Kingston Astronomy Outreach Network
2000s Historical Index
Occasionally we do Public Observing Special Events: Charleston Lake Provincial
Park with Terry Dickinson, The Sky Is The Limit Festival (March of Dimes) in Kingston,
the Relay for Life (Cancer Society) at RMC, and
others. If you are interested in hosting a public observing session, please
contact us for availability. We have members who are willing to travel from
Belleville/Trenton to Brockville to Sharbot Lake.
Historically the RASC-Kingston Centre has been doing monthly observing sessions since
1992. From 1992-2004 we were at the Kingston waterfront near the Murney Tower Museum on the first Tuesday after a new moon.
KAON Attendance
= observing
= no observing (cloud, rain, snow, wind)
~=some observing
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2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| January |
|
100 |
20 |
17 |
120 |
40 |
117 |
| February |
|
30 |
55 |
69 |
95 |
21 |
65 |
| March |
|
120 |
125 |
89 |
256 |
8 |
133 |
| April |
|
30 |
35 |
66 |
56 |
24 |
165 |
| May |
|
10 |
? |
25 ~ |
84 |
101 |
24 |
| June |
|
60 |
40 |
17 |
108 ~ |
44 |
15 |
| July |
|
75 ~ |
130 |
100 |
20 |
44 |
53 |
| August |
|
75 |
23 |
63 |
106 |
69 |
53 |
| September |
|
30 |
40 |
30 |
69 |
26 |
155 |
| October |
|
40 |
12 |
114 |
48 |
110 |
71 |
| November |
300 |
100 |
225 |
40 |
187 |
67 |
| December |
|
90 |
30 |
152 |
53 |
? |
Historical KAON information:
December 2007 Lighting affecting the Observatory
The Mac-Corry underground Parking Lot construction site looking west from the
QUOD (Queen's University Observing Deck).
1600x1200
1024x768
800x600
(Credit: Hank Bartlett 5 second exposure f2.8)
University Avenue looking east from the QUOD.
1600x1200
1024x768
800x600
(Credit: Hank Bartlett 2 second exposure f2.8)
Note: the temporary floodlight on the north end of Grant Hall;
There appear to be two full cutoff light fixtures on two new streetlight poles,
one just to the left of the floodlight on the east side of the avenue with NO light trespass
to the QUOD and one just to the left of the main entrance of Grant Hall on the
west
side of the Avenue, again with NO light trespass on the QUOD.
RASC-KC Public
Date Volunteers Turnout Notes
Saturday 2003 November 8 300 cold, windy lunar eclipse
Saturday 2003 December 13 10 cold, windy
Saturday 2004 January 7 100 no wind hazy -20C
Saturday 2004 February 14 5 30
Saturday 2004 March 13 19:00-21:30 EST 11 120 ganymede transit
Saturday 2004 April 10 21:00-23:00 5 30
Saturday 2004 April 24 20:30-21:45 EDT 6 astroday clouded out
Saturday 2004 May clouded out
Saturday 2004 June 12 21:00-23:30 EDT 9 60 clear
Saturday 2004 July 21:00-23:00 11 75 hazy
Saturday 2004 August 14 16:00-18:00 EDT 7 15 people clouded solar
Saturday 2004 August 14 21:00-23:00 EDT 10 60 clear sky
Saturday 2004 September 5 30
Saturday 2004 October 8 40 clear
Saturday 2004 October 27 lunar eclipse
Saturday 2004 November
Saturday 2004 December
RASC-KC Public
Date Volunteers Turnout Notes
Saturday 2005 January 19:30-21:30 EST
Saturday 2005 February 19:30-21:30 EST
Saturday 2005 March 19:30-21:30 EST
Saturday 2005 April 21:00-22:30 EDT
Saturday 2005 May 21:00-22:30 EDT
Saturday 2005 June 21:00-22:30 EDT
Saturday 2005 July 21:00-22:30 EDT
Saturday 2005 August 21:00-22:30 EDT
Saturday 2005 September 21:00-22:30 EDT
Saturday 2005 October 19:30-21:30 EDT
Saturday 2005 November 19:30-21:30 EST
Saturday 2005 December 19:30-21:30 EST
RASC-KC Public
Date Volunteers Turnout Observing Notes
Saturday 2006 January 14 19:30-21:30 EST 3 13
Saturday 2006 February 11 19:30-21:30 EST 4 69
Saturday 2006 March 11 19:30-21:30 EST 5 89
Saturday 2006 April 8 21:00-22:30 EDT 5 66
Saturday 2006 May 13 21:00-22:30 EDT 6 25
Saturday 2006 June 10 21:00-22:30 EDT 6 17 Stephane Courteau
Saturday 2006 July 8 21:00-22:30 EDT 6 100 Kim Hay: Urban Astronomy
Saturday 2006 August 12 21:00-22:30 EDT 7 63 Terry Bridges: Perseids
Saturday 2006 September 9 21:00-22:30 EDT 5 30 Kevin Kell: Transits
Saturday 2006 October 14 19:30-21:30 EDT 6 114 Kelly Foyle: Galaxies -
Saturday 2006 November 11 19:30-21:30 EST 4 40 Kim Hay: Occultations -
