Riverwood Star Party – October 24th

Riverwood Park, Mississauga 4300 Riverwood Park Lane, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Public Star Party at The Riverwood Conservancy Please register on the Riverwood website:  https://theriverwoodconservancy.org/event/astronomy-night-5/

Speaker Night – Dr. J. Luna Zagorac

DV2082 William Davis Building UTM 3359 Mississauga Rd, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Tune in to hear about how so-called dark matter is instrumental in building galaxies and why some scientists think it might be fuzzy.

Potpourri Meeting Friday November 10

DV2082 William Davis Building UTM 3359 Mississauga Rd, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Potpourri Meeting – several short talks by members.

Talk information to come

Location information to come

ZOOM link to come

New Members’ Night

Great news! Please mark your calendars: The next RASC Mississauga New Members’ meeting is scheduled for Monday, 4 Dec at 7:30 pm-8:30 pm over Zoom. We are excited to share information about: The Centre Centre Observing activities (Kirby) RASC publications (Betty) While this meeting is geared towards the Centre’s New Members, everyone is welcome to […]

Potpourri Meeting Friday December 8

Potpourri Meeting – several short talks by members.

Talk information to come

Location information to come

ZOOM link to come

Potpourri Meeting

UTM Davis (DV) 3140

Meeting cancelled due to inclement weather.

The Search for Life on Mars: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Mission

DV2072 William Davis Building UTM

The Search for Life on Mars: NASA's Perseverance Rover Mission The talk will provide an overview of the goals of the NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission, progress thus far, and plans for returning samples from Mars.Short Biography of Chris Herd Christopher (Chris) Herd has had the dream of studying rocks from Mars since the […]

Potpourri Meeting

DV2072 William Davis Building UTM

Solar eclipses and Antique telescopes

Potpourri Meeting

DV2072 William Davis Building UTM

Potpourri Meeting – several short talks by members.

Talk information to come

Location information to come

ZOOM link to come

Speaker Event – Astrosleuthing an Aurora: Robin Metcalfe

DV2072 William Davis Building UTM

In this talk, I will explain the science behind the production of an aurora - from its origins at the Sun's surface to the light show in Earth's atmosphere - and in the process we will see how the evidence left behind by an aurora can be used to sleuth out its connection to ancient records.