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Three things you should know about this weekend鈥檚 Star Party at U of T

Look through the telescopes on hand at this Saturday's Star Party at U of T's downtown Toronto campus (photo by Romi Levine)

Curious about the cosmos? This Saturday, head to 重口味SM鈥檚 downtown Toronto campus for the . The back campus fields will be transformed into a makeshift observatory where you can set your sights on distant planets and learn a thing or two from U of T鈥檚 astronomy experts.

So what can you expect?

It鈥檚 free!

Students and the general public are invited to the party, organized by the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics and sponsored by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) and the F茅d茅ration des Astronomes Amateurs du Qu茅bec.

I spy

Students, faculty and members of RASC will be on hand with telescopes pointed at the moon, Jupiter and Saturn. You might also catch a glimpse of the International Space Station, which is set to pass by a couple times during the night.

鈥淚've had so many people who when they've seen Saturn, in particular, through a telescope, they are just amazed. It really drives home the point that there are other planets floating in space,鈥 says Jennifer West, a postdoctoral researcher at Dunlap and one of the event organizers. 鈥淚t's a really cool experience.鈥

Volunteers will also be handing out star finders and eclipse glasses for the upcoming partial eclipse on Aug. 21.  


U of T has hosted a number of astronomical events in the past, including eclipse viewings (photo by Lorne Bridgman via U of T Magazine)

You are not alone

The event on campus is one of many taking place in cities and towns all over Canada on Saturday night as part of the .

鈥淭his is an opportunity for people across Canada to get out and share in this experience,鈥 says West.  

Coming to party with us on Saturday? Tag @UofT on and ! 

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