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  Science Café: Mini vs MEGA Telescopes
  • Tue Feb 28
    6:30 PM
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  • 14 attending
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  Ironwood Stage & Grill

  1229 9 Ave SE, Calgary, AB (map)

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  February 28, 2012 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Get there early to get a good seat! The Ironwood fills up on Cafe nights! Ironwood Stage and Grill 1229 – 9th Avenue SE FREE!... Learn more

  Hosted by: Alan Dyer (Astronomy Guru)

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  Astronomy Night @ TELUS Spark
  • Thu Mar 01
    6:30 PM
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  • 4 attending
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  Telus Spark- The new science centre

  220 St George's Drive N.E, Calgary, AB (map)

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  "First Thursday" Astronomy Night Thursday, March 1 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tonight's featured object: "Mars — the Red Planet" • See Mars, now closest to Earth,... Learn more

  Hosted by: Alan Dyer (Astronomy Guru)

• Meetup
  Star Night at Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park
  • Tue Mar 13
    7:00 PM
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  • 5 attending
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  Glenbow Ranch Parking Lot

  Take Hwy 1A towards Cochrane, just before descending into Cochrane, turn south on Glenbow Road , Calgary, AB (map)

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  New Event - Star Night at Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park on Mar 13 at 7 PM. Please note pre-registration is required. Visit this web link for further details. http://... Learn more

  Hosted by: Doug Thorp (Assistant Organizer)

Recent Meetups

• February 18 at 8:00 PM, 400 Star Gazers attended

  Rothney Observatory Open House
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  They rated it 4.005 (5 ratings) and uploaded 10 photos

  

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  Excellent night! Despite the clouds everyone was delighted to see the aurora and those who stayed did get to see clear skies. ...

  —Alan Dyer

  

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  Wow! Extra busy evening with enthusiastic crowd. Cloudy initially, but the skies magically cleared later on. ...

  —Roland Dechesne

• February 16 at 7:30 PM, 85 Star Gazers attended

  Public Presentation: Stellar Explosions and Their Aftermath
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  They rated it 4.001 (1 ratings)

  Dr. Denis Leahy of the University of Calgary will speak on the topic of supernovae and supernovae remnants in a FREE public lecture at TELUS Spark*. Admittance to the... Learn more

• February 2 at 6:30 PM, 200 Star Gazers attended

  Astronomy Night @ TELUS Spark
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  They rated it 5.005 (5 ratings) and uploaded 24 photos

  

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  It was my first visit to Spark and it was impressive! ...

  —Cindy Watt

  

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  Excellent help from a friendly crew.

  —Bruce Rout

• January 24 at 6:30 PM, 150 Star Gazers attended

  Science Cafe: Science and the Media
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  They rated it 5.008 (8 ratings) and uploaded 11 photos

  

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  An excellent discussion by very informed players in science and the media - all the better to have shared the event with the interesting ...

  —Roland Dechesne

  

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  It was a great evening. The presenters, Dr. Sim and Jay Ingram were engaging and entertaining. ...

  —Doug Thorp

• January 19 at 7:30 PM, 85 Star Gazers attended

  "Quark Novae, a new kind of exploding star." Public lecture.
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  They rated it 5.006 (6 ratings) and uploaded 11 photos

  

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  The talk was fascinating. It is great to hear how the University of Calgary is on the leading edge of research for astronomy.

  —Doug Thorp

  

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  Excellent talk about cutting edge research. ...

  —Alan Dyer