Speaker: Cordell Grant, University of Toronto Space Flight Laboratory (UTIAS-SFL)

Join the Town of Whitby and the Durham Region Astronomical Association (DRAA) at a Free Stargazing Party at the Port Whitby Marina.

James Edgar, President, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada All stars are born from hydrogen and during their lives they produce elements through nuclear fusion. High-mass stars end their lives as supernovae, perhaps the most cataclysmic events in the universe, producing the heavy elements. This talk merges James Edgar’s love of woodworking, astronomy, genealogy, chemistry, physics, and poetry from Northern Ireland, although the main thrust of the presentation is about how elements form within stars.

Prude Ranch near Fort Davis, Texashttps://texasstarparty.org/

Breezy Hill, Springfield, Vermonthttp://stellafane.org/

River Place Park, Aytonhttp://www.nyaa.ca/index.php?page=/sf16/sf.home16

Cypress Hills Interprovincial Parkhttps://www.usask.ca/rasc/starparty.htmlhttp://www.cypresshills.com/

Hemlock Campground in Grundy Lake Provincial Parkhttp://www.gatewaytotheuniverse.org/star-parties-special-events.htmlhttps://www.ontarioparks.com/park/grundylake