A list of star parties, dark-sky festivals, and astrophotography, stargazing and astronomy events across Canada
Apr 28, 2022
Features
This Week’s Sky: August 8 to 14, 2022
The Perseid Meteor Shower is the highlight of the week, peaking after midnight on Friday night, August 12, into the wee hours of Saturday morning.
Aug 02, 2022
World Asterisms Project: Stories in the stars
A list of asterisms from hundreds of cultures around the world is now available through The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
Jun 20, 2022
Planets at a Glance: August 2022
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus will brighten night skies, while Venus remains a pre-dawn planet.
Aug 03, 2022
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Dalhousie University students extend their studies to space
The first Atlantic Canadian satellite is going to orbit soon to get a to get a high-definition view of Nova Scotia’s shorelines and ocean life
Aug 04, 2022
Canada helped discover water on a distant planet using JWST
The James Webb Space Telescope is already on the hunt for new worlds using a Canadian deep-space instrument
Aug 04, 2022
This Week’s Sky: August 1 to 7, 2022
As the Moon passes its first quarter, take a look at its dramatic features, like the Lunar X and Mare Imbrium’s “Golden Handle”
Aug 02, 2022
This Week’s Sky: July 25 to 31, 2022
The Moon reaches its new phase this week, leaving the night sky clear for the Southern Delta-Aquariids meteor shower peak on Friday.
Jul 19, 2022
This Week’s Sky: July 18 to 24, 2022
Watch this week as the Moon ages past its third quarter phase, passing Jupiter, Mars, Uranus and Taurus
Jul 18, 2022
Planets at a Glance: July 2022
While Mercury and Venus dive toward the Sun this month, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn grace the night skies
Jul 11, 2022
Explore the current issue
- 01. Tour the summer Milky Way
- 02. Exploring space
- 03. Earful of stars
- 04. Lasting impacts
- 05. Low effort, high reward
Observing
Sámi: Looking for lost elements of night skies
Over the past couple centuries, much of Sámi sky lore has been lost, but what is known shows a culture that is intimately in tune with the land.
Jun 21, 2022
Old Norse: Reading into ancient sky stories
Despite mastering the night sky, many old Norse sky culture details have been lost over time
Jun 20, 2022
Orion: Seven stars, countless stories around the world
Visible from both hemispheres, the constellation commonly known in astronomy circles as Orion holds myriad meanings around the world
Jun 20, 2022
How to explore spring galaxies from Canada
Springtime is galaxy season in Canada. Discover the myriad of distant galaxies overhead with these viewing tips
Feb 07, 2022
About the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) began as the Toronto Astronomical Club on December 1, 1868. The eight men who gathered to share their interests were not professional astronomers, just working-class citizens with a passion for astronomy.
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