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Astronomy Family Night
Fri, May 24, 9:30-11:30 PM, DDO
Families will see a presentation on a variety of exciting astronomy topics, followed by age-appropriate celestial activities and a demonstration of the 74” telescope.
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Submit your eclipse photos for the RASC Calendar by April 30th!
The RASC Calendar team has extended the deadline for photos of the April 8th solar eclipse! Submit your eclipse shots for consideration in the 2025 Observer's Calendar. Details: rasc.ca/calendarsubmis…

It's been a while since I've been up here, I guess but, man, myrichmondhill is doing a beautiful job with Dunlap Observatory and the park and trails all around it.

Sunday Sungazing
Sun, May 26, 12:30-1 PM, DDO
Safely observe the sun with us! Views of the sun will be included, weather permitting.
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Planetarium Day
Sat, May 25, 1-2:30 PM, DDO
Enter a Digital Portable Planetarium and take a journey through the universe led by a DDO astronomer. Afterward, you are welcome to take a self-guided observatory tour.
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Planetarium Day for Little Astronomers
Sat, May 25, 11:30AM-12:15 PM, DDO
Enter a Digital Portable Planetarium and take a journey through the universe led by a DDO astronomer. The shorter format is ideal for little astronomers.
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Astronomy Family Night
Fri, May 24, 9:30-11:30 PM, DDO
Families will see a presentation on a variety of exciting astronomy topics, followed by age-appropriate celestial activities and a demonstration of the 74” telescope.
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Astronomy Family Night
Sat, May 18, 9:30-11:30 PM, DDO
Families will see a presentation on a variety of exciting astronomy topics, followed by age-appropriate celestial activities and a demonstration of the 74” telescope.
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Tour the RHDDO, Doors Open Richmond Hill
Saturday, May 11, 9:30AM-4PM, @ DDO
Join Heritage Services for a tour of our historic observatory and administration buildings.
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Event title: Sunday Sungazing
Date and time: Sun, Apr 28, 12:30-1 PM, DDO
Description: Safely observe the sun with us! Views of the sun will be included, weather permitting.
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Neutron Star / Black Hole merger detected by LIGO! hermes-dev.lco.global/message/1a3f55…

On February 12th, 1946 Helen Sawyer Hogg reported at the RASC Toronto Centre meeting about the outburst of T CrB that week, later published in the Journal of the RASC National articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1947JRASC….

Here's the first several nights of AAVSO observations of T CrB rapidly dimming after its 1946 outburst

February 1946: The Journal of the @RASC note about the recent outburst of T Coronae Borealis ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1946JRASC.…

Astronomy Family Night
Fri, Apr 19, 9-11 PM, DDO
Families will see a presentation on a variety of exciting astronomy topics, followed by age-appropriate celestial activities and a demonstration of the 74” telescope.
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This just in–our Star Party⭐️🎉 is BACK!

Join us on April 20 from 8-11 p.m. to experience a Star Party with the RASC Toronto Centre . Tour the night sky through a telescope as you search for star clusters, galaxies, and maybe even a shooting star!

See you there 👉 bit.ly/4cYwIeX

Unfortunately, we have had to cancel the program for April. There are lots of spots left for May!

Worthy of an album cover. Yerkes astronomer William Wilson Morgan (standing) and Armin J. Deutsch (seated) are shown here examining astronomical data. They appear to be in deep focus…best not to disturb them. 🤫