2009 International Year of Astronomy

Official launch of IYA Canada at the Canada Science and Technology Museum.

Monthly Meeting of the Ottawa Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. 8 - 10 pm in the auditorium of the Canada Science and Technology Museum. Come listen to a fascinating and colorful series of astronomy presentations by members of the Ottawa RASC Centre. More details here.

Free public event!

Monthly Meeting of the Ottawa Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. 8 - 10 pm in the auditorium of the Canada Science and Technology Museum. Come listen to a fascinating and colorful series of astronomy presentations by members of the Ottawa RASC Centre. More details here.

Free public event!

Solar Observing at Pinhey's Point. Free public event.

Tafelmusik Astronomy Concert. In recognition of IYA, the Tafelmusik Orchestral group has developed a concert titled The Galileo Project: Music of the Spheres. The Galileo Project is a concert that has been choreographed with high-resolution astronomy photos from Alan Dyer that are projected onto a giant screen. An actor provides narration with words from Galileo, Isaac Newton, Johannes Kepler and others. The concert has received a lot of acclaim and publicity. Read a glowing review here.

Monthly Meeting of the Ottawa Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. 8 - 10 pm in the auditorium of the Canada Science and Technology Museum. Come listen to a fascinating and colorful series of astronomy presentations by members of the Ottawa RASC Centre. More details here.

Free public event!

100 Hours of Astronomy. A worldwide event with a goal to have as many people as possible look through a telescope as Galileo did for the first time 400 years ago.

1.  100 Hours of Astronomy at the Canada Science and Technology Museum. 7:30pm - 10pm. Free public stargazing.

The public is invited to look through the Helen Sawyer Hogg Observatory 15 inch refractor telescope. Telescopes will be set-up by members of the Ottawa Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada for free public stargazing.

2.  Monthly Meeting of the Ottawa Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. 8 - 10 pm in the auditorium of the Canada Science and Technology Museum. Come listen to a fascinating and colorful series of astronomy presentations by members of the Ottawa RASC Centre. More details here.

Free public event!

1.  100 Hours of Astronomy: Solar Observing outside Kanata Chapters Bookstore. 400 Earl Grey Drive, Kanata Centrum Shopping Centre. Sat April 4, 1 - 3PM.

Come look at the Sun safety using highly specialized telescopes courtesy of the Ottawa Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Free public event.

2.  100 Hours of Astronomy: Evening public stargazing: Sat April 4, 8 - 10pm.

Telescopes will be set-up by members of the Ottawa Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada for free public stargazing. Location will be announced shortly.

In the event of cloudy skies, the above two events will be moved to Sunday April 5th, same time Watch here for updates.

Monthly Meeting of the Ottawa Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. 8 - 10 pm in the auditorium of the Canada Science and Technology Museum. Come listen to a fascinating and colorful series of astronomy presentations by members of the Ottawa RASC Centre.   More details here.

Free public event!

Cosmic Quest at the Canada Science and Technology Museum.   Discover the Universe: Celebrate the International Year of Astronomy!

Discover the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), successor to the famed Hubble Space Telescope, at the Canada Science and Technology Museum. In the daytime, meet Canadian Space Agency's team and try a series of interactive games and activities to learn more about the science behind JWST. Find out how Canada is part of this exciting new space observatory, which will be launched in 2013.

In the evening, join JWST scientists for two special presentations on JWST. Nobel Prize winner, John Mather, will kick off the evening with his presentation entitled "From the Big Bang to the Nobel Prize and the James Webb Telescope." Canadian scientist René Doyon, named Scientist of the Year by Radio-Canada, will follow with « À la recherche de nouveaux mondes » ("The Search for New Worlds"), in French. End the evening on a starry note by taking a planetarium show, or by heading outside for a star party (weather permitting). Astronomy experts will be available to answer all your stellar questions!

All evening activities are free of charge. For daytime activities, regular Museum admission fees apply.

More details can be found here.

Monthly Meeting of the Ottawa Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. 8 - 10 pm in the auditorium of the Canada Science and Technology Museum. Come listen to a fascinating and colorful series of astronomy presentations by members of the Ottawa RASC Centre. More details here.

Free public event!

Galileo Lecture - A special IYA event! Join us for a free captivating lecture by Dr Roberto Abraham, a prominent astrophysicist in the Dept of Astronomy & Astrophysics in the University of Toronto. His topic: Cosmic Dawn and Monster Telescopes. A synopsis of his fascinating presentation is available here. The IYA Galileo Lecture series is sponsored by the Canadian Astronomical Society (CASCA).

The lecture will be held at the Bell Theater, Minto Centre Building, Carleton University map at 13:00 EDT. The lecture will be followed by a brief astronomy-themed musical presentation. The RASC will be hosting several astronomy-related educational displays after the talk. Telescopes will be made available for solar observing (weather permitting). The displays will be available until 17:00 EDT.

Monthly Meeting of the Ottawa Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. 8 - 10 pm in the auditorium of the Canada Science and Technology Museum. Come listen to a fascinating and colorful series of astronomy presentations by members of the Ottawa RASC Centre. More details here.

Free public event!

40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 1st Manned Moon Landing. More details will be posted here soon on time and location of event.

Monthly Meeting of the Ottawa Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. 8 - 10 pm in the auditorium of the Canada Science and Technology Museum. Come listen to a fascinating and colorful series of astronomy presentations by members of the Ottawa RASC Centre. More details here.

Free public event!

Monthly Meeting of the Ottawa Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. 8 - 10 pm in the auditorium of the Canada Science and Technology Museum. Come listen to a fascinating and colorful series of astronomy presentations by members of the Ottawa RASC Centre. More details here.

Free public event!

Monthly Meeting of the Ottawa Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. 8 - 10 pm in the auditorium of the Canada Science and Technology Museum. Come listen to a fascinating and colorful series of astronomy presentations by members of the Ottawa RASC Centre. More details here.

Free public event!

Monthly Meeting of the Ottawa Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. 8 - 10 pm in the auditorium of the Canada Science and Technology Museum. Come listen to a fascinating and colorful series of astronomy presentations by members of the Ottawa RASC Centre. More details here.

Free public event!

Monthly Meeting of the Ottawa Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. 8 - 10 pm in the auditorium of the Canada Science and Technology Museum. Come listen to a fascinating and colorful series of astronomy presentations by members of the Ottawa RASC Centre. More details here.

Free public event!

A number of daytime Solar observing sessions as well as evening stargazing sessions will be scheduled throughout 2009. These are free public events!

Details will be posted here soon.