Spur-of-the moment observation happened Saturday June 28, 2008. Stay tuned to your inboxes...

New Exec has been voted in!

Annual General Meeting & Executive Vote: Friday March 7, 17:00 Hennings 302, UBC
Vote for the upcoming year's executive lineup! If you would like to be on the executive, contact Raminder with 1. your name 2. the position you'd like to run for, and show up to the meeting for the vote.
Meeting agenda to include:

• Vote for next year's executive
• Talk about new events and trips; torch-passing to new exec lineup
• Celebration! Head out for a bite together.

Penticton Trip: Wednesday & Thursday, February 20 & 21

Penticton Planning Meeting: Friday, January 18 @ 6 PM, Pita Pit, Village, UBC

Mars Observation: Thursday, December 20 @ 6:30 PM, 2219 Main Mall
Meet at the front of the Geophysics/EOS East Building (2219 Main Mall) to gatch a glimpse of the red planet. This event is weather-dependet so rely on your own judgement before leaving the house and watch for last-minute cancellations. Please dress very warmly.

• Check the skies before heading out. More than a quarter of the sky clouded over, rain, snow or fog will get the event canceled. We will then reschedule for Friday at the same time and place. If Friday doesn't work out, the event will be canceled.
• In the event of less-than-ideal weather conditions, watch for last-minute cancellations in your email or on this website but rely on your own good judgement first!
• If the organizing person (Alicja) does not show up by 6:45 PM, feel free to leave.

PhysSoc Talk by Astronomy Professor. Wednesday, November 28 @ 4 PM, Hennings 318
Our friends at the UBC Physics Society host regularly scheduled talks. This week, they have one by Prof. Ingrid Stairs. She will be doing a talk about pulsars and will aim it at a general audience. Looks great! Follow the links for the lectures schedule and for a blurb of Ingrid's talk.

CANCELLED: Club Telescope Training 2: Saturday, November 24 @ 7 PM, 2219 Main Mall
Back by popular demand: meet at the front of the Geophysics/EOS East Building (2219 Main Mall) to learn to use the club's telescope. Club members can sign out keys to the dome after they have received training. Please dress very warmly.

• CANCELLED DUE TO CLOUD COVER.

Proposed Group Hike: Mid-November (Nov. 17)
Cancelled due to rain.

Club Telescope Training: Friday, October 26 @ 8 PM, 2219 Main Mall
Meet at the front of the Geophysics/EOS East Building (2219 Main Mall) to learn to use the club's telescope. Club members can sign out keys to the dome after they have received training. Please dress very warmly. We can hang out after the orientation if people would like that :-)

• Check the skies before heading out. More than a quarter of the sky clouded over, rain, or fog will get the event canceled. We could then reschedule for another time.
• In the event of less-than-ideal weather conditions, watch for last-minute cancellations in your email or on this website but rely on your own good judgement first!
• If the organizing person (Alicja) does not show up by 8:15 PM, feel free to leave.

Spur-of-the-moment Observation: Friday, October 12 @ 8 PM, 2219 Main Mall
Meet at the front of the Geophysics/EOS East Building (2219 Main Mall) to see Jupiter.

• Dress warmly.
• Check the skies before heading out. More than a quarter of the sky clouded over, rain, or fog will get the event canceled.
• In the event of less-than-ideal weather conditions, watch for last-minute cancellations in your email or on this website but rely on your own good judgement first!
• If the organizing person (Alicja) does not show up by 8:15 PM, feel free to leave.

PhysSoc Talk by Astronomy Professor. Wednesday, October 3 @ 4 PM, Hennings 318
Our friends at the UBC Physics Society host regularly scheduled talks. This week, they have one by Prof. Jaymie Matthews. Jaymie is an excellent speaker and has a way of clearly explaining some of the most intriguing research that has come out of our physics/astronomy department at UBC. Follow the links for the lectures schedule and for a blurb of Jaymie's talk.

Dome Open House & Time to get to Know Each Other! Friday, September 28, 2007 @ 8PM
Meet at the front of the Geophysics/EOS East Building (2219 Main Mall). We'll spend a little bit of time on the roof, exploring the telescope and the dome. If there's no cloud cover, we can catch a glimpse of Jupiter. If the skies are not so great, we can still come up and see the telescope together. Afterwards, we can head out for the evening to chill and chat.

CLUBS DAYS - Find out more about the club in person and join!
Join the club or renew your membership! Club members get access to all of the club's telescopes (including the big one after proper training) and discounts on club trips. We will be in the Ladha Centre on Tuesday/Wednesday and in the SUB on Thursday/Friday.

