2019 Week 10: (March 3-March 9)

We may be in for a warming spell this week and could be done with the cold weather for the season!  This will be great for all those northern astronomers wanting to blow the dust off their telescopes!

Date	Event
March 6	New Moon
March 6	Neptune in conjunction with the Sun

Unfortunately as the week warms up there isn't much out of the ordinary to lay your eyes upon.  The Moon and Neptune will be in conjunction with the Sun on Wednesday.  We will be unable to see Neptune throughout the entire month but hopefully it will start to peek out early in April.  The furthest planet will be in conjunction with both Mercury and Venus during the first third of April and may make a great sight for those who like hunting objects in morning twilight.

It is important to note that Daylight Savings Time begins on Sunday March 10 as many across Canada lose an hour during Saturday night.  We will need to stay up later for darker skies.

As the weather gets better it may signal you need to get out to the RAO for another one of their amazing Open Houses.  The theme of the night is Radio Astronomy and Dr. Jo-Anne Brown will be giving a lecture on the topic.

Radio Astronomy

We had the fortune of listening to a version of this talk a couple weeks ago.  It is well worth the time to check it out.  For more details follow the link below.

https://www.facebook.com/events/251392049122690/

Date	Event
March 9	Rothney Astrophysical Observatory Open House - Radio Astronomy

There is another public event coming up in March that we should discuss.  The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada's Calgary Centre will be hosting our annual Peter Sim Lecture at the University of Calgary.  Fraser Cain from Universe Today will be giving a much anticipated talk on the Golden Age of Astronomy.  Also, we will be having a video conference with the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope located on Mauna Kea.  This event is free and open to anyone!  Stay tuned for more details!

Peter Sim Memorial Lecture - March 21, 2019

This Spring we have many great public events planned to showcase the beautiful sky above.  Follow us on Facebook to keep up to date so you don't miss any opportunities!

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