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RASC Montreal Centre
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The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Montreal Centre
We organize star parties and astronomy lectures which are open to the general public, and offer a variety of observing programmes and activities.
https://linktr.ee/RASCmontreal
Want to know how and where to watch a live rocket launch?

Join us with vice president of the #RASC #Montreal vice president: David Shuman and our Social Media Director: Alexei Weins this Saturday!

From the best viewing location to the best experience, you will definitely have a "Blast"!
November 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Rejoignez-nous ! Le 4 octobre 2025 pour la Nuit internationale d’ #ObserveTheMoon
Événement gratuit à #Montréal dès 19h (EDT), beau temps ou « clair de Lune » !
Au programme : conférences bilingues, poésie, musique et activités sur les constellations.
Collations offertes!
October 4, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Join Us! On October 4th 2025 for the International #ObserveTheMoon night!
This is a free #MontrealEvents that will start at 7 PM EDT rain or "moon" shine!
We will have bilingual talks, poetry, music and constellation activities!
Snacks will be provided!
Donations are welcome!
October 4, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Here are last nights Aurorae spotted from outside #Montreal and in the #easterntownships, #Sherbrooke!!

A suprise indeed, but a welcome one!

#Aurora #northernlights #astronomy #astrophotography
September 15, 2025 at 12:12 PM
🌌 Townsend Lecture – Sept 27, 7:30PM
Join RASC Montreal to explore Hellish Worlds: Lava Planets with Dr. Lisa Dang (UWaterloo, JWST).
📍 John Abbott College, P-204
🔭 Free + telescope observing
👉 bit.ly/Townsend2025

#Astronomy #Exoplanets #Montreal
August 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Don't forget! Tonight @ 7:15 the doors open up!
The forecast is looking very favourable tonight!!
#perseids #Montreal #freeevent #RASC #Astronomy
August 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
🌠 Join RASC Montreal for Nature’s Fireworks!🌠

Celebrate the Perseids on Tuesday, Aug 12 @ 7:30pm at Morgan Arboretum with a talk + stargazing (weather permitting).

🆓 Free event – donations welcome.

📍150 ch. des Pins, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue
#Perseids #Astronomy #Montreal #RASC
July 30, 2025 at 12:24 AM
🚀AstroFest 2025 – Life in Red
📍Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium
📅June 7–8
Explore Mars with solar observing, science exhibits, crafts, storytelling, and telescopes!
Don’t miss Saturday night’s Mars lecture + DJ set
Details: calendrier.espacepourlavie.ca/astrofest-20...
Contact: [email protected]
May 31, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Spring cleaning at the Bellevue Observatory! 🌸🧼
New mini computer + monitors installed for public event previews—works perfectly!
Dome got a full 5-hour scrub and power wash. Just needs waxing now! 💪🔭✨
#ObservatoryLife #AstronomyOutreach #SpringCleaning #Stargazing #PublicAstronomy #MorganArboretum
May 14, 2025 at 12:58 AM
🌌 Celebrate International Astronomy Day with @RASCMontreal!
📍 Morgan Arboretum, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue
🗓️ Sat, May 3 – 8 PM EDT
🎤 Talk: Chasing Aurora in Manitoba
🔭 Stargazing (weather permitting)
📺 Livestream: explorescientific.com/RASCAstronomyDay
#AstronomyDay #Aurora #RASC
May 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
🌠 #Lyrids2025 Night
📅 Wed, Apr 23 | 🕗 8 PM EDT
📍 Morgan Arboretum, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC
Discover #Meteorshowers, the Lyrids’ origin & how to observe them—plus #Stargazing after! 🔭
Free event • All welcome
#Astronomy #SpaceEvent #MontrealEvents #QuebecAstronomy #ScienceOutreach #RASCMontreal
April 19, 2025 at 3:05 AM
🌌 Join us on April 11th, 7–9 PM EDT at Dawson College for a talk on Brown Dwarfs with Dr. Clémence Fontanive!

