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23 June

RASC Mississauga: Riverwood Public Observing Night

Explore the universe with members of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Large telescopes will be set up to give you amazing views of our Moon, the planets and more! Meet at the Chappell House Lawn. In case skies are not suitable for star-gazing on the scheduled date, the event will take place on Wednesday, June 24 at the same time.
26 May

RASC Mississauga: Riverwood Public Observing Night

Explore the universe with members of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Large telescopes will be set up to give you amazing views of our Moon, the planets and more! Meet at the Chappell House Lawn. In case skies are not suitable for star-gazing on the scheduled date, the event will take place on Wednesday, May 27 at the same time.
25 May

Helen Sawyer Hogg Public Lecture: First Results from Dragonfly

Roberto Abraham, University of Toronto Bigger telescopes are usually better telescopes…but not always.
8 May

Hamilton Amateur Astronomers: Capturing the Stars

Kerry-Ann will be talking about her journey in the intense hobby of astrophotography from 2007 up to 2015 and sharing some of the stories behind the many objects that were captured along with her more recent projects and goals.
21 May

Dunlap Institute: Astronomy on Tap T.O.

It's time for another Astronomy on Tap T.O.! On Thursday, May 21st, astronomers from the University of Toronto will be back at the Tranzac Club for another fun evening of pints, mind-expanding talks, games and prizes. Plus, following all the talks and games, there'll be plenty of time and plenty of astronomers around to answer all your cosmic questions.
18 June

UofT Planetarium: Imagining the Size of the Universe

Showtimes: 7:00pm, 8:00pm, and 9:00pm There are many misconceptions about our universe, and the most common one is also the simplest – its size. Our universe is much bigger than we imagine it to be, and only through visual aid (such as a planetarium) can one really grasp the true dimensions of it. 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.
29 May

UofT Planetarium: Cosmic Catastrophes

Showtimes: 7:00pm, 8:00pm, and 9:00pm The Universe is wondrous, with untold treasures to satisfy desires both large and small, but it is not for the timid. It is a wild place with devastating asteroids, deadly black holes, colliding galaxies, and exploding stars. Join us as we explore some of these magnificent and menacing phenomena. Your show will be approximately 50 minutes long. All of our shows are presented live and in person by University of Toronto astronomers. Plenty of time is allocated for questions from the audience.
7 May

UofT AstroTour: Cosmic Déjà Vu: Echoes from a Supernova

Speaker: Lauren Hetherington In 1572, astronomers around the world saw a brilliant supernova which outshone every other star in the sky. It faded from view over the following two years and yet, today, we can still detect light from this ancient stellar explosion. How can this be? The answer lies in light echoes: light reflected by dust far from the initial explosion. Join us for the May AstroTour talk to discover what can we learn from these radiant echoes in space and how it is that they often look like they’re moving faster than the speed of light.
6 May

Perimeter Institute: String Theory Legos for Black Holes (WEBCAST)

Amanda Peet, University of Toronto Four decades ago, Stephen Hawking posed a paradox about black holes and quantum theory that still challenges the imaginations of theoretical physicists today. One of the most promising approaches to resolving the "information paradox" (the notion that nothing, not even information itself, survives beyond a black hole's point-of-no-return event horizon) is string theory, a part of modern physics that has wiggled its way into the popular consciousness.
6 May

TIFF: 2001: A Space Odyssey introduced by Alfonso Cuarón

The visionary Oscar-winning writer and director of Gravity introduces Stanley Kubrick's science-fiction masterpiece.