North Frontenac Astronomy Park — Attraction in North Frontenac

Either we are alone in this universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying

Was tracking the lunar phase and weather for 2 weeks to get this perfect alignment of no moon darkness, cloud cover and weather condition for dark sky gazing

North frontenac dark sky preseve was nothing short of a surprise. More than worth the 3 hour drive from Toronto. The skies were still cloudy 2 hours out but as we approached Greater Napanee, nature was kind on us

Reached around 1 am and spent a wonderful 3 hours watching the transcending core and tail of our milky way galaxy in the naked eye.

Shooting stars, relatively slow travelling satellites and a billion star clusters, deep space is nothing short of amusement.

It was very surprising to see the sun light beginning to wash off all the stars around 3.30 am and begin to lighten...

Terrible viewing spot, its next to an air strip and a very well lit house. I recommend going to alternate "dark sky viewing areas" within the region, there are a few much nicer ones than this one. Also the road from Ottawa to this one is nothing short of atrocious, we went during the spring melt and saw 3 foot deep cracks in the road, entire sections of the road were blocked off by trees, fallen rocks, etc. I've gone to both dark sky viewing areas in that region on multiple occasions, but the last time we went to this one I did not feel comfortable driving my family around on such poorly kept, dangerous roads up until we got close to the preserve, amd thats despite having a very offroad capable rig. Would not recommend this place over others in the...

If you're into stargazing that's the place to be. Scintillating views of the dark sky, milkyway and shooting stars all over the place every few seconds. If you want to record the experience must carry a tripod with a good camera. Timelapse videos are a must. Phone camera also works if it has hyperlapse or other night modes. Obviously carrying a telescope is amazing for live experience. Make sure you carry some red light for navigating around the place and don't turn on your phone flash lights. The photos here are from...