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March
The Sky This Month - March 2023
Wondering what's happening above your head in the sky this month?
Find out more about the Zodical Light to the Messier Marathon to everything in between, including comets, planets and spaceflights!
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March
Public Stargazing in Courtice (GO for Tuesday)
Come out to learn the late-winter/early-spring constellations and enjoy stargazing behind the Courtice Community Complex.
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May
RASC National Society: The Insider's Guide to the Galaxy - Women in Astronomy (ONLINE)
Join us online to learn basic astronomy that you can do on your own from your backyard!
We'll share tips on encouraging girls to engage in astronomy and highlight the women of Harvard who laid the foundation of modern astronomy.
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April
RASC National Society: The Insider's Guide to the Galaxy - De-Mystifying Magnitude and Brightness (ONLINE)
Join us online to learn basic astronomy that you can do on your own from your backyard!
The spring sky hosts both very bright stars and very dim galaxies.
We'll talk about the system astronomers use to measure and report the brightness of celestial objects - from luminosity to absolute and apparent brightness, to surface brightness.
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February
RASC National Society: The Insider's Guide to the Galaxy - Touring the Imbrium Basin (ONLINE)
Join us online to learn basic astronomy that you can do on your own from your backyard!
With the moon waxing in the evening sky, this is the perfect time to watch the terminator slide across the giant and ancient lunar basin of Mare Imbrium.
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February
DDO: Up In The Sky (Online)
Join us from the comfort of your home as we discuss about what exciting celestial events to look for each season.
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January
RASC National Society: The Insider's Guide to the Galaxy - Touring the Winter Milky Way and Cold Weather Observing (ONLINE)
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 - 3:30pm to 5:00pm
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March
RASC National Society: The Insider's Guide to the Galaxy - Looking Up in Springtime (ONLINE)
Join us online to learn basic astronomy that you can do on your own from your backyard!
In honour of March Break and better weather, we'll look at the best sights to see in the late winter / early spring evening sky using a backyard telescope, binoculars, or just your eyes.
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April
DDO: Sunday Sungazing (Online)
Safely observe the sun with us, from the comfort of your home! During these family-friendly sessions, a DDO Astronomer will answer your questions about our closest star: the sun!
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April
RASC National Society: The Insider's Guide to the Galaxy - The Inner Planets (ONLINE)
Join us online to learn basic astronomy that you can do on your own from your backyard!
We'll explain the dance of the inner planets in the evening sky, talk about conjunctions, elongations, and transits, and share some tips for safely viewing the inner planets.
Galileo did it - so you can, too!