OSFN Programs
Please note that all Programs, and schedules are subject to change. To avoid disappointment, please check with this site for updates and changes to dates, speakers, locations, etc. We thank you for your understanding in these matters.
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Love At First Light: Astronomy with Steve Ritchie.
November 10, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Love At First Light: Astronomy with Steve Ritchie at the Bayshore Community Centre (and live over Zoom).
Local radio host and musician Steve Ritchie who shares how Covid lockdowns and being the host of a buy-and-sell radio show converged to drop a Meade Lightbridge 12 Telescope in his lap in the winter of 2021. You’ll hear about aperture, Deep Sky, the magnification myth, and how seeing with his own eyes is, for him, an experience that cements a personal, physical connection to the cosmos.
For our club members, and the public, who are not comfortable in larger groups or have to travel great distances to join us, we are continuing to offer a ZOOM option. Details of how to join via ZOOM will be sent out to OSFN members in an eHerald. The webinar will be open at 6:45pm to sort any technical difficulties. Didn’t receive an e-herald but would still like to participate? Please contact web@owensoundfieldnaturalists.ca with “Astronomy” in the subject line.
OSFN Indoor Meetings are normally held on the second Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at the Bayshore Community Centre, 1900 3rd Ave E Owen Sound. There are no Indoor Meetings in July and August. Please see the individual event listings below for more details.
We invite speakers with a wide range of expertise from Grey/Bruce and other parts of the province. These evenings are open to the public. The auditorium is open by 6:30. The meeting gets under way at 7:00, and may include brief announcements by other organizations as well as OSFN club activities, club business, social time, nature sightings and reports.
The club also offers a full schedule of outdoor activities during the year. Through these outings, members learn more about the birds, plants, mammals and geology of this part of Ontario. We also keep a protective eye on our precious natural areas.