It's Time for Space! We’re super-excited to announce our new event series: SpaceTime! SpaceTime is an all-ages, inclusive celebration of astronomy, curiosity, and discovery.
RCIScience/RASC Lecture: Should Humans Go to Mars? (WAITLIST)
Sunday, February 24, 2019 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm
What can we learn with humans that the much safer robotic explorers cannot tell us? Is it worth the risk? Is there really any reason to go to Mars other than "because it's there?"
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.
The 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 2019.
Join us at the Ontario Science Centre for our monthly Solar Observing on the TELUSCAPE observing pad. This is the area in front of the Science Centre's entrance. We use specialized telescopes that are safe to aim at the Sun.
Dark Sky Star Party (first clear night: Monday to Thursday)
Monday, March 4, 2019 to Thursday, March 7, 2019
See the milky way and galaxies with the unaided eye. Point your telescope to find the many dim deep space objects that sprinkle the sky. Away from Toronto's light polution, there is so much to see.
UofT AstroTour: Kepler’s Story: How one telescope changed everything we know about exoplanets
Thursday, March 7, 2019 -
8:00pm to 10:30pm
Astronomers discovered the first planets outside of our solar system almost thirty years ago, opening up an exciting new field of research in astronomy.
RASC Hamilton: New Frontiers in Observational Cosmology
Thursday, March 7, 2019 -
8:00pm to 10:00pm
Our most recent generation of cosmology experiments, such as the Planck satellite and observations of distant supernovae, has reduced all of cosmology to the very precise measurement of eight parameters.
This event is held if the previous event did not happen because of overcast skies. Join us at the Ontario Science Centre for our monthly Solar Observing on the TELUSCAPE observing pad.
City Star Party (first clear night: Monday, Tuesday or Thursday)
Monday, March 11, 2019 to Thursday, March 14, 2019
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.
Rocket away from the Earth on a tour through our solar system and beyond. Starting with highlights from the Toronto night sky, this show will take you on an epic cosmic journey.
Speaker's Night: Scattering Throughout the Solar System
Wednesday, March 13, 2019 -
7:30pm to 9:00pm
Stunning optical effects such as rainbows, halos, and the opposition surge are observed frequently on Earth, but many of these features have also been observed on planetary bodies throughout the solar system.
The 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 2019.
Join on us on Friday March 22, at The Great Hall for an evening of pints, astronomy news, and mind-expanding talks from University of Toronto astronomers.
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.
The 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 2019.
Dark Sky Star Party (first clear night: Monday to Thursday)
Monday, April 1, 2019 to Thursday, April 4, 2019
See the milky way and galaxies with the unaided eye. Point your telescope to find the many dim deep space objects that sprinkle the sky. Away from Toronto's light polution, there is so much to see.
