For the first time ever, Ryerson University will be hosting the world-renowned astronaut, Chris Hadfield! “Beyond the Horizon: The Hadfield Experience” aims to inspire, motivate and guide you to becoming changemakers of society.

Quench your thirst for astronomy! On Friday, November 9, at The Great Hall! It'll be another fun evening of pints, astronomy news, mind-expanding talks, games, prizes, and Dunlap merchandise for sale! Plus, following all the talks, there will be plenty of time for you to have all your cosmic questions answered by astronomers from the Dunlap Institute and the University of Toronto. We'll see you there!

Enjoy a social evening of astronomy and music at the David Dunlap Observatory (DDO)! Featuring LIVE MUSIC BY THE CALDERONS, and the astronomy-themed "WATER WORLDS" TALK BY DR. BHAIRAVI SHANKAR in the DDO Administration Building. Take a tour of the David Dunlap Observatory (DDO) and stargaze through telescopes (weather dependent) with members of RASC-TC. There will be a merchandise table (cash only) and a photographer on site.

Hover above the moon like an astronaut and get eye-to-eye with the planets. Find colourful stars, star clusters, bright nebulae and even another galaxy. Our monthly City Star Party is the place to catch universe from within the city limits at Bayview Village Park. If you don't have a telescope then you will find many astronomers who would love to share a view. If you are thinking of buying a telescope, viewing with other people's equipment is the best way to make a good choice. If you have a telescope or binoculars, please bring it!

Join the Hamilton Amateur Astronomers this November 16 for their Fall telescope clinic.

Exoplanets and the Search for Habitable WorldsDr. Sara Seager, Professor of Planetary Science and Physics, MITLive stream: https://tinyurl.com/tuzowilson

Hello astrophiles! Star Trek, Star Wars, and basically all space-based sci-fi are stuffed full of exotic extraterrestrials and peculiar planets. But what is the scientific basis of these weird and wonderful worlds? To find out, come out to ASX's November Star Talk on Wednesday, November 21st, in McLennan Physical Laboratories (MP), Room 102 where Dunlap Institute Director Prof. Bryan Gaensler will be shedding light on the hard facts underpinning science fiction!

Our most recent generation of cosmology experiments, such as the Planck satellite and observations of distant supernovae, have reduced all of cosmology to the very precise measurement of eight parameters. This relatively simple model seems complete with no hints of additional elements required to explain the entire evolution of the Universe from the Big Bang to some far distant future. 

The Allan I. Carswell Observatory is please to invite you to a special screening of the movie Clara on Tuesday November 27, at 7:00pm, in the Nat Taylor Cinema, N102 Ross, York University. The free screening will be followed by a Q&A with the writer/director of the movie Akash Sherman, technical advisor to the movie Dr. John Moores and Prof. Paul Delaney, the Allan I. Carswell Chair for the Public Understanding of Astronomy.

Unpack the fabric of space-time with Dr. Rainer Weiss’ exploration of gravitational waves in the era of multi-messenger astronomy. This ground-breaking discovery earned Dr. Weiss the 2017 Nobel Prize for Physics, along with his work on LIGO.