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Explore an observatory, nursing simulation centre and archive with Doors Open at 91��ɫ

sandramc — Fri, 09 May 2025 12:30:00 +0000

What’s it like to search the universe for new discoveries or practice potentially life-saving nursing skills? Visit the Allan I. Carswell Astronomical Observatory, the Nursing Simulation Centre and the Archives of Ontario at 91��ɫ’s Keele Campus during Toronto’s Doors Open event to find out.

All three venues will be open Saturday, May 24, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. They all offer interactive activities in line with this year’s theme of play, along with an educational aspect. Admission is free for all visitors.

Allan I. Carswell Astronomical Observatory

Opened in 1969, the has two telescopes housed in new dual, rotating, robotic domes, which replaced the original ones in 2022.

Under one of the domes is a one-metre (39-inch) custom-built telescope – the largest on a university campus in Canada – installed in 2019 to provide students, researchers and the community with a deeper view into the mysteries of space, distant galaxies and cosmic objects. Beneath the second dome, is a 60-centimetre (24-inch) Cassegrain reflector.

“Both telescopes help transport viewers to a universe of possibilities and unknowns where they can explore galaxies and solar systems beyond our own,” says 91��ɫ Professor Elaina Hyde, director of the observatory. “Telescopes do make the best spaceships.”

Visitors to the observatory will have an opportunity to speak with astronomy students, learn what it means to be an astronomer, find out about the latest research and discoveries. There will be guided tours of the building, along with a special Observatory Treasure Hunt.

Smaller portable telescopes will be available for visitor use, weather permitting.

Who doesn't love space? It captures our imaginations and makes us wonder if we are truly alone. This is a great Doors Open option for young visitors and the young at heart.

Visitors should note that there are dim light conditions and stairs-only access (unfortunately no lifts or ramps are available) in the observatory and sturdy close-toed shoes are recommended.

Last admittance will be at 4:30 p.m.

To learn more, check out the observatory website.

Nursing Simulation Centre

There will be many opportunities for visitors to interact with the equipment in the and can see if they have what it takes to be a health-care professional.

Opened in 2006, the centre is a 5,000-square-foot space on the third floor of the Health, Nursing and Environmental Studies building. It includes the Nursing Skills Lab, which houses adult medical-surgical beds, a pediatric area and an isolation room.

“The Nursing Simulation Centre allows students to hone and practice their skills in a controlled and simulated environment, so they are ready to apply what they learned in real-life situations,” says 91��ɫ Assistant Professor Laura Nicholson, director of the centre. “A portion of the centre is set up to resemble a hospital ward where students get hands-on experience administering medical care using anatomically correct mannequins.”

Students in 91��ɫ's undergraduate and graduate nursing programs are provided the opportunity to achieve their professional development and learning goals.

Interested in knowing more? Explore the centre through tours and ask questions of the knowledgeable volunteers who can explain how the equipment works.

Last admittance will be at 4:45 p.m.

To learn more, check out the Nursing Simulation Centre’s website.

The Archives of Ontario

If you have ever wondered what’s inside the Archives of Ontario, now is your chance to check it out.

Visitors to the Archives can partake in a custom scavenger hunt game where they will transform into investigative journalists to uncover a fiendishly fictional plot through hands-on activities.

In the main ground floor space – the Reading Room – there will be two new exhibits. “” shares personal stories documenting the rich Black histories that have shaped contemporary Toronto. “B’LACK THEN: Muted Melodies”, curated by the , showcases incredible untold stories in Ontario Black music history.

Plus, visitors can go behind-the-scenes and take part in a guided tour of the storage vaults and preservation services laboratory.

If that’s not enough “play,” steelpan musician Pat McNeilly, known as Pan Man Pat, will be playing three 30-minute presentations. The Trinidadian born steelpan teacher was an instrumental figure in its establishment in Toronto schools and has been performing at the Toronto Caribbean Carnival (formerly Caribana) since its 1967 founding.

The tours will run every 30-minutes until 4pm. The steel pan presentations will be at noon, 2pm and 4pm.

