TELESCOPE EXPERIENCE (WHISTLERS CAMPGROUND)

Explore the world’s largest astronomy park!

Our darkest tour! (As with all our photos, imagery on this page shows actual sky images from the observing site associated with this tour).

“Ever since proposing Jasper become a dark sky preserve in 2010, I’ve dreamed of offering the ultimate stargazing experience here. Our NEW Whistlers Campground tour represents the purest form of night sky enjoyment: A truly dark, unobstructed, horizon-to-horizon view of the heavens.”
– Peter McMahon,
award-winning science and space journalist / general manager, The Jasper Planetarium

For those who want the ultimate dark sky location still within reach of the Town of Jasper…

Andromeda Galaxy, as seen through one of our telescopes

Join us steps from Whistlers Campground sites (those not staying here access the area by shuttle) for:

• An interactive guided tour of our telescopes
• A 4K ‘instant-replay’ of the latest screen-captures from recent live views through our telescopes in Jasper
• A look at how to photograph the Northern Lights and Milky Way with your DSLR camera (upon-request)
• 

  meteorite samples from our collection

  Hands-on experiences: make an aurora, hold a meteorite!

• Also, if the skies are clear enough, we will offer LIVE guided views through our optical and video-based telescopes next to the planetarium.

As this is an outdoor event, please dress for evening Rocky Mountain weather (i.e. warmly!)

Please note: This does not include the Planetarium program.

NOTE:

• The Telescope Experience 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.
• 

  the view from our Whistlers Campground location on a clear night

  We DO NOT provide refunds if the skies are too cloudy BUT this tour includes a 2-year “rain check” to re-book for another date.
  (No action is required to activate this rain-check. It is automatically included in your tour)

Please note: Raincheck location may vary based on when you redeem it (ie. main location at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge is open year-round while other locations such as Whistlers Campground are seasonal).

ONLY book this experience if you are staying at Whistlers Campground

Those NOT staying at Whistlers Campground MUST book the Telescope Experience with Shuttle if they want to participate in the telescopes experience at Whistlers Campground (vehicles NOT registered at the campground WILL BE TURNED AWAY at entry)

IMPORTANT!

ONLY book this experience if you are staying at Whistlers Campground

Due to Parks Canada policy on dark sky use of this area, those NOT staying at Whistlers Campground MUST book the Telescope Experience with Shuttle to participate in the telescopes experience at Whistlers Campground (vehicles NOT registered at the campground WILL BE TURNED AWAY at entry)