RASC DDO: Sunday Sungazing

Event Date: 
Sunday, December 11, 2022 - 12:30pm to 1:00pm

Date and Time: Sunday, December 11, 12:30 - 1:00 PM ET

Sunday Stargazing

RASC Toronto and the David Dunlap Observatory

Sunday, December 11, 12:30 - 1:00 PM ET, online

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RASC DDO: Astronomy Speaker's Night

Event Date: 
Saturday, December 10, 2022 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm

Date and Time: Saturday, December 10, 6:00 - 7:30 PM ET

What We Can't See in the Universe (And Why It Might be Fuzzy)

Presented by Dr. Luna Zagorac

RASC Toronto and the David Dunlap Observatory

Saturday, December 10, 6:00 - 7:30 PM ET, online

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RASC DDO: Planetarium Day

Event Date: 
Saturday, December 3, 2022 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm

Date and time: Saturday, December 3, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM and 2:30-4:00 PM ET (2 sessions)

Location: David Dunlap Observatory (123 Hillsview Dr, Richmond Hill, ON)

Planetarium Day

RASC Toronto and the David Dunlap Observatory

Saturday, December 3 @ 1:00 PM-2:30 PM & 2:30-4:00 PM ET

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RASC DDO: Up in the Sky

Event Date: 
Friday, December 2, 2022 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm

Date and time: Friday, December 2, 6:00 - 7:30 PM ET

Up in the Sky

RASC Toronto and the David Dunlap Observatory

Friday, December 2nd @ 6:00 PM ET, online

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RASC DDO: Mars Closest Approach Livestream

Event Date: 
Wednesday, November 30, 2022 - 8:00pm to 8:30pm

Event date: Wednesday, November 30, 8:00 PM - 8:30 PM ET, online (weather permitting)

Mars Closest Approach Livestream

RASC DDO

Wednesday, November 30 @ 8:00 PM ET

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Asteroid (10704) Sidey

Jennifer (Jenni) Anne MacKinnon Sidey-Gibbons (b. 1988) studied at McGill University and
earned her PhD from the University of Cambridge, where she continued on as assistant professor
and lecturer in engineering. Her research related to combustion and the complex processes
involved. In 2017, she was selected as an astronaut by the Canadian Space Agency.

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Asteroid (10703) Saint-Jacques

David Saint-Jacques (b. 1970) is a Canadian physician and astronaut who studied at École
Polytechnique de Montréal, Cambridge University and Laval University. He worked as a medical
doctor in the Arctic, helped develop adaptive optics and interferometry systems, and is a qualified
pilot and scuba diver. Saint-Jacques was part of Expedition 58/59 on the ISS.

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Asteroid (10521) Jeremyhansen

Jeremy Roger Hansen (b.1976) became a Canadian astronaut in 2009. Born in London and raised in southwestern Ontario, Hansen earned his pilot's license at age 17 and studied at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario. He did research on wide-field-of-view satellite tracking. Astronaut training has taken him to the high Arctic to study geology, and to the ocean floor, living in the Aquarius habitat.
 

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Asteroid (10513) Mackie

Guy Thomas Mackie (born 1955) is an amateur astronomer in British Columbia, Canada, who was instrumental in merging the Vernon Astronomy Group and the Okanagan Astronomical Society into the RASC Okanagan Centre, and then served three years as President of Okanagan Centre. Mackie also started Okanagan
Centre's telescope rental program, became Director of the club observatory in 2009, worked on the

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Asteroid (10499) Sarty

Gordon Eric Sarty (b.1960) is an astronomer who has lectured in physics, mathematics, and statistics at the University of Saskatchewan. Gord has been a member of the RASC Saskatoon Centre for at least 35 years. He was an active amateur astronomer, ground his own 43cm mirror and has always participated in outreach programs.

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