Explore the Universe - from the comfort of your home! During these family-friendly sessions, a DDO Astronomer will answer your questions about the observatory, astronomy and space, telescopes, and the motions of the sky using powerful astronomy software and eye-catching visuals! Only one registration per household is required. Deadline to register for this program is Friday, May 28, 2021 at 3:00pm. Prior to the start of the program you will be emailed information on the virtual program links and any specific information relating to your program.

Fifty years ago, the third mission was launched to land two people on the Moon. On the third day of the flight, a problem occurred which cancelled the plans for the lunar landing and instead, started a race to get the astronauts home alive. In this talk, Mississauga Centre RASC president Randy Attwood will detail all the things which had to go right to save the Apollo 13 crew. SkyNews and The RASC are also happy to welcome a special guest lined up to answer questions after the talk — Apollo 13 lunar module pilot Fred Haise. You don’t want to miss this!

Next week there will be a partial solar eclipse! In some places it'll even be an annular eclipse. We'll be spending this session talking about eclipses.

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

Attention astronomy all-stars! Back by popular demand, we're bringing you another Astro Trivia Night. On Tuesday, June 8, the Dunlap Institute will host our second YouTube trivia event live! Win cool prizes and learn fun facts - it all begins at 7:00pm EDT. Can't wait to see you there! *Please Note: While we welcome anyone to participate in Astro Trivia Night, we can only ship prizes within Canada - excluding Quebec.

It's Apollo day! Finally, we get the chance to find both the first and last Apollo landing sites. Bring your questions about the Moon landings! We encourage you to share any annular eclipse photos you may have gotten from this morning as well.

Did you manage to find all the targets? We'll go over everything you need to know to apply for your pin and observing certificate! Who doesn't love a pin and certificate?

Planetarium Live! is an interactive journey through the cosmos! Every episode we learn some new concepts in Astronomy while encouraging questions and audience participation. This episode once again features the fun and knowledgeable Jesse Rogerson! We're going to focus almost entirely on your questions and topics you suggest!

The RASC GA is a four-day event, jam-packed with exciting events and fun for the entire family. This year’s event starts with a youth day that celebrates Astrophotography, encourages youth networking and features a presentation by Research Scientist Aaron Persaud. The main conference kicks off on the Friday evening with Keynote speaker and television host, Emily Calandrelli. Other GA events include committee presentations, seminars, an award ceremony, live night sky observing and virtual tours of RASC observatories.

Is it possible to weigh the entire Universe? And if it is, why does it matter? The fascinating answer lies with a telescope and team with roots at U of T and the Dunlap Institute. In recent years, balloon-borne telescope "SuperBIT" has been making serious scientific strides at relatively low costs, and there's much more to come. On Thursday, April 9th at 7 pm ET, Astrophysicist and SuperBIT researcher Mohamed Shaaban will explain this telescope's amazing findings, and future potential. Join us live, ONLINE,  for another edition of Cosmos From Your Couch!