🔭 Telescope views after the talk (weather permitting).
📍 #Freeevent | Dawson College Room 5B.16
🔗 rascmontreal.org
#Astronomy #Space #RASCMontreal
March 31, 2025 at 10:30 PM
☀️🌘 Sunrise Solar Eclipse (Weather Pending) 🌘☀️

Join RASC Montreal on March 29 for a partial eclipse (6:39–7:13 AM), weather permitting!

🔭 Go/No-Go update by Friday 6 PM.

FR: Éclipse partielle (6h39-7h13) avec la RASC Montréal!

#SolarEclipse #RASCmontreal #Eclipse2025 #AstroMontreal
March 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Join RASC Montreal for the Total Lunar Eclipse overnight on March 13-14 at Morgan Arboretum!🌕

🕛 Peak: 2:26–3:31 AM | Event: 11:45 PM – 6:15 AM
📍 150 chemin des Pins, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC
☕ Free tea & coffee, snacks by donation

A free public event—don’t miss it!🔭🌙 #LunarEclipse #RASCMontreal
March 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Don't let the cold discourage you from observing! We sure didn't!
#astrophotography #nebula #space #telescope #RASC
February 27, 2025 at 7:59 PM
#NGC1499, the "#CaliforniaNebula" — captured over the only two truly clear nights of 2025 from my Bortle 9 balcony in the Plateau. Combined dual narrowband and full-color data for stars and depth.
- Khoa Tran (RASC #Montreal Member)
#Astrophotography #Space #Astronomy #DeepSky
February 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
🚀 How the Sky Will Change 🌌✨

📅 Feb 21, 7 PM 📍 John Abbott College Agora

Join us & @plateauastro.bsky.social for a mobile planetarium show, telescopes & citizen science! FREE event! 🔭🌠

#Astronomy #Space #MontrealEvents
February 11, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Waxing Crescent next to Venus never ceases to impress.
#astrophotography #astronomy #moon #space #waxingcrescent #Montreal #RASC
February 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Join us on Wed Feb 5th for the 5th annual Astronomy Public LiveStream with RASC Montreal & @uofguelph.bsky.social ! 🌌

Bryan Delodder (Ten Telescopes) will showcase his 3D designs for accessible telescope viewing & outreach gear.

📺 Watch live on our YouTube channel! 🎥 #Astronomy #RASC
January 29, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Beautiful #Mars and #Jupiter shots from a chilly night #montreal
"It wasn't warm last night." -Khoa Tran (#RASC member)
#Astrophotography #planetparade #Space
January 24, 2025 at 3:18 AM
The Board of Directors and Executive of the Montreal Centre wishes everyone all the best over the holidays!

May 2025 bring you clear skies and new astronomical adventures!
#holidays #AI #RASC #Space #astronomy
December 20, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Are you curious if there is life out there?
Join the Astrobiologist Dr. Michael L. Wong on Saturday, Jan 11th at 7:30 pm EST @JAC_Montreal or register on Zoom and discover possible life beyond the stars!
This is a FREE event!!
Register ➡️ bit.ly/11Jan2025
#Montreal #freeevent #space #astrobiology
December 19, 2024 at 3:33 AM
Here is not one, not two but THREE versions of NGC 7822 captured with one of our members FSQ 106, QSI 683 and WD-20.
#astronomy #astrophotography #Space #NCG
December 5, 2024 at 2:16 AM
RASC Montreal invites everyone to an informative presentation about the upcoming Geminid meteor shower!
Join us at the Morgan Arboretum Conservation Centre
150 rue Pins in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC
This is a free event!
Dec 14th at 7:30pm EST
#Montreal #geminid #meteorshower
#free
#space
December 2, 2024 at 4:43 PM
We are so proud of our members' #astrophotography images! On November 16, the #Moon and #Jupiter were super visible and magnificent!
They were taken with a Starfield 8-inch manual Dobsonian Telescope and Canon EOS R50 camera.
November 24, 2024 at 5:41 PM