PETER MCMAHON, PRESENTER, OWNER
peter@ontarioplanetarium.com
Peter is an award-winning astronomy outreach manager and science journalist who has presented across Canada and the U.S. and worked for CTV News , Discovery Channel, as well as written for MSN, The Toronto Star, CAA, and Frommer’s Travel.
He’s also written print science features for such magazines as Scientific American, Reader’s Digest, Canadian Geographic, Air Canada’s in-flight magazine enRoute, OWL Magazine, Today’s Parent, Sky & Telescope, and Sky News: The Canadian Magazine of Astronomy and Stargazing where he wrote the “Wilderness Astronomer” column for five years and served as a contributing editor.
In February of 2010, Peter covered health science stories at the Vancouver Winter Games for CTVolympics.ca
Peter has spoken on science communication and astronomy at countless universities, science centres, conferences, and national parks, as well as delivering science communication workshops at various colleges and universities, including Laurentian University’s Science Communication program and The Banff Centre.
Peter’s second installment in the Machines of the Future science experiment book series – Space Tourism (Kids Can Press) was an Official Selection for the prestigious U.S. Junior Library Guild. His current book, the critically-acclaimed best-selling Space Adventurer’s Guide (Kids Can Press) won the 2019 Lane Anderson Prize for Science Writing. He and team have also been the recipient of numerous TripAdvisor Awards of Excellence as well as the 2019 ALTO Award for tourism excellence in Alberta.
In addition to running The Ontario Planetarium, Peter is also one of the founding directors of The Jasper Planetarium in the Alberta Rockies after co-founding Jasper as the world’s largest dark sky preserve.
Peter currently serves as manager of Kitt Peak National Observatory Visitor Center near Tucson, Arizona.
ADAM FULLER, PRESENTER
adam@ontarioplanetarium.com
A teacher and STEM facilitator, Adam has presented telescope viewing tours and planetarium show experiences across Ontario and parts of Quebec.
With a diverse background in music and music education, Adam brings a wealth of experience to our team as our newest presenter.
Starting in the Fall of 2024, Adam also became our lead presenter, having delivered telescope and planetarium experiences to a variety of schools, libraries, and corporate clients such as Club Med.
Interested in booking? Call or email:
bookings@ontarioplanetarium.com / 905.885.9471