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Vancouver Island Walk of the Planets - Project Summary

Bill Smith
September 07, 2014
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Vancouver Island Walk of the Planets - Project Summary

September 2014

Bill Smith

September 07, 2014
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  1. Cattle Point DARK SKY Urban Star Park? A joint project

    between the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada and the Municipality of Oak Bay, Victoria BC Canada
  2. Location of Cairns Planet Cairn Location Distance in AU Alternatives

    Notes In Oak Bay Sponsor SUN Cattle Point Cattle Point Top of steps near Willows Beach Yes Rosemary Short Mercury Willows Park 0.4 Willows Park Yes Venus Oak Bay Beach Hotel 0.7 Oak Bay Beach Hotel Or Native Plant Garden Yes Earth Blueberry Hill 1.0 Blueberry Hill Anderson Park Yes Bill Smith Mars Walbran Park 1.5 Walbran Park Yes Asteroid Belt (Passau) Gonzales Hill Observatory 3.0 Gonzales -> Fort Rodd Hill 16498 Passau (1990 SX8) is a main-belt asteroid Victoria Jupiter Fort Rodd Hill 5.2 Fort Rodd Hill Langford Saturn Sooke Potholes 9.5 Sooke Potholes Sooke Uranus China Beach 19.2 China Beach Juan de Fuca Prov Park Athlone Travel Neptune Port Renfrew 30.0 Port Renfrew Port Renfrew Pluto Bamfield 40.0 Bamfield Start of West Coast Trail Bamfield Kuiper Belt Objects Tofino 50.0 Ucluelet Tofino Oort Cloud Beijing 2,000.0 50 times as far as Pluto Beijing
  3. The Short Walk – 2 Hours • Takes you from

    the SUN at Cattle Point • Past MERCURY at Willows Park • Past VENUS at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel • Past the EARTH at Primrose Hill • Past MARS at Walbran Park • Past the ASTEROIDS at Gonzales Observatory • Ending up at the Space Station at the Penny Farthing + Starbucks
  4. The Intermediate Walk – 4 Hours • Takes you from

    the SUN at Cattle Point • Past MERCURY at Willows • Past VENUS at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel • Past the EARTH at Primrose Hill • Past MARS at Walbran Park • Past the ASTEROIDS at Gonzales Observatory • Along the Galloping Goose Trail to JUPITER at Fort Rodd Hill • Finishing back at Spinnakers Pub
  5. The Full Solar System – 21 days • Along the

    Oak Bay Walk of the Inner Planets – Takes you from the SUN at Cattle Point around Oak Bay • Along Galloping Goose Trail across Victoria to JUPITER at Fort Rodd Hill • Along the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail – SATURN - Sooke Pot Holes – URANUS - China Beach (Start of West Coast Trail) • Along The West Coast Trail – NEPTUNE - Port Renfrew (End of West Coast Trail) – PLUTO – Bamfield (Start of West Coast Trail) • Along the Wild Pacific Trail(s) – KUIPER BELT OBJECTS - Ucluelet to Tofino
  6. Bicycle and Motorcycle Options For more adventurous - Rent a

    bicycle, motorbike or car and explore the Pacific Marine Circle. Visit URANUS at China Beach and NEPTUNE at Port Renfrew. PLUTO can also be visited by taking the road along Cowichan Lake to Bamfield
  7. Funding Strategy • Phased Construction over 5-10 years • Total

    Amount Needed – 11 Cairns + Sun – $7,500 per donation – cairn has bronzed plaque in honour of a nominee – Total Cost approx. $90,000 will be raised : • To build 11 cairns + SUN • Plus free rugged outdoor telescope at Cattle Point (as used on BC Ferries)
  8. Stage 1 – 2014-2015 • First Two Locations – SUN

    at Cattle Point DARK SKY Urban Star Park • Top of steps from Willows Beach – EARTH at Anderson Park (Blueberry Hill) • Overlooking Salish Sea and Olympic Mountains • Celebrating Life on Earth, • Reminding us of Tilikum and BLACKFISH
  9. – SUN at Cattle Point DARK SKY Urban Star Park

    • Top of steps from Willows Beach – The SUN would be purchased from PASSAU Location # 1 – THE SUN
  10. – EARTH at Anderson Park (Blueberry Hill) • Overlooking Salish

    Sea and Olympic Mountains • Celebrating Life on Earth • Reminding us of Tilikum and BLACKFISH • First Nations Artist Kelli Clifton – Large carving of Tilikum – Reminding us of the importance of all life on earth Location # 2 – THE EARTH
  11. The Project Status • April 2014 : Conceived in Passau

    • May 2014 : Introduced the idea to : • Oak Bay Tourism • The Oak Bay Business Improvement Association • June 2014 : 4 Walks designed and “launched” on the Cattle Point Star Park Web Site • July-October 2014 : – Oak Bay Municipality Community Initiatives Committee – Oak Bay Council for approval for SUN and EARTH