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Solar, City & Dark Sky
Solar Observing GO Saturday 4 February
The Solar Observing event is GO for Saturday 4 February 2012. The weather looks good and the sun is active so we are looking forward to a great event.
We meet on the Teluscape (just outside the main entrance) from 10 a.m. to noon. Please try to be set up and ready to go by 10 a.m.
The science centre is located on the southwest corner of Don Mills Rd. and Eglinton Ave. Directions are on our Observing Locations page.
Check our Observing and Observing Locations pages for additional information about this and other RASC Toronto Centre observing programs.
Article Updated: Feb 3, 2012, 20:00
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Special Events
The Startling Speedup of the Expansion of the Universe On February 5, 2012, at 3:00 pm in the McLeod Auditorium, Medical Sciences Building, University of Toronto, Dr. Raymond Carlberg will be discussing the implications of an accelerating universe.
This lecture is co-sponsored by the RASC Toronto Centre and the Royal Canadian Institute for the Advancement of Science.
Observing
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Solar, City & Dark Sky
City Sky Observing February 2012
The City Sky Observing event for early February 2012 was held at Bayview Village Park.
Skies were cloudy but always afforded clear patches so we observed Venus, Jupiter, Mars, the Moon, several double stars, the Great Nebula in Orion and a few open star clusters.
We had a great turnout, especially given how cloudy skies have been.
What's Up!
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Special Events
Eros near Earth Every couple of years asteroid 433 Eros passes Earth at a distance between 50 to 315 times the Earth-Moon distance. On January 31, 2012, Eros will pass about 70 times. Relatively close. This will make it visible in a small telescope, something that is unusual for an asteroid. More details... Article Updated: Jan 30, 2012, 13:54
The Solar Observing event is GO for Saturday 4 February 2012. The weather looks good and the sun is active so we are looking forward to a great event.
On February 5, 2012, at 3:00 pm in the McLeod Auditorium, Medical Sciences Building, University of Toronto, Dr. Raymond Carlberg will be discussing the implications of an accelerating universe. 
The City Sky Observing event for early February 2012 was held at 
RASC Toronto Centre holds special Members Nights on a monthly basis at the 
Every couple of years asteroid 433 Eros passes Earth at a distance between 50 to 315 times the Earth-Moon distance. On January 31, 2012, Eros will pass about 70 times. Relatively close. This will make it visible in a small telescope, something that is unusual for an asteroid.