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RASC Toronto Centre President's Message

It is a pleasure to announce that the RASC Toronto Centre is back at the David Dunlap Observatory after a nearly two-year hiatus.

Video: The Sky This Month May 23 - June 19, 2018

At the Recreational Astronomy Night meeting of May 23, 2018 Andy Beaton presented the upcoming highlights of the night sky and the astronomical world. This meeting was held by the Toronto Centre at the Ontario Science Centre.

Video: Active Galaxies: A Hunt to Understand What Feeds These Galactic Monsters

On May 9, 2018, Janakan Sivasubramanium, an M.Sc. Candidate in Physics & Astronomy at York University gave a presentation to the Toronto Centre on Active Galaxies and what the possible energy source may be that drives these Galactic Monsters.

Video: The Sky This Month Apr 25 - May 22, 2018

At the April 25, 2018 meeting of the Toronto Centre, Denis Grey presented the highlights for the night sky to watch for in the upcoming month.

Propeller Gallery: Out Of This World - Call for submissions

2018 marks a century-and-a-half of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada's promotion of astronomy and allied sciences in Canada.

Video: Thin Meniscus Mirrors

On April 25, 2018, at the Toronto Centre's Recreational Astronomy Night, Tom Otvos gave a presentation on the difficulties and rewards of building a meniscus mirror for his new telescope.

Video: Update Report on the E.C. Carr Astronomical Observatory

Phil Chow gave and update report on the upcoming 20-year celebration and upgrades at the E.C. Carr Astronomical Observatory (CAO).

Video: The Icy and Watery Worlds of our Solar System

On April 11, 2018, Jacob Kloos, a PhD Candidate at York University, gave a presentation to the RASC - Toronto Centre on the abundance of water in our Solar System and the implications for the possibility of finding life.

New Members orientation program – First Light - Spring 2018

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.

Video: International Astronomy Day April 21, 2018

On April 21, 2018, the RASC - Toronto Centre, in conjunction with the Ontario Science Centre, celebrated International Astronomy Day.

Video: Observing Report on "A Sunset"

On March 21, 2018, Ron Macnaughton gave a report on his observations of a simple sunset.

Video: World's First Dual Solar and Lunar ISS Transit Capture

Jim Chung, a Toronto Centre RASC member, spoke of how he got a world first by capturing the International Space Station's solar and lunar transit on the same day at the same location within a time frame of 90 minutes.

Video: Making Lunar Lemonade

As Chris Vaughan, a Toronto Centre RASC member says, he has "tips, tricks, and targets for observing the full moon." He gave this presentation on March 21, 2018 at the Recreational Astronomy Night meeting held at the Ontario Science Centre.

Video: The Sky This Month March 21 - April 30, 2018

Michael Watson, a member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, presented the coming highlights of the night sky for the coming month at the March 21, 2018 Recreational Astronomy Night meeting held at the Ontario Science Centre.

Observing List for Making Lunar Lemonade presentation, March 21, 2018 RAN

The attached document contains notes about the observing targets on the full moon that were described in Chris Vaughan's presentation "Making Lunar Lemonade" on Wednedsay, March 21, 2018.