BEYOND THE EVENT HORIZON the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Calgary Centre's local and other upcoming events

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HighLights
Some special events and items from the Calendar you may want to note quickly when you are in a hurry. Of course, check the other pages when you have time... not everything key along your lines of interest may be listed below.
Event / Item abbreviations list at bottom	Dates	Where on Site Links to related pages/sections Use back to return here	Notes
part 1 of 3) Some ongoing hilights
Regular monthly meetings viz. Observers Group (O.G.), Council, General	Various dates, usually Council is 2nd Thursday, and General Meeting the 3rd Thursday, of month. OG moves around depending on moon phase and other factors.	Current month listed here Some upcoming OGs listed here	Reminder: Elections in November 2002 general mtg. See Starseeker newsletter details. Note: (unlike some years) there IS a Decemeber 2002 general meeting, a Special! watch for more details.
Public welcome to General Meetings	various, usually 3rd Thursday of Month	Current month listed here	SEE map and details
2) Some date-specific hilights
New members Night	November 16	Current Month	Wilson Coulee Observatory
Leonids	night of Nov 18-19		see OH2002 pg 206
Penumbral Lunar eclipse	November 19 (in Calgary)	Current Month	Listed some places as Nov. 20th, but that is for UTC; for Calgary time see it on the 19th.
Total Solar Eclipse Africa, Australia	Dec 4 UT	Later page Dec	See OH2002 pp143 ff
December general meeting	December 19	Later page Dec	Special!
January General meeting - Topic is "Eclipse!"	January 16 or 23*, 2003	Later page - 2003	in the CSC Dome. Public invited. *Check back for date confirmation.
Annual Banquet	Feb 15, 2003	Later page - 2003	per Apr 2002 Starseeker.
3) If you are planning to travel
Traveling?	various in months ahead	Later page (sometimes current month, too)	Later page lists various non-local events months ahead to help travel/holiday considerations. Often links to official web info, too.
CSC= Calgary Science Centre WCO = Wilson Coulee Observatory OG = Observers Group	The above events and items are just a selection. Many more are on the other pages of this calendar site. Also be sure to check RASC Calgary Home pages for feature links.		OH = Observers' Handbook The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
Updates? Watch for the "++" marker above, indicates recently added/revised material in this list What else has been updated on other pages? Check here (The Astronomy-Related News on the Web page is updated whenever articles are found)   Back to top and Navigation Bar

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