Scale model of Solar System

2011-11-09

 

Mr. Goodyear and the astronomy club created a scale model of the solar system in chalk along the sidewalk in front of Huron. The sun was chosen to have diameter of 30cm and located near the driveway. Jupiter was located near the end of the sidewalk by big tree.

First meeting: virtual visit by Johannes Hirn

2011-10-29

 

The Astronomy Club met for the first time in Mr. Goodyear’s class room. We talked a bit about plans for the year.We had a virtual visit by Johannes Hirn from the Dunlap Institute at UofT.

 

 

Field trip to UofT planetarium and telescopes

 

2011-11-02

About 50 Huron people, a mixture of kids and their parents, visited the Astronomy and Physics buildings at the University of Toronto. We had a tour of their planetarium and visited their telescopes on top of Burton Tower. We saw the craters on the moon and Jupiter. The Astronomy Club is grateful to the Parent Council for contributing funds to make this a free event for us.

 

Interactive Planetarium on Downtown Toronto UofT Campus from Dunlap Institute on Vimeo.

Free Astronomy Public Lectures on UofT Downtown Toronto Campus from Dunlap Institute on Vimeo.