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On Wednesday February 11th, 2026 we will hold our first inperson monthly meeting of the year.

Meetings are held at Queens University Ellis Hall Room 226

Parking is free after 5 p.m. on Queens campus surface lots, including the Mackintosh-Corry Parking Lot nearby (access from Union Street near Frontenac St).

Ellis Hall contains the Queen's University Observatory, is north of Jeffrey Hall (Math) and south of Richardson Hall (Admin) on University Avenue.

There will be a dinner at the pub beforehand.

Join us for an Observatory Open House on Saturday February 14th at 7:00pm in Ellis Hall Auditorium at Queen's University.

Presentation: This month we are excited to feature Dr. Ron Vincent, CD, professor of Physics and Space Science at the Royal Military College of Canada. In honour of the upcoming Artemis II launch, Dr. Vincent will be presenting "Magnificent Desolation: Lunar Exploration Past and Present"

Queens Astronomy on Tap
Tuesday Feb 10th 2026
18:30 est
 The Mansion Living Room - 506 Princess St Kingston
 Topic is 'Different Perspectives on a Supernova"  
Speakers: Connor Stoner (U of T)
Jessie Thwaites (Queens)
Yilda Boukhtouchen (Queens)

Join us for an Observatory Open House on Saturday January 10th at 6:30pm in Ellis Hall Auditorium at Queen's University.

This month we are excited to feature Dr. Danielle Simkus, Research Projects Advisor at Queen's University and former Science Team Member for NASA’s OSIRIS REx mission. Dr. Simkus will be presenting "The Building Blocks of Life Beyond Earth."