Sun, Aug 13
|Tehkummah
Perseid Meteor Showers | Aug 13, 2023
PEAK NIGHT!!! Our DarkSky Preserve is the ultimate location for Perseid Meteor Showers. Join our experienced Astronomy Guides as we experience this phenomenal meteor shower around its peak and the New Moon, with up to 100 beautifully coloured meteors or more streaming across the sky per hour!
Time & Location
Aug 13, 2023, 8:45 PM – 11:45 PM EDT
Tehkummah, 18777 ON-6, Tehkummah, ON P0P 2C0, Canada
Guests
About the Event
The Best Show On Earth!!!NOT
Amateur and expert astronomers alike come together for this annual celestial show! Come view the night sky in our RASC designated Dark Sky Preserve, the ultimate location for Perseids Meteor Showers, with exceptionally dark skies, minimal light pollution and 360 degree observing from horizon to horizon.
Join our experienced Astronomy Guides as we experience this phenomenal meteor shower around its peak and the New Moon, with up to 100 beautifully coloured meteors or more streaming across the sky per hour!
Starting with stories about Manitoulin Island itself, with acknowledgement to the peoples & land, our guides offer a variety of astronomy stories & insights into the night skies at Manitoulin Eco Park. Home to an RASC (Royal Astronomical Society of Canada) registered Dark Sky Preserve, our own red-light only district with next to no light pollution, you could see stars, planets, constellations and galaxies far…
Schedule
15 minutesRegistration for Forest Campers
Outside the Nature Center
5 minutesConvoy to DarkSky Parking
Main Parking Lot
Tickets
Astronomy Night
Our Astronomy Night includes an orientation into astronomy, a review of planets, northern lights, and solar systems, laser guided sky tour, tutorial on star hopping, tips & tricks for viewing with the naked eye, instructions on the use of a planisphere (star map) to find objects in the night sky. Participants will also have the opportunity to try Bausch & Lomb wide-angle binoculars & observe through the Park’s 8″ Dobsonian Telescope. Activities for ALL weather and sky conditions are offered.
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Important Notes
Orientation to the DarkSky Preserve, Campground & Observation Field
The DarkSky Preserve has a no white light policy after sunset: no campfires; please have red filters for your flashlights, headlamps, and camping lamps; plan to arrive by sunset to drive a car in. The gate will be closed to cars after sunset.
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The DarkSky Preserve or DSP includes an observation field plus campsites, the Stargazing Cabin, and Milky Way Bunkie for overnight guests. As a courtesy please keep voices low and cell phones on silent after sunset
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No white light is allowed in the DSP including no campfires, cell phone screens, or vehicle headlights.
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While we encourage event participants to walk without artificial light as much as possible, as a safety measure please be sure to bring your own flashlights and/or headlamps with AMBER or RED filters sufficient to colour and significantly dim the light shining through (you can attach cloth or cellophane paper with tape).
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Astronomy guides will be at the front and back of the group with amber or red light sources.
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On standard settings, cell phones should not be used as flashlights, or for taking pictures due to the white light of their screens and flashes. Alternatively, you can download an AMBER OR RED LIGHT app for your smartphone.
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No laser pointers of any kind or strength (other than in use by our astronomy staff).
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The DSP gate is closed to vehicles after sunset.
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During all astronomy events, for safety all guests should stay with their guide and the group at all times. If you need to leave the event early for any reason, please be sure to notify one of the astronomy guides before you go.
CANCELLATIONS/MODIFICATIONS
All Event tickets are non-refundable. However, should DarkSky Preserve need to cancel an event, you will receive the option of either an opportunity to come to one of our future events, or a credit voucher in the amount of your purchase to be used at the Park during the same season, both pending availability.
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All event tickets are non-refundable.
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Events are held in all sky and weather conditions except those the Eco Park determines to be hazardous (eg. lightning, high winds).
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Event tickets can be transferred to another date this season (pending availability) only if the Eco Park cancels the event. We will notify you by email in the event of a cancellation in advance.
To request change of date or for cancelations, visit: