MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
Monthly meetings. Date-place-time in Upcoming Events below. Annual membership (family)-$35. Mail cheque (Bruce County Astronomical Society) plus your name(s), address, phone no., e-mail address to: BCAS, 2485-6th Ave W, Owen Sound, ON, N4K 5J7
July 1 - Jul 31/09 COSMIC IMAGES
A touring astrophotography exhibit. Images taken by BCAS members, mostly from Grey-Bruce sites. FotoArt Back-Hall Gallery, Owen Sound
July 8/09 BCAS MEETING
Presenter: Katrina Ince-Lum. Topic: NASA Launch Trip & Tips for Viewing the Southern Sky. 7 pm, Colonial Motel, Port Elgin
July 18/09 PUBLIC VIEWING
Come, see the summer constellations - tour the sky with BCAS members. 9pm, Grey Roots Museum, Owen Sound
July 24 - 26/09 M31 STAR PARTY
For member families of BCAS only. Info distributed at previous meetings and by e-mail
Aug 1 - 29/09 COSMIC IMAGES
A touring astrophotography exhibit. Images taken by BCAS members, mostly from Grey-Bruce sites. Roxy Theatre Gallery, Owen Sound
Aug 5/09 HIKING IN OUR GALAXY
This is the first of four "hikes" that BCAS will lead through the Milky Way. An introduction to our night sky. USE DARK-SKY MAPS (planispheres) and get to know the constellations. A sky tour will follow the indoor session. 7:30pm
Aug 8/09 IYA2009 BCAS SPLASH BASH
For member families of BCAS only. Info distributed at previous meetings and by e-mail
Aug 12/09 HIKING IN OUR GALAXY
Tonight's "hike" will have the participants "WATCHING OUT FOR MOVING CRITTERS" such as comets and the Perseid Meteor Shower that will dazzle the sky-watchers tonight when they step outside after the indoor talk. 7:30pm
Aug 19/09 HIKING IN OUR GALAXY
On this third "hike", the BCAS will introduce you to "DENIZENS OF THE DARK" - globular clusters, stellar nurseries, and dying stars . The participants will get a chance to see the denizens "live" in the outdoor sky tour which follows the talk. 7:30pm
Aug 20/09 BCAS MEETING
Special STARFEST meeting. Presenter: Dan Ostler, Topic: Navigation Through the Ages. 7pm, at The River Place, south of Durham
Aug 24 - 28/09 ASTRO-KIDS BLAST-OFF
Astronomical activities and adventures for students 9 - 14 yrs at the Tom Thomson Art Gallery, Owen Sound. 1 - 4pm. Students must register in advance at the gallery.
Aug 26/09 HIKING IN OUR GALAXY
Our final "hike" will be through the eyes of a camera. When you hike, "TAKE NOTHING BUT PICTURES". Tonight's pictures will feature views through the Hubble Space Telescope. In the outdoor session tonight, catch some star trails with your own camera. 7:30pm
Aug 29/09 GALAXY GRILL
BCAS members will flip hamburgs, roast corn and point their scopes toward their favourite stellar objects. Start 5:00pm. A fund-raising event for the IBA project. May you enjoy a Galileo Moment during the grand sky tour following the BBQ.
Aug 30 - 19/09 COSMIC IMAGES
A touring astrophotography exhibit. Images taken by BCAS members, mostly from Grey-Bruce sites. Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre, Southampton
Aug 30/09 QUETICAN OBSERVATORY
Register with the Bruce County Museum, Southampton for a tour to Quetican. This tour is organized to celebrate the opening of "Cosmic Images" at Bruce County Museum. $?
Sept 2/09 FROM THE GREEN FLASH TO INFINITY
Galileo Moments from the Dark Skies of the Bruce Peninsula. 7:30 pm at Anglican Church, Lion's Head. Doug Cunningham, presenter. Members of the Bruce Peninsula Environment Group and guests.
Sept 7/09 TELESCOPE RAFFLE DRAW
The final day of "Alien Earths" exhibit also marks the day of the draw for the telescope, a joint project of BCAS & Grey Roots Museum. Time:TBA. At Grey Roots, Owen Sound
Sept 9/09 BCAS MEETING
Topic: Constellations of the Zodiac. Presenter: Donna Giesler. 7pm, Colonial Motel, Port Elgin
Sept 10/09 THE SHAMAN
#1 in the series "Those Who Looked Up", presented by the Bluewater Association of Lifelong Learning. Speaker: Doug Cunningham. 10am - noon, Bayshore Arena, Owen Sound
Sept 11/09 BPEG VISIT TO QUETICAN
A visit for Bruce Peninsula Environment Group to Quetican. Hosts: Paula and Doug Cunningham
Sept 17/09 THE JOURNALIST
#2 in the series of "Those Who Looked up", presented by the Bluewater Association of Lifelong Learning. Speaker: Ivan Semeniuk. 10am - noon, Bayshore Arena, Owen Sound
Sept 20 - Oct 10/09 COSMIC IMAGES
A touring astrophotography exhibit. Images taken by BCAS members, mostly from Grey-Bruce sites. Nature's Millworks, Paisley
Sept 22/09 EXPANDING OUR EYES
John Hlynialuk discusses the invention and development of the telescope. This is #1 of Great Discoveries of Astronomy night school course at OSCVI. 7-9pm. Registration required.
