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The second annual Dark Sky Festival takes place at Kathleen Lake September 22 and 23 by Elayne Hurlburt
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ukoners – and others – who enjoy celestial pursuits may want to follow the stars to Kluane’s “Northern Nights” Dark Sky Festival at Kathleen Lake this weekend. This is the second time around for this event, which is jointly sponsored by Parks Canada and the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC). Viktor Zsohar is a director of the Yukon Astronomical Society, also known as the RASC: Yukon Centre. He is the group’s vicepresident of observatory and observation operations. “The stargazing event last year was truly fantastic,” Zsohar said. “The sky views of star clusters and galaxies were majestic, and we really enjoyed participating with this curious and knowledgeable audience.” Another enthusiastic participant in last year’s inaugural festival was Sophie Littée, an Alaskan who took part in a painting workshop, among other things. “The whole event was great, SO fun. I look at my painting with fond memories of my time at the festival at Kathleen Lake,” Littée wrote in an email from California. As they did last year, organizers with the Kluane National Park Reserve and the astronomical society are once again offering workshops and opportunities to examine the night skies through camera or telescope lenses, or with the naked eye. There will also be presentations and workshops facilitated by professional visual artists and astronomers, as well as First Nations storytelling, and even instructions on how to build a bat house. (Bats want to be cozy, too.) Those with a keen interest in stars, planets and space travel may choose to eavesdrop on a talk
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via Skype by Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen. Food will be provided, and there are musical events planned for both evenings. Many of the weekend’s activities will take place inside the enclosed, heated camp kitchen, but organizers are hoping a repeat of last year’s weather will allow participants to engage in outdoor pursuits in even greater numbers than last year. If the weather turns nasty, there will be movies to watch inside the shelter.
Workshop space is limited, so even participants planning to camp overnight at the Kathleen Lake campground are encouraged to register ahead of time. Organizers are promising two evenings of unique, dramatic and educational experiences under the canopy of Kluane’s night sky at the Yukon’s only Dark Sky Festival. Elayne Hurlburt is a Haines Junction writer, editor of the St. Elias Echo, and a retired Yukon College instructor.
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Stars and colours abound during Neil Zeller’s nighttime photography workshop Northern Nights Festival Schedule FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 22 Painting Colourful Nights - 5:30-7:30 p.m. Capture the night sky on canvas with Artist Maya Rosenberg. Cost: $40 to cover supplies. Nighttime Photography Workshop - 7:30-10:30 p.m. Learn how to take incredible nighttime photos with beautiful Kathleen Lake as your backdrop. Hosted by professional photographer Neil Zeller. Cost: $22 Junction Coffeehouse - 8:30-10 p.m. Listen to local talent while cozying up to the fire with hot chocolate. FREE Stargazing - 10 p.m. Explore space through a telescope with the Royal Astronomical Society as your guide. FREE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Bat house building workshop – 12:30-4 p.m. Build your own bat house and learn more about this special and endangered species. Cost: $22 to cover supplies. Yukon Astronomical Society Presentation - 4:30-6 p.m. Learn from the experts about star-gazing and aurora viewing in the North with a special introduction from astronaut Jeremy Hansen via Skype. FREE Traditional Stories and Campfire Roast – 6-8 p.m. Listen to traditional stories told by John Fingland from Champagne and Aishihik First Nations, while enjoying hot dogs and bannock on a stick. FREE Nighttime Photography workshop - 7:00-10 p.m. Jazz Concert – 8:30-10 p.m. The jazz trio of Anne Turner, Gordon Miller and Lisa Preto is guaranteed to sooth your soul while marshmallows warm it up! FREE Stargazing – 10 p.m. For further information and to register for workshops: www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn/yt/kluane/activ/act-eve
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