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

Our monthly recreational astronomy meeting at the Ontario Science Centre with the sky this month, adventures under the southern skies and the Kerbal space program.

A description of the topic, speaker biography, directions, and all other pertinent information can be found at: uoft.me/astrotours Graduate student volunteers will then lead us upstairs for the viewing of celestial objects through our two dome telescopes and our two balcony telescopes. 

Prof. Ray Jayawardhana

SKA: The Largest Telescope in the World The Square Kilometre Array, or SKA, is a global project to build a next generation radio telescope.

Hover above the moon like an astronaut and get eye-to-eye with the planets. Find colourful stars, star clusters, bright nebulae and even another galaxy. Our monthly City Star Party is the place to catch universe from within the city limits at Bayview Village Park. If you don't have a telescope then you will find many astronomers who would love to share a view. If you are thinking of buying a telescope, viewing with other people's equipment is the best way to make a good choice. If you have a telescope or binoculars, please bring it!

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.

The moon is between us and the sun. Without the moon in the sky at night, deep sky objects are easier to observe.

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.

See: www.scas.org/wsp.html

Our monthly recreational astronomy meeting at the Ontario Science Centre with the sky this month, a photographic Messier marathon and killing planets with a homemade reflector.

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