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November
DDO: Astronomy Speaker's Night - Astronomical Research at the Undergraduate Level (ONLINE)
Speaker name: Maheen Hemani
Join us, from the comfort of your home! This program will feature live-stream views from the DDO's 74-Inch telescope (Weather permitting). Explore breaking news from space and current research into what lies beyond our home planet! Each night, we’ll take a virtual tour of the DDO, hear from our speakers about their own amazing space research, and ask them all our questions about what they know and what they’re discovering.
13
November
DDO: Sunday Sungazing (ONLINE)
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!
16
November
Speaker's Night: Observation of galaxies in the era of 3D spectroscopy (ONLINE)
Speaker: Ismaël Moumen, Université Laval/CFHT
25
November
RASC, Mississauga Centre: Speaker Night - Adventures in Moongazing: Making the Most of Moonlit Nights (ONLINE)
Speaker: Chris Vaughan
Chris will discuss his experiences while observing the Moon: for fun, for outreach, and for completing RASC’s lunar observing programs. He’ll share observing tips and target suggestions, and highlight some of the best books, apps, and web tools for exploring the Moon from your driveway.
9
February
DDO Planetarium Days (WAITLIST)
This Winter, spend a Sunday afternoon in the OTHER dome at the DDO!
Join us in the Starlab Digital Planetarium and take an interactive journey through the Universe, led by a DDO astronomer. Tour the night sky and see close-up views of galaxies, nebulas, and star clusters, view our Solar System's Planets and alien exo-planets, land on the moon, Mars - and the Sun, travel home to Earth from the edge of the Universe, hear Indigenous starlore, and watch immersive fulldome movies!
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October
Millennium Square Stargazing (first clear night: Friday or Saturday) (CANCELLED)
Everyone is invited to join us and Durham Skies for stargazing at the edge of Lake Ontario. Take a free look through different kinds of telescopes (including solar-filtered scopes) to get close-up looks at sunspots, craters on the Moon, and planets visible in the current night sky. Peer into deep space and try your hand at spotting faint star clusters and nebulae. You can even bring your own telescope along and we'll give you expert advice on how to use it better.
25
September
Millennium Square Stargazing (first clear night: Friday or Saturday) (CANCELLED)
Everyone is invited to join us and Durham Skies for stargazing at the edge of Lake Ontario. Take a free look through different kinds of telescopes (including solar-filtered scopes) to get close-up looks at sunspots, craters on the Moon, and planets visible in the current night sky. Peer into deep space and try your hand at spotting faint star clusters and nebulae. You can even bring your own telescope along and we'll give you expert advice on how to use it better.
21
August
Millennium Square Stargazing (first clear night: Friday or Saturday) (CANCELLED)
Everyone is invited to join us and Durham Skies for stargazing at the edge of Lake Ontario. Take a free look through different kinds of telescopes (including solar-filtered scopes) to get close-up looks at sunspots, craters on the Moon, and planets visible in the current night sky. Peer into deep space and try your hand at spotting faint star clusters and nebulae. You can even bring your own telescope along and we'll give you expert advice on how to use it better.
24
July
Millennium Square Stargazing (first clear night: Friday or Saturday) (CANCELLED)
Everyone is invited to join us and Durham Skies for stargazing at the edge of Lake Ontario. Take a free look through different kinds of telescopes (including solar-filtered scopes) to get close-up looks at sunspots, craters on the Moon, and planets visible in the current night sky. Peer into deep space and try your hand at spotting faint star clusters and nebulae. You can even bring your own telescope along and we'll give you expert advice on how to use it better.
26
June
Millennium Square Stargazing (first clear night: Friday or Saturday) (CANCELLED)
Everyone is invited to join us and Durham Skies for stargazing at the edge of Lake Ontario. Take a free look through different kinds of telescopes (including solar-filtered scopes) to get close-up looks at sunspots, craters on the Moon, and planets visible in the current night sky. Peer into deep space and try your hand at spotting faint star clusters and nebulae. You can even bring your own telescope along and we'll give you expert advice on how to use it better.