From edmizzi.mizzi at gmail.com Fri Mar 10 13:46:37 2017 From: edmizzi.mizzi at gmail.com (Edward Mizzi) Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2017 13:46:37 -0500 Subject: [RASC Hamilton Special Announcement] Outreach Opportunity for Youth Message-ID: Fellow Amateur Astronomers, 1. The Canadian Astronomical Society and the Dunlap Institute sponsor an excellent program called Discover the Universe. They have great webinars and workshops and produce excellent slide shows for outreach events. There is no charge to sign up and I highly recommend it, even if you do not do outreach. http://www.discovertheuniverse.ca/ 2. Another great opportunity for kids 7-15 is the Toronto Space Apps Challenge coming up on April 29, 2017. If you have or know of children who might enjoy this, there is no charge and anyone can attend. Go to the website below and click on Youth Program. http://spaceappstoronto.com/2017/ Thanks, Ed -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gary at bendun.net Fri Mar 10 15:44:25 2017 From: gary at bendun.net (Gary Bennett) Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2017 15:44:25 -0500 Subject: [RASC Hamilton Special Announcement] =?iso-8859-1?q?AstroCATS_=26?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_Canadian_Astrophotography_Schools_=28CAPS=29_-_Goo?= =?iso-8859-1?q?d_New_and_Bad_News?= Message-ID: <015601d299df$1b7d29f0$52777dd0$@bendun.net> First, the good news! Our Canadian Astrophotography Schools (CAPS) event is still GAME ON! This event was started last year, and every indication is that it is an event that “has legs” and will continue to be a premier attraction to photography enthusiasts from far afield. The biggest benefit to RASC Hamilton Centre is that it has the potential to generate as much, if not more revenue, and at the same time, an exponential reduction in volunteer manpower to accomplish. CAPS is a full-emersion, 2-day school where students get hands-on instruction from leading experts. It appeals to both hard-core deep-space imagers, as well as those interested in “skyscape” artistic photography and Planetary (including Solar) photography. Whether the interest is learning hard-core scientific imaging or skyscapes using simple light-duty equipment, there is something for everyone! Even better news, RASC Hamilton Centre members (in good standing) can enroll in any of the 3 courses for ½ price! More details to follow. OK, now onto the bad news. On Friday, March 3, the Board of Directors and AstroCATS Committee met in a special session to discuss concerns about lackluster Exhibitor participation in the upcoming AstroCATS Trade Show. With only 10 weeks until show-time, we needed to make a difficult decision to either forge ahead, or cancel the event. After reviewing potential consequences, in terms of financial and professional responsibility, we felt that there was a risk that we would not be able to deliver a rich experience to either paid attendees or the exhibitors. Our decision was to cancel AstroCATS 2017. As of this writing, exhibitors who had already signed-up have been notified. We have already received feedback that supports the decision we made. Most interestingly, a major factor was that some exhibitors state-side, were concerned about crossing the border during the political turmoil that has been the focus of media attention of late. I cannot even begin to do justice to passing on my gratitude, to the AstroCATS committee, who have volunteered countless man-hours of their time. In particular, Andy Blanchard, David Surette, and John Devonshire, who have given so much to make AstoCATS a success during the previous 4 years. Over the next few days, our AstroCATS and CAPS website will be recrafted to reflect todays announcement. After a few days, we invite you check our progress, and you can learn more about enrolling in one of the courses at:http://hamiltonrasc.ca/CAPS/courses/ Clear Skies! Gary Bennett President, RASC Hamilton Centre NOTICE: This announcement may arrive in your email inbox twice. It has been posted to our Web Forum as well as our email distribution list. Please do NOT reply to this email (it will “bounce”) If you wish to reply to this announcement, or participate in the lively discussions taking place on our forum, please visit our web forum here: http://hamiltonrasc.ca/forum/index.php?topic=557.0 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gary at bendun.net Thu Mar 30 16:48:36 2017 From: gary at bendun.net (Gary Bennett) Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 16:48:36 -0400 Subject: [RASC Hamilton Special Announcement] April Meeting, Thursday April 