RASC OK Centre Upcoming Meetings


Kelowna meeting Tues. May 28

  The main presentation will be by OC RASC member Anita Carpenter who will speak on
'Coming Attractions: A Preview of a Few Upcoming NASA Missions' which will reveal details
about  recent NASA science missions. Anita will discuss insights she has gained as a member of
the evaluation panel for such missions as OSIRIS-Rex, InSight, and possibly an Explorer Exoplanet Mission.
Also on the agenda is a Constellation of the Month (COTM) presentation by Grant Rice
who will report on the 'Okanagan Observatory Fundraising Dinner'.
  The meeting will be held at 7:30pm at the Okanagan College Kelowna Campus in Lab Room C 234, 
the same location as recent meetings.

Vernon meeting Wed. May 29  

CHANGE OF PLAN!

The earlier theme of COMETS will take place at the June 26 meeting. 
On May 29 Bryan Kelso will be featured,  giving a talk on his trip to the Keck Obseratory 
which will feature slides he took on the visit.
A regular feature of Vernon meetings is a pre-meeting 
'Beginner's Telescope Session'  which starts at 6.30pm. If there is a telescope topic
you would like to learn more about, contact Vice President Jerry Thompson.
The regular meeting will start at 7.15pm, also in the basement of the main building
of  the Okanagan Science Centre on the east side of Polson Park just off Highway 6. 
The entrance to the nicely appointed room is from the rear of the building.

Penticton  meeting Thurs. May 30

The main presentation will feature  Dave Gamble who will present  
'A Spaceflight to Mercury'. Bring your sun block and fire proof shoes.
The meeting will be held at 7pm in the usual C O2 meeting room in the Sunoka building 
of the Penticton campus of Okanagan College.

MAPS

Vernon Meeting Group
OSC - Okanagan Science Centre
2704 Hwy 6, Vernon
See map

Kelowna Meeting Group
Okanagan College - Science building
KLO Road, Kelowna. 
See map

Penticton  Meeting Group
Okanagan College - Sunoka Building
583 Duncan Ave. W. Penticton

See map

Meetings held in Kelowna on Tuesdays
Second Tuesday of the month

	Meetings held in Vernon on Wednesdays Last Wednesday of the month
	January 30, 2013                7:15 at OSC February 27, 2013              7:15 at OSC March 27, 2013                   7:15 at OSC ***April 24, 2013                 7:15 at OSC                                        Vernon (Wednesday) May 29, 2013                      7:15 at OSC June 26, 2013                     7:15 at OSC September 25, 2013          7:15 at OSC **October 10, 2013             7:15 at OC                                                  Penticton (Thursday) *November 12, 2013           7:15 at OC                                        Kelowna (Tuesday) December 18, 2013            7:15 at OSC

Meetings held in Penticton on Thursdays Last Thursday of the month

January 24, 2013                7:00 at OC February 28, 2013              7:00 at OC March 28, 2013                   7:00 at OC ***April 24, 2013                 7:15 at OSC                                        Vernon (Wednesday) May 30, 2013                      7:00 at OS June 27, 2013                     7:00 at OS September 12, 2013           7:00 at OC **October 10, 2013              7:15 at OC                                        Penticton (Thursday) *November 12, 2013            7:15 at OC                                          Kelowna (Tuesday) December 12, 2013            7:00 at OC

* denotes a combined meeting between the Kelowna, Penticton and Vernon Chapters held at 7:15 at Okanagan College Kelowna
** denotes a combined meeting between the Kelowna, Penticton and Vernon Chapters held at 7:15 at Okanagan College Penticton
*** denotes a combined meeting between the Kelowna, Penticton and Vernon Chapters held at 7:15 at the Okanagan Science Centre in Vernon.

OKANAGAN OBSERVATORY

The Observatory www.okanaganobservatory.ca is in regular use, weather permitting. To learn how to access the location for observing please contact Guy Mackie at guy.m@shaw.ca. For the status of weekly public open nights call the Sky phone at at (250) 300-8SKY (8759) after 3:00PM Friday afternoons.