• Ladha Centre (2055 E. Mall, UBC), Main Floor
  Sept. 18 - Tuesday, 11:00 - 13:00 (1 PM)
  
  
• Student Union Building SUB (6138 Student Union Blvd, UBC), Ballroom, Table 51
  Sept. 19 - Wednesday, 12:00 - 14:00 (2 PM)
  Sept. 20 - Thursday, 11:00 - 14:00 (2 PM)
  Sept. 21 - Friday, 12:00 - 14:00 (2 PM)

Total Eclipse: Informal Observing: Tuesday, August 28 @ 2 - 5 AM, Geophysics Building, UBC
Due to the extreme time of thise event, this will not be a formal club get-together but if you are seriously interested in coming to campus to look at the lunar eclipse, contact Alicja for further details.

Astronomy Outreach: Observation Evening for Little Mountain Campus Academy: Thursday, July 26 @ 10 PM, Geophysics Building, UBC
Helping an educational camp with an astronomy activity by seeing the Moon and Jupiter through the club's telescope. Please note that this is NOT an event for the club.

Spur of the Moment Summer Observation Evening: Wednesday, July 4 @ 10 PM, Geophysics Building, UBC
Meet at the front of Geophysics/EOS East (2219 Main Mall) at 10 PM to see Jupiter through the telescope. Bring a sweater for the cooler evening.

• Check the skies before heading out. More than a quarter of the sky clouded over, rain, or fog will get the event cancelled.
• In the event of less-than-ideal weather conditions, watch for last-minute cancellations but rely on your own good judgement first.
• If the organizing person (Alicja) does not show up by 10:15 PM, feel free to leave.

Venus and Saturn Spring Observation Evening: Friday, May 11 @ 10 PM, Geophysics Building, UBC
Meet at the front of Geophysics/EOS East (2219 Main Mall) at 10 PM to see Venus and Saturn through the telescope. Wear warm clothes and bring something warm to drink if you'd like.

• Check the skies before heading out. More than 30% cloudy, rainy, foggy is bad news.
• In the event of less-than-ideal weather conditions, watch for last-minute cancellations but rely on your own good judgement first.
• If the organizing person does not show up by 10:15 PM, feel free to leave.

"Nightwatch" Feature and Dinner: Saturday, March 10 @ 2:30 PM, HR Macmillan Space Centre
Meet at the HR Macmillan Space Centre (1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver) at 2:30 PM for the 3 PM show of Nightwatch. $5 for Astronomy Club members (+$5 for students wishing to join the club). Dinner around 4 PM to follow the show. Contact Alicja for details.

Annual General Meeting & Executive Vote: Tuesday, March 6 @ 6 PM, Hennings 302, UBC
Vote for the upcoming year's executive lineup! If you would like to be on the executive, contact Raminder with a short blurb about yourself and show up to the meeting for the vote. Meeting agenda to include:

• Vote for next year's executive
• Discuss club's involvement with SUS and vote for SUS rep
• Talk about structuring summer and next fall's events; torch-passing to new exec lineup

Winter Observation Evening: Friday, January 12 @ 9 PM, Geophysics Building, UBC
Meet at the front of Geophysics/EOS East (2219 Main Mall) at 9 PM to see Saturn through the club's telescope and do a Nebula Hunt. Wear warm clothes and bring something hot to drink.

• Check the skies before heading out. More than a quarter of the sky clouded over, snow/rain will get the event cancelled.
• In the event of less-than-ideal weather conditions, watch for last-minute cancellations but rely on your own good judgement first.
• If either of the organizers, Alicja or Steve, do not show up by 9:15 PM, feel free to leave.

CANCELLED DUE TO CLOUDY SKY & FORECAST FOR RAIN: Moon vs. Telescope Evening: Wednesday, November 1 @ 7 PM, Geophysics Building, UBC
Meet at the front of Geophysics/EOS East (2219 Main Mall) at 7 PM to see features of the Lunar surface through the telescope. Wear warm clothes and bring something warm to drink if you'd like.

• Check the skies before heading out. More than 30% cloudy, rainy, foggy is bad news.
• In the event of less-than-ideal weather conditions, watch for last-minute cancellations but rely on your own good judgement first.
• If the organizing person does not show up by 7:15 PM, feel free to leave.

