Safely observe the sun with us, from the comfort of your home! During these family-friendly sessions, a DDO Astronomer will answer your questions about our closest star: the sun!

Join our astronomers from the comfort of your home with our family friendly Spring Break virtual programming! Take a virtual tour of the DDO and the night sky. Find out what’s up in the night sky tonight and make your own Star Finder. Only one registration per household is required. Prior to the start of the program you will be emailed information on the virtual program links and any specific information relating to your program.

We have lots of cool-looking craters on our target lists today, so we'll be going over how to identify crater features.

Join our astronomers from the comfort of your home with our family friendly Spring Break virtual programming! Take a virtual tour of the DDO and the night sky. Find out what’s up in the night sky tonight and make your own Star Finder. Only one registration per household is required. Prior to the start of the program you will be emailed information on the virtual program links and any specific information relating to your program.

Join us online to learn basic astronomy that you can do on your own from your backyard! We'll be hosting introductory astronomy courses every other Tuesday at 3:30pm EDT. They'll give you the tools to learn astronomy on your own at home, along with some observing goals to try. All you need is your computer! A pair of binoculars will help, but are not necessary.

On the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's first orbit around Earth, tune in for a fun, live interview showcase of Canadian space experts. Each guest will be briefly interviewed about their topic of expertise and get us excited about Canada's upcoming adventures in the cosmos. Stream begins at 7:30 PM ET. See you there! FEATURED GUEST Canadian Space Agency astronaut, Dr. Robert Thirsk

Think Like A Space Engineer All Week!

Tune in for Breakthrough Initiatives' free Breakthrough Discuss 2021 virtual conference featuring fascinating panels including RASC-TC member Prof. Sara Seager.

Join our astronomers from the comfort of your home with our family friendly Spring Break virtual programming! Take a virtual tour of the DDO and the night sky. Find out what’s up in the night sky tonight and make your own Star Finder. Only one registration per household is required. Prior to the start of the program you will be emailed information on the virtual program links and any specific information relating to your program.

For Grades 1-3 youth interested in STEAM and curious about space exploration. We introduce basic topics in engaging ways all week.

Where do you find mountain ranges, craters and lava plains on the Moon? We'll be talking about common features, how we find them, and how we use cardinal directions on the Moon.

Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/U1y0naf9qEQ