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Reminder: OAOG Gabfest When: Thursday, June 20, 2024 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 Jean go north of the city somewhere with a low horizon. KP six will not be very high up. Take pictures with your camera. The camera will see Aurora before the eye will. Watch the BZ if it goes south that is good if it goes north that is bad Andrea Girones On May 31, 2024, at 19:42, Jean via groups.io <jean_fortin@...> wrote: ? Where are the best locations for observing auroras tonight ! Envoyé de mon iPhone Le 29 mai 2024 à 17:45, Pierre Martin <pmartin@...> a écrit : ?Just a clarification that they are looking for someone to present in French. Thanks! Pierre

Hello all, Séraphin-Marion school would like to know if a telescope volunteer (or two) would be available to setup a solar observing session for their students for about an hour on June 5th, from 11am to Noon. This would be a great way for all the students to highlight their school year's astronomical theme about the Solar System. If you are available, please let me know (meteorshowersca at yahoo dot ca) and I'll put you in touch. P.S. The school's direction was very happy and thrilled that Xavier participated at the garage sale event on May 25th. Thank you Xavier! Cheers! Pierre

Hello all! Sorry for the late post... We had a very successful International Astronomy Day event, on Saturday May 18! Although we had more daytime cloudiness than expected (hindering some of the solar observing), the sky cleared up nicely by late afternoon and early evening and it stayed mainly clear throughout the nighttime session! The turnout was terrific, with an estimated total 1100 visitors enjoying conversations and sharp views of the Moon through several different telescopes. A big, big thank you to all the volunteers who helped out this year. Whether it was a telescope setup during the day or night, as a floater volunteer, help with materials or with promoting the event, it was well appreciated! And thank you to each of you who came out to visit — the conversations and sharing the views are always the highlights of such a day! It was also really nice seeing OAOG'ers from the "early years" of the group — really nice seeing you Joe, Krista, Todd and Bryan! We look forward to the next observing events coming soon! Here is a collection of excellent quality photos taken by our volunteer photographer Natalie Legault on our Facebook page. These are the same images that Denis shared (also located on this group's photos section). https://www.facebook.com/OttawaValleyAstronomy Clear skies! - Pierre

I just posted some photos from our Astonomy Day event at Chapters on May 18, 2024. They are in the Photos section

Hello all, We received a request for outdoor telescope support (solar observing) during the daytime for a students garage sale event at Séraphin-Marion school in the east end this Saturday May 25. I am awaiting confirmation on the time, but I believe it is ongoing from morning to afternoon, and the timing and duration for telescopes is flexible. They would be more than happy with any kind of support available and ideally would like to know roughly when telescopes would be setup, for planning purposes. If you are interested in volunteering, please let me know and I'll put you in touch with the organizer. Thank you! - Pierre

Hello everyone! Congratulations to all for a wonderful astronomy day at Chapters. I stopped by for a bit, thank you to everyone who participated and worked hard to bring it to the public. A while ago I remember seeing an email from the group concerning Tristan Young from former Focus Scientific. If i remember correctly the email mentioned he can be reached for some technical support even though he is not with Focus Scientific? If is this true how may i contact him concerning some firmware upgrades for 2 go to mounts? Thank you kindly Geoff

Good morning everyone! Happy International Astronomy Day! We hope you are as excited as we are for today’s event! Here’s a weather update… The rain has ended but we expect a good amount of cloudiness to linger this morning, as we gradually setup on site. By early afternoon (about 1pm onwards), the frequency of clear skies is expected to increase, and we hope to be able to do solar observing. There is a small chance of a scattered thundershower by mid afternoon. I would recommend bags, tarps or blankets to cover equipment just in case we get some precipitation. Otherwise, by about 3pm onward, it is expected to be mostly sunny and clear! The numbers of telescopes and displays will likely increase as the weather improves throughout the day. Mostly clear skies are expected this evening and tonight for our main observing session until 10pm! Temperature high this afternoon is 24C, therefore we recommend wearing a hat, putting on sunscreen and having plenty of fluids if you’ll be staying a while. So to recap, weather should gradually improve as the day goes on. We will setup on site gradually a bit later this morning. And we expect a nice sky this afternoon and evening! Looking forward to seeing you there! ??? - Pierre

Astronomy Day is a GO for Saturday!(tomorrow). It was a tough decision as there are fewer clouds forecast for Sunday, but more volunteers are available for Saturday. Please come and join us for a free public star party at Chapters Silver City, 2401 City Park Drive, Ottawa. Some volunteers are also interested in doing Sunday as well, so we will discuss that in person tomorrow. Setup time might occur a bit later in the morning, as soon as the rain showers have ended. We hope to see you there! Cheers! Pierre Media Advisory - For immediate release The Ottawa Valley Astronomy and Observers Group (OAOG) proudly presents: INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMY DAY FREE Outdoor Family Event! Saturday, May 18, 2024 from 10 am to 10 pm Silver City Gloucester, Chapters parking lot, 2401 City Park Dr. (near Ogilvie Rd) Meet local amateur astronomers and learn about the wonders of the night sky! See telescopes of many different sizes and types, and find out how they work! Check out live video-imaging and look for our displays and free informative handouts! In case of poor weather, we will hold the event on Sunday, May 19. Follow our websites (links below) for weather updates. Further information: facebook.com/OttawaValleyAstronomy Free online discussion group: groups.io/g/oaog Contact person: Jim Thompson top-jimmy@... Contact person: Pierre Martin meteorshowersca@... Attached below are promotional images. Please credit to: Ottawa Valley Astronomy and Observers Group (OAOG) En pièces-jointes ci-dessous : images. Veuillez créditer : Observateurs astronomes d'Ottawa-Gatineau (OAOG)

