RASC Calgary Centre

Calgary Centre of The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Inspiring Interest & Knowledge in Astronomy since 1958!

[RASC Calgary Centre @CalgaryRASC]

Registration for our Alberta Star Party 2026 is now open! Catch the link in our bio! Join us for the 40th anniversary! ✨🔭⛺️

[RASC Calgary Centre @CalgaryRASC]

Registration for our Alberta Star Party 2026 is now open! Catch the link in our bio! Join us for the 40th anniversary! ✨🔭⛺️

[Alan Dyer @amazingskyguy]

A 180º panorama of the eclipse sky at @WatertonLakesNP on August 27, with the eclipsed red Moon at left and the Milky Way at right over Maskinonge wetlands. With the Full Moon darkened the Milky Way appeared!
Tech details in the Alt Text.
@twanight

[RASC Calgary Centre @CalgaryRASC]

Adopt a pixel! Claim your pixel on one of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope’s first images! ✨

https://t.co/uK3iufUiSz

[RASC Calgary Centre @CalgaryRASC]

Exciting! 🚀🔭💫

[NASA @NASA]

Ad astra ⭐

At 7:26am ET (1126 UTC) on Aug. 30, @NASARoman took to the skies en route to its new home 1 million miles away from Earth. It should reach its final destination in one month: https://t.co/GD5THXPBLn

[NASA @NASA]

LIVE: After @NASARoman's successful launch this morning, agency and mission leaders are sharing the latest updates and what's to come in Roman's journey. https://t.co/wi3DL1uEQa

[Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope @NASARoman]

There she goes!!

[shelbymcWx @ShelbymcWx]

Dude it’s an eclipse #abstorm @CalgaryRASC @_SpaceWeather_ @LilyLightningWx taken in josephburg ab August 27 2024 939pm @weathernetwork @GlobalEdmonton @treetanner @dartanner

[Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area @ASCConservation]

Thank you to @CalgaryRASC and those who attended last night’s event to watch the lunar eclipse 🌖 #lunareclipse #darkskies #foothills #nocturnalpreserve

[RASC Calgary Centre @CalgaryRASC]

Massive thank you to ASCC and all those who volunteered to make this event special for the public who attended! What an epic evening! 🫶✨

[Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area @ASCConservation]

Thank you to @CalgaryRASC and those who attended last night’s event to watch the lunar eclipse 🌖 #lunareclipse #darkskies #foothills #nocturnalpreserve

[RASC Calgary Centre @CalgaryRASC]

@ASCConservation Thank you so much for hosting the event!

[RASC Calgary Centre @CalgaryRASC]

@drcrater My sister sent me this earlier today, writing “erratic movement before your eyes and it is not the ice.”https://t.co/yIKLLEqY3C

[RASC Calgary Centre @CalgaryRASC]

Possible double-header astronomical show Thursday evening? #astronomy https://t.co/c9cO2onnHc

[RASC Calgary Centre @CalgaryRASC]

Tonight’s waxing gibbous #Moon, about 48 hours before #fullmoon and the #lunareclipse. #astronomy

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

Light pollution is causing birds around the world to sing for longer each day, prolonging their vocalizations on average by 50 minutes, according to a 2025 study in Science.

Learn more: https://t.co/3CReeTuGED #ScienceMagArchives

[RASC Calgary Centre @CalgaryRASC]

@amazingskyguy Oh, the clouds weren’t really an issue for the public. It was the after hours observing that was impacted.

[RASC Calgary Centre @CalgaryRASC]

Our stargazing adventure with the public last night in Dinosaur Provincial Park occurred with this amazing trio playing in the moonlight. #astronomy outreach

[RASC Calgary Centre @CalgaryRASC]

Are we the coolest gang of astronomers in the Dinosaur Provincial Park badlands tonight? Yes. Yes, we are. #astronomy #outreach

[RASC Calgary Centre @CalgaryRASC]

Are we the coolest gang of astronomers in the Dinosaur Provincial Park badlands tonight? Yes. Yes, we are. #astronomy #outreach

[RASC Calgary Centre @CalgaryRASC]

While out at night in @Albertaparks’ Dinosaur Provincial Park we looked for fluorescent scorpions with our UV lamps. We also ran into a rattlesnake. #astronomy outreach event

[RASC Calgary Centre @CalgaryRASC]

While out at night in @Albertaparks’ Dinosaur Provincial Park we looked for fluorescent scorpions with our UV lamps. We also ran into a rattlesnake. #astronomy outreach event