Astronomical knowledge from ancient Egypt has survived to the present day carved and painted in tombs and temples along the Nile.  In this talk, Dr. Sarah Symons describes three types of ancient text from which we can learn how the ancient Egyptians viewed the sky, now they depicted and described celestial objects, and how they explained the phenomena they observed.

The Sun will shine directly on the Earth's equator, casting both north and south hemispheres in equal day and night. It's the first day of spring in the north and the first day of fall in the south.

Laura Parker, B.Sc., Ph.D., Department of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton

Sampa Bhadra, Ph.D., Department of Physics and Astronomy, York University

Centuries of astronomy and cosmology have led to an ever-larger picture of our ‘universe’ — everything that we can observe. For just as long, there have been speculations that there are other regions beyond what is currently observable, each with diverse histories and properties, and all inhabiting a ‘Multiverse’. Dr. Matt Johnson of York University & the Permiter Institute joins us to talk about the "Multiverse" concept and will discuss the first observational tests to prove they exist.

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Are you a new (or unintentional) telescope owner? Can't figure out which end of the telescope to look through? Baffled and confused by terms like collimation, finder alignment, polar alignment, eye relief, declination, etc.? Telescope in the closet collecting dust, instead of photons?We can help!