Look for Mercury at greatest eastern elongation this week, and the waning Moon near Jupiter and Saturn.
May 31, 2020
Get ready for June’s night sky with this guide to the planets in our Solar System.
Jun 04, 2020
Working on making a dark sky visible in your area? You can start at home.
Jun 05, 2020
Pierre Tremblay’s well-composed, exposed and processed image of M63 is the Photo of the Week.
Jun 05, 2020
Features
Editor’s Report: A question of time
This SkyNews anniversary is a small step in what we hope is a continuing chronicle of Canada’s contributions to knowing the unknowable.
Apr 22, 2020
May/June 2020 Issue
See how time flies as we focus on the subject in this special 25th anniversary edition of SkyNews.
Apr 22, 2020
Speaker Series events
Learn more about important issues and hot topics in the skies through The RASC and SkyNews’ Speaker Series.
May 06, 2020
Sponsored Content
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If you’ve captured an award-worthy astrophoto, submit it today to our Photo of the Week Contest! Get the details.
The Latest
Milky Way rising by Richard Wang
Richard Wang’s off-kilter shot of the Milky Way rising in Mactier, Ontario won the Photo of the Week.
Jun 02, 2020
Sky News This Week: June 2, 2020
A Canadian astronaut capcoms the first human Crew Dragon mission, South Africa affirms its commitment to a telescope project, and a graduate student makes a novel brown dwarf find.
Jun 02, 2020
Pinwheel Galaxy by Pierre Tremblay
Pierre Tremblay’s image of M101 took top honours as the SkyNews Photo of the Week May 15, 2020.
May 29, 2020
Remember your camera on your trip to Mars
“If you are at Mars Desert Research Station, you are most likely doing a Mars simulation mission, so your mind is kind of halfway to space.”
May 28, 2020
From lanterns to e-commerce
The technologies for displaying the wonders of the heavens to earthbound audiences have changed over the years. Here’s one example.
May 28, 2020
This Week’s Sky: May 25 to 31
The highlights of this week include a double shadow transit on Jupiter, giving early risers in Canada a great show.
May 26, 2020
Explore the current issue
- 01. The dark revolution
- 02. Is there life on Mars?
- 03. SkyNews celebrates 25 years
- 04. Cell-estial scanner
- 05. Warm days, cool skies
Observing
What are the Eta Aquariids?
Learn about where the meteor shower comes from, where it is located in the sky and how best to observe the annual April-May event.
May 08, 2020
Venus meets the Pleiades
Earlier this month, RASC members across Canada looked up and watched Venus as it crossed the Pleiades over the course of a few nights.
Apr 16, 2020
Exoplanet and star take on Cree names
An exoplanet and its home star now bear Cree names on international maps after a Canada-wide contest saw the labels rise to the top.
Mar 10, 2020
What’s in “This Week’s Sky?”
From lunar eclipses to planetary conjunctions, This Week’s Sky keeps you updated on upcoming astronomical highlights.
Mar 03, 2020
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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