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MONTHLY MEETING

20 November at 07:00 pm
MONTHLY MEETING

18 December at 07:00 pm
MONTHLY MEETING
What We Have Done
The Durham Region Astronomical Association has be an active contributer to the region by supplying or being a part many recreational family activities many free of charge! Here is a journal of engagements we have either hosted or been a part of:

2024-09-11MONTHLY MEETING
2024-06-12MONTHLY MEETING
2024-05-08MONTHLY MEETING
2024-04-10MONTHLY MEETING
2024-03-13MONTHLY MEETING
2024-02-14MONTHLY MEETING
2024-01-10MONTHLY MEETING
2023-12-13MONTHLY MEETING
2023-11-08MONTHLY MEETING
2023-10-11MONTHLY MEETING
2023-09-12MONTHLY MEETING
2023-06-14MONTHLY MEETING
2023-06-03St Francis of Assisi Church Men's Group
2023-05-10MONTHLY MEETING
2023-04-12MONTHLY MEETING
2023-03-16MONTHLY MEETING
2023-02-08MONTHLY MEETING
2023-01-11MONTHLY MEETING
2022-12-14ONLINE MONTHLY MEETING
2022-11-09ONLINE MONTHLY MEETING
2022-10-12ONLINE MONTHLY MEETING
2022-09-14ONLINE MONTHLY MEETING
2022-07-16TBD Private Event
2022-06-08ONLINE MONTHLY MEETING
2022-05-11ONLINE MONTHLY MEETING
2022-04-13ONLINE MONTHLY MEETING
2022-03-09ONLINE MONTHLY MEETING
2022-02-09ONLINE MONTHLY MEETING
2022-01-12ONLINE MONTHLY MEETING
2021-12-08ONLINE MONTHLY MEETING
2021-11-10ONLINE MONTHLY MEETING
2021-10-13ONLINE MONTHLY MEETING
2021-09-08ONLINE MONTHLY MEETING
2021-07-14ONLINE SPECIAL MEETING
2021-06-09ONLINE MONTHLY MEETING
2021-05-12ONLINE MONTHLY MEETING
2021-04-14ONLINE MONTHLY MEETING
2021-03-10ONLINE MONTHLY MEETING
2021-02-10ONLINE MONTHLY MEETING
2021-01-19Grade 6 Astronomy
2021-01-13ONLINE MONTHLY MEETING
2020-12-09ONLINE MONTHLY MEETING
2020-11-11ONLINE MONTHLY MEETING
2020-10-14ONLINE AGM & MONTHLY MEETING
2020-09-09ONLINE AGM & MONTHLY MEETING
2020-06-10ONLINE MONTHLY MEETING
2020-06-10CANCELLED: MONTHLY MEETING
2020-05-13CANCELLED: MONTHLY MEETING
2020-05-13ONLINE MONTHLY MEETING
2020-05-09CANCELLED: Science Rendezvous
2020-04-22Online AstroWorkshop
2020-04-08CANCELLED: MONTHLY MEETING
2020-04-08ONLINE MONTHLY MEETING
2020-03-28CANCELLED: Earth Hour - Oshawa Museum
2020-03-25CANCELLED: Whitby Yacht Club
2020-03-11MONTHLY MEETING
2020-02-12MONTHLY MEETING
2020-01-23Oshawa Beavers
2020-01-08MONTHLY MEETING
2019-12-11MONTHLY MEETING
2019-11-13MONTHLY MEETING
2019-10-09MONTHLY MEETING
2019-09-11MONTHLY MEETING
2019-06-18Clarington Seniors Outreach
2019-06-12MONTHLY MEETING
2019-06-11Oshawa Senior Citizens Centres
2019-05-25Ingersoll Girl Guides Camp
2019-05-08MONTHLY MEETING
2019-04-10MONTHLY MEETING
2019-03-16Canpeaks Connect with the Stars
2019-03-12MONTHLY MEETING
2019-02-22 Astronomy in the Park with CLOCA
2019-02-13MONTHLY MEETING
2019-02-08CANCELLED: Astronomy in the Park with CLOCA
2019-01-16Navigating the Night Sky for the VandenBos Air Cadets
2019-01-09MONTHLY MEETING
2018-12-12MONTHLY MEETING
2018-11-23Canpeaks Connect with the Stars
2018-11-20Ajax Cubs and Scouts
2018-11-14MONTHLY MEETING
2018-10-10MONTHLY MEETING
2018-09-12MONTHLY MEETING
2018-06-14Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Cities Initiative Conference
2018-06-13MONTHLY MEETING
2018-05-17Astrophotography School Workshop
2018-05-12Science Rendezvous 2018
2018-05-09MONTHLY MEETING
2018-04-11MONTHLY MEETING
2018-03-24Earth Hour 2018
2018-03-14MONTHLY MEETING
2018-02-14MONTHLY MEETING
2018-01-10MONTHLY MEETING
2017-12-13MONTHLY MEETING
2017-11-08MONTHLY MEETING
2017-10-11MONTHLY MEETING
2017-09-13MONTHLY MEETING
-Annual General Meeting
-What's Up in the Night Sky
-Solar Eclipse Views
2017-08-09MONTHLY MEETING
2017-07-12MONTHLY MEETING
2017-06-14MONTHLY MEETING
-Signs of Life: Mars 2020 Mission
-What's Up in the Sky
2017-06-03Beginner Course...cancelled
2017-05-13Science Rendezvous
2017-05-10MONTHLY MEETING
2017-04-29Astronomy Day 2017
2017-04-12MONTHLY MEETING
2017-03-25Earth Hour Stargazing
2017-03-25POSTPONED Beginner Astronomy Workshop
2017-03-09MONTHLY MEETING
-What's Up in Mar/Apr Skies
-Time in Astronomy
2017-02-25Beginner Astronomy Workshop
2017-02-09MONTHLY MEETING
-round-table discussions
2017-01-21Beginner Astronomy Workshop
2017-01-12MONTHLY MEETING
-Winter Observing
-Claydon Observatory
-Winter Skies Overview
-What's Up in Jan/Feb Skies
2016-12-15MONTHLY MEETING
-Wx forecasting for astronomers
-Winter Observing
-What's Up in Dec/Jan Skies
2016-11-11York University Field Trip
2016-11-10MONTHLY MEETING
-Buying a Telescope
-Nov/Dec Night Sky
-Carbon Stars
2016-10-12MONTHLY MEETING
-Exoplanet Research Update: Proxima b
-What's Up in Oct/Sep Skies
2016-10-05Public Outreach
