Brian P. Schmidt, Distinguished Professor, Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University 2014 Neil Graham Lecture in Science

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 window.

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonids

James Taylor, Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo

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.

Have a thirst for a different kind of astronomy event? Then join the Dunlap Institute on Wednesday, November 12th, for Astronomy on Tap TO. It'll be a fun night of learning and talking about astronomy over your favourite pint or cocktail. You'll hear short talks presented by U of T astronomers on a variety of fascinating topics. You'll have a chance to win great prizes. And there'll be plenty of time for you to talk to astronomers. Wednesday, November 12th7pm (doors 6:30)

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

Legendary special effects pioneer and filmmaker Douglas Trumbull joins TIFF for a presentation about his impressive career, his innovative technological contributions to the film industry and his predictions about the future of cinema.

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.

This screening of Kubrick’s science-fiction masterpiece is introduced by legendary special effects pioneer and filmmaker Douglas Trumbull, who will share his memories of working on the film.

Stephen Ro

Marshall McCall The Milky Way is the galaxy in which we live. Our very existence hinges upon events which have been going on for billions of years all across the Milky Way. In this richly illustrated presentation, the Milky Way and beyond will be discussed in order to show at an elemental level how we came to be. The culmination will be the creation of a galaxy before your very eyes and a discussion of its implications for understanding our history.