Last admittance will be at 4 p.m.

For more information, visit the webpage.

The Goldfarb Gallery

Visitors also have an opportunity to take in some art while on campus.

While not on the official Doors Open tour, the is now in its new butterfly-shaped building featuring three exhibition spaces plus a performance pavilion designed by internationally acclaimed architect Siamak Hariri. Its central reception area connects four uniquely designed “wings”.

The gallery will be open to visitors on Saturday, May 24, from noon to 5 p.m., and is a short stroll from the 91��ɫ subway station.

Two new exhibits will be will be open for viewing until Aug. 2: Tuấn Andrew Nguyễn’s and Andrea Carlson’s .

Nguyễn’s exhibit began with the Luf Boat, a massive and elaborately carved outrigger sailing vessel from the island of Luf, Papua New Guinea, made in the late 1800s. The canoe was confiscated by the Hernsheim trading company and sold to the German ethnographic museum in 1904. A main aspect of Nguyễn’s exhibition is reuniting descendants of the people of Luf with the canoe while questioning the colonial history of theft and violence that brought it to its current site at the Humboldt Forum in Berlin.

Carlson’s exhibit builds on concerns that have animated her more than two-decade long practice. The exhibition’s title is a play on the poem The Sonnet, 1880, by Dante Gabriel Rossetti that includes the line “A Sonnet is a coin: its face reveals/The soul,—its converse, to what Power ’tis due…”.

There will also be a public conversation in a separate gallery room with artistTuấn Andrew Nguyễn, moderated by gallery Director/Curator Jenifer Papararo, from 2 to 4 p.m., which will include Stanley Inum, Fordy Stanley and Enoch Lun from Papua New Guinea with translator Kireni Imwe Jean Sparks-Ngenge. to attend the conversation.

Admittance to the gallery is always free. See location on the .

TRCA Administrative Office

Also, in the neighbourhood is the ’s (TRCA) new administrative office building. Recently, the TRCA unveiled a brand-new building bringing together cutting-edge sustainability design and practice in one unique structure. Learn more about the 8,100-square-metre, mass timber construction building and how it integrates nature, energy efficiency, and cutting-edge design.

Highlights of the building design include cascading water walls and a large, naturally lit atrium, which provides stunning views of the adjacent Black Creek ravine. TRCA's new office – next to 91��ɫ’s Keele Campus – is one of the most sustainable buildings in North America. It reimagines how green building design in an urban landscape can playfully integrate with the natural environment.

The TRCA administrative office will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 24 and Sunday, May 25. Last admittance will be at 4:45 p.m. on both days.

The Village at Black Creek

For more than 60 years, has been a destination for Torontonians to explore the past and reflect on the present. This exploration is made meaningful by its 40 historic buildings, 60 rare- and heritage-breed animals, six gardens growing flowers and plants from heirloom seeds, and one-of-a-kind programs that engage people of all ages.

Visitors meet costumed historians who involve them in trades and crafts common to 1860s Ontario. Home to some of the oldest buildings in the Greater Toronto Area, including the 1816 Stong family home, and a collection of 50,000 19th-century artifacts, The Village at Black Creek is a department of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority.

The Village at Black Creek will be open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 24 and Sunday, May 25. Last admittance will be at 3:30 p.m. on both days.

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For those interested in visiting some of the other 150 plus sites across Toronto, including sports, music and theatre venues, visit the website.

About 91��ɫ

91��ɫ is a modern, multi-campus, urban university located in Toronto, Ontario. Backed by a diverse group of students, faculty, staff, alumni and partners, we bring a uniquely global perspective to help solve societal challenges, drive positive change, and prepare our students for success. 91��ɫ's fully bilingual Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education. 91��ɫ’s campuses in Costa Rica and India offer students exceptional transnational learning opportunities and innovative programs. Together, we can make things right for our communities, our planet, and our future.

