Every week, SkyNews publishes a post online of key events in the Canadian sky. From lunar eclipses to planetary conjunctions, This Week’s Sky keeps you updated on upcoming astronomical highlights. You can find the latest posts here.
Our columnist is Chris Vaughan — a science writer, geophysicist, astronomer, planetary scientist and an “outreach RASCal.” He also writes Astronomy Skylights, and you can follow him on Twitter at @astrogeoguy.
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.
Earlier this month, RASC members across Canada looked up and watched Venus as it crossed the Pleiades over the course of a few nights.
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.
From lunar eclipses to planetary conjunctions, This Week’s Sky keeps you updated on upcoming astronomical highlights.
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