Eye to the Telescope Morning: Saturday October 21 @ 5 AM, Geophysics Building, UBC
Meet at the front of the Geophysics/Earth and Ocean Sciences (East) Building (2219 Main Mall) at 5 AM to see Saturn. Non-members please bring $5 for annual membership.
Rides to/from campus are available from Alicja or Steve. Email Alicja or Steve for details.

• Check the skies before you head out of the house. If the sky is more than 30% cloudy, if it's foggy or raining, it's not worth going to the observation.
• Try to check your email before you head out of the house in the event of a last-minute cancellation. HOWEVER, please use your own judgement about the weather conditions first.
• If the skies are looking all right, come on out! If you haven't signed up for the club yet, the annual membership is $5.
• If no one shows up by 5:30 AM, feel free to leave.

CANCELLED: Dome Observation Night: Saturday October 14 @ 5 AM, Geophysics Building, UBC
Meet at the front of the Geophysics Building (2219 Main Mall) at 5 AM to see Saturn and the Moon. Non-members please bring $5 for annual membership.
Rides to/from campus are available from Alicja or Steve. Email Alicja or Steve for details.
An apology for the late cancellation and remedies to ensure such a thing never happens again.

Talk: Teena Della, NASA Ambassador Educator, September 28 @ 5PM, Hennings 200
Come see a compelling speaker talk about NASA's space missions and see some magic!
Title: NASA's Multiwavelength Eyes
Abstract: Do you love Astronomy and Magic? Then this talk is for you! Come and find out how NASA is studying the universe with space telescopes that see in different frequencies. You'll learn about a variety of missions as well as viewing some amazing astronomical images. Teena Della, the speaker, is a NASA Ambassador and Port Coquitlam Teacher who uses magic and fun to help explain astronomical concepts.

Clubs Days: September 21, 22 (SUB)
Come out to chat with the execs, find out what's going on, and sign up for an annual membership!
Location: SUB, Ballroom, Table 21
Times:

• Thursday 11 - 14:00
• Friday 10 - 13:00

Field Observation Night: August 26 @ 9PM, McDonald Dark Sky Park, Abbotsford
Meet at the McDonald Dark Sky Park. Email Alicja for details.

Peak of the Perseids Meteor Shower: August 12

Observation/Telescope Training Night: June 27 @ 9:30PM, Geophysics Building
Catch a glimpse of Jupiter and the Moon!

Observation/Telescope Training Night: May 2 @ 9PM, Geophysics Building
Meet at the front of the Geophysics building for our first observation night since the realuminisation of our telescope mirror. Catch a glimpse of the Moon and Jupiter.

Movie Night: March 4, 2006 @ 6PM, IMAX Canada Place Astronomy club members get to see the IMAX 3D feature Roving Mars at a special discount price.
999 Canada Place, 604-682-4629

Annual General Meeting & Executive Elections: Wednesday, March 1, 17:00 -- Hennings 301

Come out to meet your fellow club members and talk about planning the club and events for the coming year. We will be holding our executive elections as well, so come out and vote for the future of the club.
New members are welcome and food will be provided.

Talk: November 23 @ 5PM, Hennings 202

A special afternoon with Dr.Jaymie Matthews

Join us for a special talk with UBC's very own Jaymie Matthews.

Talk title: What's the weather like on HD 209458b?
Probing exoplanets with Canada's first space telescope

Presenter: Dr. Jaymie Matthews, Mission Scientist of the MOST Space Telescope Project, and Associate Professor Department of Physics & Astronomy

The MOST (Microvariability & Oscillations of STars) mission was launched in June 2003, and in more than three years in space, has more than doubled its planned mission lifetime and exceeded its expected scientific productivity by far. MOST puts stars on 24-hour-per- day "stakeouts", monitoring their brightness variations to a precision no other instrument on Earth or in space can match. The MOST space telescope (designed and largely built here in this Department) has been used to study the reflectivity of the giant planet orbiting the Sun- like star HD 209458. Its results are telling us what the atmosphere and clouds are like on a planet we can't even see, orbiting a star 160 light years away.

Movie Night: October 15, 2005 @ 4PM, IMAX

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D
We will be meeting at 3:30 at the IMAX Vancouver and attending the 4 PM show of the film. See the forum for more details.

Our FIRST talk for the 2005/06 year: September 28 @ 5PM, Hennings 200

The NASA GLAST Program

Teena Della, a NASA Educator Ambassador, will be performing a little magic while she talks about her role with NASA and the gamma ray satellite mission that she is involved in.
Free NASA materials will be distributed and there will be door prizes as well!