Time & Date
Fri. Aug 6 - Sun. Aug 8
12:00am - 12:00am
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Ages: All ages
Admission Price
Free
Calgary Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
701 11 St SW
Calgary, Alberta
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Astronomy Weekend @ Cypress Hills
A themed astronomy weekend for campers and outdoor enthusiasts, at Elkwater, Alberta
Friday, August 6 — Friday night: Public stargazing for visitors and residents.
Saturday, Aug 7 — Daytime solar observing plus
Saturday Night: Public stargazing for visitors and residents.
Sunday, Aug 8 — Daytime solar observing, plus
Sunday Night: Public stargazing for residents and visitors.
In addition:
Two public lectures will be held on Saturday afternoon August 7th at the Visitor's Centre:
1:30 pm: "What's Up in the Sky Tonight"
2:30 pm: "Responsible Lighting and Light Pollution"
The solar observing will be just outside the Visitor's Centre concurrent with the public lectures and the public stargazing will be at the Spring Creek Trailhead, starting at dusk each night.
Time & Date
Sat. Aug 7 - Wed. Aug 11
10:00pm - 02:00am
Information
Ages: All ages - Admission is donation to the observatory
Admission Price
Free
U of C Rothney Astrophysical Observatory
2 km south of intersection of Highway 22 and 22X, southwest of Calgary
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Milky Way Nights — Viewing Night #1 of 5
It's back and better than ever. Late night observing at the U of C's Rothney Astrophysical Observatory to view deep space objects with the RAO’s large telescopes. Throughout this Moonless week, we will key in on faint and distant objects only viewable with large telescopes and sensitive cameras. Images from the 1.8 meter ARCT. Astronomers will be ready to answer your questions and tell you more about their research. In the sky – The planets Venus, Mars and Saturn will be visible along with the beginning the Perseids meteor shower.
Time & Date
Sun. Aug 8 - Wed. Aug 11
10:00pm - 02:00am
Information
Ages: All ages - admission is by donation to the observatory
Admission Price
Free
U of C Rothney Astrophysical Observatory
2 km south of intersection of Highway 22 and 22X, southwest of Calgary
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Milky Way Nights — Viewing Night #2 of 5
It's back and better than ever. Late night observing at the U of C's Rothney Astrophysical Observatory to view deep space objects with the RAO’s large telescopes. Throughout this Moonless week, we will key in on faint and distant objects only viewable with large telescopes and sensitive cameras. Images from the 1.8 meter ARCT. Astronomers will be ready to answer your questions and tell you more about their research. In the sky – The planets Venus, Mars and Saturn will be visible along with the beginning the Perseids meteor shower.
Time & Date
Mon. Aug 9 - Wed. Aug 11
10:00pm - 02:00am
Information
Ages: All ages - admission is by donation to the observatory
Admission Price
Free
U of C Rothney Astrophysical Observatory
2 km south of intersection of Highway 22 and 22X, southwest of Calgary
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Milky Way Nights — Viewing Night #3 of 5
It's back and better than ever. Late night observing at the U of C's Rothney Astrophysical Observatory to view deep space objects with the RAO’s large telescopes. Throughout this Moonless week, we will key in on faint and distant objects only viewable with large telescopes and sensitive cameras. Images from the 1.8 meter ARCT. Astronomers will be ready to answer your questions and tell you more about their research. In the sky – The planets Venus, Mars and Saturn will be visible along with the beginning the Perseids meteor shower.
Time & Date
Tue. Aug 10 - Wed. Aug 11
10:00pm - 02:00am
Information
Ages: All ages - admission is by donation to the observatory
Admission Price
Free
U of C Rothney Astrophysical Observatory
2 km south of intersection of Highway 22 and 22X, southwest of Calgary
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Milky Way Nights — Viewing Night #4 of 5
It's back and better than ever. Late night observing at the U of C's Rothney Astrophysical Observatory to view deep space objects with the RAO’s large telescopes. Throughout this Moonless week, we will key in on faint and distant objects only viewable with large telescopes and sensitive cameras. Images from the 1.8 meter ARCT. Astronomers will be ready to answer your questions and tell you more about their research. In the sky – The planets Venus, Mars and Saturn will be visible along with the beginning the Perseids meteor shower.
Time & Date
Wednesday, Aug 11
10:00pm - 02:00am
Information
Ages: All ages - admission is by donation to the observatory
Admission Price
Free
U of C Rothney Astrophysical Observatory
2 km south of intersection of Highway 22 and 22X, southwest of Calgary
View directions
Milky Way Nights — Viewing Night #5 of 5
It's back and better than ever. Late night observing at the U of C's Rothney Astrophysical Observatory to view deep space objects with the RAO’s large telescopes. Throughout this Moonless week, we will key in on faint and distant objects only viewable with large telescopes and sensitive cameras. Images from the 1.8 meter ARCT. Astronomers will be ready to answer your questions and tell you more about their research. In the sky – The planets Venus, Mars and Saturn will be visible along with the beginning the Perseids meteor shower.
Time & Date
Thu. Aug 12 - Fri. Aug 13
11:00pm - 04:00am
Information
Ages: All ages
Admission Price
Free
TELUS World of Science
701 - 11 Street S.W.
Calgary, Alberta
(parking lot entrance off 11 Street S.W.)
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Peak Night for the Perseids
Thursday, August 12 into the pre-dawn hours of August 13 is expected to be the best night to watch the annual Perseid meteor shower this year. The Moon is absent from the sky (a thin crescent Moon sets early before it gets dark) so the sky is dark all night, allowing viewers with clear skies to see lots of meteors.
However, to take advantage of those clear skies, you will need to be as far from urban lights as possible. All the meteors will appear to be streaking out of the northeastern sky, from the constellation of Perseus. But meteors can appear anywhere in the sky, so there is no special place to look and no special equipment needed. Just lie back and look up! Expect to see a meteor every minute or two.
But they are random -- so sometimes several minutes pass with no meteors then there is a flurry! Some will be very bright and leave lasting trails.
Time & Date
Thu. Aug 12 - Sun. Aug 15
11:30pm - 12:00pm
Information
Ages: All ages
Admission Price
Free
Calgary Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
701 11 St SW
Calgary, Alberta
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Saskatchewan Summer Star Party
This is one of the annual major star parties for the region, attracting amateur astronomers from all over Alberta and the Prairies.
See http://homepage.usask.ca/~ges125/rasc/starparty.html for more details on the speakers and program.
