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24 April

RASC/SkyNews: 30 Years of the Hubble Space Telescope (ONLINE)

Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/Uf_4my_-Q2Y
20 April

Dark Sky Star Party (first clear night: Monday to Thursday) (CANCELLED)

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 polution, 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. Check our homepage for GO/NO-GO calls as this event is weather dependent.
18 April

DDO Astronomy Family Night (CANCELLED)

Families will be introduced to the wonders of astronomy through a presentation on a variety of exciting astronomy topics, followed by age-appropriate celestial activities and a demonstration of the 74" telescope. If the sky is clear the dome will be opened and the telescope pointed to an interesting celestial object for the visitors to view. All participating family members must be registered and any participants under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a registered adult.
16 April

Astronomy in Action: Planetarium Live! Episode 5 (ONLINE)

Planetarium Live! is an interactive journey through the cosmos! Every episode we learn some new concepts in Astronomy while encouraging questions and audience participation. This Episode will feature some of what's happening in space right now, as well as a look at the inner planets of our solar system! As always, questions are encouraged!
15 April

First Light - Spring 2020 (3/3) (CANCELLED)

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 2020.
15 April

Speaker's Night: Intelligent Life Beyond Earth? (ONLINE)

Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/xixknfRbtRk
13 April

RASC/SkyNews: Apollo 13 - The Flight That Failed (ONLINE)

Fifty years ago, the third mission was launched to land two people on the Moon. On the third day of the flight, a problem occurred which cancelled the plans for the lunar landing and instead, started a race to get the astronauts home alive. In this talk, Mississauga Centre RASC president Randy Attwood will detail all the things which had to go right to save the Apollo 13 crew. SkyNews and The RASC are also happy to welcome a special guest lined up to answer questions after the talk — Apollo 13 lunar module pilot Fred Haise. You don’t want to miss this!
11 April

Yuri’s Night: 2020 Global Live-Stream (ONLINE)

Join us on April 11 to celebrate Yuri’s Night as a global community!
9 April

Dunlap Institute: Cosmos From Your Couch - SuperBIT Edition (ONLINE)

Is it possible to weigh the entire Universe? And if it is, why does it matter? The fascinating answer lies with a telescope and team with roots at U of T and the Dunlap Institute. In recent years, balloon-borne telescope "SuperBIT" has been making serious scientific strides at relatively low costs, and there's much more to come. On Thursday, April 9th at 7 pm ET, Astrophysicist and SuperBIT researcher Mohamed Shaaban will explain this telescope's amazing findings, and future potential. Join us live, ONLINE,  for another edition of Cosmos From Your Couch!
7 April

Astronomy in Action: Planetarium Live! Episode 4 (ONLINE)

Planetarium Live! is an interactive journey through the cosmos! Every episode we learn some new concepts in Astronomy while encouraging questions and audience participation. This episode once again features the fun and knowledgeable Jesse Rogerson! We're going to focus almost entirely on your questions and topics you suggest!
4 April

DDO Astronomy Family Night (CANCELLED)

Families will be introduced to the wonders of astronomy through a presentation on a variety of exciting astronomy topics, followed by age-appropriate celestial activities and a demonstration of the 74" telescope. If the sky is clear the dome will be opened and the telescope pointed to an interesting celestial object for the visitors to view. All participating family members must be registered and any participants under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a registered adult.
4 April

Astronomy in Action: Planetarium Live! Episode 3 (ONLINE)

Planetarium Live! is an interactive journey through the cosmos! Every episode we learn some new concepts in Astronomy while encouraging questions and audience participation. Episode 3 is going to be 100% on the Universe Sandbox software we used last week, and we are taking suggestions for: 1. What Planet / Moon / Star should we smash into the Earth?2. We can make black holes! What should we feed it?3. What other crazy 'what if' scenarios should we try?