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The University of Toronto AstroTours is a free monthly public event that consists of a talk about astronomy, interactive demos, and telescope observing.

On the first Thursday of most months, the free Astronomy Public Tours, or AstroTours, are held by the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Toronto. AstroTours start at 8:10 p.m. in the winter (October – April) and 9:10 p.m. in the summer (May – September). The Tour runs for approximately two hours, and consists of two parts: a talk and telescope observing. In addition, we

will occasionally run special AstroTours featuring world-famous speakers or celebrating amazing astronomical events. We aim to make the Tours accessible to a broad audience, and welcome university students, high school students, interested youth accompanied by adults and all others with a passion for astronomy to attend!

10/23/2025

Our AstroTours Keynote Talk is TONIGHT !! Take a moment to read about tonight's speaker, Dr. Hannah Diamond-Lowe and her work on exoplanets!

Dr. Hannah Diamond-Lowe is an Assistant Astronomer at Space Telescope Science Institute. She characterizes small exoplanet atmospheres with ground- and space-based observatories. Dr. Diamond-Lowe is the PI of the Hot Rocks Survey, a large program on the James Webb Space Telescope to test 9 terrestrial exoplanets orbiting nearby M dwarfs for atmospheres. Her research focuses on investigating the atmospheres of small exoplanets and the high-energy output of their host M stars.

This event is FREE and open to all. NO PRIOR REGISTRATION REQUIRED!!

Talk: Thursday October 23rd, 2025. 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT.
Earth Sciences Centre, Room ES1050
22 Russell St

Demos and telescope tours: 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT.
McLennan Physical Laboratories
255 Huron St

10/09/2025

Our AstroTours Keynote lecture is October 23rd !! 🪐🔭

10/02/2025

There will be no AstroTours today, October 2nd. But keep your eye out for some exciting news to come !! ⭐️🔭

09/03/2025

Our September AstroTours is TOMORROW! Meet this months speaker, Alicia Savelli!

About the Speaker:
Alicia is a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto and Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics. She writes down analytical theories and runs simulations of the gas that falls into black holes to find out what makes them “shine”. Before starting her PhD, Alicia was a high school physics and maths teacher, but still has a strong passion for trying to make science easier to reach for everyone. Outside of research, Alicia is usually listening to Taylor Swift and hanging out with her cat.

08/06/2025

Our August AstroTours is happening TOMORROW !! 🤩 Read to learn more about this months speaker, Ronan Kerr!

About the Speaker:
Originally from Vancouver, Ronan recently joined the Dunlap Institute at the University of Toronto as a research fellow after completing his PhD at the University of Texas at Austin. He is frequently involved in astronomy outreach, which has included operating the telescopes at many past AstroTours events. Outside of academia, he enjoys stargazing, astrophotography, exploring new places both out in nature and overseas, playing video games, and DnD.

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255 Huron Street
Toronto, ON
M5S3J1

Website

http://www.astro.utoronto.ca/astrotours/

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