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1 April

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.
1 April

Global Astronomy Month

http://astronomerswithoutborders.org/global-astronomy-month-2017.html
27 March

New Moon - 10:57pm EDT

The moon is between us and the sun. Without the moon in the sky at night, deep sky objects are easier to observe.
27 March

Dark Sky Star Party (NO GO)

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.
25 March

Earth Hour

Earth Hour is a worldwide movement for the planet organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The event is held worldwide annually encouraging individuals, communities, households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights for one hour, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. towards the end of March, as a symbol for their commitment to the planet.
25 March

UofT AstroTour: Special Earth Hour Event – In the Darkness There is Light

Speaker: Prof. Suresh Sivanandam, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics
25 March

Messier Marathon season

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_marathon
24 March

RASC Mississauga: Nature’s Supercolliders: Supernova remnants and how they are connected to our galaxy

The explosion of a star, or supernova, is one of the most extreme events in the universe, responsible for creating the heavy elements essential for life. The resulting fast moving shock wave, the supernova remnant, produces super high-energy particles called cosmic rays. Understanding the nature of the magnetic fields is crucial to understanding the extreme processes that produce these cosmic rays. This talk will describe Jennifer West's PhD research, which investigates the magnetic fields of supernova remnants and how they are connected to the magnetic field of our Galaxy.
24 March

UofT Planetarium: Voyager’s Odyssey: A Small Probe’s Adventures into Interstellar Space (SOLD OUT)

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!
23 March

ASX Star Talk: The Algonquin Pulsar Project

Speaker: Prof. Ue-Li Pen, Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics The Algonquin Radio Observatory (ARO), built in 1965, along with the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory (DRAO) are the first to achieve long baseline interferometry (VLBI), whereby two single-dish telescopes are combined to provide the same resolution as a telescope the size of Canada.
23 March

Deer Park Library: CERN discovers A Higgs Boson (The Higgs Boson?)

Join Professor William Trischuk, U of T Physics, a founding member of the ATLAS experiment, as he discusses his work with CERN and the discovery of the Higgs Boson.
22 March

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.