McCallion Planetarium

Learn about planets, stars, galaxies, and other fascinating objects in our Universe, while stargazing in the Planetarium’s night sky.

The planetarium offers public and private shows, given primarily by graduate students and postdoctoral fellows of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at McMaster.

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Nuclear Reactor Tours

Take a tour of the McMaster Nuclear Reactor – by far the most powerful research reactor at a Canadian university.

The McMaster Nuclear Reactor offers complementary tours of the nuclear reactor facility to interested parties. Each tour is conducted by a trained guide or Nuclear Operations & Facilities staff member and is approximately 60 to 90 minutes in duration.

Tours are available Monday – Friday 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM. Saturday tours may be available occasionally – please enquire with your initial email.

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School Outreach Workshops

Workshops are offered Tuesday/ Wednesday/ Thursday during select weeks during Reading Break and exams, and are delivered by Physics and Astronomy graduate students.

The following workshops are offered, with the appropriate grade levels noted:

• Colours of the Cosmos (Grade 6 – 12): Interactive workshop designed for intermediate students, allowing them to step in to the role of a scientist as they dive into the world of spectropscopy.
• Superconductors and Electrogmagnetism (Grade 9 – 12): Through hands-on experiments, students will explore the properties of conductors and insulators, investigate the principles of magnetism, and discover the surprising behavior of eddy currents.
• Soft Matter Physics (Grade 7 – 12): Connects directly to core physics concepts such as force, energy, and motion, offering a fresh perspective on topics covered in the classroom.

All workshops are approximately 1 hour, and cost $169.50 (i.e., $150 + HST). Maximum 30 students per group.

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Sidewalk Astronomy

We invite you to take a peek at Hamilton’s night sky through a telescope with weekly observing nights hosted by Sidewalk Astronomy.

Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for announcements about observing events. McMaster’s Sidewalk Astronomy is a School of Graduate Studies SPICES program.

 

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