Pickering Library
2016-09-14MONTHLY MEETING
2016-08-10MONTHLY MEETING
-Sky Atlas/Star Hopping
-Astro Apps
-What’s Up
2016-07-13MONTHLY MEETING
2016-06-08MONTHLY MEETING
2016-06-04DRAACO Work Party
2016-05-11MONTHLY MEETING
2016-05-07Science Rendezvous
2016-04-27Web Site Discussion
2016-04-13MONTHLY MEETING
2016-03-20Earth Hour Stargazing
2016-03-12AstroWorkshop: Dewheater Demo
2016-03-10MONTHLY MEETING
2016-03-05AstroWorkshop: DSLR Imaging - Part 1
2016-02-11MONTHLY MEETING
2016-01-14MONTHLY MEETING
-What's Up
-Fermi's Paradox
-Science with a Million People
2015-12-10MONTHLY MEETING
-Round-robin Astronomy
2015-11-07MONTHLY MEETING
-What's Up in the Night Sky
-Observations of Betelgeuse
2015-10-14MONTHLY MEETING
-What's Up in the Night Sky
-Astrophotography Accessories
2015-09-09MONTHLY MEETING
-Annual General Meeting
-What's Up
-Stellar Navigation
2015-08-27PUBLIC OUTREACH Camp Mtigwaki at Greenwood CA #4
2015-08-20Public Relations Committee meeting
2015-08-12MONTHLY MEETING
-Beginning Astronomy - Part 2
2015-08-04PUBLIC OUTREACH Big Brothers Big Sisters Summer Camp
2015-07-30PUBLIC OUTREACH Camp Mtigwaki at Greenwood CA #3
2015-07-24PUBLIC OUTREACH
Free Public Stargazing at Millennium Square, Pickering
2015-07-16Public Relations Committee meeting
2015-07-16PUBLIC OUTREACH Camp Mtigwaki at Greenwood CA #2
2015-07-09PUBLIC OUTREACH Camp Mtigwaki at Greenwood CA #1
2015-07-08MONTHLY MEETING
-Beginning Astronomy - Part 1
2015-06-23PUBLIC OUTREACH Woodcrest Public School Oshawa
2015-06-19PUBLIC OUTREACH
Free Public Stargazing at Millennium Square, Pickering
2015-06-10MONTHLY MEETING
-What's Up
- Other Topics TBA
2015-05-30PUBLIC OUTREACH
Scugog Memorial Library How-to-in-10
2015-05-22PUBLIC OUTREACH
Free Public Stargazing at Lakeview Park, Oshawa
2015-05-21Public Relations Committee meeting
2015-05-13SPECIAL MEETING and MONTHLY MEETING
- Amendment to By-Law No. 1
- The Search for Exo-planets
- What's Up in the Night Sky
2015-05-09Public Outreach
Science Rendezvous at UOIT
2015-05-02Public Outreach
Whitby Library's How-To-In-10 Festival
2015-04-26PUBLIC OUTREACH
Astronomy Day Evening
2015-04-25PUBLIC OUTREACH
Astronomy Day Daytime
2015-04-23Public Relations Committee meeting
2015-04-16Equatorial coordinate systems/setting circles.
2015-04-08MONTHLY MEETING
- Uncrating a New Telescope
- What's Up in the Night Sky
2015-04-07PUBLIC OUTREACH 1st Whitby Cubs
2015-04-01PUBLIC OUTREACH
Trefoil Guild stargazing at Camp Ademac
2015-03-29PUBLIC OUTREACH Earth Hour hosted by the Town of Whitby
2015-03-23Public Relations Committee meeting
2015-03-19Public Outreach Community Care Durham - Whitby - Daytime Program
2015-03-16PUBLIC OUTREACH OPG Pickering March Madness
2015-03-11MONTHLY MEETING
- Messier Jeopardy
- What's Up in the Night Sky
2015-03-03Public Outreach - 30th Whitby Brownies
2015-02-26MEMBER ORIENTATION WORKSHOP
RSVP to the President for Location
2015-02-25PUBLIC OUTREACH - 5th Whitby Girl Guides
2015-02-16PUBLIC OUTREACH 12th Annual Clarington Winter WonderLearn
2015-02-12MONTHLY MEETING
- Review of Eyepieces
- What's Up in the Night Sky
2015-02-10Public Outreach - 8th Ajax Cubs
2015-02-07Public Outreach - 2nd Bowmanville Pathfinders
2015-01-29Public Outreach - 2nd Whitby Girl Guides
2015-01-27Public Outreach - 2nd Brooklin Girl Guides
2015-01-27PUBLIC OUTREACH Durham Region Field Naturalists
2015-01-20Public Outreach -Community Care Durham Daytime Program
2015-01-15Public Outreach - 10th Ajax Brownies
2015-01-15MONTHLY MEETING
- 2015 Astronomical Highlights
- What's Up in the Night Sky
2015-01-13Public Outreach - 24th Whitby Girl Guides
2014-12-19Public Relations Committee meeting
2014-12-11MONTHLY MEETING
- Young Stellar Objects
- What's Up in the Night Sky
2014-11-29PUBLIC OUTREACH Telescope viewing following the Ajax Santa Claus parade and Tree Lighting Ceremony
2014-11-28PUBLIC OUTREACH Public Stargazing at Rotary Centennial Park, Whitby
2014-11-22Public Relations Committee meeting
2014-11-21PUBLIC OUTREACH
Whitby Library Page Turners (6 to 8 graders)
2014-11-20PUBLIC OUTREACH
- 4th Ajax Cubs
2014-11-13MONTHLY MEETING
- The Lowell Amateur Research Initiative
- Astronomy Equipment
- What's Up in the Night Sky
2014-11-11PUBLIC OUTREACH
DC/UOIT Astronomy Club Stargazing
2014-11-05PUBLIC OUTREACH
5th Whitby Girl Guides
2014-10-27PUBLIC OUTREACH OSCC Legends Branch Harmony Rd North Oshawa
2014-10-18PUBLIC OUTREACH Daytime Safe Solar Viewing and Astronomy Displays at Pumpkinville 2014
2014-10-17Public Relations Committee meeting
2014-10-08MONTHLY MEETING
- Planet vs. Dwarf Planet
- What's Up in the Night Sky
