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Royal Astronomical Society of Canada – Calgary Youth Group
RUN BY RASC CALGARY CENTRE
DURATION
Monthly Friday evening meetings, September to June
GRADES
Grades 5–12
LOCATION
Wilson Coulee Observatory, south of Calgary
WHO CAN APPLY
Students in grades 5 to 12. Using the observatory site on your own time requires a RASC youth membership.
ABOUT THIS PROGRAM
An observing group rather than a research placement. Members learn the constellations and the bright star names, follow the moon phases, keep an observation logbook, sketch or photograph the night sky, and work through the RASC observing certificates from the easy targets up to the faint ones thousands of light years out. The group meets monthly on a Friday evening at the Wilson Coulee Observatory just south of Calgary, and on Zoom, breaking for the summer. A RASC youth membership lets you use the observatory site on your own time; you register by emailing the youth group coordinator. The Edmonton Centre has no equivalent youth stream.
HOW TO APPLY
1 Review the details and eligibility on the official program site.
2 Prepare the application materials it asks for.
3 Apply or sign up on the official site. You can join anytime.