21
May
DDO: Up in the Sky (ONLINE) (CANCELLED)
Join us, from the comfort of your home! This program provides an illustrated one-hour presentation and discussion about what exciting celestial events to look for each season. The events and phenomena will be explained using simple language, with recommendations about how best to observe and photograph them. Only one registration per household is required.
Deadline to register for this program is Friday May 21, 2021 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.
20
May
RASC/SkyNews Speaker Series: Confessions of a Hubble Space Telescope Historian (ONLINE)
This year NASA issued Not Yet Imagined, written by the history journalist and astronomer Chris Gainor, covering the first three decades of Hubble Space Telescope Operations.
Hosted by the RASC History Committee, in this Speaker Series talk — “Son of Hubble: Confessions of a Hubble Space Telescope Historian” — Gainor will tell the story of this book, and along the way, talk about Hubble itself, which is much more than a telescope that happens to be located in space.
20
May
Space Place Canada: Down to Earth: Benefits of Canadian Space Technology (ONLINE)
Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/EqnNugFQNjM
20
May
RASC National Society: The Moon At Noon - Q1 (ONLINE)
We have some niche topics today, including how to use math and your own photos of the Moon to measure the depth of craters.
19
May
Speaker's Night: What is DUNE? Embark on the underground telescope to pierce the secrets of matter! (ONLINE)
Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/TF9mXxf3c30
16
May
SEDS-Canada and SGAC Webinar Series: Canada’s Future in Space (ONLINE)
Webinar to engage Canadian students and young professionals in a discussion on the future of the Canadian space sector!
15
May
RASC National Society Workshop: Empathy, Positionality & Creating Inclusive Environments (ONLINE)
Having an inclusive community within RASC creates a culture where marginalized people can thrive.
14
May
Ontario Science Centre: Family Trivia Night: Space Edition (ONLINE)
Get ready for another Family Trivia Night! This time, we’re covering all things space—from stars and asteroids to black holes and dwarf planets—to celebrate International Astronomy Day. Test your smarts in four rounds of space-themed trivia, plus one round of general science trivia. Grab a piece of paper and a pencil to keep track of your answers and gather your family members for a fun and friendly competition. Prefer to work together as a team? Go for it! No matter how you play along, you’re going to have a blast.
13
May
Friends of the DAO: Science Odyssey: Virtual Tour of Canada's Plaskett Telescope (ONLINE)
Take a guided tour of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, including the Plaskett telescope and Centre of the Universe located in Victoria, BC.
13
May
RASC National Society: The Moon At Noon - Q0 (ONLINE)
We have a whopping 19 targets to cover this session, so we will spend lots of time focusing on how to find them!
12
May
UTIAS STARS Lab: Mars Rover Navigation 101: How do rovers drive safely on Mars? (ONLINE)
In this live public talk, Olivier Lamarre will briefly cover how current rovers safely navigate autonomously on the surface of Mars and how teams of human operators help them remotely.
11
May
iREx/CASCA/RASC: 2021 Helen Sawyer Hogg Prize Lecture (ONLINE)
From the Possibility to the Certainty of a Supermassive Black HoleProf. Andrea Ghez (UCLA), 2020 Nobel Prize for Physics Laureate