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Week of June 4, 2023

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All day	« InPerson RASC DDO: Astronomy Family Night - SOLD OUT On 29 May, 2023 By outreach_assist... Event Date: Saturday, June 3, 2023 - 22:00 EDT to Sunday, June 4, 2023 - 00:00 EDT Date and time: Saturday, June 3rd 10:00 PM - 12:00 AM EDT, in-person at the David Dunlap Observatory Astronomy Family Night - SOLD OUT RASC DDO & the David Dunlap Observatory Saturday, June 3rd 10:00 PM - 12:00 AM EDT, in-person at the David Dunlap Observatory Families will be introduced to the wonders of astronomy through a presentation on a variety of exciting astronomy topics, followed by an age-appropriate celestial activities and a demonstration of the 74” telescope. If the sky is clear the dome will be opened and the telescope pointed to an interesting celestial object for the visitors to view. All participating family members must be registered and a registered adult must accompany any registered participants under the age of 16. Please wear / bring appropriate supplies for being outdoors and arrive 15 minutes prior to the program start time in order to be signed in. This program runs rain or shine. Continue Reading


Before 1am 1am 2am 3am 4am 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm	Class RASC DDO: Planetarium Day - SOLD OUT On 29 May, 2023 By outreach_assist... Event Date: Sunday, June 4, 2023 - 13:00 to 16:00 EDT Date and time: 2 sessions: Sunday, June 4, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM and 2:30-4:00 PM EDT, in person at the David Dunlap Observatory Planetarium Day - SOLD OUT RASC Toronto & the David Dunlap Observatory 2 sessions: Sunday, June 4, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM and 2:30-4:00 PM EDT, in person at the David Dunlap Observatory Enter a Digital Portable Planetarium and take a journey through the universe led by a DDO astronomer. We’ll tour the night sky, travel through space, and see immersive full dome movies. The unscripted format will allow guests to experience a variety of topics. Ask our astronomer questions and see the answers in a planetarium setting. Please note that all guests will sit on a clean floor. A registered adult must accompany all registered participants under the age of 16. Continue Reading	Class Stellarium advanced course On 26 Apr, 2023 By hotair@computer... Event Date: Monday, June 5, 2023 - 21:30 to 23:30 EDT Stellarium advanced course (ONLINE) POSTPONED! Monday 5 June 2023 - 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM Mountain time (note the time zone!) Stellarium is a powerful planetarium application available for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux computers. Participants will learn how to adjust sidereal time, view star alignments (Arc to Arcturus), filter for deep sky objects from additional catalogues, use custom landscapes create by others, and make a custom landscape using photos of ones environment. We will also explore the powerful planning features in Stellarium using the Astronomical Calculations window. This will provide an amateur astronomer a deep understanding of the Stellarium program and allow for customisation of the application. FOR MEMBERS ONLY. POSTPONED! Class sizes are limited. A waiting list is maintained for when courses are full. https://rasc.ca/stellarium-level-3 Part of the Stellarium Training Series. https://rasc.ca/stellarium-training Who can attend: active RASC members Fee: Free Registration: Required Organized by: RASC national office Continue Reading	Class Stellarium introductory course On 26 Apr, 2023 By hotair@computer... Event Date: Tuesday, June 6, 2023 - 21:30 to 23:30 EDT Stellarium introductory course (ONLINE) Tuesday 6 June 2023, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Mountain Time (note the time zone!) Stellarium is a powerful planetarium application available for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux computers. Class participants will learn how to setup the software for a specific location, date, and time. They will learn how to view the simulated sky, zoom and pan, and search for and select celestial objects. Features such as gridlines, the meridian, sky settings, and red light mode will be explored. This will provide an amateur astronomer a basic overview of the Stellarium program. FOR MEMBERS ONLY. Class sizes are limited. A waiting list is maintained for when courses are full. This training is not for the paid Stellarium app on smartphones or the Stellarium web app. https://rasc.ca/stellarium-level-1 Part of the Stellarium Training Series. https://rasc.ca/stellarium-training Who can attend: active RASC members Fee: Free Registration: Required Organized by: RASC national office Continue Reading	Class Stellarium intermediate course On 26 Apr, 2023 By hotair@computer... Event Date: Wednesday, June 7, 2023 - 21:30 to 23:30 EDT Stellarium intermediate course (ONLINE) Wednesday 7 June 2023 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM Mountain time (note the time zone!) Stellarium is a powerful planetarium application available for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux computers. Participants will learn how to load additional catalogues, customise the application including setting up specific locations, load new comets, modify the toolbar, choose landscape textures, use stepping zooming, copy object information, configure eyepiece and camera views, and slew a telescope mount to a target. This will provide an amateur astronomer a deeper understanding of the Stellarium program. FOR MEMBERS ONLY. Class sizes are limited. A waiting list is maintained for when courses are full. https://rasc.ca/stellarium-level-2 Part of the Stellarium Training Series. https://rasc.ca/stellarium-training Who can attend: active RASC members Fee: Free Registration: Required Organized by: RASC national office Continue Reading