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Ready to explore the night sky? Schedule a night sky tour today! Let me guide you on a journey through the stars, tailor-made just for you. Tours are normally available at dark sky sites near Monkton, ON and near Howdenvale, ON, but special arrangements can be made for other locations. Best for small groups of five people or less. The tour will include naked eye, binocular and telescope observing with a 12 inch dobsonian.
All tours are weather-dependent, and payment must be delivered in cash or via e-Transfer before the tour will start.
Night Sky Highlights
$300
Embark on an unforgettable night sky adventure as you explore handpicked seasonal celestial targets, giving you a sample of the best of what can be seen in the night sky. Let us guide you through objects like the moon, planets, comets, star clusters, nebulas and galaxies that can be seen with a large amateur telescope! 3h
Observing Basics
$150-$300
These tours take you through the basics of using binoculars and manual (not computerized) telescopes, including topics like aligning your finder scope, collimation basics, using an equatorial mount, using star charts, finding the moon and planets, and finding deep sky objects such as star clusters, nebulas and galaxies. 1.5h+
Lunar Wonders
$150
Embark on an unforgettable evening observing the Earth’s moon through a large telescope. Your guide will introduce you to the moon and its natural history, and take you on a tour of highlights of the lunar surface visible that night. Some other night sky highlights may be included as part of the tour. These tours can be done in the city! 1.5h
Custom Tours
A custom tour can be developed for people with prior observing experience who want to go deeper and look at more challenging objects than the highlights, or for people who want to focus on a specific kind of object - planets, comets, meteor showers, galaxies, and more!
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