The Prince George Astronomical Observatory will be open on Friday, October 10 at 7:30 pm for a public open house event. Malhar’s astronomical talk ‘ExoPlanets’ will start at 7:45 pm and will be followed by observing the night sky with some of the observatory’s telescopes, weather permitting. The evening will cool off so dress appropriately. Please consider a suggested donation of $2/person or $5/family so we can continue to offer public events such as this.

This artists’s cartoon view gives an impression of how common planets are around the stars in the Milky Way. The planets, their orbits and their host stars are all vastly magnified compared to their real separations. A six-year search that surveyed millions of stars using the microlensing technique concluded that planets around stars are the rule rather than the exception. The average number of planets per star is greater than one.

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Prince George Astronomical Observatory

Location: 53 45′ 29″ N 122 50′ 56″ W

Image Courtesy : Ian C. Baird
Welcome to the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Prince George Centre. We are a nonprofit organization, operating and maintaining the observatory with volunteers dedicated to the advancement of astronomy and science in Prince George and the neighbouring Northern Canadian communities.

Please dress warmer than normal as the Observatory is generally -6 Celsius colder than in town.

If you have come to this page looking for the Prince George Astronomical Society, don’t worry! you are at the right place. The PGAS has joined the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada and we now have a new name.

Please take some time and browse our pages to learn what our club is all about. If you have any questions please contact our society president Malhar  R. Kendurkar or call us at (250) 617-7192

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