Media Contact: Sandra McLean, 91��ɫ Media Relations, 416-272-6317, sandramc@yorku.ca

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CTV News - 91��ɫ's two new observatory domes open new window to the Universe

sandramc — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 14:53:21 +0000

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New observatory domes will allow for global astronomy research collaboration and more public outreach

sandramc — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 18:43:00 +0000

Old roof was successfully pulled off by crane this morning at 91��ɫ’s Keele Campus

TORONTO, June 14, 2022 – Two new observatory domes were lifted into place today at 91��ɫ’s , replacing the original 1960s ones.

“It’s really exciting. These new domes will give us so much more functionality and ease of use, but even more importantly, we will have a larger opening that will allow observers to see more of the sky through the telescopes,” says Assistant Professor , director of 91��ɫ’s observatory in the Faculty of Science. “This will allow us to increase our research and public outreach”

It took a week of on-the-ground preparation to assemble the new 6.24-metre diameter domes on-site before they were ready to be craned into place beginning at 7 a.m. this morning, following the removal of the old ones.

One dome covers the one-metre telescope, the largest on a university campus, while the other covers the 60-cm telescope.

“This is going to be a massive improvement in many ways as they are a different design of dome, which will allow us to view the whole of the sky,” says Hyde.

With the old domes, the bottom shutter was always blocking a portion of the sky, but with the new ones the bottom shutter is hydraulically operated and flips out, making the opening larger for viewing with a 1.8-metre aperture width. Viewing objects such as supernovas, asteroid transits, exoplanets and more will now be possible.

They are also technologically superior to the original domes. They are automated so the top and bottom shutters are controlled through a computer and can even be operated remotely. They can be programmed to automatically rotate as the telescope moves to track any celestial object, which means multiple objects can be imaged in one night.

The original dome from 1968 was lifted off today from the one-metre telescope at 91��ɫ's Allan I. Carswell Astronomical Observatory

“It means we can collaborate with other astronomers and teachers anywhere in the world for research and outreach,” says Hyde. “In addition, as the interfaces for class observing will also be better, more classes and labs can be scheduled every night.”

Unlike the previous domes, these new ones will have little outside maintenance requirements and will never need painting. They are aluminum-zinc alloy-coated using a hot-dip process.

“The whole process today went really smoothly and was amazing to watch. My colleagues and students are all super exited to start using them,” says Hyde.

New dome being craned on over the one-metre telescope at 91��ɫ's Allan I. Carswell Astronomical Observatory

and chat sessions will continue every Monday night between 9 and 10 p.m. via Zoom, along with the 91��ɫ Universe radio show on astronomy.fm at the same time. Live-streamed and Q&A sessions will happen every other Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. on YouTube.

Two new domes in place at 91��ɫ's Allan I. Carswell Astronomical Observatory

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More fun in astronomy

Saturn, Jupiter, Mars and Venus will be visible all in a row to the southeast. With binoculars or a clear view, Mercury may also be just visible with Uranus just next to Venus at about 5 a.m.

There will also be super full moon, also known as a strawberry moon rising at about 10:30 p.m. tonight.

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91��ɫ is a modern, multi-campus, urban university located in Toronto, Ontario. Backed by a diverse group of students, faculty, staff, alumni and partners, we bring a uniquely global perspective to help solve societal challenges, drive positive change and prepare our students for success. 91��ɫ's fully bilingual Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education. 91��ɫ’s campuses in Costa Rica and India offer students exceptional transnational learning opportunities and innovative programs. Together, we can make things right for our communities, our planet, and our future.

Media Contact:
Sandra McLean, 91��ɫ Media Relations, 416-272-6317, sandramc@yorku.ca

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Students set to do “galaxy hunting” on largest telescope at a Canadian university

roshanp — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 14:15:32 +0000

Media invited to experience 91��ɫ’s new $1M telescope before public opening

��TORONTO, September 30, 2019 – 91��ɫ is expanding its foothold in astronomy with a shiny new one-metre, custom telescope which boasts the most powerful optical performance ever experienced at a university campus in Canada.

