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FLAMESRULE · 10-08-2018, 09:51 AM

Bit of an old thread bump, but I got into astronomy last fall after another superb Dark Sky festival in Jasper. With night coming earlier, smoke gone, and hopefully some clear skies, I'm looking to head out for some star gazing this fall.

For newbies I'd definitely recommend joining RASC Calgary. They've got new observer groups and "observer group" meetups once a month down at Wilson Coulee. They can be invaluable to meet people, ask questions, and look at different scopes (incl. their 14"). They also do monthly speaker presentations at their meetings (Kerby Centre downtown) and they get some really awesome folks (NASA/JPL etc) to come talk.

Calgary RASC had their OctoberQuest this weekend and it was simply amazing. Was able to see a bunch of Messier and NGC deep space objects I'd never seen before.

I live in West Hillhurst so heading down south kinda sucks. I usually head out west, about halfway between Calgary and Cochrane. I find the sky a bit darker than WCO/RAO, and its only 25min. If anyone is interested or heads out west feel free to PM me.

10-08-2018, 09:51 AM	#28
FLAMESRULE First Line Centre Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The centre of everything Exp:	Bit of an old thread bump, but I got into astronomy last fall after another superb Dark Sky festival in Jasper. With night coming earlier, smoke gone, and hopefully some clear skies, I'm looking to head out for some star gazing this fall. For newbies I'd definitely recommend joining RASC Calgary. They've got new observer groups and "observer group" meetups once a month down at Wilson Coulee. They can be invaluable to meet people, ask questions, and look at different scopes (incl. their 14"). They also do monthly speaker presentations at their meetings (Kerby Centre downtown) and they get some really awesome folks (NASA/JPL etc) to come talk. Calgary RASC had their OctoberQuest this weekend and it was simply amazing. Was able to see a bunch of Messier and NGC deep space objects I'd never seen before. I live in West Hillhurst so heading down south kinda sucks. I usually head out west, about halfway between Calgary and Cochrane. I find the sky a bit darker than WCO/RAO, and its only 25min. If anyone is interested or heads out west feel free to PM me.