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Thebacha & Wood Buffalo Dark Sky Festival

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Event Date: 
August 23, 2018 to August 26, 2018

August 23 - 26, 2018

The Thebacha & Wood Buffalo Dark Sky Festival is located in the world's largest dark sky preserve! There is an array of acitivities for both kids and adults including rocket launching, science talks and more!

This year's event will feature:

Roberta Bondar 

Roberta Bondar is Canada's first female astronaut and first neurologist in space. Bondar has received many honours including the Order of Canada, the Order of Ontario, the NASA Space Medal, over 22 honorary degrees and induction into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. 

Nebulous Nikky - Nicole Mortillaro

Nicole Mortillaro is a science reporter, specializing in space, with CBC News in Toronto and the editor of the Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.

Roland Dechesne - Workshop Host

​Roland Dechesne is a Past President of the Calgary Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada and an amateur astronomer with 40 years’ experience. 

For more Information:
Thebacha & Wood Buffalo Dark Sky Festival