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Hello all! I’m putting on a stargazing event in Notre-dame-du-laus this Saturday, August 19th, and need somebody to hopefully help with a guided session observing the stars! I’m happy to pay but would love to put together a fun educational activity together where the night sky is unobstructed by city lights. All are welcome, but please send me a message, text at 819-918-0038, or email at DylanPuchniak@... if you’re able to help and also if you would like to attend so I can confirm numbers! There will be a BBQ dinner, fire and overnight camping. Looking forward to meeting some of you!

Hello all, This Saturday night will be the peak night of the famous Perseids meteor shower, one of the year's best! Even better is that the Moon will not present any problems this year! The broad traditional annual maximum is predicted on August 12/13, between 07h UT and 14h UT (which translates to between 3am and 10am EDT). Under very dark skies and ideal viewing circumstances, the rates could surpass one meteor per minute during the early morning hours of the 13th. In areas affected by light pollution, or obstructions (such as buildings or trees) the rates will be lower. This shower is known for producing good numbers of colourful meteors, and fireballs. The Perseids can be enjoyed from nightfall onwards, although rates generally increase during the hours after midnight. Here's a good article to learn more... https://www.imo.net/viewing-the-perseid-meteor-shower-in-2023/ This year's shower might have a couple of additional surprises: 1) A weak filament is expected to cross Earth on August 13, around 03h UT (11pm EDT), according to meteor dynamicist Peter Jenniskens. (A filament is thought to be an accumulation of meteoroids in a mean-motion resonance.) 2) There is also the possibility of enhanced activity on the following night Sunday August 13/14, between 01h UT and 0245h UT (between 9pm and 10:45pm EDT). Meteor dynamicist Jeremie Vaubaillon predicts that the Earth will encounter a very old trail of dust released in 68 BC. It is definitively worth monitoring although a prediction of the activity level is essentially impossible. Back on the morning of August 14 2021, I was fortunate to observe an unexpected strong outburst with a ZHR of more than 100 above the basic level, about a day and a half after the nodal maximum! So if your skies are clear Saturday and/or Sunday night, give the Perseids a try! :) Clear skies! - Pierre

Hello all! Tonight’s public astronomy session at Carp Library hosted by the RASC Ottawa Centre is a GO! Members of the public and telescope volunteers are welcome. I plan to be there with my 12.5 inch dob. https://ottawa.rasc.ca/centre/starparties Clear skies! Pierre

OAOG Gabfest When: Thursday, July 20, 2023 7:30pm to 10:00pm (UTC-04:00) America/New York Where: Tim Horton's - 1720 Innes Road, Ottawa View Event Description: As there seems to be sufficient interest to meet in person again, I have setup the calendar invite to meet at the Tim Horton's on Innes at Cyrville where we used to meet during the pre-COVID days. *** Topic: OAOG Monthly Gabfest Time: 07:30 PM Eastern Time, Every month on the Third Thursday Location: 1720 Innes Road (near Cyrville), Ottawa

Reminder: OAOG Gabfest When: Thursday, July 20, 2023 7:30pm to 10:00pm (UTC-04:00) America/New York Where: Tim Horton's - 1720 Innes Road, Ottawa View Event Description: As there seems to be sufficient interest to meet in person again, I have setup the calendar invite to meet at the Tim Horton's on Innes at Cyrville where we used to meet during the pre-COVID days. *** Topic: OAOG Monthly Gabfest Time: 07:30 PM Eastern Time, Every month on the Third Thursday Location: 1720 Innes Road (near Cyrville), Ottawa

As a result of a significant number of cancellations, the 2023 Camera Star Party has been officially called off. The effort required to prepare the yard for the event is deemed unwarranted due to the low turnout expected. Furthermore, the presence of smoke from nearby forest fires may pose a potential issue. Rock M.

Good Day All, After a very long hiatus from astronomy, I've been slowly starting to get out under the stars over the past year or so. Most of my observing thus far has been from my Orleans backyard or the RASC's site, FLO. I was wondering if it is still okay to use Moosecreek to observe? I've known of it for a long time, but I've never actually been there. I very much enjoy observing at FLO but it is around an hour drive from my place, so not always worth the trip. It looks like Moose creek is closer to 35 mins from my place and I could see myself using it on those marginal/moon nights. I note that Pierre's latest post on the site was last year and included instructions to call/text the land owner before use. Is this still the best practice? Thanks in advance for any information/help. Clear Skies, Matt Weeks

OAOG Gabfest When: Thursday, June 15, 2023 7:30pm to 10:00pm (UTC-04:00) America/New York Where: Tim Horton's - 1720 Innes Road, Ottawa View Event Description: As there seems to be sufficient interest to meet in person again, I have setup the calendar invite to meet at the Tim Horton's on Innes at Cyrville where we used to meet during the pre-COVID days. *** Topic: OAOG Monthly Gabfest Time: 07:30 PM Eastern Time, Every month on the Third Thursday Location: 1720 Innes Road (near Cyrville), Ottawa

