Astronomy Day 2007

Website archive 1995-2013

 Victoria Centre is part of the national Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, which is dedicated to bringing information about astronomy to the general public.


Advanced Search

    

Home
Events
Image Gallery
Online Articles
Observing Highlights
Search

 

 

 

 

International Astronomy Day 2007

Saturday, April 21, 2007

Although the weather didn't cooperate, Astronomy Day was still a great success here in Victoria!  The inside exhibits at the Royal BC Museum during the day included: Ask an Astronomer booth, Telescope viewing, Solar observing, Telescope making, Astro kids activities, Tour the solar system, astrophotography, and live music inspired by the stars with June Bugg and the Ugly Brothers. Later at the Centre of the Universe, a special presentation was given Phoenix - an international mission to Mars - by Dr. Victoria Hipkin, as well as Telescope tours and Planetarium shows were held.

Many thanks go to our members who volunteered for this year's event, as well as our partners: Royal British Columbia Museum, Capital Regional District Parks, Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, University of Victoria, and Pearson College of the Pacific.

horizontal rule

Some photos from Astronomy Day 2007


Steven Courtin's VW Bus with astronomy decoration
Solar system model, Sun in foreground
The solar observers - clouded out - Guy Walton, David Griffiths, Mark Wheen, Bruno Quenneville, Roy Watson, Alex Schmid

The "Ask the Astronomer" booth
Brian Robilliard and a young astronomer using Victoria Centre's Takahashi
Young astronomers checking out some telescope optics

Kid's table
Mirror grinding discussion
'June Bugg and the Ugly Brothers' Astronomy Day performance

Charles Banville talking telescopes
Greg Higgs sharing his enthusiasm for the replica of Galileo's first telescope
Colin Wyatt, the builder of the replica of Galileo's first telescope

horizontal rule

Saturday, April 21, 2007

Program at the Royal BC Museum 10am - 4pm

bullet

Ask an Astronomer booth

bullet

Telescope viewing

bullet

Solar observing

bullet

Telescope making

bullet

Astro kids activities

bullet

Tour the solar system

bullet

Astrophotography

bullet

Live music inspired by the stars with 'June Bugg and the Ugly Brothers'

Program at the Centre of the Universe 7pm - 11pm

bullet

Phoenix - an international mission to Mars - presentation by Dr. Victoria Hipkin at 8pm

bullet

Telescope tours

bullet

Planetarium shows

bullet

Night sky viewing

IAD 2007 poster (74k pdf)

IAD News Release (57k pdf)

Astrophotography Posters

Software Tools List

horizontal rule

RASC Victoria Centre celebrates International Astronomy Day each year with special events for the public. 

A few of the past years activities:

bulletAstronomy Day 2006
bulletAstronomy Day 2005
bulletAstronomy Day 2004
bulletAstronomy Day 2003
bulletAstronomy Day 2002

 

� 2014 Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Victoria Centre
All text and images are Copyright their respective owners
Victoria Centre adheres to our National Privacy Policy
Website: archive.victoria.rasc.ca - Contact us
 RASC Victoria Centre does not endorse nor is responsible for the content of external websites. External links will open in a new window.
Last updated: January 29, 2014

The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada is dedicated to the promotion of astronomy and its related sciences; we espouse the scientific method, and support dissemination of discoveries and theories based on that well-tested method.

Web hosting & email services provided by Matthew Watson