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9 August

Hamilton Amateur Astronomers: Annual Public Perseids Meteor Shower Night

Join the Hamilton Amateur Astronomers for the Annual Public Perseids Meteor Shower Night.
8 August

City Star Party (GO for Thursday)

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. Our monthly City Star Party is the place to catch universe from within the city limits at Bayview Village Park. If you don't have a telescope then you will find many astronomers who would love to share a view. If you are thinking of buying a telescope, viewing with other people's equipment is the best way to make a good choice. If you have a telescope or binoculars, please bring it!
8 August

UofT Planetarium: Our Musical Universe (SOLD OUT)

What is the sound of a twinkling star? Can planets keep a beat? How loud was the big bang?
8 August

UofT Physics: From the tiniest particles to the farthest reaches of the Universe

Dr. Arthur B. McDonald (Nobel Physics Laureate, 2015) will talk about subatomic physics and the search for Dark Matter at a level accessible to the general public.
7 August

Ontario Science Centre: Space Startup Showcase

What’s next for Earth and space exploration? Explore aspects of expert missions directly from the entrepreneurs, aerospace engineers and scientists working on new technologies to advance space research. Learn about their cutting-edge missions to combine clinical medicine with innovation for space exploration, build the Internet in space, help design the next generation of small satellite constellations and networks, advance robotics technology and more! Guests include industry leaders Dr.
6 August

RASC Mississauga: Astronomy Night at the Riverwood Conservancy

Explore the universe with members of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Telescopes will be set up to provide amazing views of the Moon, the planets and more! Raindate is set for Wednesday August 7.
6 August

UofT Planetarium: The Life and Death of Stars (SOLD OUT)

Showtimes: 7:00pm, 8:15pm The stars in the night sky seem unchanging and eternal, and have remained the same for the history of human civilization. However, over millions and billions of years, new stars are born, live out their long lives, and eventually die in a blaze of glory. In this show, we will be exploring the lives of stars by visiting stellar nurseries, supernova remnants and much more!
6 August

hEr VOLUTION/Indus Space: All About Space Girls Program

In order to deliver world-class programming, we partnered with Indus Space to bring you a summer program like no other: All About Space!
2 August
2 August

Millennium Square Stargazing (GO for Friday)

Everyone is invited to join us and Durham Skies for stargazing at the edge of Lake Ontario. Take a free look through different kinds of telescopes (including solar-filtered scopes) to get close-up looks at sunspots, craters on the Moon, and planets visible in the current night sky. Peer into deep space and try your hand at spotting faint star clusters and nebulae. You can even bring your own telescope along and we'll give you expert advice on how to use it better.
1 August

UofT AstroTour: A Brief History of Everything

Fourteen billion years ago, the universe was little more than a cloud of hot hydrogen gas. Patrick Breysse will tell the story of how that cloud of gas evolved into all of the galaxies, stars, and planets we see around us today. In the process, he'll explain some of how astronomers study the history of the universe, and how telescopes are secretly time machines that let us look directly into the distant past. He'll also talk about some of the great mysteries that remain in this story, and how we're working in Toronto and elsewhere to solve them.
1 August

UofT Planetarium: Kids Summer Break Show

Showtimes: 11:00am, 12:30pm