CAO Spring 2026 Work Party
The Spring Work Party was held at the E.C. Carr Astronomical Observatory (CAO) on Saturday, 2 May. Members of the CAO Committee were joined by other members of the Toronto Centre as well as 7 volunteers from the David A.
The Spring Work Party was held at the E.C. Carr Astronomical Observatory (CAO) on Saturday, 2 May. Members of the CAO Committee were joined by other members of the Toronto Centre as well as 7 volunteers from the David A.
During the Spring Work Party from May 2nd - 3rd, the control system on the the main telescope in the Geoff Brown Observatory was upgraded to a new technology platform (MKS 6000 control system). This mini-project involved:
On May 20th the Toronto Centre will be hosting a simulcast of our Speaker's Night at the historic David Dunlap Observatory in Richmond Hill followed by a s
The Carr Observatory is open this winter on a limited basis as follows:
The Toronto Centre Board and key volunteers spent the day on Saturday, January 10th talking up the Centre's future and identifying ways that we could improve our services to members and enhance our mandate.
The RASC Toronto Centre has invested in two Spectroheliographs for use in public outreach at both the CAO and DDO.
On the weekend of October 3-5, about 18 Toronto Centre members and U of T students participated in the annual Fall work weekend at the CAO where preparing the site for the coming winter season was front and centre on the agenda.
On Saturday July 12, 20925, several RASC Toronto Centre volunteers attended our observatory property at the CAO to affect some needed maintenance.
On the weekend of May 2-5, 2025, about 24 Toronto Centre member volunteers participated in the annual Spring Work Party at our E.C. Carr Astronomical Observatory (CAO) on Blue Mountain.
This page contains information regarding the upcoming member's only Annual Meeting of the RASC Toronto Centre.
Member Awards Recipients 2022
Charline Norgrove Awards: Denise Chilton, James Luo
Andrew Elvins Award; Ontario Science Centre Solar Observing Team
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My name’s Aly Kamadia, and I am the new Education and Outreach Chair for RASC, Toronto Centre (Canada’s biggest!).