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@SFU_Science Trottier Observatory and Science Courtyard: Big telescope / Fascinating astronomical landscaping & architecture / Public events!
Joined November 2015
Starry Nights is ON tonight, 10pm to midnight at SFU Burnaby! Join RASC and @SFUPhysics for views of the Black Eye Galaxy, the Crab globular cluster and the Iris Nebula.
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With more clouds in the forecast for tonight we are cancelling Starry Nights tonight. Better weather is on the horizon so stay tuned!.
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Summer rain is the continuing forecast, so there will be no Starry Nights tonight. Thanks as always to Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Vancouver for their support! We hope to see you soon upon on the mountain.
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We had our fingers crossed, but the skies will unfortunately be cloudy tonight, so there will be no Starry Nights. We hope to see you next Friday at the Trottier Observatory!
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Starry Nights is ON tonight! Join us 10:00pm to midnight for views of the Black Eye Galaxy and the Hercules Cluster! As always, thanks to RASC Vancouver for helping us make these events happen.
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May hasn't been a great month for stargazing weather, and unfortunately the trend continues! Starry Nights is canceled tonight. Keep your fingers crossed for better weather in June!.
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Unfortunately it will be too cloudy this evening for Starry Nights. Hopefully we'll have better weather next week!.
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It's pretty rainy outside which means we will not be going ahead with Starry Nights tonight. Have a great long weekend and please enjoy this recent photo of the Observatory by Joanna Woo!
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Unfortunately it's going to be too cloudy this evening to go ahead with Starry Nights. Drop in tomorrow for an observatory tour at Science Rendezvous and International Astronomy Day!.
Science Rendezvous and International Astronomy Day is back! Join us this Saturday, May 10 for interactive displays, a @sfutrottobs tour and the always popular Magic Chemistry Show! Check out event details:
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The weather forecast calls for clouds this evening so we will not be going ahead with Starry Nights tonight.
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Starry Nights is ONLINE tonight! Join us 9:30-11pm PT on YouTube for views of planets and deep sky objects through the Trottier Observatory telescope and a live chat with Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Vancouver. Bring your astronomy questions!.
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RT @SFU_Science: Science Rendezvous and International Astronomy Day returns to SFU Burnaby on May 10! Join us for free family-friendly scie….
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The Trottier Observatory will be closed for Good Friday so there will be no Starry Nights this week. In the meantime, the forecast is looking good for aurora tomorrow night! The best time to view will be around midnight, away from city lights.
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The forecast this evening is looking very cloudy so there will be no Starry Nights tonight. Hopefully we'll have better weather next Friday!.
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Thanks to everyone who joined us last week for the Trottier Observatory's 10th Anniversary! It was great to celebrate with you, and we hope to see you again soon at Starry Nights, or Science Rendezvous and International Astronomy Day on May 10!
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Starry Nights is ON tonight! Join us 8:30 - 10:00pm for views of Jupiter, Mars, the Cigar Galaxy and many more! Drop in tomorrow afternoon for the Portable Planetarium, VR demos and cake!.
This week we're celebrating ten years of sparking curiosity, engaging the public and hosting Canada's largest star party. We hope you'll join us April 4-5 for Starry Nights, special guest lectures, family-friendly activities and more!
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This week we're celebrating ten years of sparking curiosity, engaging the public and hosting Canada's largest star party. We hope you'll join us April 4-5 for Starry Nights, special guest lectures, family-friendly activities and more!
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The spring rains continue, so there will be no Starry Nights tonight. Our next in-person event will be the Trottier Observatory 10th Anniversary, on April 4-5! Join us for two days of guest lectures, an open house and activities for the whole family!
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The weather is too gloomy for us to go ahead with Starry Nights tonight. That means that our next scheduled in-person event will be the Trottier Observatory 10th Anniversary, rain or shine on April 4-5!
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The SFU Nobel Lectures are coming up next week at Science World! Join us for fascinating talks from SFU faculty on this year's Nobel laureates and their contributions to science.
SFU Science's Nobel Prize Lectures are back! Join us Thursday, March 27 at @scienceworldca for three talks from SFU professors to celebrate the achievements of this year's Nobel laureates and put their research into context.
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