December 2024 Event Horizon Newsletter

The latest issue of the Hamilton Amateur Astronomers Event Horizon newsletter is now available for download!

In this issue you’ll find;

  • Announcements
  • The Sky this Month for December 2024
  • NASA Night Sky Notes
  • Scenes from the November HAA Telescope Clinic
  • Eye Candy
  • Upcoming McCallion Planetarium Shows
  • Upcoming Events
  • Plus More

Download the latest issue or visit the newsletters section for past issues.

Photo credit: Milky Way in Sagittarius, Serpens and Scutum, by Bob Christmas.

Hamilton Spectator Error – Telescope Clinic

The Hamilton Spectator’s report that there is another Telescope Clinic at Valley Park library on November 30th is incorrect. There is no event scheduled for that time or place. No one from the HAA will be at the library.

Fall Scope Clinic at Valley Park Library

Are you looking to buy a new telescope for someone (or yourself) for the holidays? Or maybe you already have one and are looking at getting some help with setting it up and using it, or even the fixing of minor repairs. This telescope clinic is free of charge and no pre registration is required.

The clinic will be held this Saturday November 16 at Valley Park Library, located at 970 Paramount Road in Hamilton, between the hours of 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM.

Everyone is welcome, so we hope to see you there!

2025 Celestial Events Calendar Available Online

Our Annual Celestial Events Calendar is now available for online sales. You can either order your calendar for in-person pickup at our December General Meeting or, for a small fee, we will mail the calendar(s) to where ever you like.

The calendars make great Christmas gifts and the are a way to share these great astrophotographs with your friends and family.

More details and online purchasing can be found here.

November 2024 Event Horizon Newsletter

The latest issue of the Hamilton Amateur Astronomers Event Horizon newsletter is now available for download!

In this issue you’ll find;

  • Announcements
  • The Sky for November 2024
  • NASA Night Sky Notes
  • Eye Candy
  • Upcoming McCallion Planetarium Shows
  • Upcoming Events
  • Plus More

Download the latest issue or visit the newsletters section for past issues.

Photo credit: Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), by Chris Szaban

November Members Meeting

Join us this Friday November 8, 2024 meeting at 7:30 pm in the Parish Hall at St. Matthew’s-on-the-Plains Anglican Church, 126 Plains Road E. Burlington. 

This month’s presentation will feature Doug Turner in conversation with the astrophotographers and artists that have their work in the 2025 Celestial Events Calendar.  You don’t want to miss the unveiling of the 2025 Calendar!  The pictures are quite stunning.

Calendars will be on sale for $12 cash or cheque at the in-person meeting on Friday.  Stay tuned for an email notice of when the calendars will go on sale through the HAA website.

October Members Meeting and Annual General Meeting

Join us on Friday October 18 at 7:30 pm for our October members meeting and AGM. 

The guest speaker for the evening is Malcolm Park.  Mr. Park will be joining us in person to talk about his adventures as an amateur astronomer in Chile.

After the break we will hold the club’s Annual General Meeting.  There will be no Sky this Month presentation.

Photo credit: www.chile.travel

October 2024 Event Horizon Newsletter

The latest issue of the Hamilton Amateur Astronomers Event Horizon newsletter is now available for download!

In this issue you’ll find;

  • Announcements
  • The Sky for October 2024
  • Upcoming McCallion Planetarium Shows
  • Upcoming Events
  • Plus More

Download the latest issue or visit the newsletters section for past issues.

Photo credit: Wolf Rayet 134 and its nebula, in Cygnus, by Chris Szaban

September Members Meeting

We would like to invite all members to the first meeting of the new season on Friday September 13, 2024.  The doors will open around 7:00 pm and the meeting will begin at 7:30 pm.

The guest speaker for Friday September 13 is Brian Michel from 10 Telescopes in Guelph.  Brian will be speaking about how he prints 3-D telescopes and then distributes them for free to people and organizations in the Guelph area.    He will be joining us in person.

The HAA’s Observing Director, Matthew Mannering will be sharing astronomy news and observing tips in his Sky this Month presentation. 

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September 2024 Event Horizon Newsletter

The latest issue of the Hamilton Amateur Astronomers Event Horizon newsletter is now available for download!

In this issue you’ll find;

  • Announcements
  • The Sky for September 2024
  • Eye Candy
  • Upcoming McCallion Planetarium Shows
  • Upcoming Events
  • Plus More

Download the latest issue or visit the newsletters section for past issues.

Photo credit: The Veil Nebula in Cygnus, by Chris Szaban