- 4+ y/o Ages 4+ y/o
- 1.5 - 2 hrs Duration 1.5 - 2 hrs
Visit the world’s largest accessible dark sky preserve Jasper National Park! Guided tours take place in our dome theatre, then outside with the largest, most powerful telescopes in the Rockies!
Quick Details
*** In addition to this virtual visit we are still offering in-person tours in Jasper as well ***
GROUP PRICES ON THIS PAGE ARE FOR NON-PRIVATE VIRTUAL GROUP RATES AT PUBLIC TIMES AND CAN ONLY BE BOOKED BY PHONE
FOR PUBLIC OR PRIVATE VIRTUAL GROUP SALES, PLEASE CALL TO DISCUSS, AT (780) 931-3275
Look through the largest, most powerful telescopes in the North American Rockies…via Zoom
Join staff at the Jasper Planetarium for a 45-minute virtual visit to our dome theatre, our meteorite collection (including our Moon rock and our rock from Mars), our aurora simulator AND outside with LIVE views from the most powerful telescopes in the North American Rockies.
Included
WEATHER-PROOF ACTIVITIES (approx 20 minutes)
meteorite samples from our collection
Welcome!
TELESCOPES (approx 25 minutes)
FOR GROUP SALES, PLEASE CALL TO DISCUSS, AT (780) 931-3275
FAQs for this tour:
the Orion Nebula, as seen LIVE through a telescope at The Jasper Planetarium
WHAT DO I NEED TO JOIN THIS TOUR?
Zoom (via https://zoom.us/), a high-speed Internet connection and a device capable of running Zoom.
HOW DO I JOIN THIS TOUR?
After payment is made, you will receive a Zoom meeting ID and password to use to join the tour on the date and time you have booked for. Your confirmation will also include information on what to do if you have technical issues.
DO I NEED A WEBCAM AND DO I NEED TO HAVE IT ON FOR THIS TOUR?
No. While you can specifically request with our staff to turn on your video and even interact face-to-face *** we do not require you to attend this tour with video on*** As a result, no web cam is required for this tour.
the Whirlpool Galaxy ‘eating’ a smaller galaxy, as seen LIVE through one of our telescopes
SO IS THIS ACTUALLY LIVE?
Yes! ***Our staff will be present and able to interact with you on-and/or-off-camera for 100% of each tour***
During certain tours, portions of the visuals for the introductory portion of our tour may be pre-recorded – though staff will always be present via text chat.
The telescope portion of our tour will ALWAYS consist of 100% live visuals and audio of our staff and telescopes, which participants will be able to interact with LIVE in realtime.
In-fact, in some cases, you may even be joining a tour that has a mix of virtual and in-person participants. (I.e. some people joining via Zoom and some on-site in Jasper.)
IS THERE A MAXIMUM CAPACITY FOR THIS TOUR?
Yes. Even though this is a virtual visit, in order to maintain a high level of quality and ensure a reasonable chance for everyone who wants to interact directly with our staff to do so, we will limit the number of parties who can purchase admission for each of these tours. This includes limitations on tours where there is a mix of in-person and virtual participants.
The Moon in 4K as seen through our new video scope at The Jasper Planetarium
WHAT IF TECHNICAL ISSUES PREVENT ME FROM JOINING THE TOUR?
If for any reason you are unable to attend this tour due to technical issues on your end, you will be given a free rain-check to attend a future tour at-no-additional-charge. If you are unable to attend this tour due to technical issues on OUR end, you will be given the option of either a full refund or the opportunity to attend a future tour at-no-additional-charge.
DO I HAVE TO WEAR A MASK DURING THIS TOUR?
No. This is a virtual tour that you will attend remotely via Zoom. Our live staff on the tour will not have masks on as they will be well over 2 metres from anyone else, in a fenced area during the tour (during in-person or combination-virtual-in-person tours with online and in-person participants, all our staff and in-person participants are required to wear masks until provincial health regulations no longer require them.)
WHAT IF IT’S CLOUDY?
This virtual visit is a learning opportunity with many non-weather-dependent aspects AND weather permitting views of the sky.
While we do not need the sky to be completely clear to use our telescopes we CAN NOT guarantee clear skies.
We DO NOT provide refunds if the skies are too cloudy BUT will allow you to use the price of this tour towards purchase of an in-person version of our Telescope or any other tour we offer anytime within 2 years of your original purchase. (To do this, just call to book by phone for a date no later than 2 years after your virtual visit and mention it was cloudy for your virtual visit, note the date, and tell us that you’d like to apply the the price of this tour towards purchase of an in-person version of our Telescope or any other tours we offer.)