Safely observe the sun with us! During these family-friendly sessions, a DDO Astronomer will answer your questions about our closest star: the sun!

Come to the DDO where Dr. Galanis, a postdoctoral fellow at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, is presenting about Building a Telescope the Size of the Earth!

Join us for the wonders of astronomy through a presentation on a variety of exciting astronomy topics, followed by an age-appropriate celestial activities and a demonstration of the 74” telescope.

Visitors aged 6 and older will enter a Digital Portable Planetarium and take a journey through the universe led by a DDO astronomer.

Visitors aged 6 and older will enter a Digital Portable Planetarium and take a journey through the universe led by a DDO astronomer.

Abstract: In this talk, Quinton Weyrich will discuss his experience as an Astronomer in Residence at Killarney Provincial Park, the first provincial park in Ontario to be designated a dark sky preserve. He will discuss what commitments a location must make in order to be designated a dark sky preserve and why the reduction of ambient light within them is scientifically and culturally valuable.

Bring Your Own Binoculars and observe the sky from the David Dunlap Observatory!

Safely observe the sun with us! During these family-friendly sessions, a DDO Astronomer will answer your questions about our closest star: the sun!

Join us for the wonders of astronomy through a presentation on a variety of exciting astronomy topics, followed by an age-appropriate celestial activities and a demonstration of the 74” telescope.

Join us for the wonders of astronomy through a presentation on a variety of exciting astronomy topics, followed by an age-appropriate celestial activities and a demonstration of the 74” telescope.