2014-09-20PUBLIC OUTREACH - 5th Whitby Girl Guides
2014-09-18Public Relations Committee meeting
2014-09-14PUBLIC OUTREACH
Thickson Woods Nighttime
2014-09-13PUBLIC OUTREACH
Thickson Woods Daytime
2014-09-10Annual General Meeting
and MONTHLY MEETING
- Annual General Meeting
- Open Discussion
- What's Up in the Night Sky
2014-09-10PUBLIC OUTREACH St. Mary of the People CWL
2014-09-06PUBLIC OUTREACH
Free Public Stargazing at Lakeview Park, Oshawa
2014-08-20CANCELLED due to poor weather. PUBLIC OUTREACH - Station Gallery, Whitby
2014-08-13CANCELLED (PUBLIC OUTREACH Camp Mtigwaki at Greenwood CA #4)
2014-08-09PUBLIC OUTREACH Taste of Ajax at Rotary Park, Ajax
2014-07-30PUBLIC OUTREACH Camp Mtigwaki at Greenwood CA #3
2014-07-19AstroWorkshop
Imaging Part 2: Under the Stars
2014-07-17Public Relations Committee meeting
2014-07-17PUBLIC OUTREACH Camp Mtigwaki at Greenwood CA #2
2014-07-10PUBLIC OUTREACH Camp Mtigwaki at Greenwood CA #1
2014-07-06PUBLIC OUTREACH - Lexie Cunningham Stargazing Prize
2014-07-04PUBLIC OUTREACH - Free Public Stargazing at Millennium Square, Pickering
2014-06-19Public Relations Committee Meeting
2014-06-11MONTHLY MEETING
- Open Discussion on anything astronomical
-The History of Determining Longitude
-What's Up in the Night Sky (June/July)
2014-06-07Public Outreach - 13th Oshawa Scouts/Venturers at Camp Samac
2014-06-05LPAC - monthly meeting
2014-06-04Blaisdale Montessori School, O'Brien Crt., Ajax
2014-05-30Public Outreach - Stargazing following Rupinder Brar lecture at DDSB headquarters
2014-05-22PRC Meeting
2014-05-14MONTHLY MEETING
- Enhanced Star Formation and Black Hole Activity in Interacting Galaxies
2014-05-11Public Outreach - Astronomy Day Evening Stargazing at Iroquois Park
2014-05-10Public Outreach - Whitby Library's How-To-In-10 Festival
2014-05-10Public Outreach - Astronomy Day Daytime at Iroquois Park
2014-05-10Public Outreach - Science Rendezvous at UOIT
2014-05-08PUBLIC OUTREACH - 5th Whitby Brownies
2014-05-07Public Outreach - 8th Ajax Cubs
2014-05-02PUBLIC OUTREACH
Astronomy in the Park at Lakeview Park, Oshawa
2014-04-26Public Outreach - Pickering Museum Village Stargazing
2014-04-26AstroWorkshop -Long Sault Conservation Area
2014-04-23LPAC - monthly meeting
2014-04-16Public Outreach - Brackendale Montessori School in Ajax
2014-04-09MONTHLY MEETING
- Survey Results
- "The City Dark" documentary
- What's Up in the Night Sky
2014-04-08Public Outreach - 1st and 5th Whitby Cubs
2014-04-07PUBLIC OUTREACH - Woodcrest PS, Oshawa, Grade 6
2014-04-02PUBLIC OUTREACH Men's Night Out Northview Branch OSCC
2014-03-30PUBLIC OUTREACH Earth Hour hosted by the Town of Whitby
2014-03-12MONTHLY MEETING
- Member Survey Results
- Pizza Party Outcomes
- Exoplanet Update
- What's Up in the Night Sky
2014-03-06Public Outreach - Whitby Yacht Club
2014-03-02PUBLIC OUTREACH Clarington Sports & Leisure Fair
2014-02-26Public Outreach - 3rd Bowmanville Brownies
2014-02-24Public Outreach - 3rd Ajax Sparks
2014-02-21MOC meeting...cancelled due to illness
2014-02-19LPAC Monthly Meeting
2014-02-17PUBLIC OUTREACH 11th Annual Clarington Winter WonderLearn
2014-02-13MONTHLY MEETING
- Ripples in Space Time
- What's Up in the Night Sky
2014-02-03Public Outreach - 5th Oshawa Sparks
2014-01-28Public Outreach Committee Meeting
2014-01-09MONTHLY MEETING
- Astronomy Highlights for 2014
- Exoplanets
- What's Up in the Night Sky
2013-12-12MONTHLY MEETING
- Understanding Variable Stars
- What's Up in the Night Sky
2013-11-22Astronomy Workshop for Grade 9 Teachers, Durham District School Board
2013-11-16PUBLIC OUTREACH-7th Whitby Cubs at Durham Forest
2013-11-15PUBLIC OUTREACH- Grade 6 Orono Public School Nighttime Follow Up
2013-11-14MONTHLY MEETING
- Astronomy Equipment
- AAVSO Center Visit
- What's Up in the Night Sky
2013-11-10PUBLIC OUTREACH Telescope viewing after Tree Lighting Ceremony Following the Ajax Santa Claus Parade
2013-11-08PUBLIC OUTREACH- Grade 6 Orono Public School
2013-10-19PUBLIC OUTREACH Daytime Safe Solar Viewing and Astronomy Displays at Pumpkinville 2013
2013-10-09MONTHLY MEETING
- How Quasars Work
- What's Up in the Night Sky
2013-09-26PUBLIC OUTREACH-Traditions of Durham Residence
2013-09-15PUBLIC OUTREACH
Thickson Woods Nighttime
2013-09-14PUBLIC OUTREACH
Thickson Woods Daytime
2013-09-13PUBLIC OUTREACH
Sports and Leisure Fair Bowmanville
2013-09-11Annual General Meeting
and MONTHLY MEETING
2013-08-21PUBLIC OUTREACH Youth Wilderness Survival Camp VI
2013-08-14PUBLIC OUTREACH Youth Wilderness Survival Camp V
2013-08-07PUBLIC OUTREACH Clarington Big Brothers & Sisters Summer Camp