6 - The Colours of the Universe, A Pigment of Your Imagination Message-ID: <091f01d2a997$0273b920$075b2b60$@bendun.net> Join us on April 6 @ 8:00 for a night of fun and astronomical delight Open to the public! Special Presentation: The Colours of the Universe, A Pigment of Your Imagination We've all seen those beautiful photos of colourful nebulas. Some taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, others by our own club members. But, are they real or "doctored"? Why don't we see those colours when looking through an eyepiece? What is "the Hubble Pallet"? What is "False Colour" and why we use it? Club members Gary Colwell and Gary Bennett will unravel the mysteries of the colours of space and how our brains perceive and process colour. Show & Tell - Lighten Your Load Using Micro Computers (and other cool gizmos) Some of your fellow members have already discovered how computer technology has advance to the point where a full-fledged computer has been condensed to the size of a pack of gum and uses almost no power, and only costs $180. We will "de-geekify" will unveil the hardware and show how it may become a workhorse used by amateur astronomers. This will be a "geek-speak free" presentation! Where: The Royal Canadian Legion, 79 Hamilton St. N, 2nd Floor, Waterdown ON THIS IS A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT - Please do NOT reply to this email. For questions, comments, discussion, please log onto our web forum @ http://hamiltonrasc.ca/forum/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From edmizzi.mizzi at gmail.com Fri Mar 10 13:46:37 2017 From: edmizzi.mizzi at gmail.com (Edward Mizzi) Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2017 13:46:37 -0500 Subject: [RASC Hamilton Special Announcement] Outreach Opportunity for Youth Message-ID: Fellow Amateur Astronomers, 1. The Canadian Astronomical Society and the Dunlap Institute sponsor an excellent program called Discover the Universe. They have great webinars and workshops and produce excellent slide shows for outreach events. There is no charge to sign up and I highly recommend it, even if you do not do outreach. http://www.discovertheuniverse.ca/ 2. Another great opportunity for kids 7-15 is the Toronto Space Apps Challenge coming up on April 29, 2017. If you have or know of children who might enjoy this, there is no charge and anyone can attend. Go to the website below and click on Youth Program. http://spaceappstoronto.com/2017/ Thanks, Ed -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gary at bendun.net Fri Mar 10 15:44:25 2017 From: gary at bendun.net (Gary Bennett) Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2017 15:44:25 -0500 Subject: [RASC Hamilton Special Announcement] =?iso-8859-1?q?AstroCATS_=26?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_Canadian_Astrophotography_Schools_=28CAPS=29_-_Goo?= =?iso-8859-1?q?d_New_and_Bad_News?= Message-ID: <015601d299df$1b7d29f0$52777dd0$@bendun.net> First, the good news! Our Canadian Astrophotography Schools (CAPS) event is still GAME ON! This event was started last year, and every indication is that it is an event that “has legs” and will continue to be a premier attraction to photography enthusiasts from far afield. The biggest benefit to RASC Hamilton Centre is that it has the potential to generate as much, if not more revenue, and at the same time, an exponential reduction in volunteer manpower to accomplish. CAPS is a full-emersion, 2-day school where students get hands-on instruction from leading experts. It appeals to both hard-core deep-space imagers, as well as those interested in “skyscape” artistic photography and Planetary (including Solar) photography. Whether the interest is learning hard-core scientific imaging or skyscapes using simple light-duty equipment, there is something for everyone! Even better news, RASC Hamilton Centre members (in good standing) can enroll in any of the 3 courses for ½ price! More details to follow. OK, now onto the bad news. On Friday, March 3, the Board of Directors and AstroCATS Committee met in a special session to discuss concerns about lackluster Exhibitor participation in the upcoming AstroCATS Trade Show. With only 10 weeks until show-time, we needed to make a difficult decision to either forge ahead, or cancel the event. After reviewing potential consequences, in terms of financial and professional responsibility, we felt that there was a risk that we would not be able to deliver a rich experience to either paid attendees or the exhibitors. Our decision was to cancel AstroCATS 2017. As of this writing, exhibitors who had already signed-up have been