After a month in Canada’s north, I’m back home again. I took the train back from Churchill to Winnipeg (this time, the journey was far
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The Best Things in Life
The aurora & astronomy instructor at the CNSC often tells people who come up and are eager to see the northern lights: “The best things
Out of This World
Last Saturday we had the most spectacular show I’ve seen yet in Churchill. It started as a pretty nice aurora. Early in the evening, we
Building for the Environment
I recently got to go on a “Green Building Tour” of the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, and learned a little bit about the history of
Lights, Camera… Rockets?
About a week ago, there was a night of mild aurora (it was technically mild, but still beautiful!). A mild aurora can sometimes make for
Focus on Stars
This past week and a bit, I’ve attended all of the learning vacation lectures at the CNSC and learned heaps about astronomy and the aurora.
