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Updated: 2010 February 26
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Books!

The Kingston Centre has a library, currently housed at a member's home, but books can be made available to members at meetings. So if you have a special request, send it in and the Librarian can fill your request at the next centre meeting. Just drop an e-mail to: david_maguire at rogers dot com

Collections: PDF | Video | Books         RASC Archive

Virtual Libraries
  1. Historical scans currently in the ADS is a project "to digitize microfilms from selected historical publications in astronomy, including observatory reports, bulletins and annals."
  2. Project Gutenberg Astronomy Books: read historical astronomy books online!
  3. Open Library: One web page for every book!
PDF Collection

PDF Thumbnail IYA 2009 Brochure
24 pages
Size: 1.44MB
PDF Thumbnail Responsible Lighting
Size: 258 KB
PDF Thumbnail Choosing and Using Binoculars for Astronomy (123 KB PDF) PDF Thumbnail Understanding and Observing Meteors, Aurorae and Noctilucent Clouds (353 KB)
PDF Thumbnail Choosing and Using a Telescope for Astronomy (207 KB) PDF Thumbnail Responsible Lighting
Size: 366 KB
PDF Thumbnail RASC-KC Brochure
2008 Edition
Size: 223 KB
PDF Thumbnail RASC-KC Brochure
2009 Edition
Size: 231 KB

Videos

RASC Victoria Centre's video collection.

CBC Digital Archives: Astronomy Vidoes.

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ESOcast is a video podcast series dedicated to bringing you the latest news and research from European Southern Observatory (ESO).
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The Canadian Explorer (CBC), Length 3:02
A visit to the Queen's Observatory and a chat with Terry Bridges and Hank Bartlett.

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Adventures with Walter, Length 0:54
A webcam video showing Walter turning the dome. Video by Doug clapp.

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AGF Commercial, Length 0:40
The title for this video could be "A Bad Day at the Observatory!"

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Hotel Mauna Kea (parody), Length 5:21
Experience the plight of astronomers at the 14,000-foot summit of Mauna Kea!

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DAO Observing Run, Length 2:52
Mike Koppelman shows off the 1.2m telescope.

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Somewhere in Time, Length 3:20
A pleasent astronomical musical interlude...

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Living Night Skies: The Saskatchewan Star Party, Length 14:24
SCN TV program, 2006 (Windows Media streaming video)

Other videos

Queen's Observatory Queen's TV Report (3:21)

Carl Sagan's Pale Blue Dot:
Long version (40:02)
David Fu's short version (5:52)

Kevin Fetter's Satellite Video Archive

CBC News report on the November 2008 prairie fireball: Quicktime video.

Assembly of the International Space Station (Flash animation).


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