The moon is between us and the sun. Withouth the moon in the sky at night, deep sky objects are easier to observe.

The earth's axis is perpendicular to its orbit with the North pole tipping away form the sun. In other words, the season is changing to Fall.

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 pollution, 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.

Title: "What Exactly are UFOs?" Speaker: Dr. Michael De Robertis, Professor of Physics & Astronomy, York University. The vast majority of "Unidentified Flying Objects" (UFOs) can be attributed to celestial and weather-related phenomena. In this talk Dr. De Robertis will consider whether UFOs which don't have straightforward explanations provide evidence for the existence of an Extraterrestrial Intelligence. Star Talk nights offer great talks by great speakers on astronomy, space science and sometimes, science fiction.

Measuring light pollution of your sky, See: www.globeatnight.org

This year marks our 17th Annual Algonquin Adventure Star Party which is held at Mew Lake Campground (inside Algonquin Park). For 17 years now, members and their families have come to Algonquin Park's Mew Lake Campground to enjoy the views from some of the darkest skies in southern Ontario. Our Annual Algonquin Adventure is the best chance to make friends, enjoy nature and observe through a myriad of different members' scopes and binoculars. Want to image? Want to observe visually? Want to just shoot the breeze under the milky way? 

Measuring light pollution of your sky, See: www.globeatnight.org

Title: "New Eyes on Our Origins: The Atacama Large Array" Speaker: Dr. Rachel Friesen, Dunlap Fellow, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrohpysics, University of Toronto With 66 radio dishes operating as a single telescope high on the Chajnantor plateau in northern Chile, the ALMA observatory was designed to probe the fundamental questions about our universe. The presentation will discuss how ALMA works and some of ALMA's exciting new discoveries.

Family Nights are a great introduction to the night sky for our younger guests. Look through telescopes, make some space crafts, visit the Skylab and find out what's really up there!  Family Nights require tickets to be purchased in advance. This program runs regardless of sky or weather conditions. If skies are clear you can check out the night sky through a variety of telescopes including the biggest optical telescope in Canada! The evening also includes a presentation in our new Skylab that offers great (virtual) night sky viewing.

Join us for our monthly recreational astronomy night meeting at the Ontario Science Centre. 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.

Title: "The Lonely Moon" Speaker: Michael Lennick, Writer/Director Foolish Earthling Productions.  45 years ago, humanity set foot on the moon. Three and a half years later we stopped going and haven't been back since. The obvious question is, why? Filmmaker and space historian Michael Lennick takes a lively look at how and why we went the first time, and how, why and when we'll return.

Join us at the Ontario Science Centre for our monthly Solar Observing on the TelusScape 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.