Thursdays (November – June), as listed below
Times are as listed below
Format: In-Person
Instructor: Trevor Chandler and/or Michael Wright

Come, brave the cold, and see the stars! Members of the Kitchener-Waterloo Royal Astronomical Society of Canada will be setting up astronomical telescopes for private viewings. Come see winter constellations like Taurus, Gemini, and Orion, as well as star clusters, nebulae, and many other curious objects in the beautiful winter Milky Way. Later, as winter melts into spring, we may even view a few distant galaxies.

• Thursday, November 12, 2026, 6 to 8 p.m. (Moon, Saturn)
• Thursday, January 14, 2027, 6 to 8 p.m. (Moon, Saturn)
• Thursday, February 11, 2027, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (Moon, Saturn, Jupiter & Mars at their best)
• Thursday, March 11, 2027, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars)
• Thursday, April 8, 2027, 8 to 10 p.m. (Moon, Jupiter, Mars)
• Thursday, May 13, 2027, 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. (Moon, Mercury, Jupiter, Mars)
• Thursday, June 10, 2027, 9 to 11 p.m. (Moon, Jupiter, Mars)

The information in the brackets indicates the principal solar system objects visible at the time.

Unpredictable weather makes stargazing difficult to schedule, so rather than opening registration for these specific dates and having to cancel some of them we are instead going to have everyone who is interested sign up on a pre-registration list (there is no fee to do this).

The morning of each of the posted dates we will send an email out by 10:30 am. to let you know whether the instructors are going to run the program or not. Their decision will be based both on the sky and the weather (e.g. if the excessive cold is forecast, the program will not run). Registration will open when the email is sent. Please note, anyone can register for the program regardless of whether they are on the sign-up list or not.

Fee: $19 (plus HST) per person, per session. Please note these programs are non-refundable once you register and pay for them.