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.
Blake Nancarrow presented his trials and tribulations of building a Barn Door Tracker at the Recreational Night Meeting of the Toronto Centre on June 20, 2018 at the Ontario Science Centre.
Artash and Arushi Nath presented their project on predicting asteroid collisions to the Toronto Centre at the Recreational Astronomy Night meeting held at the Ontario Science Centre on June 20, 2018.
On June 20, 2018 at the Recreational Astronomy Night meeting, Chris Vaughan highlighted the celestial events for the night sky in the upcoming month.
The content for the Sky This Month presented by Chris Vaughan at the Recreational Astronomy Night on June 20, 2018, including event dates and times, sky charts, and observing targets can be found in the accompanying PDF document.
On June 9, 2018 the public joined in the celebration of the Grand Opening of the David Dunlap Observatory under its new ownership, the Town of Richmond Hill. The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada helped in this celebration.
On June 9, 2018, at the Official Opening of the David Dunlap Observatory under the stewardship of the city of Richmond Hill, Toronto Centre member Eric Briggs gave a brief lecture on the history of the RASC at the DDO.