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The latest astronomical and RASC Toronto Centre news.
The Sky This Month for June 7 to July 5, 2023

The PDF contains the detailed notes for The Sky This Month presentation by Chris Vaughan at the Recreational Astronomy Night Meeting on June 7, 2023. Highlights include:

Daytime all month – View the sun with safe solar filters!

The Darkest Dark
February 20, 2023 - April 2, 2023
A ground-breaking, magic-filled adaptation of Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield’s bestselling children’s book.
Mars at Opposition

The attached PDF contains the notes for The Sky This Month, presented by Chris Vaughan at the Recreational Astronomy Night  meeting held on December 7, 2022.

Peter Oundjian
November 9, 2022 - November 12, 2022
Fasten your seatbelts and blast off to the stars with Holst’s sonic, celestial showpiece, which vividly portrays each planet’s astrological persona, from menacing Mars to jolly Jupiter and beyond.
Astromania: The Astronomy Card Game

We are a graduate-student-run team from the University of Toronto and Carnegie Mellon University, trying to make an astronomy card game.

council of the Sun

Information for the 2022 Annual Meeting

This members-only page contains information regarding the upcoming Annual Meeting of the RASC Toronto Centre.

The Insider's Guide to the Galaxy
Join us online to learn basic astronomy that you can do on your own from your backyard!
The Sky This Month Oct 5 - Nov 2, 2022

Andy Beaton takes us through his usual excellent tour of what to keep an eye out for in the astronomical observing world.

The Sky This Month Sept 7 - Oct 5, 2022

Claudio Oriani, a Toronto Centre member, successfully tries his hand for the first time at presenting this month's celestial highlights for Sept 7 - Oct 5, 2022.

The Sky This Month, Aug 3 - Sept 7, 2022

François van Heerden takes us through the highlights of the upcoming month's night sky with an emphasis on binocular viewing. He also highlights which upcoming rocket launches to look out for.

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