Receive a detailed introduction to the basics of Astronomy through an indoor presentation. Learn your way around the night sky in an amazing portable planetarium. We'll venture out into the darkness for naked-eye viewing of constellations, more detailed observations with binoculars (provided) and viewing planets and deep-sky objects through telescopes of amateur astronomers.

Learn about how the AAVSO coordinates, evaluates, compiles, processes, publishes, and disseminates variable star observations to the astronomical community throughout the world, and other topics on variable star observation and how it contributes to astrophysics.

Showtimes: 7:00pm, 8:00pm, and 9:00pm In 1977 two small probes, Voyager 1 and 2, were launched from Earth with a mission to study the outer solar system. Both spacecraft visited Jupiter and Saturn, and Voyager 2 passed by Uranus and Neptune, returning images to Earth which allowed us to make surprising discoveries about these distant planets. Now these probes are entering interstellar space, making them the furthest man-made objects from the Earth!

Join John Gauvreau of the Hamilton Amateur Astronomers as he takes us on a virtual tour of the universe.

Join us in the Youth Hub as Prof. McCall from York University talks about what caused the extinction of dinosaurs and what could happen to us in the future.

Showtimes: 10:00am, 11:00am, 12:00pm See the solar system as you’ve never seen it before! Join us for this kid-friendly tour of the highlights of our solar system and beyond. We’ll stop at Mars, Saturn, and Pluto to show you the latest views from spacecraft that have recently visited those places. Then we’ll take you beyond our solar system to investigate where life might hide out there among the stars. There will be lots of opportunity to ask questions of a real astronomer. This show is suitable for children aged six and older.

Showtimes: 12:00pm, 1:00pm See the solar system as you’ve never seen it before! Join us for this kid-friendly tour of the highlights of our solar system and beyond. We’ll stop at Mars, Saturn, and Pluto to show you the latest views from spacecraft that have recently visited those places. Then we’ll take you beyond our solar system to investigate where life might hide out there among the stars. There will be lots of opportunity to ask questions of a real astronomer. This show is suitable for children aged six and older.

Showtimes: 12:00pm, 1:00pm See the solar system as you’ve never seen it before! Join us for this kid-friendly tour of the highlights of our solar system and beyond. We’ll stop at Mars, Saturn, and Pluto to show you the latest views from spacecraft that have recently visited those places. Then we’ll take you beyond our solar system to investigate where life might hide out there among the stars. There will be lots of opportunity to ask questions of a real astronomer. This show is suitable for children aged six and older.

Massive stars, young or old, are interesting celestial objects with fascinating mysteries. In this talk, we will explore some of the mysteries of the disks around massive stars and how their formation, dissipation and structure affect our understanding of not only the planet formation but also the star formation process.

Showtimes: 7:00pm, 8:00pm, and 9:00pm