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RASC Montreal Centre @rascmontreal.bsky.social · 5d

EN- The event ends at 10 PM! At that time we would ask everyone kindly to leave the premises.
Thank you!
FR- L’événement se termine à 22h. À ce moment, nous demandons à tous de bien vouloir quitter les lieux.
Merci !

RASC Montreal Centre @rascmontreal.bsky.social · 5d

Rejoignez-nous ! Le 4 octobre 2025 pour la Nuit internationale d’ #ObserveTheMoon
Événement gratuit à #Montréal dès 19h (EDT), beau temps ou « clair de Lune » !
Au programme : conférences bilingues, poésie, musique et activités sur les constellations.
Collations offertes!

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RASC Montreal Centre @rascmontreal.bsky.social · 5d

Join Us! On October 4th 2025 for the International #ObserveTheMoon night!
This is a free #MontrealEvents that will start at 7 PM EDT rain or "moon" shine!
We will have bilingual talks, poetry, music and constellation activities!
Snacks will be provided!
Donations are welcome!

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RASC Montreal Centre @rascmontreal.bsky.social · 23d

Here are last nights Aurorae spotted from outside #Montreal and in the #easterntownships, #Sherbrooke!!

A suprise indeed, but a welcome one!

#Aurora #northernlights #astronomy #astrophotography

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Plateau Astro @plateauastro.bsky.social · Aug 28

Crescent Moon just able to peek it’s head through the clouds tonight

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Plateau Astro @plateauastro.bsky.social · Aug 26

Montréal: looks like it’ll be *just* clear enough to see the thin Crescent Moon

Look low in the Western sky between 8:00-8:45 PM

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Plateau Astro @plateauastro.bsky.social · Aug 24

MONTRÉAL MOONRISE WORKSHOP
Sun, Sep 7 – 6:20 PM – $20

One of the easiest and most spectacular space events you can see is Moonrise. As the Full Moon comes up over the horizon, it'll appear a reddish-orange colour while looking huge.

Learn to see it on Sun, Sep 7: plateauastro.com/events/2025-...

Moonrise: September 7

See the Full Moon rise over Montréal on Sunday, September 7th

plateauastro.com

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RASC Montreal Centre @rascmontreal.bsky.social · Aug 26

🌌 Townsend Lecture – Sept 27, 7:30PM
Join RASC Montreal to explore Hellish Worlds: Lava Planets with Dr. Lisa Dang (UWaterloo, JWST).
📍 John Abbott College, P-204
🔭 Free + telescope observing
👉 bit.ly/Townsend2025

#Astronomy #Exoplanets #Montreal

Poster for the 2025 Townsend Lecture. Title: Hellish Worlds. Speaker: Dr. Lisa Dang, JWST exoplanet scientist from the University of Waterloo. Event details: Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM, John Abbott College, Penfield P-204. Telescope observing on the JAC Oval after the lecture, weather permitting. Registration link provided. Background features an artistic image of a glowing lava world orbiting close to its star.

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RASC Montreal Centre @rascmontreal.bsky.social · Aug 12

Don't forget! Tonight @ 7:15 the doors open up!
The forecast is looking very favourable tonight!!
#perseids #Montreal #freeevent #RASC #Astronomy

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RASC Calgary Centre @calgaryrasc.bsky.social · Jul 30

Tonight’s waxing crescent #Moon. #astronomy

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RASC Montreal Centre @rascmontreal.bsky.social · Jul 30

🌠 Join RASC Montreal for Nature’s Fireworks!🌠

Celebrate the Perseids on Tuesday, Aug 12 @ 7:30pm at Morgan Arboretum with a talk + stargazing (weather permitting).

🆓 Free event – donations welcome.

📍150 ch. des Pins, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue
#Perseids #Astronomy #Montreal #RASC

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RASC Montreal Centre @rascmontreal.bsky.social · May 31

🚀AstroFest 2025 – Life in Red
📍Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium
📅June 7–8
Explore Mars with solar observing, science exhibits, crafts, storytelling, and telescopes!
Don’t miss Saturday night’s Mars lecture + DJ set
Details: calendrier.espacepourlavie.ca/astrofest-20...
Contact: [email protected]

RASC Montreal Centre @rascmontreal.bsky.social · May 14

Spring cleaning at the Bellevue Observatory! 🌸🧼
New mini computer + monitors installed for public event previews—works perfectly!
Dome got a full 5-hour scrub and power wash. Just needs waxing now! 💪🔭✨
#ObservatoryLife #AstronomyOutreach #SpringCleaning #Stargazing #PublicAstronomy #MorganArboretum

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RASC Montreal Centre @rascmontreal.bsky.social · May 3

