RASC Montreal Centre - RASC lectures

Normand Fullum , February 7, 2008
Telescope maker and artisan Normand Fullum gave a presentation about his telescope making process and presented a selection of his stunning collection of hand-made telescopes. For more info about this talk, please check here.

1 - Chris Novak (right) presents Normand Fullum (left) 2 - Normand Fullum and his telescopes
3 - Normand Fullum and the RASC Board 4 - One of Normand Fullum's beautiful wooden telescopes
5 - close-up of one of Normand Fullum's telescopes
Photos by Bruno Paul Stenson and Bettina Forget

Telescope Workshop with RASC Montreal Centre members , December 7, 2007
RASC Montreal Centre members took the floor and hosted a show-and-tell session, presenting various types of telescopes and accessories. For more info about this talk, please check here.

1 - Bruno Paul Stenson 2 - Bruno Paul Stenson and David Shuman 3 - David Shuman 4 - Ian Harris
Photos by Bruno Paul Stenson

Alain Berinstain , Canadian Space Agency , November 1, 2007
Alain Berinstain, Director of Space Astronomy and Planetary Exploration at the Canadian Space Agency, gave a fascinating talk about the Phoenix Mission. For more info about this talk, please check here.

1 - Andrew Fazekas introducing the speaker 2,3 - Alain Berinstain
Photos by Bruno Paul Stenson

Nicole Buckley, Canadian Space Agency , October 4, 2007
Nicole Buckley, Director of Life Sciences at the Canadian Space Agency, gave a brilliant, lively talk about Canadian Science in space, particularly on the International Space Station. For more info about this talk, please check here.

1 - 3 - the very animated Nicole Buckley
Photos by Bruno Paul Stenson

Andrew Fazekas, September 6, 2007
Andrew Fazekas gave a lecture on Aurorae Borealis, getting everyone excited about the up-coming aurorae season. For more info about this talk, please check here.

1 & 2 - Andrew Fazekas
Photos by Bruno Paul Stenson

Bruno Paul Stenson, May 3 , 2007
Bruno Paul Stenson presented his audience with a list of bird-related celestial targets, perfect for hobby astronomers and birding enthiusiasts alike. For more info about this talk, please check here.

1 - from left to right: Mina Reyes, Zoe Chee, Bruno Paul Stenson, Andrew Fazekas
2 - Bruno Paul Stenson
Photos by Santiago Lopez

René Doyon, April 5, 2007
René Doyon gave a presentation about the search for extrasolar planets using ground- and space-based telescopes. For more info about this talk, please check here.

1 & 2 - René Doyon
Photos by Bruno Paul Stenson

Pierre Tournay - March 1, 2007
Pierre Tournay gave a lecture about the Spring Sky. For more info about this talk, please check here.

1 & 2 - Pierre Tournay
Photos by Bruno Paul Stenson

Prof. Bob Rutledge - February 1, 2007
Prof. Bob Rutledge (McGill) gave a talk entitled "The Enthusiastic High Energy Astronomer", suggesting that amateur astronomers get involved in analyzing data collected from X-ray observatories such as Chandra and ROSAT. For more info about this talk, please check here.

1 & 2 - Prof. Bob Rutledge
3 - RASC members and the public in the auditorium
Photos by Andrew Fazekas, Bruno Paul Stenson

Dr. Jaymie Matthews - May 17, 2005
Dr Jaymie Matthews shared the latest findings of his research with the Canadian MOST (Microvariability and Oscillation of Stars) observatory. Being a witty, entertaining speaker, this public night lecture was a real treat! See Skyward issue May/June 2005 for a review.

1 - Dr Matthews (left) received a wine sampler kit as a thank you gift. Andrew Fazekas on the right.
2 - Dr. Matthews during his presentation
3 - A slide from Dr. Matthews presentation, showing an odd constellation...
Photos by Paul Simard