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Kawartha Highlands column in Sky News magazine: web extras
In the May/June 2013 issue of Sky News magazine, I write in my Wilderness Astronomer column about a dark sky preserve that never-was. At times, Ontario Parks calls it a “Provincial Park“…at other times, it’s a “Signature Site“. Link to … Continue reading
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Tagged apsley, astronomy, highlands, kawartha, magazine, night sky, ontario, peterborough, sky news, stargazing, wilderness
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Staff training at Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge
Thanks to Stefanie Hamilton and the rest of the Jasper Park Lodge staff for putting me up for two weeks during year two of Dark Skies month here. Over the last two years, Link to this post!
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Stargazing at Old Fort Point
For those who were on my dark sky tour last night in the Canadian Rockies (and those who are wondering where this is) a stellar time seemed to be had by all on a very crisp and clear October 6. … Continue reading
Could this be the world’s first cross-border dark sky park?
It all started when a group of astronomy club members from Montana couldn’t make a planned guided stargazing weekend for visitors to Waterton Lakes National Park in Southern Alberta: “OK we’ll hire you…the free guys can’t make it” was basically … Continue reading
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Web links for Sky News magazine column on Point Pelee
On-assignment for Sky News magazine, I was lucky enough to be invited to view the Transit of Venus (next one’s in 2117 in case you missed this one) at Point Pelee National Park – one of North America’s premiere birdwatching … Continue reading
Transit of Venus from Canada’s bird-watching paradise
I was lucky enough to be invited to view the Transit of Venus (next one’s in 2117 in case you missed this one) at Point Pelee National Park – one of North America’s premiere birdwatching locales and a recently-minted dark … Continue reading
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Web links for Sky News magazine column on Gordon’s Park
Nestled among 100 acres of cedar-bordered meadows on the world’s largest freshwater isle, Gordon’s Park on Ontario’s Manitoulin Island is possibly the darkest reasonably-accessible place in the province. Link to this post!
Web links for Sky News magazine column on Jasper
In the May/June 2012 issue of Sky News: The Canadian Magazine of Astronomy & Stargazing, I look at Jasper National Park and Dark Sky Preserve (the world’s largest dark sky preserve, by a factor of 10!) in the Canadian Rockies. … Continue reading
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Sky News column web extras: Bruce Peninsula
**Links mentioned in the March/April 2012 Wilderness Astronomer column in the print edition of Sky News Magazine** In addition to the fabulous features of the Bruce Peninsula and surrounding area chronicled in Sky News Magazine, I’d like to share with … Continue reading
Meteors over Canada’s shipwreck capital
Wrapping up our rattlesnake tour of Canadian stargazing destinations, we stopped by Bruce Peninsula National Park/Fathom Five National Marine Reserve and Dark Sky Preserve. (WEB RESOURCES AT BOTTOM OF POST) Though it has fewer venomous snakes than Grasslands dark sky … Continue reading