Welcome to Urania's Encyclopedia—your reference source for information on everything RASC.
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From 1956-1975, the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory's Moonwatch program issued ephemerides for artificial satellites and collected observations from amateur astronomers.
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Kingston Centre member, active variable star observer. Chilton Prize 1979. Chant Medal 1986.
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Longtime Ottawa Centre member, Librarian, eclipse chaser, meteor observer. Service Award 1980.
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(1865–1947) Society President (1908–09); 1st VP (1907); 2nd VP (1902–06); Secretary (1900–01).
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(1910-90) An active observer and astronomy popularizer; Chant Medal 1945.
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(1888-1968) A founder of the Centre français de Montréal; Chant Medal 1953.
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Victoria Centre member and avid astrophotographer, speaker, writer. Chant Medal 1989.
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(1913-1969) Society President (1962-64), Journal editor (1957-69), Handbook editor (1958-70); Service Award (1967).
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(1951–62?) Dan Bawtenheimer's observatory near the Windsor, Ontario airport.
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(1938–72?) Bert Topham's observatory at 1250 Castlefield Ave., Toronto.
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