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All-hail the Saturday Supermoon!
It’s that time of year again, when news sites and TV stations act like Mars is going to crash into the Pacific with a flaming 2012 Apocalypse comet tail: The dramatic rise of the yearly “super-moon”. This phenomenon – while … Continue reading
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
Posted in Dark Sky Preserves, Events, News, Resources, Sky News Magazine column web links
Tagged dark sky preserve, jasper, parks canada, sites
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Best Jupiter, Venus, Moon conjunction “for years to come”
A few weeks ago, as Venus was getting high in the sky, you may remember that Jupiter and Venus have been jockeying for position around the Moon as it all appears from here on Earth (here’s a look at some … Continue reading
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Telescope test-drive Part 2: The Great Family Astronomy Tailgate Party
A few months ago, I set out into the Canadian wilderness with a selection of Sky Watchertelescopes, and a pair of Canon image-stabilized binoculars furnished by my gear sponsor EfstonScience of Toronto (more on that here.) With this gear, I recently took several families out to … Continue reading
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Tagged binoculars, campsite stargazing, canada, family, telescope, wilderness astronomy
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