2013-07-31PUBLIC OUTREACH Youth Wilderness Survival Camp IV
2013-07-24PUBLIC OUTREACH Youth Wilderness Survival Camp III
2013-07-20AstroWorkshop: Astroplanner II...your Messier certificate
2013-07-18PUBLIC OUTREACH Youth Wilderness Survival Camp II
2013-07-11PUBLIC OUTREACH Bowmanville Library Summer Reading Club
2013-07-11PUBLIC OUTREACH Youth Wilderness Survival Camp I
2013-07-10PUBLIC OUTREACH Newcastle Library Summer Reading Club
2013-07-08PUBLIC OUTREACH Bowmanville Library Summer Reading Club
2013-06-12MONTHLY MEETING
- Trip to a Black Hole
- What's Up in the Night Sky
2013-06-02PUBLIC OUTREACH 16th Ajax Scouting Group Ages 5-18
2013-05-26AstroCATS - Sunday
2013-05-25AstroCATS - Saturday
2013-05-22PUBLIC OUTREACH Woodcrest Public School Oshawa
2013-05-17PUBLIC OUTREACH
Astronomy in the Park at Lakeview Park, Oshawa
2013-05-11PUBLIC OUTREACH Science Rendezvous 2013
2013-05-08MONTHLY MEETING
- The Madawaska Highlands Observatory
- What's Up in the Night Sky
2013-04-27Astro-imaging Workshop
2013-04-21Planning your observing session with AstroPlanner V2
2013-04-20PUBLIC OUTREACH International Celebration - Astronomy Day 2013
2013-04-16PUBLIC OUTREACH- 12th Whitby Girl Guides
2013-04-10MONTHLY MEETING
- Intro to Spectroscopy
- What's Up in the Night Sky
2013-04-04Lecture - Life in the Universe
2013-03-24PUBLIC OUTREACH Earth Hour hosted by the Town of Whitby
2013-03-21PUBLIC OUTREACH- Public Relations Committee Meeting
2013-03-13MONTHLY MEETING
- Cataclysmic Variables
- Developing A Variable Star Observing Program
- What's Up in the Night Sky
2013-02-21LPAC Monthly Meeting (POSTPONED)
2013-02-16PUBLIC OUTREACH 10th Annual Clarington Winter WonderLearn
2013-02-14MONTHLY MEETING
-Comets Pan-STARRS and ISON
- Curiosity Update
- What's Up in the Night Sky
2013-02-07PUBLIC OUTREACH- Public Relations Committee Meeting
2013-02-04PUBLIC OUTREACH- 7th Whitby Cubs
2013-01-14PUBLIC OUTREACH -5th Oshawa Sparks
2013-01-10MONTHLY MEETING
- Movie: Undaunted, The Forgotten Giants of the Allegeny Observatory
- What's Up in the Night Sky
2012-12-19LPAC Monthly Meeting
2012-12-15PUBLIC OUTREACH-30 Oshawa Cub Pack Presentation
2012-12-13MONTHLY MEETING
- Naked Eye/Binocular Variable Stars
- What's Up in the Night Sky
- Raffle
2012-11-23Outreach Telescope Meeting of Public Relations Committee
2012-11-15PUBLIC OUTREACH-Athabasca St Public School Oshawa
2012-11-15MONTHLY MEETING
- A Dream Comet(?)
- Astronomy Gear
- What's Up in the Night Sky
2012-11-03Durham Skies First Anniversary Celebration
2012-11-02Member Observing Committee Meeting
2012-10-26PUBLIC OUTREACH-Athabasca St Public School Oshawa
2012-10-10MONTHLY MEETING
- Walter Huron Observatory Dedication video
- Intergalactic Matter
- What's Up in the Night Sky
2012-09-28PUBLIC OUTREACH
Sports and Leisure Fair Bowmanville
2012-09-22PUBLIC OUTREACH
Thickson Woods Daytime
2012-09-12Annual General Meeting
and MONTHLY MEETING
Monthly Meeting topics:
- What's Up in the Night Sky
- Outreach Activity
2012-08-25DRAACO Work Party
2012-08-22PUBLIC OUTREACH Youth Wilderness Survival Camp VI
2012-08-16PUBLIC OUTREACH Brooklin Branch Library - Summer Teen Program
2012-08-15PUBLIC OUTREACH Youth Wilderness Survival Camp V
2012-08-11Perseid Meteor Shower CANCELLED BECAUSE OF WEATHER
2012-08-04PUBLIC OUTREACH-Darlington Provincial Park
2012-08-01PUBLIC OUTREACH Youth Wilderness Survival Camp IV
2012-07-25PUBLIC OUTREACH Youth Wilderness Survival Camp III
2012-07-21ASTROWORKSHOP rain date July 21
2012-07-19PUBLIC OUTREACH Youth Wilderness Survival Camp II
2012-07-12PUBLIC OUTREACH Youth Wilderness Survival Camp I
2012-06-20LPAC - June Meeting
2012-06-14Public Relations Committee - Transit of Venus Sub Committee
2012-06-13Monthly Meeting

SAS Symposium

Saving the JWST

What's Up in the Night Sky

Public Outreach Update
2012-06-05Transit of Venus Community Celebration

Solar-filtered viewing of Venus transiting the Sun

Indoor streaming of the transit

Stargazing after sunset
2012-06-01Public Relations Committee - Transit of Venus Sub Committee
2012-05-25Public Relations Committee - Transit of Venus Sub Committee
2012-05-18Public Relations Committee - Transit of Venus Sub Committee
2012-05-16LPAC - May Meeting
2012-05-12PUBLIC OUTREACH Science Rendezvous 2012
Evening Stargazing cancelled due to clouds
2012-05-11Public Relations Committee - Transit of Venus Sub Committee
2012-05-09Monthly Meeting
- Transits of Venus
- What's Up in the Night Sky
- Public Outreach Activity
2012-05-09PUBLIC OUTREACH Beta Sigma Phi Presentation
2012-05-03Public Relations Committee - Transit of Venus Sub Committee
