Milky Way Days

Sat, Sep 5, 2015 – Miquelon Lake Provincial Park
Sun, Sep 6, 2015 – Elk Island National Park
2:00 pm – 11:00 pm

On the weekend of Saturday, September 5th, and Sunday, September 6th, Miquelon Lake Provincial Park and Elk Island National Park in partnership with the RASC Edmonton Centre will host the Beaver Hills Dark Sky Preserve’s 10th annual event, celebrating the wonders of the night sky.

Sat, Sep 5 Schedule	Sun, Sep 6 Schedule
Miquelon Lake Provincial Park	Elk Island National Park
Sat, Sep 5 Schedule at Miquelon Lake Provincial Park	Sun, Sep 6 Schedule at Elk Island National Park

Keynote Speaker

Ross Lockwood, PhD

Mars Ablaze – Light, lenses, and living on other planets.

Discover the history of Mars, the future of human space exploration, and the role that light plays in our understanding of the Red Planet.

Two Sessions!

Saturday, Sep 5, 2015 at 8:00pm
Amphitheatre, Miquelon Lake

and

Sunday, Sep 6, 2015 at 8:00pm
Theatre, Astotin Lake, Elk island National Park
(Special appearance in tent between 2:00 and 4:30 pm)

Keynote Speaker

Wilfred Buck, Educator from Opaskwayak Cree Nation

Atchakosuk (The Stars)

Learn about viewing the sky from a different perspective other than the traditional Roman-Greek Mythology. This presentation and sky tour will focus on traditional Ininew (Cree) constellations which are accompanied by mythologies, songs and teachings. The Atchak Sipi (river of spirits) will be central in this presentation. The River Of Spirits is one of the names the Cree have for the Milky Way. Ininew mythology regarding origins will be shared and participants will have the opportunity to hear about how “ah-tim“, the dog, came to the people, as well as other mythologies. Participants will also have the opportunity to participate in a “sacred smudge ceremony”  using one of the four scared cleansing medicines.

Two Sessions!

Saturday, Sep 5, 2015 at 9:00pm
Amphitheatre, Miquelon Lake

and

Sunday, Sep 6, 2015 at 9:00pm – with laser sky tour to follow
Theatre, Astotin Lake, Elk island National Park

_{* Milky Way Panorama courtesy Warren Finlay}