The North star, Polaris, shines brightly in the left frame of this image, swimming in a murky pool of dust.  In the right side of the frame is globular cluster NGC 188.  Click on the image and enlarge.

An elephant, a bat and a squid walked into a bar... Here we have the newly discovered ( by an amateur astronomer) "squid", now known as OU4, a fragile blue OIII image enbedded in the red "bat" (Sh2-129) at the lower right.

A number of planets are visible this month including Mercury and Venus in the morning and Saturn after sunset. Asteroids Ceres and Vesta are moving apart but still fit in a binocular field.

On Saturday, July 5th Manuel Guerrero took this image of the Moon near Mars. Click on the image and enlarge.

On Monday, July 7th, the Moon visited Saturn, as seen in this image by Bill Longo.  Click on the image and enlarge to see more detail.

The annual CAO spring work party held on the weekend of the 23rd-25th of May 2014 was an amazing success.

Some telescopes need electricity to work properly and that electricity is often supplied by batteries. To prevent having to end your observing prematurely because you ran out of juice, RASC member Peter D.

In the next few weeks, the moon can be seen close to all the bright planets. No telescope needed and visible in Toronto's night sky.  See the attached presentation below for many more upcoming celestial events. 

(Image courtesy Bill Longo)

It’s not very often that we get to experience a new meteor shower, but very early this coming Saturday morning we get that chance.

Essential information for the upcoming eclipse. Dr. Ralph Chou shows how to use solar eclipse viewers or glasses safely.

Essential information for the upcoming eclipse. Dr. Ralph Chou shows how to use solar filters for your telescope safely and make photos.

What is happening in the sky above? What space exploration is the human race up to? This overview was prepared by Chris Vaughan for our Recreational Astronomy Night, April 2014.

A lot of things happening overhead. There are many planets and comets to see. This overview was prepared by Chris Vaughan for our Recreational Astronomy Night, March 2014.

Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Toronto Centre, invites all members and family members to join an orientation get together, named First Light. This is for all members who have not participated in this event before.

From mid-February to mid-March, there will be opportunities to see Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Venus, and Mercury. Mars, in particular, will draw closer to us and get bigger and brighter, as it heads toward opposition in April.