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The Sky This Month, June 1 - July 6, 2022 with Chris Vaughan

Video: The Sky This Month, June 1 - July 6, 2022 with Chris Vaughan

Chris Vaughan, a member of the Toronto Centre, gives us an in-depth look at the highlights worth viewing in the night sky for the upcoming month.

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June 12 2022 at 1014 pm Moon occults Dschubba

The Sky This Month - June 1 to July 6, 2022

The attached PDF contains the notes for The Sky This Month presented by Chris Vaughan at the June 1, 2022 Recreational Astronomy Night meeting. It covers the period June 1 to July 6, 2022, and includes more material than was presented.

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City Star Party

City Star Party (first clear night: Monday, Tuesday or Thursday)

Monday, July 4, 2022 to Thursday, July 7, 2022

Hover above the Moon like an astronaut and get eye-to-eye with the planets. Find colourful stars, star clusters, bright nebulae and even another galaxy.

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The Insider's Guide to the Galaxy

RASC National Society: The Insider's Guide to the Galaxy - Canadians in the Stars and Summer Planets Preview (ONLINE)

Tuesday, July 5, 2022 - 3:30pm to 5:00pm
We'll highlight the objects in the sky that were discovered or researched by Canadians. The bright planets are available for evening viewing!
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RASC, Mississauga Centre: Astronomy Night at the Riverwood Conservancy

Tuesday, July 5, 2022 - 9:00pm to 10:30pm

Explore the universe with members of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Telescopes will be set up to provide stellar views of the Moon, the planets and more.

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Ontario Science Centre at Night

Recreational Astronomy Night (ONLINE)

Wednesday, July 6, 2022 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm

Join us for our monthly recreational astronomy night meeting. This is where our members get to show their latest projects or give tutorials and tips on just about everything to do with astronomy.

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Filamentary, My Dear Watson: How the cosmic web can help us solve the universe’s mysteries

UofT AstroTour: Filamentary, My Dear Watson: How the cosmic web can help us solve the universe’s mysteries

Thursday, July 7, 2022 - 8:30pm to 11:00pm

Join us for AstroTours! The event will feature a talk by Martine Lokken about the cosmic web! After the talk we will have a variety of demos and the opportunity to use telescopes on the roof of the McLennan Physical Laboratories.

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Millennium Square

Millennium Square Public Stargazing Series

Friday, July 8, 2022 - 7:00pm to 11:59pm

Join us and our sponsor, Durham Skies, for an evening of free public stargazing along the north shore of Lake Ontario at Millennium Square.

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NYAA: Starfest 2022

Thursday, August 25, 2022 to Sunday, August 28, 2022
The North York Astronomical Association invites you to attend its annual star party. Starfest 2022 presents “Deep Sky Treasures” on August 25-28, 2022.
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Robotic Telescope for Classrooms

RASC National Society: Robotic Telescope for Classrooms

Introducing the RASC’s newest outreach program, Robotic Telescope for Classrooms! This brand new program gives students and teachers the opportunity to work with real exoplanet transit data collected by the RASC’s robotic telescope.

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Allan I. Carswell Observatory

York University Allan I. Carswell Observatory (ONLINE)

Join the Allan I. Carswell Observatory for weekly Online Public Viewing, York Universe and TeleTube
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bewildered by astronomical equipment

Tips for New Telescope Owners

This article was prepared for people attending the telescope clinic, organised by the RASC, Toronto Centre. But it contains information useful for any new or novice telescope user.

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The Insider's Guide to the Galaxy

RASC National Society Videos: The Insider's Guide to the Galaxy

Join us online to learn basic astronomy that you can do on your own from your backyard!
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RAN ONLINE - June 01, 2022

Recreational Astronomy Night (ONLINE)

Wednesday, June 1, 2022 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/To1VHoXsV9A
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Canadarm and Collaboration with Elizabeth Howell

Space Place Canada: Canadarm and Collaboration with Elizabeth Howell (ONLINE)

Thursday, May 19, 2022 - 7:30pm to 8:30pm
Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/hi-oDq2hdrg
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Dr. Laurie Rousseau-Nepton

Speaker's Night: SIGNALS: Learning about the Birth of Stars with SITELLE (ONLINE)

Wednesday, May 18, 2022 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/e7eWSFSdaAo
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Lunar Exploration - Past, Present, and Future

Space Place Canada: Lunar Exploration: Past, Present, and Future with Dr. Sara Mazrouei (ONLINE)

Sunday, May 15, 2022 - 7:30pm to 8:30pm
Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/N5hZjOmmFH4
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Astronomy Speaker's Night

DDO: Astronomy Speaker's Night - Hidden in Plain Sight: The Elusive Dark Matter (ONLINE)

Friday, May 13, 2022 - 8:30pm to 10:00pm
Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/F6zOr_QI5BY
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RAN ONLINE - May 04, 2022

Recreational Astronomy Night (ONLINE)

Wednesday, May 4, 2022 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/CqOzVPvSc7k
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Dr. Carl E. Fields

Speaker's Night: The Remarkable Death of a Massive Star (ONLINE)

Wednesday, April 20, 2022 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/Hqc9_HrxET8
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Artemis Star Parties

RASC/CSA: Artemis - Canada is going to the Moon (ONLINE)

Saturday, April 9, 2022 - 7:30pm to 8:30pm
Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/gBXRPYtnVi0
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Astronomy Speaker's Night - The Search for Another Earth

DDO: Astronomy Speaker's Night - The Search for Another Earth (ONLINE)

Friday, April 8, 2022 - 8:00pm to 9:30pm
Watch the recorded video: 2022-02-16 07.47.55
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RAN ONLINE - April 06, 2022

Recreational Astronomy Night (ONLINE)

Wednesday, April 6, 2022 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/quibqFUsQNg
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Chimira Andres

Speaker's Night: Exploring the Martian Cryosphere: A Treasure Map of Ice on Mars (ONLINE)

Wednesday, March 16, 2022 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/F_kiOdlNbTc
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Telescope Spaceship: An Observatory Journey

DDO: Astronomy Speaker's Night - Telescope Spaceship: An Observatory Journey (ONLINE)

Friday, March 11, 2022 - 8:00pm to 9:30pm
Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/DCBknRXnTtY
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Tour of Allan Carswell Observatory

Space Place Canada: Tour of the Allan I. Carswell Observatory (ONLINE)

Wednesday, March 9, 2022 - 7:30pm to 8:30pm
Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/AUo0ujIe4qQ
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Thirty Meter Telescope

Video: Thirty Meter Telescope: The New Generation Ground Based Observatory

Denis Zaytsev, a Toronto Centre member and a TMT Software QA Engineer, takes us through some marvellous and mind-blowing features that we can look forward to once the TMT is in full operation.

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110 Things to See with a Telescope by John Read and Chris Vaughan

Video: 110 Things to See with a Telescope by John Read and Chris Vaughan

John Read, with Chris Vaughan, set out to write the definitive book on how to view the 110 Messier astronomical objects. We think they succeeded.
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Vivian Yun Yan Tan

Speaker's Night: A Brief History of Galaxy Quenching over Cosmic Time (ONLINE)

Wednesday, February 16, 2022 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/7WlPwdiqrZk
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Black Holes: What We See On the Outside, What Happens Inside

DDO: Astronomy Speaker's Night - Black Holes: What We See On the Outside, What Happens Inside (ONLINE)

Friday, February 11, 2022 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/oTDrNooaqu0
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