Albertans in Space
The Alberta connection
The University of Calgary's observatory sits in the foothills, where the sky is still dark enough to teach with.
In this episode
Jennifer Howse of the Rothney Astrophysical Observatory on light pollution, what it is costing people and wildlife, and the Indigenous night-sky stories that were told long before telescopes.
Released as “Roadtrip to Rothney” in podcast apps.
Book Club pick
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne. The 1870 classic of exploration in a world nobody had seen, picked by an observatory educator. See the whole shelf.
About the guest
Jennifer Howse, Education Specialist, Rothney Astrophysical Observatory. Meet every guest.
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