For students, astronomers and members of the public, the new PlaneWave PW1000 fully-automated telescope will provide a deeper view into space to see clearer images of distant galaxies and cosmic objects.

Student Sunna Withers looks through 91��ɫ's new telescope.

Media are invited to 91��ɫ’s on Tuesday, October 1 to learn how the telescope works, look through the telescope lens, and hear from Faculty of Science students who are using the telescope to see more detailed images of space. For these students, the new instrument means more hands-on learning experiences and more undergraduate research opportunities.

Media will also hear from second-year students who are doing classroom assignments where each of the 30 students in the class is assigned to locate a different galaxy in the night sky, image it and learn its unique characteristics.

In a role reversal, Sunna Withers, a 21-year-old science student, will show 91��ɫ Professor Emeritus Allan Carswell how to do “galaxy hunting” using the new telescope, which was funded through a $500,000 donation from the Carswell Family Foundation. That donation was matched by 91��ɫ and the Faculty of Science, for a total investment of $1 million.

Some students used to spend hours using 91��ɫ’s older telescope searching the night’s sky for distant galaxies – almost as difficult as finding a needle in the haystack. The new telescope is a huge upgrade for the students because it means less time searching the night sky and more time analyzing the data thanks to the telescope’s pointing accuracy from the high-resolution absolute encoders on each axis.

As a physics professor at 91��ɫ, Allan Carswell worked out of the Petrie Science and Engineering Building next to the Observatory that now bears his name.

“Everyone is awestruck by the night sky,” said Carswell. “It stimulates a sense of our place in an unimaginably vast universe. Teaching astronomy to our youth is an ideal introduction to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers.”

The media event will happen one day before it opens to the public on Wednesday, October 2 (public viewing is 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.). Members of the public should note that the Observatory has a new registration process that requires guests to reserve their free tickets online due to the limited capacity in the Observatory’s dome. While the public viewings on October 2 and October 9 are already at capacity, members of the public are encouraged to for future public viewing dates.

Watch a video with student Sunna Withers explaining why galaxies are important:

See a video with Professor Paul Delaney talking about how the new telescope benefits students:

Download two images of NGC 7331, a spiral galaxy about 40 million light-years away, captured on the new and on the older .

WHAT: Unveiling of 91��ɫ’s new, one-metre telescope

WHEN: Tuesday, October 1 at 11:30 a.m.

WHO:

Allan Carswell, 91��ɫ Professor Emeritus, Carswell Family Foundation
Paul Delaney, Professor, Faculty of Science
Sunna Withers, Student, Faculty of Science

��WHERE: Allan I. Carswell Observatory, 91��ɫ, located on the third floor and north-west corner of the Petrie Science and Engineering Building, 4700 Keele Street (see #17 on this ). Paid visitor parking is available at the Arboretum Lane Parking Garage or the Thompson Road Lot (see #80 or #79 on this ).

RSVP: Please RSVP to the media contact below as space is limited.

91��ɫ champions new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-disciplinary programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. 91��ɫ students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world’s most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. 91��ɫ U is an internationally recognized research university – our 11 faculties and 25 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, 91��ɫ is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 300,000 alumni.

91��ɫ U's fully bilingual Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.

Media Contact: Vanessa Thompson, 91��ɫ Media Relations, 647-654-9452,��vthomps@yorku.ca

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Students set to do “galaxy hunting” on largest telescope at a Canadian university

roshanp — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 14:15:32 +0000

Media invited to experience 91��ɫ’s new $1M telescope before public opening

Student Sunna Withers looks through 91��ɫ's new telescope.

As a physics professor at 91��ɫ, Allan Carswell worked out of the Petrie Science and Engineering Building next to the Observatory that now bears his name.

Watch a video with student Sunna Withers explaining why galaxies are important:

See a video with Professor Paul Delaney talking about how the new telescope benefits students:

Download two images of NGC 7331, a spiral galaxy about 40 million light-years away, captured on the new and on the older .

WHAT: Unveiling of 91��ɫ’s new, one-metre telescope

WHEN: Tuesday, October 1 at 11:30 a.m.

