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Keep your fingers crossed for good weather this Friday, because it's our next Starry Nights Online! Watch our livestream from wherever you are from 9:30 - 11pm PDT. https://ow.ly/jBYL50RmzIK #sfu #sfuscience #sfuphysics #vancouver #burnaby #TrottierObservatory #space

Digital star chart with overlaid text that reads Starry Nights Online

Starry Nights is ON tonight at #SFU Trottier Observatory from 9pm-midnight. Our targets include the Moon, a variable star, sparkling open star clusters, an ancient globular cluster, and a pair of interacting galaxies! Thanks to Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Vancouver for making these events a success! https://ow.ly/c67550RkauB #sfuscience #astronomy #sfuphysics #vancouver #burnaby #TrottierObservatory

Starry Nights is ON tonight at the #SFU Trottier Observatory! Join us 9pm to midnight tonight to explore the Moon, stellar nebulae and clusters and a galaxy far far away. Thanks to Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Vancouver volunteers for helping us make this event happen! https://ow.ly/xkfK50Rfq85 #sfuscience #astronomy #sfuphysics #vancouver #burnaby #TrottierObservatory

Exterior shot of the Trottier Observatory at night, lit up with the spectrum of the sun.

Keep an eye on the weather for Monday, April 8! If the skies are clear we will be hosting a solar #eclipse viewing party at the #TrottierObservatory. We will have our solar telescopes set up and eclipse glasses to share. https://events.sfu.ca/event/39443-solar-eclipse-at-the-trottier-observatory #SFUPhysics #SFU #astronomy #scicomm #Vancouver #Burnaby

An Asian woman wears a pair of eclipse glasses and looks at the sky during a solar eclipse viewing event at SFU in 2017

Starry Nights will be ONLINE tonight. The skies are clear, but it's -15°C and feels like -22°C! Join us online to take advantage of the beautiful clear skies and keep warm and safe at the same time! We'll be looking at the Orion Nebula, sparkling star clusters, planets and galaxies! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjyOpki02b8 #sfu #sfuscience #sfuphysics #vancouver #burnaby #TrottierObservatory #space

Exterior of the Trottier Observatory in the snow at night.

The nights are getting chilly. Cozy up at home this Friday for Starry Nights Live Online! We'll be livestreaming from 7:00pm onward from the Trottier Observatory on YouTube, and Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Vancouver volunteers will answer your #astronomy questions in the live chat! https://events.sfu.ca/event/37873-starry-nights-live-online?_gl=1*dlrw24*_ga*MjA1NDA3OTI0Mi4xNjc1OTY1NjIz*_ga_R4BCVYL1QF*MTcwMDY5MjAzMi4xMDguMS4xNzAwNjkyMDM0LjU4LjAuMA.. #sfu #sfuscience #sfuphysics #vancouver #burnaby #TrottierObservatory #space

It is the peak of the Leonid Meteor Shower and Starry Nights is ON tonight at the #SFU Trottier Observatory! Join us 7-10pm tonight for views of the Orion nebula, Jupiter and Saturn, and some colourful star clusters. Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Vancouver volunteers will be on hand to help you explore the night sky! https://ow.ly/u76A50Q8Yz3 #sfuscience #astronomy #sfuphysics #vancouver #burnaby #TrottierObservatory

The Trottier Observatory Dome at night lit up with a spectrum of colours

The weather is nice and clear so join us for Starry Nights Live Online tonight! We will stream live from SFU Trottier Observatory from 7:30-9:00pm PDT onward with Royal Astronomical Society Vancouver. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CS_mUiJD38

Please note: there is no in-person event scheduled at the observatory tonight.

#sfu #sfuscience #astronomy #sfuphysics #vancouver #burnaby #TrottierObservatory #space

digital star chart with text overlaid that reads Starry Nights Online

Keep your eye on the skies for Starry Nights Live Online tomorrow night! If the weather is good we will stream live from SFU Trottier Observatory from 7:30pm onward with Royal Astronomical Society Vancouver. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CS_mUiJD38

Please note: there is no in-person event scheduled at the observatory tomorrow night.