notified. We have already received feedback that supports the decision we made. Most interestingly, a major factor was that some exhibitors state-side, were concerned about crossing the border during the political turmoil that has been the focus of media attention of late. I cannot even begin to do justice to passing on my gratitude, to the AstroCATS committee, who have volunteered countless man-hours of their time. In particular, Andy Blanchard, David Surette, and John Devonshire, who have given so much to make AstoCATS a success during the previous 4 years. Over the next few days, our AstroCATS and CAPS website will be recrafted to reflect todays announcement. After a few days, we invite you check our progress, and you can learn more about enrolling in one of the courses at:http://hamiltonrasc.ca/CAPS/courses/ Clear Skies! Gary Bennett President, RASC Hamilton Centre NOTICE: This announcement may arrive in your email inbox twice. It has been posted to our Web Forum as well as our email distribution list. Please do NOT reply to this email (it will “bounce”) If you wish to reply to this announcement, or participate in the lively discussions taking place on our forum, please visit our web forum here: http://hamiltonrasc.ca/forum/index.php?topic=557.0 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gary at bendun.net Thu Mar 30 16:48:36 2017 From: gary at bendun.net (Gary Bennett) Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 16:48:36 -0400 Subject: [RASC Hamilton Special Announcement] April Meeting, Thursday April 6 - The Colours of the Universe, A Pigment of Your Imagination Message-ID: <091f01d2a997$0273b920$075b2b60$@bendun.net> Join us on April 6 @ 8:00 for a night of fun and astronomical delight Open to the public! Special Presentation: The Colours of the Universe, A Pigment of Your Imagination We've all seen those beautiful photos of colourful nebulas. Some taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, others by our own club members. But, are they real or "doctored"? Why don't we see those colours when looking through an eyepiece? What is "the Hubble Pallet"? What is "False Colour" and why we use it? Club members Gary Colwell and Gary Bennett will unravel the mysteries of the colours of space and how our brains perceive and process colour. Show & Tell - Lighten Your Load Using Micro Computers (and other cool gizmos) Some of your fellow members have already discovered how computer technology has advance to the point where a full-fledged computer has been condensed to the size of a pack of gum and uses almost no power, and only costs $180. We will "de-geekify" will unveil the hardware and show how it may become a workhorse used by amateur astronomers. This will be a "geek-speak free" presentation! Where: The Royal Canadian Legion, 79 Hamilton St. N, 2nd Floor, Waterdown ON THIS IS A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT - Please do NOT reply to this email. For questions, comments, discussion, please log onto our web forum @ http://hamiltonrasc.ca/forum/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From edmizzi.mizzi at gmail.com Fri Mar 10 13:46:37 2017 From: edmizzi.mizzi at gmail.com (Edward Mizzi) Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2017 13:46:37 -0500 Subject: [RASC Hamilton Special Announcement] Outreach Opportunity for Youth Message-ID: Fellow Amateur Astronomers, 1. The Canadian Astronomical Society and the Dunlap Institute sponsor an excellent program called Discover the Universe. They have great webinars and workshops and produce excellent slide shows for outreach events. There is no charge to sign up and I highly recommend it, even if you do not do outreach. http://www.discovertheuniverse.ca/ 2. Another great opportunity for kids 7-15 is the Toronto Space Apps Challenge coming up on April 29, 2017. If you have or know of children who might enjoy this, there is no charge and anyone can attend. Go to the website below and click on Youth Program. http://spaceappstoronto.com/2017/ Thanks, Ed -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gary at bendun.net Fri Mar 10 15:44:25 2017 From: gary at bendun.net (Gary Bennett) Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2017 15:44:25 -0500 Subject: [RASC Hamilton Special Announcement] =?iso-8859-1?q?AstroCATS_=26?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_Canadian_Astrophotography_Schools_=28CAPS=29_-_Goo?= =?iso-8859-1?q?d_New_and_Bad_News?