Public Events

There are two time slots available each night. Please choose one:

• Early Time Slot: 10:00 pm - 11:45 pm 

               OR

• Late Time Slot: 12:15 am - 2:00 am

To prevent overcrowding, please limit your visit to the time slot you have chosen. (Note: if you have chosen the late time slot, the calendar date on your ticket will reflect the fact that this timeslot happens very early the next morning.) 

If you would like to put your name on the waitlist, please use the ShowPass links below:

• Night 1
• Night 2
• Night 3

$10 per person, children 7 and under do not need a ticket. Each ticket is only valid for the date and time listed on it. No tickets are available at the door. Please do not come to the RAO without a ticket. This event may be postponed in case of adverse weather. Ticket holders will be emailed if this happens. All proceeds go to RAO educational programming. 

See astronomers in their natural habitat, under dark moonless skies. Late night public observing is a unique opportunity to see deep sky objects such as planetary nebula and globular clusters. A new moon on July 14 will create fantastic sky conditions. 

Milky Way Nights feature an array of telescopes operated by University of Calgary astronomers and members of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada – Calgary Centre. Visitors will have the opportunity to look through the telescopes and ask astronomers questions about the universe.