Astronomer Christa Van Laerhoven, will discuss planets that orbit stars other than our sun. Some of these planetary systems look very different from our own!

From tornadoes to snow squalls, from heat waves to freezing rain...Ontario experiences 4 full seasons of weather. Environment Canada meteorologist Geoff Coulson will discuss the various technologies available to the forecasters of the Ontario Storm Prediction Centre and the challenges that forecasting different types of weather can pose. The explosion of the Internet in recent years has also made a lot of weather information freely available. Geoff will also touch on some useful websites/apps that can allow the amateur meteorologist to stay one step ahead of the weather.

With Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry and his collaborators envisioned a future where technological innovation has led to a post-scarcity society, one where resources like food, shelter, and energy are abundant and available to all. This premise is crucial to understanding Star Trek's universe: technology is the key to social equity.

The Ryerson Faculty of Science is launching the STEAM Café on 10 Thousand Coffees. Like LinkedIn, it’s a place for computer science, biology, chemistry, medical physics and math alumni and industry professionals (like members of the RASC) to mentor current students, make connections and build relationships. Think of it as the casual coffee chat instead of the dreaded cold call.   Join Ryerson on November 2nd from 6pm-8pm at the Mattamy Athletic Centre, for the Welcome to the STEAM Café Launch Party, hosted by the Faculty of Science and Ryerson Science Society. 

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.

Moonless night allowing to see deep sky objects

Speaker: Randy Attwood, Executive Director - The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Amateur astronomy has changed drastically over the past 50 years. Telescopes made in the basement have been replaced with high quality instruments capable of performing astronomical research. Those new to astronomy are confronted with computerized telescopes and unfortunately, disappearing skies due to light pollution.

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!

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!

Measuring light pollution of your sky, see www.globeatnight.org

Meteor Shower

Presented by John Percy, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics and Dunlap Institute