Date: Thursday, July 11th, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Topic: Project SOS (Starhopping on Steroids). Join our President as he reveals a project that he has been working on for years over thousands of hours.
Speaker: Robert Conrad (President RASC Vancouver)
Location: AQ3159 in the Quad at SFU Burnaby Mountain Campus
Here is a link to the SFU room finder:
https://roomfinder.sfu.ca/apps/sfuroomfinder_web/?q=AQ3159
Bio: Robert Conrad is currently the President, Observing Director and Education Co-director of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (@ Vancouver). He has taught two courses at SFU through their continuing education program and offers frequent online courses and workshops on Observational Astronomy. His area of focus is teaching the art and science behind starhopping, a method used to locate celestial objects and how to locate comets and asteroids. Outside of astronomy he is an avid wildlife and mountain photographer as well as a learning and development and educational consultant.
Abstract: During this presentation Robert will walk through the resources that are the result of this project (all guides will be available to all attendees via a link). He will also talk about the types of objects that an observer can view. In addition, he will describe how to use the resources and provide tips and tricks that will greatly enhance your observing or imaging experience.
Meet-up Link: https://www.meetup.com/astronomy-131/events/301615374/