For added value, the Royal Astronomical Society s Toronto Centre will have a battery of smaller telescopes setup after the talk for viewing at the Science Centre. If you have the time, a quiet trek to all locations will not only showcase the different types of telescopes available to view the heavens but a revealing look at the problems of light pollution faced by all these facilities. At York, additional slide and video presentations as well as Internet site viewing will be featured. Of course, Astronomy Day is not the only time that members of the public can drop by the York facilities. We have been offering public viewing every Wednesday evening of the year for over 10 years.
Admission is free.
Other groups can tour our facilities at other mutually agreed upon times. During any year, thousands of school children, Scouts and Guides and other Community Groups tour the world of astronomy with the astronomy students and staff at York University. We are open on Wednesday evenings regardless of weather but use of the telescopes is predicated on clear skies. If the Moon is visible, bring along your own 35 mm camera and take home your own telescope souvenir of the lunar landscape. The modern version of Astronomy Day is in my mind a celebration of space science as well as astronomy.