Hi everyone! I wanted to thank everyone who attended the Friday May 26 sidewalk astronomy session at Chapters! It was a VERY successful event with 9 scopes. We estimated about 400 visitors came by — it was such a very busy and fun evening!!! The evening was affected by varying amounts of cloud cover, but enough clearings occurred to allow sharp views of the Moon and Venus. The sky improved as the evening went on. For most of the time, there was a constant flow of visitors, from young kids to elderly, and many asked great questions. It was really nice to be out, and great to see that there is still a lot of interest in astronomy. By the time we finished and packed up, it was well past 11pm. Denis Legault still had a few late visitors to take a peek in his 14 inch Dob! Thanks to: Ivo Leupi, Denis Legault, Gordon Dewis, Michel Godbout, Bojan Broz, Jim Sofia and Michael Wolfson. Apologies if I missed anyone else! Here's some photos I took of the action (links on this group's Photos section and Facebook): /g/oaog/album?id=287345 https://www.facebook.com/OttawaValleyAstronomy Hoping we can do this again soon! : ) Clear skies, and hope to see you tonight! - Pierre

Reminder: OAOG Gabfest When: Thursday, June 15, 2023 7:30pm to 10:00pm (UTC-04:00) America/New York Where: Tim Horton's - 1720 Innes Road, Ottawa View Event Description: As there seems to be sufficient interest to meet in person again, I have setup the calendar invite to meet at the Tim Horton's on Innes at Cyrville where we used to meet during the pre-COVID days. *** Topic: OAOG Monthly Gabfest Time: 07:30 PM Eastern Time, Every month on the Third Thursday Location: 1720 Innes Road (near Cyrville), Ottawa

We received the following request. If anyone is interested and available, please let me know and I’ll put you in touch with Adrienne, who runs the program. Please read below… Thanks! Pierre ========= I was wondering if anyone in your group would be interested in an opportunity to present about astronomy/your equipment/experiences? I run a virtual Seniors program where I host groups of seniors over the phone. They join from all across Ontario and we have a variety of programs and guest presenters. I think they would really enjoy learning more about astronomy! =========

Hi all! It's a GO for tonight! See you outside Chapters! Setup time around 6:30-7pm. Clear skies! Pierre

Hello all! Tomorrow evening the weather is looking favorable for a long awaited public sidewalk session at Ogilvie road Chapters! The moon and Venus will be in good visibility! Setup time around 7pm or sooner if you’d like to do some solar. I will bring my scope, the signs a table for free handouts. If you have a scope, bring it along! All are welcome! Look for final go or no go Friday at 1pm. Clear skies! Pierre

Everyone, The 2023 Video Star party is back this year after a 3 years absence due to Covid. Dates are July 10-15 2023 More info available at: https://www.mallincam.net/video-star-parties.html This year we are having world class presentations from U.S. and Canada including Roxanne Kamin who has given talks at NASA and other prestigious astronomy events in the USA. We will have Thom Pfield as well giving a very interesting talk on how to use software to achieve spectacular results. Thom is coming from Austin Texas. Also, our own Jim Thompson , Simon Hanmer just to name a few. There will be several American astronomers coming from all over the United States. Anyone interested in attending the event, contact me off list. This is a free event and non formal. mallincam @ gmail . com Rock Mallin

Hello OAOG -- I never heard this phrase before I listened to this podcast (n.b. I was driving, so I didn't see the youtube version) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQnUa5Bq5x4. It's long at ~2 hours, but very interesting about cosmology, stellar evolution, and especially this idea of understanding the early universe by studying very old stars that were formed before enough supernovas had spewed out heavier elements. Enjoy -- Michael

OAOG Gabfest When: Thursday, May 18, 2023 7:30pm to 10:00pm (UTC-04:00) America/New York Where: Tim Horton's - 1720 Innes Road, Ottawa View Event Description: As there seems to be sufficient interest to meet in person again, I have setup the calendar invite to meet at the Tim Horton's on Innes at Cyrville where we used to meet during the pre-COVID days. *** Topic: OAOG Monthly Gabfest Time: 07:30 PM Eastern Time, Every month on the Third Thursday Location: 1720 Innes Road (near Cyrville), Ottawa

I just registered for starfest last night for the first time and am looking forward to it. I'm curious what the safety of gear looks like. If you need to go to the bathroom or leave the campsite obviously tearing down your gear is impractical. Anyone have any experience with going there and what the safety landscape looks like? Have there ever been any thefts ?

Good afternoon all! A quick reminder that tonight is the OAOG gabfest at the usual Tim Horton on Innes near the old Costco. Usual start time 7pm. I would love to go, but unfortunately I have a busy evening. I’d highly recommend attending if you can. The promo for Astro Day has generated a significant amount of interest, with some new people wanting to meet us and get to know the group :) I’ll miss the fun tonight but looking forward to setting up sidewalk astronomy very soon! Cheers! Pierre