Gainor - October 2004
bulletPresident's Message - by Chris Gainor - November 2004
bulletPresident's Message - by Scott Mair - December 2004
bulletMcNeil's Nebula
bulletVideo Capture of Jupiter & Moons - David Lee - March 2004
bulletMoving George Ball's Observatory - April 1, 2004
bulletPresentation to George Ball - April 2004
bulletTransit of Venus - June 7, 2004
bulletRASC General Assembly 2004 Report - David Lee - July 2004
bulletEternal Egypt - July 24, 2004
bulletPerseid Meteors - August 12, 2004
bulletReal-time Imaging - Stellacam EX - David Lee - Sept 18, 2004
bulletLunar Eclipse - Oct 27, 2004 - David Lee
bullet(1477) Bonsdorffia - HIP 2421 occultation - November 10, 2004 - David Lee & Dave Bennett

2003

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President's Message by Chris Gainor - March 2003

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President's Message by Chris Gainor - April 2003

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President's Message by Chris Gainor - May 2003

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President's Message by Chris Gainor - June 2003

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President's Message by Chris Gainor - September 2003

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President's Message by Chris Gainor - October 2003

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President's Message - by Chris Gainor - November 2003

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President's Message - by Chris Gainor - December 2003

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2003 General Assembly in Vancouver by Chris Gainor - June 2003

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Varsavia asteroid occultation - July 17, 2003

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2003 Island Star Party - July 25-28, 2003

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Mars at the Island Star Party 2003 by David Lee - July 25-28, 2003

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JoeTourist at the 2003 Island Star Party by Joe Carr - July 25-28, 2003

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RASCals 2003 Star Party
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Star Party Report by Rich Willis - Sept 19-21, 2003

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GEMINI Project (4.8Mb pdf) by Julie Bolduc-Duval - Powerpoint (9Mb, includes animations)

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Extending Human Vision (1.6Mb pdf) by David Lees - PowerPoint (9Mb)

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Fireball Detection a plea for help by Ed Majden - Nov 17, 2003

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Ernie Pfannenschmidt passed away Nov 17, 2003

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Historic RASC Victoria photos wanted - Bill Almond - Nov 24, 2003

2002

bulletAnnouncements - Jan-Aug 2002
bulletUrban Astronomy: A note from our NY correspondent Eric Schandall
bulletSimple Wide-field Astrophotography - David Lee
bulletSolar Eclipse - Centre of the Universe - June 10, 2002
bulletSecond Annual RASCal Star Party -  Sept 6-7, 2002
bulletPlaskett Tour - Nov 30-Dec 1, 2002

2000

bulletJanuary 20, 2000 Lunar Eclipse - David Lee & Richard Harvey
bulletThe Victoria Centre's Involvement in Pal Virag's Travelling Astronomical Education Project - Bill Almond
bulletJulie Payette Presents Souvenirs from Space
bulletA Dance of the Planets - Sandy Barta
bulletSafe Solar Viewing - Sandy Barta
bulletA ROARAing Through the Night - Sandy Barta / Images: Eric Schandall and David Lee
bulletVenus - Malcom Scrimger

1999

bulletThe "Dark" Secrets of CCD Imaging - Bill Almond
bulletLunar Occultation January 1999 - Eric Schandall
bulletSketching - Getting Personal with the Universe - Richard Harvey
bulletStar Trail Photography - David Lee
bulletFirst Impressions of the Omcon Vista 80mm - Richard Harvey
bulletM51 and the Gremlins - Bill Almond
bulletSid Sidhu's Teles-coop - David Lee
bulletPartial Lunar Eclipse July 28th 1999- Eric Schandall & David Lee
bulletEclipse '99 from Romania

1998

bulletLunar CCD Images
bulletTotal Solar Eclipse from Aruba + Eclipse from Antigua
bulletAlex Schmid's 8" / 9.75 Newtonian
bulletJan Wisniewski's Astronomy Projects
bulletCookbook CCD Images - Updated with notes on assembling images Feb 20/99

1997

bulletObservatory Plans
bulletAn Interview with George Ball

1996

bulletObservations from the Southern Hemisphere
bulletWinter Star Party 1996
bulletStellar Spectra: Amateur Observations

1995

bulletSketching the Night Sky
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