Sept 24/09 THE COSMOLOGIST
#3 in the series of "Those Who Looked Up", presented by the Bluewater Association of Lifelong Learning. Speaker: Dr. Richard Epp, Perimeter Institute. 10am - noon, Bayshore Arena, Owen Sound
Sept 26/09 PUBLIC VIEWING
Come and see the fall constellations - tour the sky with BCAS members. 9pm, Grey Roots Museum, Owen Sound
Sept 29/09 THE SPEED OF DARK
John Hlynialuk discusses the nature of light and how astronomers extract knowledge about distant objects. This is #2 of Great Discoveries of Astronomy, a night school course at OSCVI. 7-9pm. Registration required.
Oct 1/09 The Comet Ferret
#4 in the series of "Those Who Looked Up", presented by the Bluewater Association of Lifelong Learning. Speaker: John Hlynialuk. 10am - noon, Bayshore Arena, Owen Sound
Oct 6/09 STARS: ALIVE AND DEAD
John Hlynialuk discusses the life and death cycles of stars and star clusters. This is #3 of Great Discoveries of Astronomy night school course at OSCVI. 7-9pm. Registration required.
Oct 7/09 BCAS MEETING
Presenter: Geoff Gaherty. Topic: Cosmic Birds - Naturalists of the Night. 7 pm, Colonial Motel, Port Elgin
Oct 8/09 THE ASTRAL CARTOGRAPHER
#5 in the series, "Those Who Looked Up" presented by the Bluewater Association of Lifelong Learning. Speaker: Geoff Gaherty. 10am - noon, Bayshore Arena, Owen Sound
Oct 11 - Nov 12/09 COSMIC IMAGES
A touring astrophotography exhibit. Images taken by BCAS members, mostly from Grey-Bruce sites. Victoria Park Gallery, Kincardine
Oct 13/09 THE WHOLE SHEBANG
John Hlynialuk discusses the discoveries of galaxies and the expanding nature of the universe. This is #4 of Great Discoveries of Astronomy night school course at OSCVI. 7-9pm. Registration required.
Oct 13/09 CHINA 2008 - TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE
BCAS president, Donna Giesler, will speak to the Stratford Field Naturalists. Kiwanis Bldg, Stratford at 7:30 pm
Oct 15/09 THE BACKYARD ASTRONOMER
#6 in the series of "Those Who Looked Up", presented by the Bluewater Association of Lifelong Learning. Speaker: Terry Dickenson. 10am - noon, Bayshore Arena, Owen Sound.
Oct 17/09 PUBLIC VIEWING
Come see the fall constellations - tour the sky with BCAS members. 9 pm, Grey Roots Museum, Owen Sound
Oct 19/09 THE ONE WHO WENT THERE
Story Musgrave will give the Legacy Lecture for the Bluewater Association of Lifelong Learning series, "Those Who Looked Up". 10 am, the Roxy Theatre, Owen Sound
Oct 19/09 AN ASTRONAUTICAL EVENING
NASA astronaut, Story Musgrave, shares his adventures. BCAS family members only. Info distributed to members at previous meetings and by e-mail. Owen Sound venue TBA
Oct 21/09 ORIONIDS METEOR SHOWER
Presentation and viewing 8pm IOEES
Nov 4/09 BCAS MEETING
Presentations: Observatories of BCAS members. 7pm Colonial Motel, Port Elgin
Nov 17/09 LEONIDS METEOR SHOWER
Presentation and viewing 8pm IOEES
Nov 20/09 - Jan 2/10 COSMIC IMAGES
A touring astrophotography exhibit. Images taken by BCAS members, mostly from Grey-Bruce sites. Tom Thomson Art Gallery, Owen Sound
Dec 2/09 BCAS MEETING
Presentation: The Christmas Star. Also, elections and final celebration of IYA2009. 7pm. Colonial Motel, Port Elgin
Dec 13/09 GEMINIDS METEOR SHOWER
Presentation and viewing 8pm IOEES
Dec 28/09 OLYMPIC TORCH ARRIVAL
BCAS members will have scopes ready to help Owen Sounders celebrate the arrival of the Olympic Torch to our area. Harrison Park, Owen Sound time TBA
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