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The Path of Comet 46P/Wirtane through January 30, 2019

The Sky This "Month" for December 12, 2018 to January 30, 2019

For the RAN meeting on Wednesday, December 12, 2018, Chris Vaughan presented The Sky This Month. The attached PDF document contains all of the details and selected images for the events.

Comet Party! (first clear night: Friday, Saturday or Sunday)

Friday, December 14, 2018 - 7:00pm to Sunday, December 16, 2018 - 10:00pm

Come to our Comet Party to observe 46P/Wirtanen through our telescopes and binoculars. 46P/Wirtanen is the brightest comet we are likely to see for the next 20 years!

Solar Observing

Saturday, January 5, 2019 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

Join us at the Ontario Science Centre for our monthly Solar Observing on the TELUSCAPE observing pad. This is the area in front of the Science Centre's entrance. We use specialized telescopes that are safe to aim at the Sun.

Dark Sky Star Party (first clear night: Monday to Thursday)

Monday, January 7, 2019 to Thursday, January 10, 2019

See the milky way and galaxies with the unaided eye. Point your telescope to find the many dim deep space objects that sprinkle the sky. Away from Toronto's light polution, there is so much to see.

Ontario Science Centre Evening Observing

Saturday, January 12, 2019 -

6:00pm to 8:00pm

Join us at the Ontario Science Centre this January for a brand new evening observing program on the TELUSCAPE.

Stay tuned for more details.

Speaker's Night

Wednesday, January 16, 2019 -

7:30pm to 9:00pm

Join us for our monthly Speaker's Night where a professional astronomer gets to tell us about their latest research.

Recreational Astronomy Night

Wednesday, January 30, 2019 -

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.