2012-04-28PUBLIC OUTREACH Astronomy Day 2012 at Iroquois Park Sports Centre
2012-04-27Public Relations Committee - Transit of Venus Sub Committee
2012-04-25LPAC - April Meeting
2012-04-20Public Relations Committee - Transit of Venus Sub Committee
2012-04-17Public Relations Committee - Outreach Telescope
2012-04-11MONTHLY MEETING
- Astrophotography by Ed Zotz
- What's Up in the Night Sky
- Public Outreach Activity
2012-04-01PUBLIC OUTREACH Town of Whitby Earth Hour at the Port Whitby Marina
2012-03-24PUBLIC OUTREACH-11th Whitby Scouts Star Wars Camp
2012-03-17AstroWorkshop
2012-03-14MONTHLY MEETING
- Observing Galaxies
- What's Up in the Night Sky
- Public Outreach Activity
2012-02-18PUBLIC OUTREACH-Clarington Winter WonderLearn
2012-02-09Monthly Meeting
- Observing Venus
- What's Up in the Night Sky
- "The Universe" DVD Review
2012-01-12Monthly Meeting
- Astronomical Highlights for 2012
- What's Up in the Night Sky
- Public Outreach Update
2011-12-15Monthly Meeting
- The Galilean Moons of Jupiter
- Lunar Occultations
- Shoot the Moon
- What's Up in the Night Sky
- Public Outreach Update
2011-11-24PUBLIC OUTREACH-Abilities Centre Iroquois Park
2011-11-10Monthly Meeting
- The Star That Changed the Universe
- Durham Skies
- Building an Observatory
- What's Up in the Night Sky
2011-11-04PUBLIC OUTREACH-Athabasca St Public School Oshawa
2011-10-15PUBLIC OUTREACH Daytime Safe Solar Viewing and Astronomy Displays at Pumpkinville 2011
2011-10-12Monthly Members' Meeting
-What's Up in the Night Sky
-Solar Hydrogen-Alpha Photography
-Outreach Activity
2011-09-22PUBLIC OUTREACH Sports and Leisure Fair Bowmanville
2011-09-18PUBLIC OUTREACH Thickson Woods Evening
2011-09-17PUBLIC OUTREACH Thickson Woods Daytime
2011-09-14Annual General Meeting
and MONTHLY MEETING
Monthly Meeting topics:
- What's Up in the Night Sky
- Outreach Activity
2011-09-10PUBLIC OUTREACH Brooklin Harvest Festival
2011-08-24PUBLIC OUTREACH Youth Wilderness Survival Camp VIII Cancelled Due to Low Enrollment
2011-08-17PUBLIC OUTREACH Youth Wilderness Survival Camp VII
2011-08-10PUBLIC OUTREACH Youth Wilderness Survival Camp VI
2011-08-03PUBLIC OUTREACH Youth Wilderness Survival Camp V
2011-07-30PUBLIC OUTREACH-Darlington Provincial Park
2011-07-27PUBLIC OUTREACH Youth Wilderness Survival Camp IV
2011-07-20PUBLIC OUTREACH Youth Wilderness Survival Camp III
2011-07-14PUBLIC OUTREACH Youth Wilderness Survival Camp II
2011-07-09Observatory Development
2011-07-07PUBLIC OUTREACH Youth Wilderness Survival Camp I
2011-06-25Observatory Move
2011-06-21PUBLIC OUTREACH OPPI Summer Solstice Event
2011-06-08Monthly Members' Meeting
-Telescope & Observatory Donation
-Sky Scout
-Binocular Review
-AGM announcements
-What's Up
-Outreach
-S. Ontario Me
2011-05-11Monthly Members' Meeting
-Meteorites
-Sky & Tel DVD Review
-Sidereus Nuncius Book Review
-What's Up
-Public Outreach
2011-05-11PUBLIC OUTREACH-Traditions of Durham Residence
2011-05-07PUBLIC OUTREACH-Astronomy Day - Science Rendezvous
2011-04-18PUBLIC OUTREACH-2nd Brooklin Beavers
2011-04-14PUBLIC OUTREACH-Vincent Massey Public School
2011-04-13Monthly Members' Meeting
- Chasing A Gamma Ray Burst Afterglow
- New Mexico Skies
- What's Up in the Night Sky
- Public Outreach Report
2011-04-11PUBLIC OUTREACH-1st Pickering Beavers and Cubs
2011-04-03AstroWorkshop rain date
2011-04-02 AstroWorkshop
2011-03-27PUBLIC OUTREACH-Earth Hour 2011 Whitby
2011-03-19PUBLIC OUTREACH-March Break Theme "Star Gazing"
2011-03-18PUBLIC OUTREACH-March Break Theme "Star Gazing"
2011-03-10Monthly Members' Meeting
- Messier Jeopardy Game
- Meteorites
- What's Up in the Night Sky
- Public Outreach Report
2011-02-19PUBLIC OUTREACH-Winter WonderLearn Newcastle
2011-02-12AstroWorkshop
Cold Weather Observing
2011-02-10Monthly Members' Meeting
- Mystery in the Sky (video)
- What's up In the Night Sky
2011-01-17PUBLIC OUTREACH -5th Oshawa Sparks
2011-01-13PUBLIC OUTREACH-Maple Ridge Public School Pickering Observing Session
2011-01-13Monthly Members' Meeting
- Last Month's Moon Eclipse
- Citizen Sky Project
- Minima of Algol
- What's Up in the Night Sky
2011-01-07PUBLIC OUTREACH-Maple Ridge Public School Pickering
2010-12-09Monthly Members' Meeting
- Observing Double Stars
- Alan Sandage & Brian Marsden
- What's Up in the Night Sky
- Public Outreach Update
2010-12-08LPAC Committee Meeting
2010-12-01LPAC Committee Meeting
2010-11-15PUBLIC OUTREACH Traditions of Durham Residence Presentation
2010-11-11Monthly Members' Meeting
- Doing Science with Your Equipment
- What's Up in the Night Sky
- What is Exit Pupil?
