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13 April

Speaker's Night: The life and death of (relatively) small stars

Dr. Christina Smith, Centre for Research in Earth and Space Sciences, York University
27 April

Recreational Astronomy Night

Join us for our monthly recreational astronomy night meeting. This is where our members get to show their latest projects, or give tutorials and tips on just about everything to do with Astronomy. Talks start at 7:30, socializing starts at 7:00. Blake Nancarrow - The sky this month Tony dos Santos - The Carr Astronomical Observatory, yours to discover Razvan Peteanu - Visiting the south Arizona observatories SPECIAL EVENT: Annual Toronto Centre equipment swap table (after the presentations)
30 April

RASCTO Astrophotography Session #5

Lunar, Night Sky Landscape, and Deep Sky Photography with DSLR + Editing with Photoshop and LightroomPresenter: Ben Lappalainen
2 May

Dark Sky Star Party (GO for Thursday)

See the milky way and galaxies with the unaided eye. Point your telescope to find the many dim deep space objects that sprinkle the sky. Away from Toronto's light polution, there is so much to see. We observe from the Long Sault Conservation area, an hour outside of Toronto. We meet around dusk once a month in the parking lot for views only seen in dark sky conditions. We hold this event on the first clear night of our week-long window, so the date and time are determined closer to.
7 May

Solar Observing (GO)

Join us at the Ontario Science Centre for our monthly Solar Observing on the TELUSCAPE observing pad. This is the area in front of the Science Centre's entrance. We use specialized telescopes that are safe to aim at the Sun. Check our home page on the Friday prior for go/no-go calls as this event is weather dependent.
9 May

Transit of Mercury at the OSC

Join us at the Ontario Science Centre for Astronomy Week with a special event on Monday—a rare Transit of Mercury. We will be set up on the TELUSCAPE observing pad in front of the Science Centre's entrance with specialized telescopes that are safe to aim at the Sun. http://www.space.com/32476-mercury-transit-may-2016-rare-event.html In the event of inclement weather, a live stream of the event will be presented in the Gemini Room.
9 May

Transit of Mercury at the DDO

Here on earth, we can only see two planets pass between us and the Sun - and it doesn't happen every day! The last time we saw Mercury appear to glide across the face of the Sun was in 2006. The next time it happens is 2019. Join us for this special daytime event at the David Dunlap Observatory. The gates will open at 10:00 a.m. If the weather's clear, stop by for a (safe) peek at the Sun through a variety of solar telescopes. We'll be webcasting too! For obvious reasons, the big telescope will not be in use. There's no charge. Just drop by.
10 May

Astronomy Week Solar Observing

Join us this week if skies are clear!
14 May

AstroNuts: Fifth Annual "What's Up in Space?" Camp & STEM Contest

It's AstroNuts' annual kids' space club fundraiser!
11 May

Speaker's Night: Earth's Battered Moon: Understanding how impacts from space have shaped our planet

Join Sara Mazrouei as she discusses our Moon and how its history is linked to the Earth’s distant past.