Astronomy, Indigenous Peoples, and the Challenge of Light Pollution

  • Jennifer Howse, Rothney Astrophysical Observatory, University of Calgary; Maureen Luchsinger and Laura Griffen, Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area, Foothills, Alberta; Moderated by Aaron Boley, Physics and Astronomy, UBC, and Co-Director, Outer Space Institute
    Online recording via YouTube (click here to view)

    Thursday, February 4
    Events in this series are presented by Green College in partnership with the Outer Space Institute
    in the series
    Humanity’s Expansion into Outer Space: Our Ambition and Its Consequences
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  • Indigenous Peoples have deep knowledge and close cultural connections to the night sky. In this feature event from the Green College/Outer Space Institute video series on Humanity's Expansion into Outer Space, UBC astronomer Aaron Boley speaks with Jennifer Howse from the Rothney Astrophysical Observatory at the University of Calgary about the Blackfoot First Nation's knowledge and connections to the night sky of Southern Alberta. Joining them in conversation are two experts in the effects of light pollution on wildlife and humans: Maureen Luchsinger and Laura Griffen from the Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area in Foothills, Alberta.

    Viewing URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR4-kpFoA_4

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When
February 4th, 2021 from  5:00 PM to  6:30 PM
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Online Lecture via Zoom
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Speaker Series Humanity’s Expansion into Outer Space: Our Ambition and its Consequences
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Speaker (new) Jennifer Howse, Rothney Astrophysical Observatory, University of Calgary; Maureen Luchsinger and Laura Griffen, Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area, Foothills, Alberta; Moderated by Aaron Boley, Physics and Astronomy, UBC, and Co-Director, Outer Space Institute
Short Speaker Jennifer Howse; Maureen Luchsinger; Laura Griffen; Moderated by Aaron Boley
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