- Public Outreach Update
2010-10-24AstroWorkshop...Jupiter
2010-10-16PUBLIC OUTREACH Daytime Safe Solar Viewing and Astronomy Displays at Pumpkinville 2010
2010-10-13Monthly Members' Meeting
All about comets
2010-10-09AstroWorkshop... Comet observing at DRAACO (rain date October 9)
2010-09-30Member Observing Committee Meeting
2010-09-23PUBLIC OUTREACH Sports and Leisure Fair Bowmanville
2010-09-19PUBLIC OUTREACH Astronomy in the Park Thickson Woods Evening CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER
2010-09-18PUBLIC OUTREACH Thickson Woods Daytime
2010-09-15Astroworkshop Jupiter, Uranus, and the moon
2010-09-11PUBLIC OUTREACH Brooklin Harvest Festival
2010-09-08MONTHLY MEETING and 2009-2010 Annual General Meeting
2010-08-26PUBLIC OUTREACH Youth Wildness Survival Camp
2010-08-24PUBLIC OUTREACH Vincent Massey Public School Day Camp
2010-08-19PUBLIC OUTREACH Youth Wildness Survival Camp
2010-08-12PUBLIC OUTREACH Youth Wildness Survival Camp
2010-08-01PUBLIC OUTREACH Astronomy in the Park Darlington Provincial Park
2010-07-29PUBLIC OUTREACH Youth Wildness Survival Camp
2010-07-20Board Meeting
2010-07-19PUBLIC OUTREACH Dinner under the Stars -Whitby Senior Centre
2010-07-17PUBLIC OUTREACH Astronomy in the Park Ajax
2010-06-27DRAACO Grounds Maintenance
2010-06-21PUBLIC OUTREACH Adelaide McLaughlin Public School
2010-06-19PUBLIC OUTREACH Astronomy in the Park Bowmanville
2010-06-09MONTHLY MEETING - Meeting is a GO but the speaker has cancelled - Eclipsing Binaries
2010-06-05PUBLIC OUTREACH Ajax's Waterfront East Pavilion - Grand Opening
2010-05-26PUBLIC OUTREACH 18 th Oshawa Cubs
2010-05-25Board Meeting
2010-05-22PUBLIC OUTREACH Astronomy in the Park Brooklin - CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER
2010-05-18PUBLIC OUTREACH 8th Ajax Cubs
2010-05-16AstroWorkshop postponed
2010-05-12MONTHLY MEETING - Earliest Stages of Star Formation
2010-05-08PUBLIC OUTREACH Science Rendezvous 2010
2010-04-24PUBLIC OUTREACH ASTRONOMY DAY 2010
2010-04-18Relive the Discoveries of Galileo
2010-04-14MONTHLY MEETING - Seyfert/Active Galaxies
2010-03-28EARTH HOUR
2010-03-28PUBLIC OUTREACH Celebrate Earth Hour
2010-03-24PUBLIC OUTREACH-Clarington Older Adults Association
2010-03-22PUBLIC OUTREACH -13th Whitby Beavers
2010-03-11PUBLIC OUTREACH-1st Brooklin Guides
2010-03-11MONTHLY MEETING - Optical Coatings for Telescopes AND Demonstration of the New Meade ETX LS-6 ACF Self-Aligning Telescope
2010-02-28PUBLIC OUTREACH - 16th Ajax Cubs Winter Camp
2010-02-13PUBLIC OUTREACH - 7th Annual Winter WonderLearn
2010-02-11MONTHLY MEETING - Geology and Physiology of Planets, Moons, etc.
