Events are free for members and by donation for guests / non-members unless otherwise noted.
UPCOMING DATES:
April 4: YAS at Swan Haven. Guided wildlife walk: 8pm. “What is a planet?” presentation: 9pm. Star-gazing: 10pm – late. For further details see: https://yukon.ca/swans .
April 7: Regular Meeting at the Whitehorse Public Library, starting 6:30pm. Speaker TBD.
May 12: Regular Meeting at the Whitehorse Public Library, starting 6:30pm. Speaker TBD.
Night at the Observatory will return in September. We will have a star party in late August to kick of the return of darkness.
Don’t see a date that works for you? We have limited availability for private tours. See Bookings.
REGULAR PROGRAMMING:
Night at the Observatory: Join us for night sky observing at the observatory. Everyone from the beginner to the expert welcome. Bring your own telescope or binoculars, or learn how to use one of ours. Night at the Observatory will return in September.
Regular Meeting: We meet to socialize and discuss astronomy. The meeting usually includes a talk or lecture, sometimes Astro 101 (see below) and sometimes a guest presenter.
Astro 101: Ever wanted to take Astronomy 101, but it just never happened for whatever reason? Astronomer Christa Van Laerhoven will be giving a series of talks covering content typically found in Astronomy 101 courses, without the bother of assignments and tests.
Star Party: In August and March we hold a “star party” event. Over two evenings we gather for night sky observing, weather permitting. Most often each evening will also feature some event, e.g a talk or a space-related movie, that will happen weather regardless.
HOW TO GET TO THE OBSERVATORY:
See the Observatory page.