SATURDAY, JULY 8, 2023
presentation index
Following is a collection of astronomy-related presentations and
associated materials. The bulk of these presentations were delivered
at meetings of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, the Toronto
Centre. Enjoy.
presentations for RASC
Presentations for or on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society
of Canada, the national organisation.
- RASC observing programs, 14 Jun '23
- Kingston Centre
- video
on YouTube
- using the BGO, bumped from 16 Jun '23 to 19 May!
- demo on Burke-Gaffney Observatory
- London centre
- imaged Ceres on 31
May '23
- RASC observing programs, 17 May '23
- RASC observing programs, 13 May '23
- Halifax centre
- within a full meeting
- video
on YouTube
- Stellarium webinar, Nov 2022
- Zoom webinar
- free to members and public
- measuring double stars for citizen science, Jun 2022
- RASC General Assembly
- part of the Reach Out series
- measuring double stars, Apr 2022
- Montreal centre
- part of the Citizen Science Series
- visual observing certificate programs, Feb 2022
- Astro Café at the RASC Edmonton centre
- video
on YouTube
- PDF
copy of slide deck on their web site
- visual observing certificate programs, Jan 2022
- another "Insiders Guide" talk
- co-presented with Samantha and Chris
- streamed live and recorded
on YouTube
- visual observing certificate programs, Nov 2021
- presented to the RASC Sarnia Centre
- Stellarium webinar, Oct 2021
- Zoom webinar
- free to members and public
- Stellarium webinar, Nov 2020
- Zoom webinar
- free to members and public
- viewing double stars in the city, RASC national, May 2020
- part of the "Insiders Series" during the pandemic
- co-presented with Jenna and Chris
- streamed live and recorded
on YouTube
- DS piece starts at 0:23 (minutes) and finishes at 1:06
topic-specific presentations for RASC TC
RASC Toronto Centre runs two types of meetings. One is informal
and features presentations by members for members. I occasionally
deliver short talks during these evenings. All the downloads are in
Adobe PDF format. When the files are quite large, the size has been
noted.
- wx, weather tools for astronomers, Feb 2021
- custom dew heater build, Jun 2020
- sharing photos, blogging, redux, May 2020
- using the Burke-Gaffney Observatory, Oct 2018
- measuring double stars, Aug 2018
- barn door tracker with alt-az base, Jun 2018
- edited video
on YouTube
- materials list available upon request
- SkyTools 3 demo, May 2018
- unnoticed treasures, double stars, Feb 2018
- dew/frost prevention, Jan 2016
- sharing, blogs and galleries, Apr 2015 - presentation
notes (65 KB)
- visit the CAO, Jun 2014
- focusing masks, Dec 2013
- finding comets with software, Nov 2013 - handout
- visit the CAO, Apr 2013
- collimating binoculars, Mar 2013
- powering gear, Aug 2012
- Orion and Beyond, Feb 2012
- SkyTools demo, Dec 2011 - see SkyTools
page
- Stellarium 0.10.2 demo, Jul 2009 - handout
- DIY: make a FOV ring template, Oct 2008 - presentation
(450 KB)
- portable weather stations
topic-specific presentations for others
I have delivered presentations to other groups.
- visually observing double stars, Feb 2023
- North York Astronomical Association
- weather tools for amateur astronomers, Jul 2022
- video
on Ford club YouTube channel
- observing double stars, Jun 2022
- RASC visual observing programs, Mar 2022
- Explore Alliance Global Star Party 86 video
- wx, weather tools, redux, updated, Jan 2022
- for Seven Ponds, Michigan, USA
- double stars, unnoticed treasurers, Apr 2021
- for Seven Ponds, Michigan, USA
- video
on their YouTube channel
- SkyTools demo at Starfest, Aug 2013 - see SkyTools
page
- getting started in astrophotography, Orillia
Astronomy Club, Lakehead University, Nov 2011
- a brief history of the CAO, North Simcoe Sirius Stargazers, Oct
2011
- getting started in astrophotography, eHealth Photographic Society,
eHealth Toronto, Aug 2011
The Sky This Month
These presentationsregularly delivered at RASC meetingsfeature
what's up for the month, astronomical sights visible for the next
few weeks. Links offered to handouts provided. The old articles posted
on the RASC Toronto Centre web site have been captured. Most of the
downloads are in Adobe PDF format; some are GIF images. Observing
lists are provided for SkySafari (SS) and SkyTools (ST).
- 2021
- 2020
- 2019
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009
general astronomy
I have delivered a number of general astronomy presentations.
- guest speaker on the York Universe radio, 26 Jun '23
- guest speaker on the York Universe radio, 23 Jan '23
- broadcast from the KPPO with AICO at York U during the lunar eclipse,
15 May '22
- was a tel-cam operator for the
OSC Feb 2021 virtual star party (although we were clouded out)
- helped with an ad-hoc
live-stream session with some RASC Toronto Centre members, showing
Jupiter and Saturn a couple of days before their close conjunction,
Dec 2020
- flew the 74-inch telescope at the David Dunlap Observatory for
the Mars
Madness event, did some voice-over work too, Oct 2020
- not a delivery by me solely but I was a telescope operator for
the
OSC-RASC virtual star party, Aug 2020
- comet update recorded
video, C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) with Chris Vaughan, Jul 2020
- MEC, astronomy for the recreational camper, Jan 2020
- Etobicoke School of the Arts, Jun 2012
- Farmer's Pantry, Aug 2011
- Farmer's Pantry, Aug 2010
- Farmer's Pantry, Jul 2010
- NOVA introduction, fall 2009
- Farmer's Pantry, Jul 2009
- Runnymede Public School, Apr 2009
- NOVA introduction, fall 2008
- Farmer's Pantry, Jul 2008
- fun facts, Aug 2007 - presentation
(1.9 MB)
- Awenda Provincial Park, Aug 2007 - presentation
(1.7 MB)
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