Calendar: September 2009 Archives

The 2nd Halifax Meeting on Computational Astrophysics, the 18th Kingston Meeting will be held 16-18 (Friday - Sunday) October 2009 at Saint Mary's University (SMU), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

The Alberta Star Party is open to everyone - not just RASC members. We invite you and your family to attend the 23rd Annual Alberta Star Party. The star party is hosted by the Calgary Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada and we feel that you will be impressed by the dark and transparent skies. This year, the party will run from September 18-20, 2009. The Moon is new, allowing for superb deep-sky observing.

- Starland Recreation Area Campground
- September 18-20, 2009

The Canadian Space Summit is an annual event hosted by the Canadian Space Society. The Summit is explicitly dedicated to helping the Canadian space industry and related special interest groups develop a wider understanding of the diverse space exploration and development projects that are being conducted across the country and to foster collaborative connections amongst the many companies and organizations involved.

Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-129, ISS assembly flight ULF3, is the next planned space shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) is targeted for a November 12, 2009 launch. The Canadian Space Agency-sponsored APEX-CAMBIUM science experiment will sent to the International Space Station.

The Second Workshop on Satellite Imaging of the Arctic will bring together scientists and remote sensing experts from countries with an interest in the Arctic region. They will discuss the full range of scientific and operational applications of high-latitude imagery data in the context of the Canadian Polar Communications and Weather (PCW) satellite mission, a concrete proposal for seamless imaging of the Arctic. Thereby, they will help to establish sound user requirements for the PCW system and explore options for international collaboration in development and operations of the system.

- September 14 - 15, 2009
- Canadian Space Agency Headquarters