31
May
ROM Daytime: Journey to Mars: Rocks, Rovers, Results and the ROM
Discover ground breaking research and fascinating advances in art, culture, and nature as our experts share their cutting edge work in this engaging series of daytime lectures.
11:00am-12:00pm Lecture in Eaton Theatre12:00pm-1:15pm Coffee, Tea & Treats in Theatre Rotunda
26
May
Solar Observing (NO 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.
26
May
CAO 2018 Spring Work Party - No more volunteers required.
Due to an enthusiastic response, we are no longer accepting volunteers for the Spring Work Party as we have reached our capacity in being able to provide a place to sleep as well as cooking for everyone.
This year, the Carr Astronomical Observatory (CAO) is celebrating its 20th anniversary. This site and the facilities that we continue to use today could not have reached this milestone without the countless hours put in by RASC-TC volunteers at work parties to do regular maintenance and to make improvements.
25
May
UofT Planetarium: Grand Tour of the Cosmos (SOLD OUT)
Showtimes: 7:00pm, 8:10pm, 9:15pm
24
May
City Star Party (GO for Thursday)
Hover above the moon like an astronaut and get eye-to-eye with the planets. Find colourful stars, star clusters, bright nebulae and even another galaxy. Our monthly City Star Party is the place to catch universe from within the city limits at Bayview Village Park. If you don't have a telescope then you will find many astronomers who would love to share a view. If you are thinking of buying a telescope, viewing with other people's equipment is the best way to make a good choice. If you have a telescope or binoculars, please bring it!
24
May
RTMC Astronomy Expo
http://rtmcastronomyexpo.org/
23
May
Recreational Astronomy Night
Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/bvFdSzp5B7g
22
May
RASC Mississauga: Astronomy Night at the Riverwood Conservancy
Explore the universe with members of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Telescopes will be set up to provide amazing views of the Moon, the planets and more! Meet at the Chappell House Lawn.
19
May
UofT Planetarium: Our Musical Universe (SOLD OUT)
What is the sound of a twinkling star? Can planets keep a beat? How loud was the big bang?
18
May
Millennium Square Stargazing Night (GO for Friday)
Everyone is invited to join us and Durham Skies on May 18 for stargazing at the edge of Lake Ontario. Take a free look through different kinds of telescopes (including solar-filtered scopes) to get close-up looks at sunspots, craters on the Moon, brilliant Venus and Jupiter.
16
May
Dark Sky Star Party (GO for Wednesday)
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.
16
May
S. Walter Stewart Library: The Search for Life on Exoplanets
Finding compelling evidence for life on another planet would undoubtably be one of the biggest discoveries in the history of the human race. There are many places to look for such biosignatures, both in the Solar System and beyond. From the human perspective, the most exciting place is an Earth-twin around a Sun-like star. Chances are good for finding such a planet within the next few years. However, learning anything other than the planet's existence and its most fundamental properties such as mass and radius will be extremely difficult.