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Posted: May 01, 2021 7:30 AM MT | Last Updated: May 1
A comet fragment burning up in Earth s atmosphere in February 2021 is captured by the Hesje Observatory, southeast of Edmonton.(Hesje Observatory)
New observatory opens in dark sky preserve near Edmonton
Whether it’s watching for aurora, shooting stars, or the planets, Edmonton-area star gazers have a new tool to get a closer look at the night sky.
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Posted: Jan 12, 2021 12:57 PM MT | Last Updated: January 12
Hesje Observatory, western Canada s first observatory in a dark sky preserve, opened Tuesday southeast of Edmonton. (Supplied/ University of Alberta)
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The University of Alberta has a new option for looking into the night sky at its new Hesje Observatory, located at the Augustana Miquelon Lake Research Station.
This new observatory will allow students, researchers and members of the public to see the night sky with no light pollution through a PlaneWave 17” Corrected Dall-Kirkham telescope.
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The observatory, located in Miquelon Lake Provincial Park roughly 60 km southeast of Edmonton, is set to open virtually on Jan. 12 at 6:30 p.m. through a webinar.