rasc speaker night, science fiction and space flight, March 27 from 8 to 19 pm. Title of talk is science fiction and space flight.

This Friday the 27th of March we have a fantastic speaker, Eric Choi (@aerospacewriter.bsky.social) and you won't want to miss it. If you aren't a member but are interested, you can still join us. Full details (i.e. info about Eric, location, parking, etc.) here: mississauga.rasc.ca/event/speake...

a cartoon character wearing a pink hat with the words gobble chops in the background Alt: Louise from Bob's burgers with a twitching eye

How is it in the year 2026 that there is someone left who doesn't understand how to unsubscribe from an email list?

Our youth club was on hiatus, but it's back, baby!

Meetings are held two Fridays a month from 7-7:45pm at the UTM campus, starting THIS Friday the 13th of March. Email youthclub@mississauga.rasc.ca for room. NO astronomy background/experience needed, just an interest in the sky! #mississauga (1/2)

And the fact they're wearing them is yet more evidence it's a cult.

Great work!

explore the night sky, a four night astronomy course, on a background of the orion nebula and flame and horsehead nebulas

Learn to observe the night sky! (This fills up fast so register ASAP if interested!) theriverwoodconservancy.org/astronomy/

Four sessions, Tuesdays from 7-9pm: March 24, 31, April 7, 14.

$100 for the public, $85 for RASC members. Members, check your email or DM w/ your details for discount code.

Thanks!

Lindsay Mattick and Sophie Blackall wrote and illustrated a very charming children’s book on this very topic!

TIL Winnie the Pooh is named after a bear that once lived in Winnipeg. Hence the name "Winnie" 🤯 #CanadianTrivia

Eeeek

[Image description: A promotional graphic from CBC Books featuring the headline “3 Black Canadian Writers to Watch in 2026” against a yellow-to-green gradient background. Three headshots appear side by side: on the left, Iryn Tushabe; in the centre, Terese Mason Pierre; and on the right, Phillip Dwight Morgan. Their names are listed beneath the headline.]

We’re thrilled to see #IrynTushabe, @teresempierre.bsky.social, and #PhillipDwightMorgan featured in CBC Books’s 3 Black Canadian Writers to Watch in 2026. Congrats to all three on this well-deserved recognition. We’re especially proud to celebrate Terese and Phillip as alumni of our MFA program.

Processing astro photos and singing along to "When Doves Cry", which I somehow still remember every single word of, is ok for a Friday night.

This is referring to another press run by Caitlyn Marceau, the same one who is alleged to have screwed over authors at Darklit (I say "alleged" but there's quite a lot of evidence if I'm being honest.) I don't see how anyone could ever trust her again at this point.

It's a round, dark pink nebula with a thinner spot in the middle, vaguely resembling a flower, hence the name "Rosette"

This is the Rosette Nebula. It's about seven hours of combined exposure time. I'm very happy with it :) #astrophotography

Thank *you*! This is what brings me peace these days ♥️

FINALLY watching Sinners 🎉

That's a lot of what I get out of this. I look up into the night sky and it's so remote and so removed from *everything* that I find a lot of peace in it.

I look at a photo like this and I think of that brief moment in Lord of the Rings when the characters look up at the stars and take comfort in them.

I did. Thank you! That said, it's a whole process. This is seven hours of exposure time stitched together.

Thanks!

Where can I find some deprogrammers? Asking for a nation.

Right? He must have done something right in the early days but nowadays he's just plain nuts.

It's a round, dark pink nebula with a thinner spot in the middle, vaguely resembling a flower, hence the name "Rosette"

This is the Rosette Nebula. It's about seven hours of combined exposure time. I'm very happy with it :) #astrophotography

Nice!

Catherine O’Hara, ‘Home Alone’ and ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Actress, Dies at 71

One of the greatest comedic actresses in film history passed away today. Everyone should watch something she was in this weekend. I recommend Best in Show... but really there's not a bad pick.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/a...

Catherine O'Hara lived a life that you should want to live, that when you die the mourning is almost universal. Truly such a star whose comedy left the world a better place.

And the great Catherine O’Hara died.

What a day indeed.

Yep! He really thought he was complimenting me.

That's the way! Me too lol

Ughhhhhhhh I hate it