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.

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

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!

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

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!

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!

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.

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?

Due to the temporary closure of the Ontario Science Centre until April 5th, this event has been cancelled. Join us at the Ontario Science Centre for our monthly Solar Observing on the TELUSCAPE. 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.

Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, RASC, Toronto Centre is suspending all public outreach activites until May 15, 2020.

Do you have a question for one of our astronomers? Our expert team will be live on Thursday, April 2nd at 7pm EDT for a “Cosmos From Your Couch” – Q and A edition!

Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/D7LXsCjqhYs