OAOG Gabfest When: Thursday, May 16, 2024 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, May 16, 2024 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

Hello all, The Astro Day 2024 advertising poster is ready! Please help us spread the word about this event! The poster is available in the files section of this group, linked below, in PDF format, in sized 8.5x11 (normal) and 11x17 (tabloid) and in either English or French. /g/oaog/files/Astronomy%20Day%20Posters/Astro%20Day%202024 You are welcome to print as may as you would like, and feel free to display them at your workplace, community centre, library or anywhere people might see them. Fingers crossed for the weather on Saturday, or else for the rain date on Sunday! : ) Cheers! Pierre

The following files and folders have been uploaded to the Files area of the [email protected] group. /Astronomy Day Posters/Astro Day 2024/2024-AstroDay-Poster-8_5x11-EN.pdf /Astronomy Day Posters/Astro Day 2024/2024-AstroDay-Poster-8_5x11-FR.pdf By: Pierre Martin <pmartin@...>

======== EXTREME GEOMAGNETIC STORM--NOW! The biggest geomagnetic storm in almost 20 years is underway now. It has reached category G5--an extreme event. Sky watchers with dark skies may be able to see and photograph auroras even at low latitudes. Get away from city lights and look at the sky! ========

Hello all! I hope everyone is doing well! :) International Astronomy Day is fast approaching! To celebrate the occasion, we will be setup all day (weather permitting) on the parking lot outside Chapters (near Ogilvie road) with our annual display of telescopes, free handouts, solar observing and evening stargazing session. The primary objective of this event is to share our knowledge and passion of astronomy with the public. We are advertising the event on the OAOG’s Facebook page and by other means, so please help us by spreading the word. The more people, the merrier! I will be assisting with the coordination this year. To help us plan, I would love to get an idea of who is coming, along with a count of setups (whether you have a scope that you would like to bring, or a display). So could you please either email me at meteorshowersca at yahoo.ca (replace the at with @) or message me through Facebook if you would like to volunteer either with or without a scope/display? If you want to bring a scope/display, let me know what you have so that we can make sure we have room for you. For large setups requiring vehicle on site, please let me know as well. Note that there will be limited space available for vehicles within the display area. It would be preferable to park vehicles outside the display area to leave room for setups. For safety reasons, vehicles will not be allowed to move within the displays area during the peak times of the event. Everyone reading this who has an interest in astronomy can and is encouraged to participate! If you are new to the group, and have an interest, consider yourself already a member :D All are welcome to the OAOG, whether you are an absolute novice or a seasoned astronomer. I also want to clarify that members of the RASC are definitely welcome to join us at Chapters with their setups, and we understand that other events may be planned in the region, requiring volunteers too. We love seeing a wide variety of equipment and telescopes of different sizes and types. Even a very humble inexpensive table top telescope can be very helpful to display for those seeking advice on buying a first scope on a tight budget for example. All you have to do is join in the fun! Astro Day is a highly rewarding and fun day! You won’t regret it!!! If any questions, please let me know. Let’s hope that the weather will cooperate! Clear skies! Pierre

Dear friends: Good evening! I am Alexandre Evangelista da Silva, a Brazilian ATM. I was wondering if you could help me. 10 years ago I started collecting the virtual issues, in PDF, of the very important Sky & Telescope magazine. However, I was only able to download the volumes from 1940 to 2001. And I haven't been able to download from 2002 to 2009. Could someone send me these issues from 2002 to 2009 or the equivalent of the full DVD? I remember there was a DVD containing all the issues of Sky & Telescope magazine from 1940 to 2009. This special edition must have been commemorating the International Year of Astronomy in 2009. Because I tried to buy it directly from the magazine's official website, https://skyandtelescope.org/. However, the website no longer has any DVD issues for sale. And I'm still stuck with the discontinued collection. I would very much like to read the extraordinary articles in this astronomical magazine. Sincerely, Alexandre Evangelista da Silva, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

OAOG Gabfest When: Thursday, April 18, 2024 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, April 18, 2024 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 know everyone is busily making plans for the Total Solar Eclipse, but I wanted to at least start the conversation about Astronomy Day. The date this year for the event is Saturday, May 18th. I am looking for feedback from the group regarding what we want to do. I unfortunately have plans that day and won't be able to attend. If there is interest in holding the event, I am willing to support the planning and co-ordination with Rio-Can and Chapters. Please let me know what you think. Cheers, Jim T.