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Index Last Updated: Mar 16th, 2010 - 00:13:45


Observing : Solar, City & Dark Sky
City Observing Sessions for Mar 15

The City Observing Sessions for Monday, March 15 are NO GO. The main cloud deck has moved south of us, but it looks like we'll be seeing stars through high cloud for the early part of the evening. Conditions will improve, but rather late for COS.

At this point, prospects look decent for tomorrow (Tuesday) evening. Let's hope it stays that way.

Observing Sessions are held at Bayview Village Park, and High Park.

Check our Observing Calendar and our Observing Locations pages.



Article Updated: Feb 16, 2010, 08:20

 

Observing : The Sky This Month
March: Messiers, an equinox, EDT, and the Irish

It is March already! March 2010. Time for St. Paddy’s Day, losing an hour, measuring your light pollution, catching a young Moon, watching ISS flyovers, seeing Mercury near Venus, celebrating the equinox, seeing Saturn a mere 1 272 200 000 km away, seeing Straight, and see you later Mars...

 


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Article Updated: Mar 12, 2010, 20:23

 

What's Up! : Upcoming Meetings
Meeting Night - Mar 24, 2010 - 7:30 PM
The Quest for Dark Matter

Dr. Anne-Marie Weijmans

Post-Doctoral Fellow
Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics
University of Toronto

 

Looking at the sky at night we can see planets, stars and galaxies. But most of the matter in the universe is in a form that we cannot see: dark matter. This presentation reviews the methods that astronomers use to locate dark matter and trace its influence on structure formation.

RASC Meeting Nights are held in the Imperial Oil Auditorium at the Ontario Science Centre. Free admission & parking after 6:00 PM. Plan now to join us!


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Article Updated: Mar 11, 2010, 23:00

 

What's Up! : Special Events
Hubble IMAX at OSC opens Mar 19, 2010
Journey through distant galaxies to explore the grandeur and mysteries of our celestial surroundings. Accompany space-walking astronauts as they attempt the most difficult and important tasks in NASA’s history. Take an inspiring and unique look into the Hubble Space Telescope’s legacy and highlight its profound impact on the way we view the universe and ourselves.

Runs from March to June 2010.

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Article Updated: Mar 10, 2010, 21:00

 

Observing : Public Star Parties
Earth Hour - Mar 27, 2010

Join us for Earth Hour 2010!

Together with the Ontario Science Centre (OSC) and TVOntario (TVO), the RASC Toronto Centre will be celebrating Earth Hour 2010 on Saturday, March 27 from 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM outside the main entrance of the OSC, 700 Don Mills Rd., Toronto. Everyone is invited! This is a free, child-friendly event .


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Article Updated: Mar 8, 2010, 18:00

 


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