= Message-ID: <015601d299df$1b7d29f0$52777dd0$@bendun.net> First, the good news! Our Canadian Astrophotography Schools (CAPS) event is still GAME ON! This event was started last year, and every indication is that it is an event that “has legs” and will continue to be a premier attraction to photography enthusiasts from far afield. The biggest benefit to RASC Hamilton Centre is that it has the potential to generate as much, if not more revenue, and at the same time, an exponential reduction in volunteer manpower to accomplish. CAPS is a full-emersion, 2-day school where students get hands-on instruction from leading experts. It appeals to both hard-core deep-space imagers, as well as those interested in “skyscape” artistic photography and Planetary (including Solar) photography. Whether the interest is learning hard-core scientific imaging or skyscapes using simple light-duty equipment, there is something for everyone! Even better news, RASC Hamilton Centre members (in good standing) can enroll in any of the 3 courses for ½ price! More details to follow. OK, now onto the bad news. On Friday, March 3, the Board of Directors and AstroCATS Committee met in a special session to discuss concerns about lackluster Exhibitor participation in the upcoming AstroCATS Trade Show. With only 10 weeks until show-time, we needed to make a difficult decision to either forge ahead, or cancel the event. After reviewing potential consequences, in terms of financial and professional responsibility, we felt that there was a risk that we would not be able to deliver a rich experience to either paid attendees or the exhibitors. Our decision was to cancel AstroCATS 2017. As of this writing, exhibitors who had already signed-up have been notified. We have already received feedback that supports the decision we made. Most interestingly, a major factor was that some exhibitors state-side, were concerned about crossing the border during the political turmoil that has been the focus of media attention of late. I cannot even begin to do justice to passing on my gratitude, to the AstroCATS committee, who have volunteered countless man-hours of their time. In particular, Andy Blanchard, David Surette, and John Devonshire, who have given so much to make AstoCATS a success during the previous 4 years. Over the next few days, our AstroCATS and CAPS website will be recrafted to reflect todays announcement. After a few days, we invite you check our progress, and you can learn more about enrolling in one of the courses at:http://hamiltonrasc.ca/CAPS/courses/ Clear Skies! Gary Bennett President, RASC Hamilton Centre NOTICE: This announcement may arrive in your email inbox twice. It has been posted to our Web Forum as well as our email distribution list. Please do NOT reply to this email (it will “bounce”) If you wish to reply to this announcement, or participate in the lively discussions taking place on our forum, please visit our web forum here: http://hamiltonrasc.ca/forum/index.php?topic=557.0 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gary at bendun.net Thu Mar 30 16:48:36 2017 From: gary at bendun.net (Gary Bennett) Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 16:48:36 -0400 Subject: [RASC Hamilton Special Announcement] April Meeting, Thursday April 6 - The Colours of the Universe, A Pigment of Your Imagination Message-ID: <091f01d2a997$0273b920$075b2b60$@bendun.net> Join us on April 6 @ 8:00 for a night of fun and astronomical delight Open to the public! Special Presentation: The Colours of the Universe, A Pigment of Your Imagination We've all seen those beautiful photos of colourful nebulas. Some taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, others by our own club members. But, are they real or "doctored"? Why don't we see those colours when looking through an eyepiece? What is "the Hubble Pallet"? What is "False Colour" and why we use it? Club members Gary Colwell and Gary Bennett will unravel the mysteries of the colours of space and how our brains perceive and process colour. Show & Tell - Lighten Your Load Using Micro Computers (and other cool gizmos) Some of your fellow members have already discovered how computer technology has advance to the point where a full-fledged computer has been condensed to the size of a pack of gum and uses almost no power, and only costs $180. We will "de-geekify" will unveil the hardware and show how it may become a workhorse used by amateur astronomers. This will be a "geek-speak free" presentation! Where: The Royal Canadian Legion, 79 Hamilton St. N, 2nd Floor, Waterdown ON THIS IS A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT - Please do NOT reply to this email. For questions, comments, discussion, please log onto our web forum @ http://hamiltonrasc.ca/forum/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: