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Video: The Sky This Month, June 1 - July 6, 2022 with Chris Vaughan

Chris Vaughan, a member of the Toronto Centre, gives us an in-depth look at the highlights worth viewing in the night sky for the upcoming month.

June 12 2022 at 1014 pm Moon occults Dschubba

The Sky This Month - June 1 to July 6, 2022

The attached PDF contains the notes for The Sky This Month presented by Chris Vaughan at the June 1, 2022 Recreational Astronomy Night meeting. It covers the period June 1 to July 6, 2022, and includes more material than was presented.

City Star Party (first clear night: Monday, Tuesday or Thursday)

Monday, July 4, 2022 to Thursday, July 7, 2022

NO-GO for Monday. We'll try again on Tuesday.

RASC National Society: The Insider's Guide to the Galaxy - Canadians in the Stars and Summer Planets Preview (ONLINE)

Tuesday, July 5, 2022 - 3:30pm to 5:00pm

We'll highlight the objects in the sky that were discovered or researched by Canadians. The bright planets are available for evening viewing!

Dunlap Institute: Astro Trivia Night! (ONLINE)

Tuesday, July 5, 2022 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm

The best kind of trivia is astronomy trivia!

RASC, Mississauga Centre: Astronomy Night at the Riverwood Conservancy

Tuesday, July 5, 2022 - 9:00pm to 10:30pm

Explore the universe with members of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Telescopes will be set up to provide stellar views of the Moon, the planets and more.

Recreational Astronomy Night (ONLINE)

Wednesday, July 6, 2022 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm

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.

Allan I. Carswell Observatory: Atrium Tour Event

Wednesday, July 6, 2022 - 9:30pm to 10:30pm

We are running *limited* in person shows. These sessions will only go ahead if the weather is CLEAR.

UofT AstroTour: Filamentary, My Dear Watson: How the cosmic web can help us solve the universe’s mysteries

Thursday, July 7, 2022 - 8:30pm to 11:00pm

Join us for AstroTours! The event will feature a talk by Martine Lokken about the cosmic web! After the talk we will have a variety of demos and the opportunity to use telescopes on the roof of the McLennan Physical Laboratories.

Millennium Square Public Stargazing Series

Friday, July 8, 2022 - 7:00pm to 11:59pm

Join us and our sponsor, Durham Skies, for an evening of free public stargazing along the north shore of Lake Ontario at Millennium Square.

DDO: Ask an Astronomer (ONLINE)

Sunday, July 10, 2022 - 11:00am to 12:00pm

Explore the Universe - from the comfort of your home!

The Story Collider: Expectations

Monday, July 11, 2022 - 7:00pm to 10:00pm

Join us in Toronto for a night of true, personal stories about science and expectations! You’ll hear four stories about assumptions about people to experiments and everything in between.

DDO: Astronomy Speaker's Night - High Redshift Galaxies and the Early Universe (ONLINE)

Friday, July 15, 2022 - 9:30pm to 11:00pm

Speaker: Sunna Withers

NYAA: Starfest 2022

Thursday, August 25, 2022 to Sunday, August 28, 2022

The North York Astronomical Association invites you to attend its annual star party. Starfest 2022 presents “Deep Sky Treasures” on August 25-28, 2022.

RASC National Society: Robotic Telescope for Classrooms

Introducing the RASC’s newest outreach program, Robotic Telescope for Classrooms! This brand new program gives students and teachers the opportunity to work with real exoplanet transit data collected by the RASC’s robotic telescope.

York University Allan I. Carswell Observatory (ONLINE)

Join the Allan I. Carswell Observatory for weekly Online Public Viewing, York Universe and TeleTube

Tips for New Telescope Owners

This article was prepared for people attending the telescope clinic, organised by the RASC, Toronto Centre. But it contains information useful for any new or novice telescope user.

RASC National Society Videos: The Insider's Guide to the Galaxy

Join us online to learn basic astronomy that you can do on your own from your backyard!

Recreational Astronomy Night (ONLINE)

Wednesday, June 1, 2022 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm

Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/To1VHoXsV9A

Space Place Canada: Canadarm and Collaboration with Elizabeth Howell (ONLINE)

Thursday, May 19, 2022 - 7:30pm to 8:30pm

Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/hi-oDq2hdrg

Speaker's Night: SIGNALS: Learning about the Birth of Stars with SITELLE (ONLINE)

Wednesday, May 18, 2022 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm

Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/e7eWSFSdaAo

Space Place Canada: Lunar Exploration: Past, Present, and Future with Dr. Sara Mazrouei (ONLINE)

Sunday, May 15, 2022 - 7:30pm to 8:30pm

Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/N5hZjOmmFH4

DDO: Astronomy Speaker's Night - Hidden in Plain Sight: The Elusive Dark Matter (ONLINE)

Friday, May 13, 2022 - 8:30pm to 10:00pm

Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/F6zOr_QI5BY

Recreational Astronomy Night (ONLINE)

Wednesday, May 4, 2022 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm

Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/CqOzVPvSc7k

Speaker's Night: The Remarkable Death of a Massive Star (ONLINE)

Wednesday, April 20, 2022 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm

Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/Hqc9_HrxET8

RASC/CSA: Artemis - Canada is going to the Moon (ONLINE)

Saturday, April 9, 2022 - 7:30pm to 8:30pm

Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/gBXRPYtnVi0

DDO: Astronomy Speaker's Night - The Search for Another Earth (ONLINE)

Friday, April 8, 2022 - 8:00pm to 9:30pm

Watch the recorded video: 2022-02-16 07.47.55

Video: Celestron Starsense Explorer Telescope Review and a Tour of the Deep Sky Eye Observatory

With Tim Doucette's presentation, we get two for the price of one. First, Tim gives us a wonderful overview of his excellent Deep Sky Eye Observatory, which is open to the public. Next, he gives us a review of the Celestron Starsense Explorer Telescope and how it could make your visual observing fun and easy.