About Astronomy Calgary
Learn about astronomy events presented by TELUS Spark, the Rothney Astrophysical Observatory, and the Calgary Centre of the RASC.
Astronomy Calgary Description
AstronomyCalgary's Facebook Page is your place to learn about public astronomy events in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada, presented by three partner organizations:
•TELUS Spark, the New Science Centre
•the University of Calgary’s Rothney Astrophysical Observatory
•and the Calgary Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.
In addition, we provide reminders about what's up in the sky and news of what's being discovered out in space.
AstronomyCalgary was first set up in 2009 when the world celebrated the International Year of Astronomy and the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s first use of the telescope. Around the globe, astronomy organizations collaborated to provide as many people as possible their own “Galileo moments” – opportunities to explore the universe and see the wonders of the sky through a telescope, as Galileo first did 400 years ago.
Our partnership continues "Beyond IYA" to provide Calgarians with great astronomy programming and events. To stay in touch, please "Like" our Facebook Page!
Reviews
Take a 360° tour of what it's like on Mars in the clearing dust storm, courtesy Curiosity. https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?fe ature=7230
Houston, we have a plan. This is NASA’s plan for returning to the Moon and the first crewed missions beyond Earth orbit since 1972. http://www.planetary.org/…/jason-da…/ orion-em-3-gateway.html
A new composite image from Hubble shows Saturn’s Northern Lights that glow in the ultraviolet and shine even on the dayside of the planet during the Saturnian summer. http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic18 15/
Coming up September 15. Learn about gravitational waves and see the September night sky, with Mars, Saturn, and the Milky Way on show. https://ucalgary.ca/…/…/2018-09-15/un iverse-waves-open-house
Here’s a video on What’s Up for September, courtesy NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/video/details.ph p?id=1545
Meanwhile, New Horizons and OSIRIS-Rex both spot their asteroid targets. And good news - they are right where they are supposed to be! http://www.planetary.org/…/0829-osiris- rex-and-new-horizons…
JAXA announces the landing sites for its Hayabusa asteroid sample return, and for its Hopper and four micro-Rovers. This is an ambitious mission! It all happens in the next two months. http://www.planetary.org/…/0824-hayabus a2-team-announces-la…
Yes! Canadians are eligible to enter ESA’s competition to name their ExoMars 2020 Rover. http://exploration.esa.int/…/60515-name -europes-robot-to-r…/
New research suggests the Andromeda Galaxy devoured what was the third largest member of our Local Group of galaxies.
Our smoky skies in a global context, and we stand out with some of the worst air quality on the planet. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/…/jus t-another-day-on-aer…
Aurora watchers in Alberta helped bring a new sky phenomenon to the attention of research scientists.
You’ve seen the smoke from below. Here’s the view from above. https://www.cbc.ca/…/technology/bc-fire s-satellite-1.4789298
Still waiting for Opportunity to phone home from Mars. The dust is settling but still no signal from the rover. https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?fe ature=7215
Looks like astronomers have been wrong all these years when explaining the view of this showpiece summer sky “double star.” It’s not – at least not a true binary!
https://www.syfy.com/…/long-standing-as tronomical-mystery-s…
Off to see the Sun!
Getting up close and personal with asteroid Ryugu. Click through for a great animation. http://www.planetary.org/…/0810-hayabus a2-descends-again.ht…
The RAO on morning TV!
The Rothney Observatory hosts its annual Milky Way Nights, August 9, 10, and 11. From 10 pm to 2 am each night. See the Milky Way, meteors, Mars, Saturn, and much more! https://ucalgary.ca/rao/node/2262