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New 2025-2026 Board and Executive

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RASC A.V. Douglas Award 2025

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Regular Meeting of the RASC-KC (ONLINE ONLY)

On WednesdayFebruary 11th, 2026 we will hold our second monthly meeting of the year by Zoom only. We will NOT be having dinner at the pub beforehand.

The zoom link will be send out a few days in advance of the meeting.

Agenda

Welcome and Announcements, TBA
Feature Presentation, TBA
5 minute break
What's Up in the Sky, TBA
Members Reports (If you would like to present a member's report after the break, please let me know.)

Regular Meeting of the RASC-KC (ONLINE ONLY)

On Wednesday January 14th, 2026 we will hold our first monthly meeting of the year by Zoom only. We will NOT be having dinner at the pub beforehand.

The zoom link will be send out a few days in advance of the meeting.

Agenda

Welcome and Announcements, TBA
Feature Presentation, TBA
5 minute break
What's Up in the Sky, TBA
Members Reports (If you would like to present a member's report after the break, please let me know.)

RASC-KC Annual Report 2025

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A compilation of reports received by 2025Nov11. This will be updated as additions or updates are made.

Sky This Month

December Skies

01 Dec – comet 24P/Schaumasse (2026) (mag ~10) crossing Leo in the morning sky, Moon interferes 5-17 Dec
01 Dec – comet 210P/Christensen (2025) (mag ~11) low in Virgo before morning twilight, Moon interferes 5-17 Dec
03 Dec – Moon transits Pleiades – occns start ~20:30EST
04 Dec – Full Moon (18:14EST)
05 Dec – (78741) 2002 TN272 occults UCAC4 582-024918 (mag 11.0) for Yarker, Sydenham, Morrisburg (21:47EST)
05 Dec – comet C/2025 T1 (ATLAS) (mag ~10) moving Sagitta to Aquila, Moon interferes after 22 Dec
06 Dec – Mercury (mag -0.5) at GEW low in SE at nautical dawn
07 Dec – Moon, Jupiter, Castor, Pollux in pre-dawn sky or watch them rising in the evening

08 Dec – (865) Zubaida occults TYC 4899-289-1 (mag 9.2) for Morrisburg (01:23EST)
08 Dec – minor planet (16) Psyche at opposition (mag 9.4)
10 Dec – comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) (mag ~11, dimming rapidly) circumpolar in Cassiopeia moving southwards, culminates early evening.
10 Dec – Moon squeaks by Regulus (01:30EST)
11 Dec – Last Quarter Moon
12 Dec – (2877) Likhachev occults UCAC4 563-042836 (mag 11.2) for Cardinal (00:16EST)
13 Dec – (1540) Kevola occults UCAC4 626-037357 (mag 11.3) for Harrowsmith and Kingston southeast to eastern Prince Edward County (04:40EST)
14 Dec – Geminid meteor shower peaks 03:00EST
16 Dec – (31817) 1999 RK134 occults UCAC4 543-044648 (mag 11.6) south of Battersea to Kingston waterfront (03:46EST)
19 Dec – New Moon (20:43EST)
21 Dec – winter solstice (10:03EST)
22 Dec – Ursid meteor shower peaks before dawn
22 Dec – (1844) Susilva occults TYC 1307-525-1 (mag 10.2) for Bellrock, Elgin, Athens, Cardinal, Morrisburg (18:58EST)
24 Dec – (132968) 2002 TT136 occults UCAC4 588-011068 (mag 11.5) for Elgin, Athens, Brockville (00:31EST)
25 Dec – Moon occults λ Aqr (mag 3.8)
27 Dec – First Quarter Moon