Total eclipses of the Sun: a pretext for a trip!
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April 3, 2024
The total eclipse of the Sun on April 8, 2024, observable in southern Québec, is an opportunity to reflect on the rarity of these grand-scale...Read more
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Researcher anecdotes: journey to the heart of large telescopes
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April 20, 2022
Jonathan Gagné is an astrophysicist at Planétarium Rio Tinto Alcan who brings the scientific method to bear on his cup of coffee. It’s true: the man...Read more
The impact of LED technology on light pollution in Montréal
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February 22, 2022
With technological breakthroughs and the growth of big cities around the world, we’ve gradually erased the beauty offered by the night sky from our...Read more
What makes the Pole Star special?
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July 20, 2021
The Pole Star is one of the best known stars, but it also holds its share of mysteries: is it brighter than the other stars? Is it the Shepherd’s...Read more
Charles Messier, the comet chaser
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February 3, 2021
Qui est Charles Messier? Charles Messier is a name well known to amateur astronomers, he being the creator of a catalogue of astronomical objects...Read more
Laurie Rousseau-Nepton, an Innu out to conquer the stars
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June 24, 2020
Series: An inspiring astrophysicist This is the start of a series of interviews with Québec women who work in astronomy, woman who’ve made a name for...Read more
Susan Jocelyn Bell, the overlooked Nobel Prize winner
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October 16, 2019
The Nobel Prize in Physics in 1974 created a lively controversy when it was awarded to the astrophysicist Anthony Hewish for the discovery of pulsars...Read more
Apollo 11’s giant leap
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July 17, 2019
There are events of such importance that they’re inscribed forever in the history books. The Apollo 11 mission and the first steps on the Moon belong...Read more
Astronomy applications for mobile devices
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October 10, 2017
From an encyclopedia to star finders by way of educational games and even telescope control, there are a host of astronomy applications out there for...Read more
Face-to-face with a scientific communicator: Loïc Quesnel
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November 3, 2015
Behind the scenes at our institutions, there are all kinds of individuals who cultivate the art of understanding and caring for our live collections...Read more
