In celebration of Science Literacy Week, join UTSC for an evening to view the last visible total lunar eclipse until 2019 accompanied by a series of short lectures on astronomy. On September 27, the moon will pass through Earth's shadow, blocking any direct sunlight to the moon and causing it to glow red. The eclipse will also be streamed live on screen in case of weather. Attendees will get a chance to tour UTSC's observatory and look through our telescopes. Refreshments will be provided.

Showtimes: 7:00pm, 8:00pm, and 9:00pm How big is the universe? How can we seek to answer this question or understand the answer once we have it? Our universe is much bigger than we imagine it to be but, using analogies and visualizations, we can start to grasp its true dimensions. This planetarium show will journey through the different scales of the universe, starting with familiar objects like the moon and the Earth, and ending with the furthest reaches of the observable universe.

Showtimes: 7:00pm, 8:00pm, and 9:00pm How big is the universe? How can we seek to answer this question or understand the answer once we have it? Our universe is much bigger than we imagine it to be but, using analogies and visualizations, we can start to grasp its true dimensions. This planetarium show will journey through the different scales of the universe, starting with familiar objects like the moon and the Earth, and ending with the furthest reaches of the observable universe.

Ivan Semeniuk, Science Writer, The Globe and Mail

Eric Poisson, BSc, MSc, Ph.D, Department of Physics, University of Guelph General relativity, Einstein’s greatest scientific achievement is turning 100 this year. The speaker will describe how a companion body can raise a tide on a black hole, much as the Moon raises a tide on Earth and what consequences this can have on the motion of the two-body system.

The full Moon in September is traditionally referred to as the Harvest Moon, the full Moon that is temporally closest to the Autumnal Equinox (September 23 in 2015). As it turns out, this September’s full Moon represents the closest distance a full Moon gets relative to the Earth for this calendar year (a mere 356, 877 km). This makes it a so-called “supermoon” as it appears marginally larger and brighter than other full Moons throughout the year.

Come out and observe a rare total eclipse of the Moon at the Riverwood Conservancy! Join members of the Mississauga Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada as they set up large telescopes to look at the Moon. Observing will take place on the green in front of Chappell House. The event starts at 8:30 and is free and open to everyone. Large telescopes will be set up and pointed at the Moon as it moves into the Earth's shadow. The partial phases of the eclipse begin just after 9 pm.

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Join the Dunlap Institute on the evening of Sunday, September 27, 2015 to watch the total lunar eclipse. You won’t get another chance to see this spectacular celestial phenomenon until 2019. Even better, this year’s eclipse is special because it’s taking place during a “supermoon”, when the Moon is about as close to Earth as it gets. During this time, the Moon will appear subtly larger than normal. This event is FREE but we request that guests RSVP on our Facebook Event Page.

From the earliest days of the first hominids and through the epochs into the 21st century, mankind has held a deep fascination with the night sky. In today’s technological society, massive mountaintop observatories and high-tech space telescopes are at the forefront of astronomical research, but an ever-growing group of individuals continue to peer up from dark fields, secluded parks and their own backyards in the quest to explore and understand the universe.