Michael Watson, a life member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, discusses why every astronomer should make an attempt to see the marvels of the Southern Skies from Down Under, showing his stunning images from his most recent trip to Australia.
On September 12, 2018, Denis Grey reviewed the Celestron NexYZ Smartphone adapter and evaluated how it can increase the experience of visitors at RASC outreach events.
Chris Vaughan, a Toronto Centre member, presented the upcoming highlights of the sky this month. He also covered historical dates, Planets and Dwarf Planets, Satellite passes, Occultations and early fall targets.
On August 15, 2018, at the Recreational Astronomy Night meeting of the Toronto Centre, Mehdi Bozzo-Rey gave a presentation on how to explore the Solar System using data from NASA's interplanetary space probes.
On August 15, 2018 Blake Nancarrow gave a presentation on how to measure double stars and how to help participate in "Citizen Science." With your telescope, some basic information and extra tools, you too can help add to the database of knowledge on double stars.
On July 18, 2018, Arushi, Artash and Vikas Nath gave a presentation at the Recreational Astronomy Night meeting of the Toronto Centre on how they observed the collection of data from the Deep Space Network and on how they collected data
The RASC is hiring! The Society's National Office in Toronto is looking for an outreach coordinator to engage more youth in astronomy. Job application deadline: August 31, 2018.
On August 15, 2018 at the Toronto Centre's Recreational Astronomical Night meeting, Andy Beaton discussed what celestial events to look for in the night sky during the upcoming month.
Ron Macnaughton, a Toronto Centre member, gave a presentation on the orbit of Mars compared to Earth's orbit and the best times to view the Red Planet.
On July 18, 2018, Frank Dempsey gave a presentation on Oumuamua and its implications for the origin of life on Earth.
On July 7, 2018, the Toronto Centre held its 20th Annual Open House and Awards Picnic at the Carr Astronomical Observatory.
On July 18, 2018, Andy Beaton presented the celestial highlights for the coming months at the Recreational Astronomy Night, which was held at the Ontario Science Centre. Andy is a member of the Toronto Centre.
On July 7, 2018, Artash, Arushi and Vikas Nath discussed the dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 and its seven planets, all of which could fit into the orbit of Mercury without crashing into one another.
On July 7, 2018, Prof. Sara Seager gave a presentation on TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite), the satellite that was launched into space to search for exoplanets.