International Year of Astronomy in Calgary

NO STARGAZING TONIGHT! (Jan 1) January 1

Friday Night Stargazing January 8

Junior SkyWatcher’s Astronomy Program January 13

"Star Trek — The Music" Concert / Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra January 13 - January 15

Friday Night Stargazing January 15

Telescope User's Course January 19 - January 26

Junior SkyWatcher’s Astronomy Program January 20

CANCELLED-Friday Night Stargazing January 22

Observers Night @ All-Star Telescope January 23

Special Mars Night #1 January 27

Special Mars Night #2 January 28

Friday Night Stargazing/Mars Night #3 January 29

Friday Night Stargazing February 5

Solar Stargazing Day #1 February 11

Solar Stargazing Day #2 February 12

Explore the Sky - Family Course February 12

Friday Night Stargazing February 12

Observers Night @ All-Star Telescope February 13

Solar Stargazing Day #3 February 15

Friday Night Stargazing February 19

Science Café on "Arctic Ice" February 23

Friday Night Stargazing February 26

Friday Night Stargazing March 5

Stargazing at the Plaza Theatre March 7

Junior SkyWatcher’s Astronomy Program March 10

Friday Night Stargazing March 12

Junior SkyWatcher’s Astronomy Program March 17

Friday Night Stargazing (New Time: 9:00 pm) March 19

Observers Night @ All-Star Telescope March 20

Explore the Spring Sky Course March 24

The "Tonight Show" (BEGINS LIMITED ENGAGEMENT) March 26

Friday Night Stargazing March 26

"Earth Hour" Stargazing at Banff Springs Hotel March 27

The "Tonight Show" during "Saturn Week" (Nite #1) March 29 - April 2

Saturn Week - March 29-April 2 - Nite #1 March 29 - April 2

The "Tonight Show" during "Saturn Week" (Nite #2) March 30 - April 2

Saturn Week - March 29-April 2 - Nite #2 March 30 - April 2

The "Tonight Show" during "Saturn Week" (Nite #3) March 31 - April 2

Saturn Week - March 29-April 2 - Nite #3 March 31 - April 2

The "Tonight Show" during "Saturn Week" (Nite #4) April 1 - April 2

Saturn Week - March 29-April 2 - Nite #4 April 1 - April 2

Solar Stargazing on Good Friday April 2

The "Tonight Show" during "Saturn Week" (Nite #5) April 2

Friday Night Stargazing - Saturn Night! April 2

Spring Break Astronomy Day Camps April 6

The "Tonight Show" (FINAL PRESENTATION) April 9

Friday Night Stargazing (LAST NIGHT!) April 9

Siksika Skies Night at Blackfoot Crossing April 10

Observers Night @ All-Star Telescope April 17

Solar Stargazing at the Zoo April 24

Observers Night @ All-Star Telescope May 8

Solar Stargazing on Victoria Day May 24

Science Café - "Light and our Bodies" May 25

Solar Stargazing at Environmental Expo-Day #1 June 1 - June 3

Solar Stargazing at Environmental Expo-Day #2 June 2 - June 3

Solar Stargazing at Environmental Expo-Day #3 June 3

Partial Eclipse of the Moon June 26

Solar Stargazing on Parks Day July 17

Science Café - Topic TBA September 28

Siksika Skies Night @ Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park October 2

