DDO Astronomy Speaker's Night - Daydreaming in the Solar System: Exploring the Planets with our Five Senses - March 2025

Speaker: Dr John Moores (York University)

Topic: Daydreaming in the Solar System: Exploring the Planets with our Five Senses

Visit this unique historical site in Richmond Hill. Hear an engaging presentation led by astronomy experts and researchers covering a variety of exciting astronomy topics.

This will be followed by other activities and the opportunity to interact with RHDDO Astronomers! Please wear / bring appropriate supplies for being outside.

All individuals/family members attending this program must be registered and a registered adult must accompany any registered participants under the age of 16.

Please arrive 15 minutes before the program start time to be signed in.

This program runs rain or shine.

Who can attend: Ages 12 and up

Fee: 

- Up to 14 years old: $16.96

- 15 or more years old: $19.16

Registration Link: ActiveRH

Location: David Dunlap Observatory (DDO)

Organized by: RASC, Toronto Centre

Abstract: Our ancestors experienced the five classical planets of our solar system only as points of light in the night sky that appeared to wander amongst the fixed stars. Today, we know these places (and even a few more that our ancestors did not) as worlds in their own right through the data returned from our robotic explorers over the past 62 years. How would those planetary environments appeal to our five senses if we were to visit them in person? In this talk, I will draw on the research and storytelling from my book, Daydreaming in the Solar System, to help us tour the solar system and understand what it would be like to see, hear, touch, smell and even taste immersed in the environments of our planetary neighbors. Through this journey, we will obtain a keener understanding of our universe at a human scale that will deepen our appreciation for our own home, the Earth.