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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.

Video: Immersive Astronomy

Ron Macnaughton visited the Immersive Van Gogh exhibit in Montreal and was inspired to ask if its method of presenting Van Gogh's art could be used to capture the astronomical experience one would have under a clear, dark, luminous sky.

Video: Predicting Exoplanetary Atmospheres using Machine Learning: ARIEL Telescope Simulation

Artash Nath, a grade 8 student and member of the RASC, Toronto Centre, takes simulation data from the future ARIEL Space Telescope to show how he uses Machine Learning Software to filter out the noise from the Telescope's Exoplanet Observations.

Video: Stargazing Travels in New Mexico

Is the winter cloudy weather getting you down? Are you affected by increasing light pollution? Well Frank Dempsey gives us his secret New Mexico locations and tips for a wintertime stargazing excursion.

David Dunlap Observatory: Spring and Summer 2020 Astronomy Series

Check out the DDO Astronomy Series in Richmond Hill's Spring and Summer 2020 Community Recreation Guide.

David Dunlap Observatory: Fall 2019 / Winter 2020 Astronomy Series

Check out the DDO Astronomy Series in Richmond Hill's Fall 2019 / Winter 2020 Community Recreation Guide.

York University Allan I. Carswell Observatory: Free Public Viewing (SUSPENDED)

In keeping with York University’s intent to keep its community and guests safe in the current situation, effective immediately all Public Viewing and tour activities are suspended until April 30, 2020.

Video: Exoplanets Update with Professor Paul Delaney

What are the latest discoveries with Exoplanets? Prof. Paul Delaney of York University brings us up to date on the fast-breaking advancements in our knowledge of planets in other solar systems.

Kickstarter: 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.