The Sky in February 2015
A detailed overview on what to look for in the months of January and February. Prepared by Chris Vaughan and presented at the Recreational Astronomy Night.
Atlas V Launch Meets Comet
Image by Lynn Hilborn taken from the Canaveral National Seashore January 20, 2015. An Atlas V rocket launches; in the frame comet Lovejoy, Orion and the Pleiades are also seen.
Upcoming Asteroid Occultations January 2015
Sometimes objects like the moon, planets or asteroids move in front of a star. An observer in the right location can see the star disappear or dim for a few seconds then brighten again.
SpaceX Falcon 9 launch
Launch of SpaceX Falcon 9 from Canaveral National Seashore Apollo Beach, by Lynn Hilborn January 10, 2015, 4.47am
Galactic Christmas Tree
Located about 2600 light years away in the constellation Monoceros, the Cone Nebula at the bottom points to the upsidedown tree in the bright, twinking Christmas Tree cluster.
Introduction to Night Sky Timelapse Photography
Sunchie presented tips for getting started with night-time timelapse photography at our recent recreational astronomy night. Below is his presentation in PDF format.
The Sky in Nov-Dec 2014
The Sky This Month as presented by Chris Vaughan at the Recreational Astronomy Night meeting.
Lunar Eclipse Primer Sunday September 27
Where to see the lunar eclipse in the GTA.
Upcoming Asteroid Occultations January 2016
Sometimes objects like the moon, planets or asteroids move in front of a star. An observer in the right location can see the star disappear or dim for a few seconds then brighten again.
Partial Solar Eclipse from the CAO
Taken on the evening of October 23 from our member observatory, the Carr Astronomical Observatory, in the Thornbury area, with a great Westerly view; thank you Ian Donaldson for agreeing to share it. Did you see it?
New Members orientation program – First Light - Fall 2014
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.
The Sky This Month Oct 2014
The Sun and Moon go through near-perfect alignments. We'll have a partial solar eclipse* on Oct 23. Try to spot Mercury naked eye at the end of October. Uranus and Neptune show off different shades of blue and tiny moons. Comets abound.
Blink and you'll miss it aurora
For a few minutes around 8pm on September 12, Lynn Hillborn was able to image this aurora from Grafton, Ontario.
The Sky for Sep 2014
For September, and a little bit of October, we'll enjoy some planetary conjunctions and a total lunar eclipse. You can do some citizen science by participating in the September campaign of the Globe at Night.
Jacques leaves the Cave
Comet Jacques with M52, the Bubble nebula and the Cave nebula. Click on the image to enlarge.
Taken by Lynn Hilborn, Whistlestop Observatory, Grafton Ontario, August 27, 2014