WHO:

Allan Carswell, 91��ɫ Professor Emeritus, Carswell Family Foundation
Paul Delaney, Professor, Faculty of Science
Sunna Withers, Student, Faculty of Science

RSVP: Please RSVP to the media contact below as space is limited.

91��ɫ U's fully bilingual Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.

Media Contact: Vanessa Thompson, 91��ɫ Media Relations, 647-654-9452,��vthomps@yorku.ca

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Major gift for new telescope opens Universe to 91��ɫ U students, wider community

roshanp — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 17:00:11 +0000

From left, Faculty of Science Dean Ray Jayawardhana with 91��ɫ U Professor Emeritus Allan Carswell, President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda Lenton and Univeristy Professor Paul Delaney unveil the sign in Allan Carswell's honour for the new Allan I. Carswell Astronomical Observatory

TORONTO, September 14, 2017 – Ever wanted to take a closer peek at the Great Red Spot on Jupiter, Saturn’s magnificent rings or brilliant newborn stars in the Orion Nebula? A donation today of $500,000 from the Carswell Family Foundation, matched by 91��ɫ and its Faculty of Science, for $1 million toward a new, one-metre custom telescope, will bring such celestial sights within reach of students and members of the public.

When installed, the new telescope is expected to be the largest situated on a university campus in Canada. The telescope’s larger aperture, along with a new CCD instrument and automated operations, will enhance the hands-on learning experience and undergraduate research opportunities for 91��ɫ U students, and better reveal wonders of the night sky to the public, onsite and online. Faint nebulae and distant galaxies, as well as details of the polar caps on Mars, for example, will be easier to see.

The observatory at 91��ɫ U has been a prominent hub for science outreach to the broader community since 1969. About 5,000 visitors a year come for public viewing on Wednesday nights, while there are online viewing opportunities for scores more on Monday nights when 91��ɫ students and faculty host the popular “91��ɫUniverse” radio show on astronomy.fm online. That’s when members of the public from around the world can request the telescope be pointed to their favorite celestial target. In recent years, the observatory has also become a popular venue for marriage proposals.

“This generous gift to the Faculty of Science from Allan Carswell and the Carswell Family Foundation will further enhance student learning and community outreach, two of our core priorities at 91��ɫ,” said President & Vice-Chancellor Rhonda Lenton. “Allan continues to be a great champion of teaching and learning that crosses boundaries and benefits the broadest range of people. His gift will create a galactic legacy—literally and figuratively—that will have a lasting benefit for 91��ɫ and beyond.”

Horsehead Nebula Photo by recent 91��ɫ Science student Richard Bloch

In honour of Allan Carswell’s gift, his long-time contributions to science and long-standing philanthropy to the University and community, 91��ɫ U also announced that the observatory has been renamed the Allan I. Carswell Astronomical Observatory (or Carswell Observatory, for short). Carswell is a 91��ɫ U physics professor emeritus who was instrumental in developing LIDAR systems while at the University, and is co-founder with his wife Helen of Optech Incorporated, which developed LIDAR technologies now used around the world and in space. He led a team as part of NASA’s Phoenix mission to Mars where a LIDAR device designed by Optech explored the surface and atmosphere of the red planet.

As a professor at 91��ɫ U, Carswell worked out of the Petrie Science and Engineering Building next to the observatory that now bears his name. The Carswells have given generously to 91��ɫ U over the years. This latest is one more in a string of gifts that will have a great impact on the University, as well as the broader community.

“We are delighted to be able to expand and enhance the capabilities of our cherished campus observatory with a powerful new telescope, and to name it in honour of Professor Emeritus Allan Carswell, a highly respected and beloved member of the 91��ɫ Science community,” said Faculty of Science Dean Ray Jayawardhana. “The enthusiasm of our students who operate the observatory is infectious and inspiring. Week after week they serve as terrific ambassadors for science by sharing the wonders of the night sky with children and adults who live near here, and even with people from far reaches of the globe who connect with our observatory online."

