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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September
RHDDO Astronomy Family Night - September 2026 - The Equinox Approaches
Families will see a presentation on a variety of exciting astronomy topics, followed by age-appropriate celestial activities.
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September
City Star Party: Bayview Village Park - September 2026
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.
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September
RASC Speaker Night and Member Awards Presentation
Speaker's Night
Join us for another in-person simulcast of our Speaker's Night with Dr Karen Lee-Waddell who is a Project Scientist for WALLABY, an all-sky survey that aims to detect and image the gas distribution in hundreds of thousands of galaxies using CSIRO’s ASKAP telescope.
Awards Presentation
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:
