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Margaret Spriggs — obituary

Spriggs, Margaret Mary August 26, 1930 - April...

Breakfast at the Legion, April 20

At the Almonte Legion Eggs to Order, Hash Browns, Bacon,...

Civitan Club gift to the community finds a home at the Pakenham library

During Pakenham’s 2023 bicentennial year, the Pakenham...

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October – Look East to the Pleiades

by Pat Browne The Pleiades - a naked eye Open Star Cluster (also known from Greek mythology as the Seven Sisters) We first encountered the Pleiades setting in the West in the...

MVNSC – Fall Astronomy Session Introduction

Mississippi Valley Night Sky Conservation  -  FALL  Astronomy Sessions Program developed by: Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority in partnership with: Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Ottawa Astronomy Friends Night Sky Conservation...

Fall 2018 Night Sky Sessions – Info

Come join us for night sky observing  starting Friday September 14.  Learn the Fall constellations and observe their star clusters and galaxies . Learn how to observe features on...
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Lunar Science – Understanding our Lunar Explorations

Science about the Moon Earth-Moon system - Studying the change in earth-moon distance Scientists can determine the distance Earth-Moon with great precision by  bouncing a laser...

Night Sky Course – April 2014 at the Mill of Kintail

Join Mississippi Valley Night Sky Classes see: Night Sky Education - April 2014 WHERE: Mill of Kintail Conservation Area 2854 Ramsay Concession 8, Mississippi Mills WHEN: Friday Evenings 7:45 until 10...

February – Orion Nebula – Stellar Distances

by Pat Browne February is a great month to venture out again – and view the bright stars of winter. The constellation of Orion is...

January – Darkness for Night

by Pat Browne January is a great month to contemplate the Night Sky - briefly!  It's also a good time to think about how we...

Telescopes – Winter Solstice Seasoning

by Pat Browne Winter solstice marks our Northern Hemisphere’s shortest day and longest night of the year. To learn more about this, and how to use...

Understanding Comet ISON – Where, When and Why the Observing Interest – Nov 2013

  For those of you who would like to understand a bit more what's behind the 'hype' on Comet ISON, Mississippi Valley Night Sky Conservation...

November Hybrid Solar Eclipse at Sunrise

by Pat Browne Last Sunday, November 3 2013 marked the date of one of the two solar eclipses that occur each year somewhere on earth....

Night Sky and Night Watch Event – Saturday November 16 2013

by Pat Browne Join us for an exploration of the night sky environment - both terestrial and celestial (well the moon at least!) . For...

November Astronomy Webcast- Ottawa RASC

by Pat Browne This month marks the beginning of webcasts of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Ottawa Centre's Meeting. It is held at the...

Venus – Bright Object at Sunset

by Pat Browne For those of you who are wondering what's that Bright Object below the moon, but above the horizon after the Sun has...

Darkness and Light in the Milky Way – Late Summer in Sagittarius

by Pat Browne     For Canadian observers, the constellation Sagittarius (nicknamed- the teapot), is visible along the southern horizon in September. It is a good time...

The Canadian Astronomer and the Glittering Globular

by Pat Browne The night of the Stargazers' Ride,  I was out waiting for a pack of cyclists to ruin my night vision with the...

Astronomy at the Mill of Kintail

by Pat Browne The Lecture Notes and NightSky Observations are available here: Night Sky Lecture 1 Points to Ponder - Session 1 Observations NightSky Lecture 2 Night Sky Lecture...

More Points to Ponder – General FAQ from the Nightsky Astronomy Course

by Pat Browne This question was discussed during our last session while we were touring the Fred Lossing Observatory. The observatory is the place of...
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