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

Join us, from the comfort of your home! This program provides an illustrated one-hour presentation and discussion about what exciting celestial events to look for each season. The events and phenomena will be explained using simple language, with recommendations about how best to observe and photograph them. Only one registration per household is required. Deadline to register for this program is Wednesday November 30, 2022 at 4pm. Prior to the start of the program you will be emailed information on the virtual program links and any specific information relating to your program.

Register here!

Date and Time: December 2nd, 2022 at 7:30 PM ET

Monthly Meeting and A.G.M.

Ottawa Centre

December 2nd, 2022 @ 7:30 PM ET, online

The RASC Ottawa Centre is having its next monthly meeting on December 2nd, 2022 at 7:30PM ET.

Register in advance for this webinar:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AouZz2OyQfi_tHJax8KxAg

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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

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.

Register here: https://ca.apm.activecommunities.com/richmondhill/Activity_Search/planetarium-days/82379

The Insider's Guide to the Galaxy

Presented by Chris Vaughan and Samantha Jewett

Join us every other Tuesday for our astronomy variety show!

Keep an eye on rasc.ca/insidersguide for updates about new sessions.

Register once for all sessions!

Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8vbimAGESjKjldwGbwjwEA 

If you have questions, email outreach@rasc.ca

Stellarium introductory course (ONLINE)

Tuesday 6 December 2022, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Eastern 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

Stellarium introductory course (ONLINE)

Thursday 8 December 2022, 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

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

Join us, from the comfort of your home! This program will feature live-stream views from the DDO's 74-Inch telescope (Weather permitting). Explore breaking news from space and current research into what lies beyond our home planet! Each night, we’ll take a virtual tour of the DDO, hear from our speakers about their own amazing space research, and ask them all our questions about what they know and what they’re discovering. Only one registration per household is required. Deadline to register for this program is Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at 4pm. Prior to the start of the program you will be emailed information on the virtual program links and any specific information relating to your program.

Most people look up at the night sky to admire its host of shiny, glittering objects; and yet, it’s really the stuff we don’t see that’s shaping our cosmos. Tune in to hear about how so-called dark matter is instrumental in building galaxies and why some scientists think it might be fuzzy.

Luna Zagorac is a newly-minted postdoctoral researcher at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, ON. Luna received her Ph.D. from Yale University in 2022, where her dissertation focused on computer simulations and observational signatures of ultralight (or fuzzy) dark matter. When not thinking about the things we can’t see in the Universe, Luna works on mapping Ancient Egyptian diagonal star tables to observational astronomical data. Apart from research she enjoys science communication and writing for astrobites.org, playing video games, and roller skating. 

Register here: https://ca.apm.activecommunities.com/richmondhill/Activity_Search/virtual-astronomy-speakers-night/75644

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

Safely observe the sun with us, from the comfort of your home! During these family-friendly sessions, a DDO Astronomer will answer your questions about our closest star: the sun! Learn how the sun works and how it affects our home planet. Live-streamed views of the sun through small telescopes will be included, weather permitting. Only one registration per household is required. Deadline to register for this program is Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at 3p.m. Prior to the start of the program you will be emailed information on the virtual program links and any specific information relating to your program.

Register here: https://ca.apm.activecommunities.com/richmondhill/Activity_Search/virtual-sunday-sungazing/75643

Stellarium intermediate course (ONLINE)

Monday 12 December September 2022

7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Eastern 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