Potpourri Meeting

Various talks by our members: Wendy Belcher - Travel story Egypt and the stars Anagha Samaga - Calculating the age of the universe! A layman's guide to calculating the age of the universe using nothing but Excel and the InternetElijah D’Souza - York University Visit Ragav Dewett "Kahoot: Put your knowledge of night sky and space […]

Presentations by our members.

Potpourri Meeting – various talks by members Chris Malicki presents a Travel Story:  Astronomy in London art: Astronomical themes in paintings from the great London museums.    Chris McNeely presents a Book Review: A History of the Universe in 21 Stars (and 3 imposters) by Giles Sparrow   Purvesh Dave presents a Travel Story: My […]

Potpourri Meeting – various talks by members Haricharan Amuthan:  Measuring distances to celestial objects.   John Marchese: Starfest 2025 - What to expect and how to get the most out of Southern Ontario's biggest astronomy festival.   David Maynard Tax advantaged ways of contributing to the National RASC   Alan Connery & Jo Vandendool Additions […]

Potpourri Meeting – various talks by members Shakeel Anwar - Imaging an ISS Transit of the Sun A presentation providing an overview of how to capture an ISS transit of the Sun, both in White Light and Hydrogen Alpha. Vineet Honkan - The Space Shuttle...from origin to final mission. Anagha Belle Samaga - The Hunt […]

Potpourri Meeting – various talks by members Various talks by our members.  Details to be announced closer to the date.

Potpourri Meeting – various talks by members Imaging an ISS Transit of the Sun - Shakeel AnwarA presentation providing an overview of how to capture an ISS transit of the Sun, both in White Light and Hydrogen Alpha. QUARCS - An overview of QHYCCD's StarMaster Pro system - Jo VandenDoolQHYCCD has been working on a […]

Potpourri Meeting – various talks by members The coolest – and craziest – volunteer gig ever - Launch Canada 2025 : By Robin MetcalfeI will share stories of my recent adventures from the Northern Ontario bush as a volunteer for Canada’s largest national student rocketry competition. Kahoot : Test your knowledge about the night sky […]

Science of SNOLAB Semoore Tijani - UofT Located 2km deep underground in Creighton Mine, Sudbury, SNOLAB takes advantage of its unique environment to probe deep mysteries of the universe ranging from our theories about dark matter, to the elusive nature of neutrinos. This talk will give a general overview of the main experiments at SNOLAB […]

End-of-Year Meeting Please note:  This meeting is Members-Only Presentations: New Svbony astrophotography setup - Ayan Amjad Introduction to AI: Artificial Intelligence is in the news. This talk will cover basic concepts and examples of AI in astronomy application. - Swapna Shrivastava