CAO Spring 2026 Work Party
The Spring Work Party was held at the E.C. Carr Astronomical Observatory (CAO) on Saturday, 2 May. Members of the CAO Committee were joined by other members of the Toronto Centre as well as 7 volunteers from the David A.
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October
RASCTO Speaker's Night: Visualizing the Universe for NASA [Online Only]
Join us as Mark SubbaRao, PhD explores Visualizing the Universe for NASA.
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October
RHDDO Tom Talks Astronomy - October 2026: "Halloween in the Cosmos - The Hunt (Haunt?) for Alien Life"
Join us for a family-friendly, multimedia talk hosted by TEDx speaker Tom Vassos!
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November
Recreational Astronomy Night - November 4, 2026
Join us for our monthly recreational astronomy night meeting. This is where our members get to show their latest projects or give tutorials and tips on just about everything to do with astronomy.
Main Telescope at the CAO Upgraded
During the Spring Work Party from May 2nd - 3rd, the control system on the the main telescope in the Geoff Brown Observatory was upgraded to a new technology platform (MKS 6000 control system). This mini-project involved:
Next Speaker and Social Night at the RHDDO - May 20th
On May 20th the Toronto Centre will be hosting a simulcast of our Speaker's Night at the historic David Dunlap Observatory in Richmond Hill followed by a s
Winter Access at the CAO
The Carr Observatory is open this winter on a limited basis as follows:
