We will meet at 7 pm in the meeting house at 475 Bluff Road in Avonport (Not at Acadia U.)
Starry Nights and Mountain Bikes? A Dark-Sky Preserve Party at Jasper National Park
by Mary Lou Whitehorne – President of the RASC
Summmary: At the invitation (and expense) of Tourism Jasper, I traveled to Jasper National Park to participate in the Park’s Dark Sky Media and VIP declaration celebration on 1 October, 2011. This 40-minute talk gives an account of the event, including aboriginal participation and sky lore, and a brief overview of the RASC’s dark-sky preserve program and its successful and growing partnership with Parks Canada. My presentation will wrap up with a quick look at Jasper National Park’s dark-sky sites, and a short detour into other interesting Park locations.
(Refreshments and conversation following)
(RASC = Royal Astronomical Society of Canada)