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The Sky This Month for Apr 29 to May 27, 2020

The attached PDF contains the notes for Chris Vaughan's The Sky This Month presentation at the Virtual RAN meeting on April 29, 2020.

Video: Johannes Kepler

Jerry Vila, a Toronto Centre member, presents a brief history of the life and works of Johannes Kepler, an astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer who lived from 1571-1630.

Dunlap Institute/Discover the Universe: Annular Solar Eclipse 2021

Early in the morning of June 10, 2021, viewers in Canada’s north will be treated to a spectacular sight–an annual solar eclipse. Order a free eclipse viewer before May 10, 2021.

Video: Is There Intelligent Life Beyond Earth? with Professor Michael De Robertis

"Is there intelligent life beyond Earth?" is a question that mankind has been asking for eternity.

SkyNews: Annular eclipse: June 10, 2021

How can you see this summer’s solar eclipse in Canada? What is an annular eclipse, anyway? SkyNews has the details here.

Video: The Sky This Month - April 2020

In these times of social isolation and social distancing, Blake Nancarrow gives us some good advice - turn off the TV and go outside and look at the night sky.

RASC National Society: Creation Station

Are you curious about the universe? Do you spend your nights watching the Moon and the stars, dream about being an astronaut or finding alien life? We want you to let your imagination run wild!

The Sky This Month - April 2020

Venus, dominating the evening sky, will glide through the Pleiades star cluster at the beginning of the month and it will be stunning. Use whatever you have: eyes, binoculars, or telescope.

Discover the Universe: Astro at Home (ONLINE)

In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, as a way to help parents at home with their young ones, Discover the Universe is offering daily astronomy activities for children aged 8-12.

Video: Jellyfish I Have Known: The Aquatic and the Nebulous

Jenna Hinds, the Youth Outreach Coordinator at the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, gave a spirited presentation describing how she developed her interest in Astronomy and the varied route she took to get there.

The Sky This Month - 26 Feb to Mar 2020

The content for The Sky This Month presented by Andy Beaton at the Recreational Astronomy Night on 26 Feb 2020, including event dates and times, sky charts, and observing targets.

Video: Now is Not the Time with Richard Bloch

We think of time as an ever-flowing phenomenon that brings us from the past to the future through the present. But over a century ago Einstein showed us that this is not the structure of time, and in the ensuing years it has become clear that time is very different from our familiar understanding.

Video: The Sky This Month January 30 - February 26, 2020

At the recent Recreational Astronomy Night (RAN) meeting, Arnold Brody presented the upcoming astronomical highlights for January 30 - February 26, 2020, covering occultations by the Moon, what's happening with our Sun, space launch activity, and how to check on the dimming star Betelgeuse.

New Members Orientation Program – First Light - Spring 2020

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.

RASC General Assembly Presentation Proposals

The RASC is now accepting proposals for the General Assembly, running from June 24-27, 2022. The submission deadline is May 15, 2022.