2010-02-07PUBLIC OUTREACH-Carriage Country Baptist Church
2010-01-23Astroworkshop
2010-01-14MONTHLY MEETING - Inexpensive Radio Astronomy
2009-12-10MONTHY MEETING - Habitability Within the Milky Way
2009-11-272nd Brooklin Beavers Postponed
2009-11-25Port Perry High School
2009-11-19Carriage County Baptist Church -Teen
2009-11-17Leonid Meteor Shower
2009-11-12November Monthly Meeting - Blast! The Movie
2009-10-24AstroWorkshop-POSTPONED
2009-10-18Carriage Country Baptist Church -Youth
2009-10-1713th Oshawa Scout Group
2009-10-17Daytime Safe Solar Viewing and Astronomy Displays at Pumpkinville 2009
2009-10-16October Monthly Meeting
2009-10-10DRAACO Shelter Restoration
2009-09-24Clarington Sports and Recreation Fair
2009-09-20Thickson Woods Evening
2009-09-19Thickson Woods Daytime
2009-09-10September Monthly Meeting
2009-09-09DRAA AGM
2009-08-15Blackout Day Town of Whitby
2009-08-09Newtonville Town Bar-B-Que
2009-08-01Darlington Provincial Park Public Stargazing
2009-06-1316th Ajax Beavers Space Camp
2009-06-13This is Our Ajax
2009-06-13WindReach Farm 20th Anniversary
2009-06-10June Monthly Meeting
2009-06-06Durham East 4H
2009-05-20Cosmic Connections Program
2009-05-13May Monthly Meeting
2009-05-01AstroWorkshop: Lunar sketching workshop
2009-04-304th Ajax Scout Group
2009-02-14Clarington Winter WonderLearn
2009-02-031st Pickering Beavers Group
2009-01-15January Monthly Meeting
2009-01-095th Pickering Village Brownie Group
2008-12-11December Monthly Meeting
2008-11-29AstroWorkshop
2008-11-27Port Perry High School
2008-11-13November Monthly Meeting
2008-11-11Presentation for Big Brothers and Sisters Clarington
2008-11-074th Whitby Cubs
2008-10-18Daytime Solar Viewing And Astronomy Display at Pumpkinville
2008-10-09October Monthly Meeting
2008-10-0410th Ajax Scouting Group
2008-09-21Nighttime Astronomy in the Park - Thickson Woods Nature Festival
2008-09-20Daytime Astronomy in the Park - Thickson Woods Nature Festival
2008-09-11September Monthly Meeting
2008-08-202008 Annual Meeting
2008-08-09Purple Woods Public Stargazing
2008-08-04Celebrate McLaughlin Day Parkwood Estate
2008-08-02Darlington Provincial Park Public Stargazing
2008-07-12Purple Woods Public Stargazing
2008-06-19Last Day to Submit By-Law Change Proposals
2008-06-19Board Nominations
2008-06-18June Monthly Meeting
2008-06-11Introduction to Astronomy Part 3
2008-06-07Astroworkshop
2008-06-01Pathfinders Stargazing Party
2008-05-31Pathfinders Stargazing Party
2008-05-30Stargazing for guests of Central Collegiate
2008-05-21Central Collegiate Open House
2008-05-21May Monthly Meeting
2008-05-20Deadline for Membership Fee Proposals
2008-05-14Presentation/Stargazing for Beavers/Cubs
2008-05-10International Astronomy Day 2008
2008-05-09Introduction to Astronomy Part 2
2008-04-25Introduction to Astronomy Part 1
2008-04-21Presentation at Orono Public School
2008-04-1616th Ajax Beavers
2008-04-16April Monthly Meeting
2008-04-15Participation House Oshawa
2008-04-13AstroWorkshop
2008-04-0847th Oshawa Guides
2008-03-30Lights Out Party
2008-03-19March Monthly Meeting
2008-02-23Clarington Winter WonderLearn
2008-02-22Light Pollution Awareness Committee Meeting
2008-02-21Lunar Eclipse Party
2008-02-20February Monthly Meeting
2008-02-15FREE Lecture and Viewing Through Telescopes
2008-01-16January Monthly Meeting
2007-12-19December Monthly Meeting
2007-11-30Presentation to Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys School Grade 5 and 6 classes
2007-11-281st Whitby Cubs
2007-11-21November Monthly Meeting
2007-11-15Astronomy for Port Perry High School
2007-11-06Presentation to Whitby Seniors
2007-10-30Astronomy for Oshawa / Whitby 16th Scouts and Cubs
2007-10-30Presentation for Community Care Durham
2007-10-20Daytime Solar Viewing and Astronomy Display at Pumpkinville
2007-10-17October Monthly Meeting
2007-09-22Astronomy Day 2007
2007-09-21Stargazing for Clarington Older Adults
2007-09-20What Do Amateur Astronomers Do?
2007-09-19September Monthly Meeting
2007-09-16Nighttime Astronomy in the Park - Thickson's Woods Nature Festival
2007-09-15Daytime Astronomy in the Park - Thickson's Woods Nature Festival
2007-09-05Clarington Older Adults Association Annual Open House
2007-08-22Annual General Meeting
2007-08-21Annual Banquet
2007-07-29Public Stargazing
2007-07-14Public Stargazing
2007-06-30DRAA on Durham Living
2007-06-20June Monthly Meeting
2007-05-16May Monthly Meeting
2007-05-13AstroWorkshop
2007-04-21International Astronomy Day 2007
2007-04-18April Monthly Meeting
2007-04-12Stargazing at UOIT
2007-03-31Safe Solar Observing at the Maple Syrup Fesitval - Encore
2007-03-26Indoor Presentation and Outdoor Stargazing - 25th Whitby Brownies
2007-03-24Safe Solar Observing at the Maple Syrup Fesitval
2007-03-21March Monthly Meeting
2007-02-278th Ajax Scouts and Cubs
2007-02-21February Monthly Meeting
2007-01-16January Monthly Meeting
2006-12-20December Monthly Meeting
2006-12-01SUPERNOVA: Death of a Star
2006-11-22November Monthly Meeting
2006-11-03Introduction to Astronomy
2006-10-21Pumpkinville -at Greenwood Conservation Area
2006-10-18October Monthly Meeting
2006-10-15Public Solar Viewing and Astronomy Displays
2006-09-20September Monthly Meeting
2006-09-17Astronomy in the Park - Thickson Woods
2006-09-16Astronomy in the Park - Thickson Woods
2006-09-10Astronomy in the Park - Purple Woods Conservation Area
2006-08-172005/2006 Annual Meeting
2006-08-08Astronomy in the Park - Purple Woods Conservation Area
2006-08-07McLaughlin Day
2006-07-08Astronomy in the Park - Purple Woods Conservation Area
2006-07-03Asteroid 2004 XP14 Makes Close Approach to Earth
2006-06-21June 2006 Monthly Meeting
2006-05-17May 2006 Monthly Meeting
2006-05-06Astronomy Day 2006