#sfu #sfuscience #astronomy #sfuphysics #vancouver #burnaby #TrottierObservatory #space

Starry Nights is ON tonight, from 8-11pm at SFU, with Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Vancouver volunteers on hand to help you explore the night sky! Join us for views of a binary star system, colourful nebulae such as the Eagle Nebula, sparkling star clusters such as M13, and gas giants Saturn and Jupiter. https://www.sfu.ca/science/community/trottier-observatory---courtyard/starry-nights.html #sfu #sfuscience #astronomy #sfuphysics #vancouver #burnaby #TrottierObservatory

The Trottier Observatory dome at night lit up with a spectrum of different colours.

Join us on Saturday, October 14 at 8am for a solar eclipse viewing event at the Trottier Observatory. We will have solar telescopes and safety glasses to share! https://events.sfu.ca/event/37643-solar-eclipse-at-the-trottier-observatory #sfuscience #burnaby #vancouver #scicomm #scienceoutreach #astronomy #TrottierObservatory

Visitors gather and wear protective glasses at the Trottier Observatory's 2017 eclipse viewing event

The weather is finally cooperating for our first Starry Nights Live Online! Watch our livestream from 8:30-10pm PDT tonight for views of Swan Nebula, Bode's galaxy, star clusters and Saturn. Volunteers from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Vancouver will join the live chat to answer your #astronomy questions. https://youtube.com/live/jZ7K78ejpgQ

Please note: there is no in-person event at the observatory tonight. #sfuscience #sfuphysics #vancouver #burnaby #TrottierObservatory #space

A digital star chart with overlaid text that says Starry Nights Online

Starry Nights is ON tonight! Drop by the observatory from 8:30-11:30pm. We'll be exploring the Andromeda galaxy, star clusters, the Ring Nebula and Jupiter with help from Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Vancouver volunteers! https://ow.ly/7gmV50POKXh #sfuscience #astronomy #sfuphysics #vancouver #burnaby #TrottierObservatory

People look into telescopes in the SFU Trottier Observatory Science Courtyard. Photo: Martin Curic

Starry Nights is ON tonight, from 9pm to midnight at #SFU, with Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Vancouver volunteers on hand to help you explore the night sky! Drop in and see us after StreetFest. https://ow.ly/JnGB50PMcZv #sfuscience #astronomy #sfuphysics #vancouver #burnaby #TrottierObservatory

The SFU Trottier Observatory dome at night lit up with a spectrum of different coloured lights

#SFU Astrophysicist Joanna Woo was recently on @ctvvancouver Morning Live to talk about the increasing popularity of #astronomy, and Starry Nights events at the Trottier Observatory. https://bc.ctvnews.ca/video?binId=1.1184694 #sfuphysics #TrottierObservatory #scicomm #scienceoutreach

Starry Nights is ON from 9pm to midnight tonight at the Trottier Observatory, with views of Saturn and Neptune, the Iris Nebula, the Pinwheel Galaxy and the Double Cluster and more! Come check out our radio telescope and learn how it helps us detect evidence for dark matter. Thanks to Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Vancouver volunteers for making these events a success! https://www.sfu.ca/science/community/trottier-observatory---courtyard/starry-nights.html #sfuscience #astronomy #sfuphysics #vancouver #burnaby #TrottierObservatory

Evening shot of a Starry Nights event at the Trottier Observatory. The Science Courtyard is lit up with a beautiful spectrum of lights and there are people looking at several different telescopes.

Starry Nights is ON tonight! Drop in at the #TrottierObservatory from 10pm to midnight tonight to explore the night sky with us. We'll be looking at the Blue Snowball, M82, the Ring Nebula, the Hercules cluster, the Summer Beehive and more!

Thanks to volunteers from Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Vancouver for helping us make our events happen! https://www.sfu.ca/science/community/trottier-observatory---courtyard/starry-nights.html #sfuscience #sfu #SFUPhysics #astronomy #ScienceOutreach #vancouver #burnaby

Exterior of SFU's Trottier Observatory on a sunny day.

Winter isn't done with us yet! Some parts of #SFU Burnaby Campus has up to 40cm of snow on the ground in some areas, with some more in the forecast. Please be cautious when walking outside and download the SFU Snap app for urgent weather alerts. http://www.sfu.ca/apps.html #sfuscience #trottierobservatory #bcstorm

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