Optical Telescopes
Learn about the history of telescopes and the function of refracting and reflecting optical telescopes.
Let's Talk Space Exploration Resources
Discover a set of resources to develop background knowledge on the topic of space exploration.
Xiaoyi Bao
Professor and Canada Research Chair
Dr. Xiaoyi Bao is Canada Research Chair in Fibre Optics and Photonics.
Light and Sound Inventions that Changed the World
Students will explore the societal impacts of inventions involving light and sound.
Telescopes and Astronomy
Visible light is only part of what astronomers study. They use different types of telescopes to study the entire electromagnetic spectrum.
Airborne & Space Telescopes
Learn about telescopes that do their work high in Earth’s atmosphere and in space.
Radio Astronomy
Learn about radio astronomy, a type of astronomy that studies objects in space using radio waves and radio telescopes.
The Optics of Telescopes
Learn about telescopes, how they work & why they're important to astronomers.
How do movies move?
Explore the concept of persistence of vision in this hands on activity.
Eye vs. Camera
The human eye lets us see the world by sending impulses to our nervous system. In many ways, it is very similar to other optical devices, including cameras.
Erin Secord
Conservator
Erin Secord is a conservator for the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation.