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Video: The Sky This Month for September 8 - October 6, 2021

If you want to know what is going on, celestial speaking, look no further than this month's The Sky This Month with Chris Vaughan.

The Sky This Month: September 8 to October 6, 2021

The attached PDF contains the full notes for The Sky This Month presentation delivered by Chris Vaughan at the Recreational Astronomy Night Meeting on Wednesday, September 8, 2021.

Speaker's Night: The Colour Out of Space and Other Tales of Cosmic Horror (ONLINE)

Wednesday, September 22, 2021 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm

Dr. Leo Yvonne Alcorn, Postdoctoral Fellow, Astronomy and Astrophysics, York University and The Dunlap Institute

RASC, Mississauga Centre: Speaker Night – Dr. Laurie Rousseau-Nepton (ONLINE)

Friday, September 24, 2021 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm

Learning about the Birth of Stars with SITELLE

DDO: Up in the Sky (ONLINE)

Friday, September 24, 2021 - 8:30pm to 10:00pm

Join us, from the comfort of your home! This program provides an illustrated one-hour presentation and discussion about what exciting celestial events to look for each season.

RASC National Society: The Insider's Guide to the Galaxy - Life Cycles of the Stars (ONLINE)

Tuesday, September 28, 2021 - 3:30pm to 5:00pm

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

Dava Sobel, "Women’s Work at the Dawn of Astrophysics"

McDonald Institute: 2021 Harold M. Cave Memorial Lecture (ONLINE)

Wednesday, September 29, 2021 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm

Dava Sobel: "Women’s Work at the Dawn of Astrophysics"

The Story Collider: Toronto's Online Story Hour - Indigenous in STEM (ONLINE)

Thursday, September 30, 2021 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

On Thursday, September 30th at 7:00pm EDT, join us for our online live show! Three Indigenous storytellers will share their true, personal stories about science.

Space Apps Toronto: NASA Space Apps Challenge 2021

Saturday, October 2, 2021 to Sunday, October 3, 2021

SPACE & SCIENCE-LOVING PROBLEM-SOLVERS IN TORONTO… LET’S TAKE UP THE CHALLENGE!

Indus Space: International Observe the Moon Night (ONLINE)

Saturday, October 16, 2021 - 3:00pm to 9:00pm

This event unites Moon enthusiasts and curious people worldwide on one day each year to look at and learn about the Moon. Meet space professionals and explore Moon-related topics in a virtual setting.

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

Stellarium Training Series

For RASC members, we offer computer software training on Stellarium. It is a popular and powerful planetarium application available for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux computers. The full software for computers is free.

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.

Dunlap Institute: Planet Party! (ONLINE)

Saturday, September 11, 2021 - 8:30pm to 10:30pm

Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/MR8CTh-mwSo

Recreational Astronomy Night (ONLINE)

Wednesday, September 8, 2021 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm

Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/OtcXETzmLN8

DDO: Astronomy Speakers Night - The Cinematography of the Skies with Dr. John E. Moores (ONLINE)

Friday, August 20, 2021 - 9:30pm to 11:00pm

Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/IhYeNuInb2w

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!

DDO: The Perseids Meteor Shower (ONLINE)

Thursday, August 12, 2021 - 7:30pm to 8:30pm

Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/2hvqrmzzDtg

Weighing the Earth 2½ Centuries Ago - Part One

Video: Weighing the Earth 2½ Centuries Ago with Ron Macnaughton

Ron Macnaughton has a passion for understanding how scientists in the past were able to accomplish accurate measurements with crude and limited instruments.