June 2026 – Sudbury Astronomy Club

In Your Sky, Don’t Miss!

COMING SOON …

WEDNESDAY EVENING OCT. 21 to THURSDAY MORNING OCT. 22:

Orionid Meteors, originating in debris from Comet Halley, provide more of a “sprinkle” than a Shower! Best seen between 3:00 AM and 5:00 AM from a dark site, where you may see a meteor every 3 minutes on the average. But Fireballs are possible.

CHECK THIS SPACE AGAIN FRIDAY OCTOBER 30

Free SNOLAB Event at Reffetorio, Mon Jun 29th

Free SNOLAB Event at the Reffetorio on Monday June 29th. The theme this time around is ‘Life Beneath the Rock, Science Beneath the Surface.’ This is part of SNOLAB’s Beneath/Beyond summer science series of lectures and are free to attend for everyone.

For more information and registration:

https://indico.snolab.ca/event/65/

Free SNOLAB Event at Reffetorio, Mon June 15th

A free event presented by SNOLAB at the Reffetorio on Monday June 15th at 7:00pm, featuring speakers Dr Christine Kraus and Dr Stephen Sekula.

More info at the link below:

https://indico.snolab.ca/event/64/

Our History

We have archived Sudbury RASC/SAC's early history, including its early founding and Science North's Solar Observatory in which the club was heavily involved. This is now freely available via National RASC's Archives for anyone interested. Please find the links below:

All of this is has been added to the panel with other Centre histories:

Star-Parties 2025 Season

Harold Healy Frozen Banana: May 22-25 – Bonfield Event Park:
357 Development Rd. Bonfield, ON P0H 1E0
(Organizer: North Bay)

New Moon in June : June 26-29 – Chapman’s Field, 251 Airport Rd, South River* (Organizer: North Bay)

August Star Party: August 21-24 – Chapman’s Field, 251 Airport Rd, South River* (Organizer: North Bay)

Gateway to the Universe: July 24-27 – Michelle and Dan’s, 200 Lavigne Road Corbeil, ON P0H1K0 (Organizer: North Bay)

Last Chance: Sept 18-21 Restoule Provincial Park (Organizer: North Bay)

Stars Over Killarney – TBA – Killarney P.P **** (Organizer: Ontario Parks/Sudbury RASC)

For more information on each of the events, please contact the organizers below.

Contacts:

*Reservations are not required for events at Chapman’s Field, but please contact them to let them know if you plan on attending their events. Contact Bob+Lil Chapman-North Bay Astronomy Club bobandlil14ATgmail.com

Colin Durocher – RASC Sudbury: debcol2007ATgmail.com

Note: bookings for provincial park campsites can be done 5 months in advance. All Dates are Tentative and are subject to change. For all contact emails, you will have to replace AT with the ‘@’ sign. This is to prevent spam.

Science North 2025 Star Parties

On three dates this Summer, Science North is offering two options for
participating in Star Parties. The dates are June 20, July 19, and
August 9.

As on clear nights in the past, Guests can arrive as darkness
approaches (9:00 PM – 10:00 PM) while staff and volunteers from the
Club set up Telescopes on the Patio for free public observing.

The new option includes indoor Star Party Programming at 9:00 PM
inside Science North whatever the weather, with admission by
purchased ticket. (There is no ticket requirement for the Outdoor
Star Party on the Patio). See Details at <sciencenorth.ca>

Both options feature Observing with Telescopes on the Patio at 10:00
PM or as soon as it is dark.

To confirm, and for exact times, please call the Star Party hotline at (705) 522-3701, ext. 243 after 5pm on Friday.

More information available at https://www.sciencenorth.ca/planetarium#starparties