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Aug 26, 2021
Pulling out incredible detail, Bill Batchelor wins the Photo of the Week on August 6, 2021, for his image of the Cave Nebula.
Sep 20, 2021
Shakeel Anwar’s crisp image of Jupiter makes it look like it was carved by knife and painted by delicate brush. It wins Photo of the Week for September 10, 2021.
Sep 24, 2021
Stephan Hamel’s bright and vibrant image of the Lagoon Nebula won our Photo of the Week title on August 13, 2021.
Sep 20, 2021
Features
This Week’s Sky: September 20 to 26, 2021
This week, the September equinox occurs, marking the beginning of autumn in the north. Also, the Moon reaches its full phase and hops past Uranus.
Sep 16, 2021
Register for Subs and Stars: Lesson 2
During this second session, we’ll delve a little further into editing, taking the second steps into making your astroimages really sing.
Sep 22, 2021
Planets at a Glance: September 2021
Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune are in position for prime viewing this month, while Mercury, Venus and Uranus will also be showing well in the sky.
Sep 07, 2021
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Watch Subs and Stars: Lesson 1
Watch the first session of Subs and Stars, an eight-part instructional online series that teaches people how astrophotos are built and edited.
Sep 15, 2021
This Week’s Sky: September 13 to 19, 2021
See the Lunar X this week as the Moon waxes past first quarter. Also, watch as it passes gas giants.
Sep 09, 2021
This Week’s Sky: September 6 to 12, 2021
With the new Moon early this week, check out some deep-sky targets and the zodiacal light.
Sep 02, 2021
Elephant’s Trunk by Chris Parfett
Chris Parfett’s close-up of the Elephant’s Trunk Nebula is the SkyNews Photo of the Week winner for July 30, 2021.
Sep 02, 2021
SkyNews: Space and astronomy news Canada
Access the top SkyNews links quickly and easily here on this page.
Sep 01, 2021
Telesat funding flows through Canada’s space ecosystem
Watch out, Starlink. Canucks are investing in their own satellite constellation — Lightspeed, by the Ottawa-based company Telesat.
Sep 01, 2021
Explore the current issue
- 01. 2021 Photos of the year
- 02. A grand eclipse adventure
- 03. Fire in the sky
- 04. Catch falling stars & dance with aurora
- 05. An astrophotography journey
Observing
Summer night sightseeing: The Coathanger, Tweedledee and Tweedledum
Take a tour of the summer night sky, through the Coathanger asterism, as well as the Tweedledee and Tweedledum clusters.
Jun 30, 2021
Photos of the solar eclipse: June 10, 2021
A beautiful eclipse greeted northern and eastern Canadians as they woke up on June 10, 2021. Here’s what our readers saw.
Jun 10, 2021
Planets at a glance: June 2021
Jupiter and Saturn will start rising before midnight this month, while Mars and Venus start to spend more time in evening twilight.
May 28, 2021
Lunar X marks the spot
What is the Lunar X? Learn more about this lunar phenomenon and when you can see it on the Moon.
May 13, 2021
About the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) began as the Toronto Astronomical Club on December 1, 1868. The eight men who gathered to share their interests were not professional astronomers, just working-class citizens with a passion for astronomy.
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