The UVIC observatory currently hosts FREE public events every Wednesday night from 7:30-9:00pm via zoom! Come listen in, bring any questions you have!
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Hi space friends, it's been a while!
Since we can't see you all in person, we are hosting a virtual Open House every Wednesday night at 7:30 via zoom! Usually this consists of some Q&A and a presentation, but this week we have a special surprise planned! Stay tuned for more😉💫
TONIGHT! At 7:30PST join our virtual open house to listen to James Di Francesco of the NRC Herzberg Institute give us a presentation all about star-forming regions! Please see the poster for more details 💫☁️
As usual the Zoom meeting will begin at 7:30pm PST with some general science discussion. The presentation starts at 7:45 and runs until around 8:45. More Q&A starts after the presentation.
The Zoom link is the same as always, feel free to contact [email protected] for more info
Join us tomorrow at 7:30PST to hear from Dr. Gordon Walker of the NRC Herzberg Institute, who will be giving a presentation about space dust and how it is linked to the formation of planetary systems, the presence of molecules essential for life, and more!
We hope to see you there!🌟🌟
The Zoom link is the same as the one we used last term. Feel free to contact [email protected] if you need more info.
Hi space friends!
Tomorrow at 7:30pm PST we have an exciting live sky viewing from SLOOH Chief Astronomical Officer Paul Cox! Come check out this demo featuring SLOOH's 7 robotic telescopes in the Canary Islands and Chile!
Contact [email protected] for more info🌛💫
You won't want to miss this presentation! While we are still hosting our open house on Wednesday, we wanted to share this interesting talk from Wilfred Buck! Happening Tuesday, March 2nd, at 3:00pm PST, check out tinyurl.com/buck-talk for more information and to register!
Tomorrow at 7:30 Dr. Doug Johnstone, a primary research officer at the NRC Herzberg Institute, will be joining us at Open House! Tune in for a whirlwind discussion of some of the astronomical ways in which the world as we know it might end.🌛🌎
The Zoom meeting will begin at 7:30pm PST with some general science discussion. The presentation starts at 7:45 and runs until around 8:45. Q&A runs until 9pm after the presentation.
The Zoom link is the same as last term. Feel free to contact [email protected] for more info!
This Wednesday we have Dr. Željko Ivezić from the University of Washington! He's the Project Scientist and Deputy Director of Construction at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, and he'll be talking about the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST).
Check out the poster for more info!
Thanks for coming to our Astro-Jeopardy night💫🌙💫Whether you were competing or just relaxin' and learnin' we hope you had fun! Our winner of the night was Avi, with Kenny and Bennett in second and third place!
Let us know what you thought, and if you'd like to play again? ⬇️⬇️
"I'll take Astronomy for 400, please!"
Featuring questions on the topics of constellations, history, space exploration and more, come test your space knowledge at our first Open House Astro-Jeopardy! The game begins Wednesday, February 3rd at 7:30pm, we hope to see you there!
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