26
March
UofT AstroTour: Earth Hour 2022 (ONLINE)
Join AstroTours in celebrating Earth Hour on March 26, starting at 6:00pm! This time, we will have three climate scientists sharing their expertise. After the talk, we will have a wide array of demos and a chance to enter our raffle!
25
March
RASC, Mississauga Centre: Speaker Night – Exploring a new world on the Edge of the Solar System: New Horizons and Arrokoth (ONLINE)
Speaker: Dr. JJ Kavelaars, University of Victoria
22
March
SkyNews: Subs and Stars: Lesson 6 (ONLINE)
Register for the sixth session of Subs and Stars, an eight-part instructional online series that teaches people how astrophotos are built and edited.
22
March
First Light - Spring 2022 (1/3) (ONLINE)
The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Toronto Centre, invites new members and their family who are also members, to join an orientation get-together – First Light 2022.
17
March
DDO: Sun Fun! (ONLINE) (CANCELLED)
Join the David Dunlap Observatory from the comfort of your home with our family friendly March Break virtual programming! Learn about the sun and practice safe solar observing! In this interactive virtual session, participants will see live and pre-recorded telescope views of the solar surface, learn about our nearest star, and practice safe solar observing by making their own pinhole projector. Supplies needed (per participant): One large cereal box (or similar), Aluminum foil, One thumb tack or pin, tape, and scissors.
16
March
Speaker's Night: Exploring the Martian Cryosphere: A Treasure Map of Ice on Mars (ONLINE)
Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/F_kiOdlNbTc
15
March
RASC National Society: The Insider's Guide to the Galaxy - Live from the David Dunlap Observatory (ONLINE)
In this special edition of Insider's Guide, we’ll team up with members of the RASC Toronto Centre to stream live from the David Dunlap Observatory (DDO) in Richmond Hill, the home of Canada’s largest optical telescope.
15
March
DDO: Sun Fun! (ONLINE)
Join the David Dunlap Observatory from the comfort of your home with our family friendly March Break virtual programming! Learn about the sun and practice safe solar observing! In this interactive virtual session, participants will see live and pre-recorded telescope views of the solar surface, learn about our nearest star, and practice safe solar observing by making their own pinhole projector. Supplies needed (per participant): One large cereal box (or similar), Aluminum foil, One thumb tack or pin, tape, and scissors.
14
March
DDO: Out of this World: The Solar System (ONLINE)
Join the David Dunlap Observatory from the comfort of your home with our family friendly Spring Break virtual programming! The Solar System with all its planets, moons, and asteroids are all around us! We will provide a tour of our Solar System and share fun stories about each planetary body in our cosmic neighbourhood. Participants will get the chance to paint and design their own planets with materials they have available to them at home: 8-10 Styrofoam balls or round objects, coloring materials (acrylic paint, markers, crayons, etc.), glue, and bristol board.
13
March
DDO: Ask an Astronomer (ONLINE) (CANCELLED)
Explore the Universe - from the comfort of your home! During these family-friendly sessions, a DDO Astronomer will answer your questions about the observatory, astronomy and space, telescopes, and the motions of the sky using powerful astronomy software and eye-catching visuals!
Only one registration per household is required. Deadline to register for this program is Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 3:00pm. Prior to the start of the program you will be emailed information on the virtual program links and any specific information relating to your program.
11
March
DDO: Astronomy Speaker's Night - Telescope Spaceship: An Observatory Journey (ONLINE)
Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/DCBknRXnTtY
9
March
Space Place Canada: Tour of the Allan I. Carswell Observatory (ONLINE)
Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/AUo0ujIe4qQ