Halifax RASC February Meeting

Name: Halifax RASC February Meeting
Start: 2025-02-01T13:00:00-04:00
Location: St. Mary's University, Halifax

Schedule

Sat, 01 Feb, 2025 at 01:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

St. Mary's University, Halifax | Halifax, NS

Dr. David Turner - The crater near Indian Point on Mahone Bay.
A recently? discovered impact site near Indian Point on Mahone Bay appears similar to the Whitecourt, Alberta astrobleme, but with much greater infilling. It also appears to bear a relationship to a few nearby features that may prove to be secondary impacts, as well as to the various impact structures located under the waters of Dalhousie Lake in the Annapolis Valley (see JRASC, 89, 111, 1995). If an impact origin is confirmed, the Indian Point site would be the only Nova Scotia astrobleme accessible without scuba gear!
David Turner is a retired Saint Mary's astronomer whose early career took him to Sudbury, site of the Sudbury and Lake Wanapitei impact structures, hence his interest in meteor craters. Better known for his work on the chancel ceiling stars at St. John's Church, Lunenburg, he also taught courses in planetary astronomy during his career, got asteroid 6898 named Saint-Marys during its 2002 bicentennial celebrations, and initiated the meteorite collection at Saint Mary's.
Time: Feb. 1, 1:00 PM Atlantic (12:00 Noon, Eastern)
Place: Room AT101, The Atrium, Saint Mary's University or by Zoom. We would love to see you at Saint Mary's University. However, if you are a distant member or would prefer not to attend at this time, you can attend via Zoom. If there is a change in location at SMU, we will notify members beforehand.
Register for the Zoom meeting at http://halifax.rasc.ca/index.php/activities/rasc-events. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.