4 October

Gravenhurst Family Star Party

Star party organized by local entusiasts. There will be a talk by Terence Dickinson. For more information, see the PDF with details below or contact Alan Keates at 705-687-4364 or e-mail gerryflaherty@rogers.com Who can attend: everyone including non-membersFee: free (for accomodation options see pdf)Reservation needed for accomodation Organized by: Gravenhurst, local communityLocation: Gravenhurst
5 September

U of T Astronomy Public Tour - Dark Energy

In the late 1920s, Edwin Hubble discovered that distant galaxies were receding away from us, implying that the universe itself was expanding. Seventy years later, it was found that the universe is not only getting bigger, but increasing in its rate of expansion. The mysterious substance behind this accelerated expansion has been given the name 'dark energy', and its discovery earned three cosmologists the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2011. For the month of September, Liam Connor, a Ph.D.
1 August

August Astronomy Public Tour at the University of Toronto

Proudly presented by the U of T Graduate Astronomy Students' Association. For the month of August, we welcome Dan Taranu, a Ph.D. candidate in his final year of studies to discuss the stark reality of human space exploration. The longest journey ever undertaken by humans beyond our own planet has been to our nearest neighbour - the moon, just 400,000 kilometres away. Even mankind's most distant space probes are now 'merely' 18 billion kilometres from Earth. But far beyond even these enormous distances lies an immense, unexplored galaxy with billions of stars.
6 May

AstroCATS 2017 (CANCELLED)

The AstroCATS Committee has sadly decided that proceeding with AstroCATS 2017 is not in the best interests of the RASC Hamilton Centre, attendees, and especially for our valued vendors. We will however, proceed with the very popular Canadian Astrophotography School (CAPS).
8 August

NYAA's Starfest 2013: Comet Tales!

Our friends from the North York Astronomical Association invite you to attend their annual star party, August 8-11, 2013. 
29 June

2017 RASC General Assembly in Ottawa

Join the Ottawa Centre during Canada's 150th anniversary for the 2017 RASC General Assembly. See the GA website for more details.
10 May

Frozen Banana Star Party at Mew Lake Campground

Informal Frozen Banana Star Party at Mew Lake Campground Who can attend: members / everyone including non-members Fee: Algonquin fee only depending on campsite You can make a reservation on the Ontario Parks website  Organized by: RASC members

Ontario Science Centre


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The Ontario Science Centre is the unofficial home of the RASC, Toronto Centre. We hold a number of events there, including our regular biweekly meetings and monthly solar observing. You can also find us at the Science Centre's evening star parties.

We hold meetings twice a month on Wednesday nights (once a month in the summer). Come out to hear professionals and members talk about their work, leading theories or how best to snag that really difficult target.

We hold our regular Solar Observing on the first Saturday of every month. While it's unsafe to look at the sun using a regular telescope, we've got the right equipment needed to safely observe our nearest star. Catch sunspots and solar flares on the Ontario Science Centre's TELUSCAPE Pad, right in front of the building.

For go/no go calls, check our home page.

And don't forget to check out what's going at the Science Centre on their website.

If traveling by TTC, you have a couple of options. You may take the Eglinton East bus (#34) and hop off at Don Mills Rd then cut through the parking lots. From the Bloor-Danforth subway, go to the Pape station, take the Don Mills bus (#25), and egress at St Dennis Dr, right in front of the Ontario Science Centre. If driving from the west, consider the Hwy 401 exit #373 at Leslie St to avoid the busy Don Valley Parkway (exit #375). If using the DVP from the south use the Eglinton Ave exit and travel eastbound to Don Mills Rd. If coming from the north, exit the DVP at Wynford, take Wynford east to Don Mills Rd. From Eglinton, south on Don Mills Rd to St Dennis Dr and turn east into the OSC driveway.
Event Category
At the Ontario Science Centre
Organized by Astronomical Community
Address
770 Don Mills Road (at the corner of Eglinton Avenue East)
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada.
Latitude
43° 42' 56.09" N
Longitude
79° 20' 14.13" W
Parking
There is plenty of parking and it's free after 6:00pm. Parking is also free for Toronto Centre members volunteering their time during our star parties and special events.