Calling all space lovers! The McMaster Planetary Society will be hosting a Space Café on September 19th, 2019 from 8:00pm-11:00pm at Bridges Café. Come out and join us for our first event of the year where you can celebrate your love of space with others and listen to talks from fellow McMaster students who have had opportunities in the space industry! This event is in correspondence with Science Literacy Week. Light refreshments will be provided.

People have deeply-held misconceptions about the most basic astronomical topics, such as the cause of the seasons. In this profusely-illustrated, non-technical presentation, some "heavenly errors" will be discussed, from everyday life, to exotic black holes, to the birth of the universe. Presented by Dr. John Percy, Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto, in Astronomy & Astrophysics and in Science Education.

Join University of Toronto's Dr. Bryan Gaensler as he chats about the wonders of the Universe.

Join the Sidewalk Astronomy team with their two telescopes (10" and 12" in diameter) to view Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, star clusters, and nebulae. Our astronomy is weather permitting, so please check the Sidewalk Astronomy website to confirm if skies are going to be clear! Rain date: Saturday, September 21, 2019.

York University celebrates Science Literacy Week with a day of astronomy events.

Is space ours to explore and conquer at any cost? Who gets to decide who colonizes space? And how do our journeys into space inform the way we see ourselves, and the way we treat our home, Earth? Artist Pamela Neil, AnishinaabeKwe social innovator Melanie Goodchild, and observational astrophysicist Renée Hložek present Our Manifest Galaxy, an oral performance designed to bring the audience squarely into the conversation about space exploration.

Considered the most influential discovery of the century, gravitational wave GW150914 broke records in physics, astronomy, and interferometry - with still more to come. Join CJ Woodford, PhD Candidate from the University of Toronto Dept. of Physics, as we discuss this incredible discovery, the future of gravitational wave astronomy, and the new field of multimessenger astronomy.

In this profusely-illustrated, non-technical presentation, you will learn how Toronto became a "centre of the universe" for astronomical research, education, and public outreach, in parallel with the development of our city and our country over the last two centuries.

Explore the biggest, fastest, brightest and most extreme things in the universe and check out a meteorite petting zoo! Presented by astronomer Tom Vassos.

This Fall and Winter, spend a Sunday afternoon in the OTHER dome at the DDO!

Speaker: Paul Delaney, University Professor, Senior Lecturer, Allan I. Carswell Chair for the Public Understanding of Astronomy, York University

Come see the planets as you've never seen them before! On September 14, join us for our second annual Planet Gazing Party with telescopes, prizes, stars and planets. Starting at 7:30pm, we'll have telescopes set up to view Jupiter, Saturn, and their moons. Come see mountains and craters on our own Moon in spectacular detail. Talk to astronomers and telescope enthusiasts and get all your space questions answered. Take a selfie with our gigantic Moon globe and play trivia games to win great prizes.