The observatory is already home to a fleet of astronomical telescopes, including 60cm and 40cm Cassegrains, and five 20cm telescopes, which were used recently for the partial solar eclipse, attracting about 2,000 community members to 91��ɫ’s Keele campus.

“Astronomy is all around us; it excites and stretches the imagination. The observatory at 91��ɫ has played a unique role in ‘hands-on’ student education and outreach to the public since the science faculty was established in 1968,” said Allan Carswell. “The Carswell Family Foundation is extremely pleased to support the expansion of this very special facility and its increasing impact in the future.”

This gift is a part of Impact, The Campaign for 91��ɫ and supports its pillars of building stronger communities and mobilizing new ways of thinking.

WATCH VIDEO with University Professor Paul Delaney and student Abteen Sanaee at the observatory:

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91��ɫ is known for championing new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-discipline programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. 91��ɫ students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world’s most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. 91��ɫ U is an internationally recognized research university – our 11 faculties and 26 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, 91��ɫ is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 295,000 alumni. 91��ɫ U's fully bilingual Glendon campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.

Media Contact:

Sandra McLean, 91��ɫ Media Relations, 416-736-2100 ext. 22097,��sandramc@yorku.ca

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Media Advisory: Gift to reveal night skies to students, community

roshanp — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 14:45:41 +0000

TORONTO, Tuesday, September 12, 2017 – Build it and they will come. Expected to be the largest telescope situated on any Canadian university campus, once in place, it will open the night skies for students, faculty and the wider community.

Media are invited to learn more about the future new telescope, the generous gift that made it possible, and take a tour the 91��ɫ U Observatory with its existing telescopes.

The observatory on 91��ɫ's Keele campus

WHAT: 91��ɫ Observatory funding announcement

WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 14 at noon to 1pm, followed by tours of the observatory

WHO:

Rhonda Lenton, President & Vice-Chancellor
Ray Jayawardhana, Dean, Faculty of Science
Allan Carswell, Carswell Family Foundation
Jeff O’Hagan, VP Advancement
Paul Delaney, University Professor, Faculty of Science

WHERE: Lobby of Life Science Building, Keele campus, 91��ɫ, (number 90 on the .)

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Media Contacts:

Sandra McLean, 91��ɫ Media Relations, 416-736-2100 ext. 22097, sandramc@yorku.ca

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91��ɫUniverse broadcasts 300th radio show probing unknown night skies

roshanp — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 14:56:39 +0000

TORONTO, January 20, 2017 – 91��ɫ astronomy students and faculty will broadcast the radio program live for the 300th time on as they point a 40 cm telescope at celestial targets and transmit images live to the Internet this Monday.

It’s a milestone that highlights the enthusiasm of 91��ɫ U students and faculty to share their fascination of dark energy, black holes and variable stars with a world-wide audience. The live radio show runs in tandem with the Online Public Viewing program, allowing listeners to view images from the telescopes and chat online with the students who are wielding them, and live with the show’s host.

91��ɫ Observatory's 40 cm telescope

Those hosts include faculty, such as Professor Paul Delaney of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at 91��ɫ U, along with current and former students, who spark lively discussions about all things unknown in the Universe.

Tune in on Monday, January 23, from 9 to 10:30pm, to hear lead host Delaney start the 300th episode off with how the universe of astronomy and space science has changed in the last seven years.

Delaney is available for phone or Facetime interviews ahead of time.

91��ɫUniverse has been on the air since 2009 and is the anchor program for Astronomy.FM’s Astronomy Night in Canada, the only all-astronomy radio station in the known Universe with about 100,000 listeners in 150 countries.

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is known for championing new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-discipline programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. 91��ɫ students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world’s most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. 91��ɫ U is an internationally recognized research university – our 11 faculties and 26 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, 91��ɫ is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 295,000 alumni. 91��ɫ U's fully bilingual Glendon campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.

Media Contact:
Sandra McLean, 91��ɫ Media Relations, 416-736-2100 ext. 22097,��sandramc@yorku.ca

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