Events:
Daytime - 10am - 4pm
 |
Ask an Astronomer booth - get that burning question
answered by the experts! |
|
Solar observing - outside, weather permitting
|
|
Telescope making - demonstration
|
|
Astro kids activities - fun projects for kids of all
ages
|
|
Walk among the planets - outside interactive display
of our solar system |
|
Astro-photography -slide shows of local astro-photos,
and find out how your camera can take photos of the night sky
|
|
Activities & exhibits from the students of
Science Venture & Pearson College.
|
|
|
|
Astronomy Talks - Lecture Theatre A104, Bob
Wright Building
|
11AM - Stargazing from Namibia's NamibRand Nature
Reserve, Africa's First International Dark Sky Reserve - The
dark skies and the protected wildlife in the Namib Desert - Miles
Paul Presentation
(26Mb pdf) |
|
12PM Noon - The sky in photos and video - Photographs and
time lapse video capture the magic of the night sky from dark
locations in and around Victoria and beyond. - John McDonald
HD Video online |
|
1PM - Annular Solar Eclipse May 20th 2012 - The
story of how I found myself on a plane headed for a small city in
Utah to see the Ring of Fire - David Lee
Presentation (9Mb
PowerPoint Show) |
|
2PM - The Transit of Venus in 2012 � Our
last chance to observe this rare celestial event was so much fun! - Joe Carr
Presentation (8Mb
PowerPoint Show)
|
|
3PM - Light and Us - Find out how light affects
humans, wildlife, and the environment - Dorothy Paul
Presentation (4Mb
PowerPoint Show) |
|
|
Evening - 7:00pm-11pm
|
Featured Speaker: 7PM - Extra-solar Planet Discoveries & Breakthroughs -
Dr. Christian Marois, HIA - Hear about the exciting search for planets
outside our own solar system from a leader in the field. Lecture Theatre
B150, Bob
Wright Building |
|
Big 32" telescope viewing - weather permitting - Observe celestial objects in the night sky through
the eyepiece of UVic's big telescope! Roof top of Bob Wright
Building |
|
Telescopes will also be available for celestial
viewing on the roof of the Bob Wright building |
|
Win your very own telescope - buy tickets in our Raffle Draw!
Raffle tickets will be available at Astronomy Day.
|
|
Free admission for everyone.
$2.25 to park for the whole day at UVic.
Parking & transportation at UVic
Thanks go to all our volunteers and partners. Our partners:
|
I would like to say special �thank you� to all the
volunteers
for their help making this year�s International Astronomy Day
celebrations a successful event. Considering the weather was
not kind to us, I think we had a good time sharing our interests with the public. Without the dedicated volunteers, such events don�t
happen. Your help is much appreciated.
There were 270 GM [Galileo Moments, or members of the public].
Cheers,
Sid |
|
Past years' events
|
News Features & Coverage
Victoria News - UVic hosts astronomy day Saturday
Monique Keiran- Things are really looking up at Cattle Point - Times
Colonist |