Saturday 2006 December 9 19:30-21:30 EST 4 152 Larry Widrow: wimps, machos -
RASC-KC Public
Date Volunteers Turnout Observing Notes
Saturday 2007 January 13 19:30-21:30 EST 5 120 Kevin Kell: AstroTourism in Kingston - clear cold
Saturday 2007 February 10 19:30-21:30 EST 4 95 Rob Thacker: From the Big Bang to Galaxies- clear cold
Saturday 2007 March 03 18:30-20:30 EST 5 180 Total Lunar Eclipse - clouded out
Saturday 2007 March 10 19:30-21:30 EST 5 76 Hank Bartlett: Saturn, Rings, Moons.clouded out
Saturday 2007 April 14 21:00-22:30 EDT 5 56 Judith Irwin : The Radio Sky. Clouded out
Saturday 2007 May 12 21:00-22:30 EDT 4 84 Susan Gagnon: Binocular Observing and Star Hopping - clear
Saturday 2007 June 09 21:00-22:30 EDT 5 108 James Silvester: Pic du Midi - mixed cloud
Saturday 2007 July 14 21:00-22:30 EDT 6 20 Hank Bartlet: Daytime Observing - Rain
Saturday 2007 August 11 21:00-22:30 EDT 5 106 Stephane Courteau: Persieds - clear
Saturday 2007 September 08 21:00-22:30 EDT 5 69 Susan Gagnon: What is the Equinox and why is Venus so Brilliant? - clear, warm
Saturday 2007 October 13 19:30-21:30 EDT 4 48 Dick Henriksen: Cosmic Jet Engines - mostly clear bad transparency 5C
Saturday 2007 November 10 19:30-21:30 EST 6 187 Martin Duncan: New Solar System
Saturday 2007 December 08 19:30-21:30 EST 5 53 Kevin Kell: Another Martian Summer
RASC-KC Public
Date Volunteers Turnout Observing Notes
Saturday 2008 January 12 19:30-21:30 EST Terry Bridges: Helen Sawyer Hogg
Saturday 2008 February 09 19:30-21:30 EST Tara Parkins: Irregular Galaxies Outcasts of the Extragalactic Zoo
Saturday 2008 March 08 21:00-22:30 EDT 2 8 X Kyall Lake: Black Holes, Wormholes - cancelled-blizzard!
Saturday 2008 April 12 21:00-22:30 EDT 4 24 X Susan Gagnon: Star Clusters
Saturday 2008 May 10 21:00-22:30 EDT 101 Joel Roediger - Atmospherics
Saturday 2008 June 14 21:00-22:30 EDT X Kyall Lake: Black Holes, Wormholes
Saturday 2008 July 12 21:00-22:30 EDT 4 44 X Susan Gagnon - A Star of a different colour
Saturday 2008 August 09 21:00-22:30 EDT 4 69 X Chris Capobianco - Solar System Missions
Saturday 2008 September 13 21:00-22:30 EDT 3 26 X Susan Gagnon - What Star Made That? (The end of stellar evolution)
Saturday 2008 October 11 21:00-22:30 EDT James Silvester - Observatories Around the World
Saturday 2008 November 08 19:30-21:30 EST 5 67 X Pascal Elahi - Future Skies
Saturday 2008 December 13 19:30-21:30 EST 4 X Terry Bridges (Dark Stuff "Dark Energy and Dark Matter")
2008 Dates and Times of Public Observing Sessions
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Saturday 2008 January 12 7:30-9:30pm EST
Terry Bridges: Helen Sawyer Hogg |
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Saturday 2008 February 09 7:30-9:30pm EST
Tara Parkins: Irregular Galaxies Outcasts of the Extragalactic Zoo |
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Saturday 2008 March 08 7:30-9:30pm EST
Kyall Lake: Black Holes, Wormholes (cancelled due to blizzard) |
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Saturday 2008 April 12 9:00-10:30pm EDT
Susan Gagnon - Star Clusters |
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Saturday 2008 May 10 9:00-10:30pm EDT
Joel Roediger - Atmospherics |
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Saturday 2008 June 14 9:00-10:30pm EDT
Kyall Lake - Black Holes, Wormholes |
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Saturday 2008 July 12 9:00-10:30pm EDT
Susan Gagnon - A Star of a different colour |
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Saturday 2008 August 09 9:00-10:30pm EDT
Chris Capobianco - Solar System Missions |
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Saturday 2008 September 13 9:00-10:30pm EDT
Susan Gagnon - What Star Made That? (The end of stellar evolution) |
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Saturday 2008 October 11 7:30-9:30pm EDT
James Silvester (Observatories Around the World) |
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Saturday 2008 November 08 7:30-9:30pm EST
Pascal Elahi (Future Skies) |
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Saturday 2008 December 13 7:30-9:30pm EST
Terry Bridges (Dark Stuff "Dark Energy and Dark Matter") |