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7 May

Solar Observing (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.
7 May

Science Rendezvous 2016

http://www.sciencerendezvous.ca/category/toronto/
6 May

UofT Planetarium: The Birth and Death of Stars

Showtimes: 7:00pm, 8:00pm, and 9:00pm The stars in the night sky seem unchanging and eternal, and have remained the same for the history of human civilization. However, over millions and billions of years, new stars are born, live out their long lives, and eventually die in a blaze of glory. In this show, we will be exploring the lives of stars by visiting stellar nurseries, supernova remnants and much more! If you have questions please contact planetarium@universe.utoronto.ca
6 May

UofT Physics: 2016 H.L. Welsh Lectures in Physics

The Department of Physics invites faculty, students and the public to our 41st annual celebration of physics. The Welsh Lectures in Physics have been held annually since 1975 in honour of H.L. Welsh, a distinguished former faculty member in the Physics Department. They are the major public event in the life of the Department of Physics and are intended to celebrate discoveries in physics and their wider impact. They are intended to be broadly accessible to an audience drawn from across the university, other academic institutions and the interested public.
6 May

New Moon - 3:29pm EDT

Moonless night allowing to see deep sky objects
5 May

UofT AstroTour: Doing the Impossible: The Case for Investing in Space Exploration

Between 1969 and 1972, 12 men traveled over one million kilometers to walk on the surface of the Moon. Today, we couldn’t go back—over the last 40 years, astronauts have not ventured beyond a thin shell surrounding our planet. How is this possible? I will make a case for dreaming big and investing in space exploration, even in the face of our pressing problems closer to home.
5 May

RASC Hamilton: The Secret Lives of Galaxies

Professor James Wadsley is a computational astrophysicist at McMaster University. He makes computer simulations of things that take millions of years to unfold on the sky. He will talk about "the secret lives of galaxies" which demonstrates the evolution of a galaxy in both what we see, and in ways we can't, over the full age of the universe.
5 May

Harold Healy Frozen Banana Star Party

Mew Lake Campground in Algonquin Provincial Parkhttp://www.gatewaytotheuniverse.org/star-parties-special-events.htmlhttp://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/visit/camping/mew-lake-campground.php
3 May

First Light 1

New Members orientation program – First Light - Spring 2016
2 May

Dark Sky Star Party (GO for Thursday)

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.
1 May

Texas Star Party

Prude Ranch near Fort Davis, Texashttps://texasstarparty.org/
30 April

RASCTO Astrophotography Session #5

Lunar, Night Sky Landscape, and Deep Sky Photography with DSLR + Editing with Photoshop and LightroomPresenter: Ben Lappalainen