Guest Speakers.

(in alphabetical order)

     Judy Black

Judy Black has been a member of the RASC Halifax Centre since 2013 and has served several roles on the Board of Directors, including “Covid” President (2020-2022). She is also the Centre’s National Council Representative. She has earned the RASC Explore the Universe and Explore the Moon (binocular and telescope) certificates and is close to completing the Isabel Williamson Lunar Observing Program (IWLOP) and the Messier Catalogue. She loves sharing the excitement in exploring the night skies.

     Gerry Brosky

Gerry's interest in astronomy began in grade school. He joined the RASC Toronto Centre, and attended their star parties and their telescope makers' meetings. After a winter of grinding and polishing a mirror, his telescope was complete but life intervened. After retirement, he has returned to the RASC, collected some gear and hopes to catch up on current astronomy.

     Dave Chapman

Dave XVII Chapman is a life-long amateur astronomer and long-standing member of RASC Halifax. He is primarily a visual observer, but has been known to take the odd astrophoto. He always has a lot of projects on the go, which you can learn about at https://linktr.ee/DaveChapman

    David Hoskin

David Hoskin has been a member of the RASC Halifax Centre since 2018.  He currently serves as Observing Chair, Education and Public Outreach (EPO) Chair, and sits on the Centre’s Board of Directors. Although David enjoys all aspects of amateur astronomy, his passion is astrophotography. He has earned RASC’s Wide Field, Solar System, and Deep Sky Astro-Imaging Certificates. Some of David’s astrophotographs have been featured in BBC Sky at Night magazine, EarthSky, and CTV Atlantic newscasts.
 

    Peter Hurley

Peter Hurley has been an RASC Halifax member since 2016 and has participated in Centre activities in a number of capacities. He was a member of the first Centre group to be trained and certified as a Laser Pointer (LP) user in 2023 and trained to be a LP trainer in 2024. 
 

    Pat Kelly

Pat Kelly has been a member of RASC Halifax Centre since 1981 and has served at the Centre in multiple capacities, including Centre President and Nova Notes Editor and at the National level as editor of the RASC’s Observer’s Handbook. He is an enthusiastic presenter at meetings, planetarium shows, and university lectures. Pat is equally enthusiastic about nature, especially birding. He is a Fellow of the RASC.

    John Read

John Read is an astronomer and YouTuber who has taught millions about the night sky. He has recently completed his MSc degree at John Hopkins University, is director of the Abbey Ridge Observatory, and founder of Stargaze Nova Scotia. He has authored many astronomy books for children, including the series on Things To See with a Telescope.
 

Dave Robertson

Dave Robertson has been a member for almost 10 years and has served on the RASC Halifax Centre Board of Directors. He retired from the aviation industry in 2004. 

Gary Weber

Gary has always had a fascination with the night sky.  After moving to Halifax after living most of his life in northern Canada, he was finally able to pursue the hobby seriously.  Gary was an active member of the Halifax Centre for several years, and has since reactivated his membership.  He is primarily a visual observer, but recently has been dipping his toe in some astrophotography. 

 
    Chris Young
 
Chris is a long-term member of the Halifax Centre and has a strong interest in the skylore of other cultures. He will include some of these stories of other cultures in the Sky Tour.