Darwin and Einstein Exhibits Open October 9

Solar Stargazing (Noon to 3 pm) October 11

Explore the Autumn Sky October 12

The "Tonight Show" (BEGINS LIMITED ENGAGEMENT) October 15

Friday Night Stargazing RETURNS! October 15

Observers Night @ All-Star Telescope October 16

The "Tonight Show" October 22

Friday Night Stargazing October 22

Science Café - Topic TBA October 26

Boo at the Zoo Stargazing - Night #1 of 5 October 26 - October 30

Boo at the Zoo Stargazing - Night #2 of 5 October 27 - October 30

Boo at the Zoo Stargazing - Night #3 of 5 October 28 - October 30

Boo at the Zoo Stargazing - Night #4 of 5 October 29 - October 30

The "Tonight Show" October 29

Friday Night Stargazing October 29

Boo at the Zoo Stargazing - Night #5 of 5 October 30

The "Tonight Show" November 5

Friday Night Stargazing November 5

Celestial Celebration @ All-Star Telescope November 6

Solar Stargazing (Noon to 3 pm) November 11

The "Tonight Show" November 12

Friday Night Stargazing November 12

Explore the Winter Sky November 16

The "Tonight Show" November 19

Friday Night Stargazing November 19

Science Café - Topic TBA November 23

Friday Night Stargazing November 26

Friday Night Stargazing December 3

Observers Night @ All-Star Telescope December 4

Friday Night Stargazing December 10

Friday Night Stargazing December 17

Lunar Eclipse Night (December 2010) December 20

NO STARGAZING TONIGHT! (Dec 24) December 24

NO STARGAZING TONIGHT! (Dec 31) December 31

Free Lecture: Bev Thirsk "Journey to the Space Station" January 21

RASC astronomy segment on CBC Radio One February 2

Free Lecture: "World's Oldest Star Atlas" February 18

RASC astronomy segment on CBC Radio One March 2

"The Globe at Night" Citizen Science Project March 6 - March 16

Free Astronomy Lecture: "2012: Debunking the Maya Doomsday Prophecy" March 18

RASC astronomy segment on CBC Radio One April 6

Free Astronomy Lecture & RASC Meeting: "Greatest Unsolved Mysteries in Astrophysics" April 15

Public Starnight in Airdrie April 23

Astronomy Day & Earth Day: Spring Star Night @ Fish Creek Park April 24

RASC astronomy segment on CBC Radio One May 4

Free Astronomy Lecture & RASC Meeting: "Nuke the Moon: The Military Roots of NASA" May 20

RASC astronomy segment on CBC Radio One June 1

RASC and the Mayor's Environmental Expo June 1 - June 3

RASC astronomy segment on CBC Radio One July 6

RASC Star-B-Q July 9 - July 10

RASC astronomy segment on CBC Radio One August 3

Astronomy Weekend @ Cypress Hills August 6 - August 8

Saskatchewan Summer Star Party August 12 - August 15

RASC astronomy segment on CBC Radio One September 7

RASC Alberta Star Party September 10 - September 12

Free Astronomy Lecture & RASC Meeting: "Traveler's Tales" September 16

RASC astronomy segment on CBC Radio One October 5

Fall Star Night @ Fish Creek Park October 16

Free Astronomy Lecture & RASC Meeting (Topic TBA) October 21

RASC astronomy segment on CBC Radio One November 2

RASC astronomy segment on CBC Radio One December 7

Full Moon Winter Star Party & Open House January 30

Rothney Observatory Open House: Resolving Power—Why Eagles and Telescopes See Better Than Us February 20

Rothney Observatory Open House - Locating the Edge of Space March 20

Rothney Observatory Open House - Astronomy Day April 24

Rothney Observatory Open House - Astrophysics on the Cutting Edge May 15

Rothney Observatory Open House - First Nations Astronomy June 19

Rothney Observatory Open House - 40 Years of Discovering Alberta Skies July 17

Milky Way Nights — Viewing Night #1 of 5 August 7 - August 11

Milky Way Nights — Viewing Night #2 of 5 August 8 - August 11

Milky Way Nights — Viewing Night #3 of 5 August 9 - August 11

Milky Way Nights — Viewing Night #4 of 5 August 10 - August 11

Milky Way Nights — Viewing Night #5 of 5 August 11

Rothney Observatory Open House - Terror from the Skies September 18

Rothney Observatory Open House - Touring Southern Skies October 9

Sci Fi Night at the Rothney Observatory October 30

Rothney Observatory Open House - Countdown to NEOSat Launch November 13