🌌 Celebrate International Astronomy Day with @RASCMontreal!
📍 Morgan Arboretum, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue
🗓️ Sat, May 3 – 8 PM EDT
🎤 Talk: Chasing Aurora in Manitoba
🔭 Stargazing (weather permitting)
📺 Livestream: explorescientific.com/RASCAstronomyDay
#AstronomyDay #Aurora #RASC

RASC Montreal Centre @rascmontreal.bsky.social · Apr 19

🌠 #Lyrids2025 Night
📅 Wed, Apr 23 | 🕗 8 PM EDT
📍 Morgan Arboretum, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC
Discover #Meteorshowers, the Lyrids’ origin & how to observe them—plus #Stargazing after! 🔭
Free event • All welcome
#Astronomy #SpaceEvent #MontrealEvents #QuebecAstronomy #ScienceOutreach #RASCMontreal

RASC Montreal Centre @rascmontreal.bsky.social · Apr 12

Incase you missed the amazing talk by Dr. Clemence Fontanive, we have the recording here on our Youtube Channel
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHMD...

Brown Dwarfs: the Missing Link of Astronomy - RASC Montreal Public Talk

YouTube video by RASC Montreal

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RASC Calgary Centre @calgaryrasc.bsky.social · Apr 10

Wednesday’s #Moon. #astronomy

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RASC Montreal Centre @rascmontreal.bsky.social · Mar 31

🌌 Join us on April 11th, 7–9 PM EDT at Dawson College for a talk on Brown Dwarfs with Dr. Clémence Fontanive!

🔭 Telescope views after the talk (weather permitting).
📍 #Freeevent | Dawson College Room 5B.16
🔗 rascmontreal.org
#Astronomy #Space #RASCMontreal

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RASC Montreal Centre @rascmontreal.bsky.social · Mar 28

No-Go for Public Eclipse Observing Mar 29

The weather has only gotten worse and in addition to light snow throughout the night the current forecast is completely cloudy for March 29th 6:30-7:30am.
Unfortunately we have to declare our Public Event a No-GO as a result.

RASC Montreal Centre @rascmontreal.bsky.social · Mar 26

☀️🌘 Sunrise Solar Eclipse (Weather Pending) 🌘☀️

Join RASC Montreal on March 29 for a partial eclipse (6:39–7:13 AM), weather permitting!

🔭 Go/No-Go update by Friday 6 PM.

FR: Éclipse partielle (6h39-7h13) avec la RASC Montréal!

#SolarEclipse #RASCmontreal #Eclipse2025 #AstroMontreal

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Plateau Astro @plateauastro.bsky.social · Mar 20

Today is the Spring Equinox. You made it!

The entire Earth gets the same amount of daylight – about 12 hours. A few other neat things:

☀️ The Sun rises exactly East

🌅 The Sun sets exactly West

🌎 The Sun is directly above the Equator at Solar Noon (if you were there, you'd see no shadows!)

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Plateau Astro @plateauastro.bsky.social · Mar 14

This morning’s Lunar Eclipse from Montréal

Perfectly clear and calm skies. We’ve lucked out with the weather for eclipses over this last year.

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RASC Montreal Centre @rascmontreal.bsky.social · Mar 7

Join RASC Montreal for the Total Lunar Eclipse overnight on March 13-14 at Morgan Arboretum!🌕

🕛 Peak: 2:26–3:31 AM | Event: 11:45 PM – 6:15 AM
📍 150 chemin des Pins, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC
☕ Free tea & coffee, snacks by donation

A free public event—don’t miss it!🔭🌙 #LunarEclipse #RASCMontreal

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RASC Montreal Centre @rascmontreal.bsky.social · Feb 27

Don't let the cold discourage you from observing! We sure didn't!
#astrophotography #nebula #space #telescope #RASC

20 x 40s @ISO1600
40 x 40s @ISO800
Camera: Olympus Pen-F Digital
Telescope: Takahashi FS-60CB with 1.04x Multi-flattener
Filter: Baader Neodymium Moon and Skyglow
Mount: Vixen AP with WL unit
Guiding: Orion Thin OAG + Lacerta MGEN-2
Stacked and processed in Siril. Additional processing with GraXpert Denoise, Starnet V2, and GIMP.

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RASC Montreal Centre @rascmontreal.bsky.social · Feb 21

🚀 Tonight's the night! 🌌✨

Join us at 7 PM at John Abbott College Agora for How the Sky Will Change! A mobile planetarium show, telescopes, and citizen science—don’t miss out! 🔭🛰️

@plateauastro.bsky.social #Astronomy #Space #MontrealEvents