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Video: Newcastle Observatory - Relocation and Expansion

Michael Cook wanted to relocate his original "Newcastle Observatory" in Newcastle, Ontario to a new location in the country, north of Port Hope.

Video: The Sky This Year with Chris Vaughan

For our first meeting of 2022, instead of doing The Sky This Month, Chris Vaughan presented The Sky This Year.

Video: Automate your telescope with Remote Desktop and N.I.N.A.

With these winter months making astro imaging difficult, Claudio Oriani shows us how he solved this problem with a hardware and software solution.

Video: Astrophotography - a personal journey

Manu Mukerji wanted to expand his photography hobby and decided to try astrophotography. In this presentation, Manu explains the joys and the frustrations in becoming a better astrophotographer.

Video: The Sky This Month with Andy Beaton

Although you might not be able to go way down south to Antarctica to see the total eclipse of the Sun, Andy Beaton has other astronomical highlights to look out for in this last month of 2021.

Video: Aurora Chase of October 30, 2021 with Malcolm Park

Malcolm Park is an avid chaser of astronomical phenomena. He is particularly interested in chasing auroras and gives a detailed account of one aurora chase that he wanted to photograph.

Video: Stacking and Processing with Reza Mohamed

Reza Mohamed gives us a step-by-step overview of processing astrophotography images by comparing two different types of stacking software: Deep Sky Stacker and Sequator.

Video: The Sky This Month for Nov 3 - Dec 1, 2021

Denis Grey gives us the upcoming highlights in the night sky for the month of November 2021 with a special emphasis on the partial Lunar Eclipse on November 19.

RASC National Society Videos: Speaker Series

Join us for one of our talks!

Speakers from across the country will be joining us to share their areas of astronomical expertise. Check back here regularly to see who will be speaking next.

Video: Big Binoculars: Prepare to be Amazed with Darren Hennig

Ever wondered how far using binoculars can take you in astronomical observations? Well, Darren Hennig is prepared to show you just how far you can take it.

Video: NASA's Solar System Treks Data Visualization and Analysis Portals with Brian Day

You say you are not Elon Musk and don't have a few billion dollars to go to other parts of our Solar System. This may be true, but the NASA Solar System Treks Project has you covered!

Information for the 2021 Annual Meeting

Information for the 2021 Annual Meeting

This members-only page contains information regarding the upcoming Annual Meeting of the RASC Toronto Centre.

Job Posting – Outreach Coordinator at the David Dunlap Observatory

The RASC, Toronto Centre is seeking an Outreach Coordinator for its activities at the David Dunlap Observatory. Deadline for applications is October 31, 2021.

Video: The Sky This Month October 6 - November 3, 2021

Andy Beaton takes another swing at the bat with The Sky This Month for October 6 - November 3, 2021. Andy even includes an observation to look out for on his birthday, the Lunar X.

Video: My First Star Party Up North

Ever wondered what it's like to go to a star party for the first time? Well, Mayvis Rebeira details her first experiences at two different star parties in the summer of 2021 despite the pandemic.