Blake Nancarrow, your "Space Tour Guide" and a member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, gave a talk showing this coming month's celestial highlights.

Morning planets include Venus and Jupiter; catch Mercury and Saturn at dusk. The Moon will not interfere with the Leonid meteor shower this year. Try for Lunar X and the Straight Wall near First Quarter.

Dr. Ralph Chou, Professor Emeritus at the School of Optometry & Vision Science at the University of Waterloo and President of the RASC - Toronto Centre, covered the topic of aging eyes and what it can mean to astronomers.

Arushi Nath presented his award-winning science project "Drop the Drought," and Artash Nath her "Yes I Can" project at RASC's Recreational Astronomy Night meeting, which was held on October 11, 2017 at the Ontario Science Centre.

In August, some members of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Toronto Centre, headed south and west to the United States to view the total eclipse of the sun on August 21, 2017.

On October 11th, 2017 Chris Vaughan presented the "Sky This Month" at the Recreational Astronomy Night meeting which was held at the Ontario Science Centre.

Recorded live stream of Dr. Matt Russo's talk “Harmony of the Rings” and live performance of Saturn's B Ring at the Ontario Science Centre “Celebration of Saturn” Star Party on October 7, 2017.

On September 23, 2017, Dr. Jill Tarter discussed the SETI Institute's search for extraterrestrial intelligence and how it reflects on ourselves in Ontario Science Centre's Great Conversation Series.

In late August some members of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Toronto Centre headed west and south to view the total eclipse of the sun on August 21st, 2017.

Andy Beaton presented the up-coming Sky This Month for Sept 13th to October 13th 2017. He covered The Big Picture, Planetary Highlights, Globular Clusters, Comets and Meteors, A Variable Star Campaign and Spaceflight Highlights.

On September 13th 2017, Dr. Ralph Chou presented his report of the expedition to Salem, Oregon to view the total eclipse of the sun, at the Recreational Astronomy Night.

Ever wonder how past civilizations predicted eclipses and how accurate they were?

Prof. David Nobes of the Department of Geophysics at the East China University of Technology led a team of scientists to Antarctica to study Polygonal Patterned Ground in the McMurdo Dry Valley.

Denis Grey outlined the coming month's Celestial Highlights at the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Toronto Centre's Recreational Astronomy Night Meeting on August 9th 2017 at the Ontario Science Centre.

David Makepeace introduced his recent film, "Still Hooked," on his experiences chasing solar eclipses.