Talks are still underway, but if the Calgary Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) has it's way, Ralph Klein Park in the city’s deep southeast will be home to Alberta’s first urban public observatory.
"Calgary Parks has been wonderful to work with. We are still going through the process. We hope this will be our site. It is ideal – it's at the south end of the city's skies and we can see horizon to horizon all around us. It's a wonderful spot."
Simon Poole is the current president of the Calgary Centre of the RASC and enjoys watching people discover all the night sky has to offer. It used to organize public night viewings with its telescopes at the old Centennial Planetarium, which became TELUS Spark.The society is still able to host events south of the city at the Rothney Astrophysical Observatory but space and time with its telescope is limited.
"Bill Peters was the director of that facility, who's still very involved in the astronomical community and designing observatories around the world and working in consulting in that regard," said Foret.
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