2006-04-19April 2006 Monthly Meeting
2006-04-01Safe Solar Observing at the Maple Syrup Fesitval
2006-03-25Safe Solar Observing at the Maple Syrup Fesitval
2006-03-22March 2006 Monthly Meeting
2006-03-18Safe Solar Observing at the Maple Syrup Fesitval
2006-03-11Safe Solar Observing at the Maple Syrup Fesitval
2006-02-22February 2006 Monthly Meeting
2006-01-18January 2006 Monthly Meeting
2005-12-21December 2005 Monthly Meeting
2005-11-16November 2005 Monthly Meeting
2005-11-11The Red Planet - Mars
2005-10-19October 2005 Monthly Meeting
2005-10-15Astronomy in the Park - Scouts JOTA
2005-09-21September Monthly Meeting
2005-08-162003/04 Annual Banquet
2005-08-11Astronomy in the Park - Purple Woods Conservation Area
2005-07-14Astronomy in the Park: Long Sault Conservation Area
2005-06-22June Monthly Meeting
2005-05-18May Monthly Meeting
2005-04-20April Monthly Meeting
2005-04-16Astronomy Day
2005-03-15Monthly Meeting
2005-03-12Astronomy in the Park: Maple Syrup Festival, Oshawa
2005-02-19Winter WonderLearn: Courtice Community Complex
2005-02-15Monthly Meeting
2005-01-21Astronomy in the Park: Richard Recreation Centre, Bowmanville
2005-01-18Monthly Meeting
2004-12-21Monthly Meeting
2004-11-16Monthly Meeting: Video CCD Imaging for Beginners?, presented by Ray Khan
2004-10-21SciTech Lecture featuring Terence Dickinson and Public Stargazing
2004-10-19Monthly Meeting: National Radio Astronomy Observatory - Greenbank, pesented by Philip Gebhardt
2004-09-21Monthly Meeting
2004-09-18Astronomy in the Park: Thickson Woods
2004-08-102003/04 Annual Banquet
2004-06-15Monthly Meeting: Venus Transit of the Sun, presented by Len Benschop and Dan McRae
2004-06-04Brooklyn Spring Fair
2004-05-18Monthly Meeting: Observing and Imaging from the Torrance Barrens Dark Sky Preserve, presented by Len Benschop
2004-05-01Astronomy Day Celebrations: Iroquois Park Sports Centre, Whitby
2004-04-24Astronomy in the Park - Public Sun Viewing Event: Chapters, Oshawa
2004-04-20Monthly Meeting: Observing Variable Stars, presented by Geoff Gaherty
2004-03-27Astronomy in the Park: Maple Syrup Festival at Purple Woods
2004-03-16Monthly Meeting
2004-02-22Bowmanville Museum
2004-02-21Winter WonderLearn
2004-02-17Monthly Meeting
2004-01-20Monthly Meeting
2003-12-10Monthly Meeting: Evidence for Supermassive Black Holes, Presented by Michael De Robertis, Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs, Faculty of Pure and Applied Science, York University.
2003-11-11Monthly Meeting: Holiday Shopping Guide for Telescopes and Astronomy Accessories, presented by Abe Slomovitz
2003-11-08Astronomy in the Park: Lunar Eclipse
2003-10-14Monthly Meeting
2003-09-16Monthly Meeting: Member Presentations
2003-09-05Astronomy in the Park: Presented by the Friends of the Second Marsh
2003-08-122002/03 Annual Banquet
2003-08-04Sam McLaughlin Day
2003-06-10Members Meeting
2003-05-13Monthly Meeting: Galaxy Mergers, presented by Dave Patton of Trent University, Department of Department of Physics
2003-05-10Astronomy Day Celebrations: Iroquois Park Sports Centre, Whitby
2003-04-08Members Meeting
2003-03-18Monthly Meeting: The Complete Observer's Toolkit, presented by Geoff Gaherty
2003-03-15Astronomy in the Park: Maple Syrup Festival at Purple Woods
2003-02-11Monthly Meeting: Member Presentations
2003-02-08Astronomy in the Park: Winterfest at Greenwood Conservation Area, Ajax
2003-01-14Monthly Meeting: Member Presentations
2003-01-10Astronomy in the Park: Pickering Recreation Complex
2002-12-10Monthly Meeting: Choosing the Right Telescope, presented by Abe Slomovitz
2002-11-23Astronomy in the Park: Iroquois Park in Whitby
2002-11-12Monthly Meeting
2002-10-08Monthly Meeting
2002-09-10Monthly Meeting: ROBOsky, presentioned by Marc Castel
2002-09-07Astronomy in the Park: Durham Central Fair
2002-08-272001/02 Annual Banquet
2002-08-05Sam McLaughlin Day
2002-08-03Stargazing for Campers: Darlington Provincial Park
2002-06-11Monthly Meeting: Members Night, presentionation by DRAA Members
2002-06-01Brooklin Spring Fair
2002-05-14Monthly Meeting: A Clearer View Of The Galactic Neighbourhood, presented by Marshall L. McCall
2002-04-27Astronomy Day Celebrations: Iroquois Park Sports Centre, Whitby
2002-04-20Astronomy in the Park - Public Stargazing Event: Iroquois Park Sports Centre, Whitby
2002-04-09Monthly Meeting: Light Houses in the Sky - An Introduction to Celestial Navigation, presented by Paul deBruyn
2002-03-22Astronomy in the Park - Public Stargazing Event: Palmer Park, Port Perry
2002-03-19Monthly Meeting: The Murky Depths of the Main Sequence, M-dwarfs presented by Peter Dawson
2002-03-16Astronomy in the Park - Public Solar Viewing: Purple Woods Conservation Area
2002-02-22Astronomy in the Park - Public Stargazing Event: Uxbridge
2002-02-12Monthly Meeting: The Tagish Lake Meteorite, presented by Phil McCausland
2002-01-18Presenting the Sky: DRFN
2002-01-08Monthly Meeting: Observing Jupiter and Saturn, presented by Geoff Gaherty
2001-12-21Astronomy in the Park - Public Stargazing Event: Pickering Recreation Complex
2001-12-11Monthly Meeting: Choosing the Right Telescope, presented by Abe Slomovitz
2001-11-23Astronomy in the Park - Public Stargazing Event: Ajax Community Centre
2001-11-13Monthly Meeting: Radio Meteor Observing, presented by Philip Gebhardt; Florida Imaging Centre presented by Walter MacDonald
2001-10-27Astronomy in the Park - Public Stargazing Event: Iroquois Park Sports Centre, Whitby
2001-10-09Monthly Meeting: The Celestial Sphere, presented by Pedro Braganca
2001-09-25Monthly Meeting: Once Upon a Perseid, presented by Harry Gilday
2001-09-23Astronomy in the Park - Public Stargazing Event: Attersley Park, Oshawa


 

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