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.

Quench your thirst for astronomy! Join on us on Friday November 4th, at the Great Hall were we’ll be celebrating two years of “Tap T.O.”! We promise another fun evening of pints, astronomy news, mind-expanding talks from University of Toronto astronomers and special guest speakers from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid and ExoMars missions. Plus, games, special prizes and food at a special venue: the newly renovated Great Hall! You’ll also have opportunities to talk one-on-one with University of Toronto astronomers over your favourite pint.

Throughout its 4.5 billion year history, life on Earth has been threatened by cataclysmic events such as extreme volcanic eruptions and asteroid impacts which have caused mass extinction of species. While events like these can drastically alter the face of the Earth, the planet still remains. So what would it take to completely obliterate the Earth? Starting from birth, the evolution of solar systems and the environments they exist in can put planets towards catastrophic fates. In this talk, we will explore some of the incredible ways that nature can destroy planets.

A Decade after The Day After Tomorrow: Our Current Understanding of the Ocean's Role in ClimateDr. Susan Lozier, Earth and Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School, Duke University

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!