Plan Your Stargazing Visit
Prepare For an Amazing View!
L&A County Dark Sky Viewing Area is a great spot for stargazing, astrophotography or deep sky observations with your telescope! Located less than an hour away from the 401, north of Greater Napanee.
Fun Facts
- Free admission
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Contact Details
L&A Dark Sky Viewing Area
Located at 7980 County Road 41,
(37 kilometres north of Napanee)
Follow the road signs.
Directions from Highway 401
Take Exit 579 (Napanee, Kaladar), then head NORTH along County Road 41 for 37 kilometres. You will pass through the communities of Selby, Roblin and Erinsville. The L&A Dark Sky Viewing Area will be on your LEFT, just before the entrance to the Sheffield Conservation Area.
Directions from Highway 7
Upon reaching Kaladar, head SOUTH at the intersection of County Road 41 and Highway 7. Follow County Road 41 for 11 kilometres. The L&A Dark Sky Viewing Area will be on your RIGHT, just past the entrance to the Sheffield Conservation Area.
Events for Stargazers
Laser-Guided Stargazing Tour
Our popular Laser-Guided Stargazing Tour events take place on weekends near a new moon. Each start about an hour after dusk and last approximately 90 minutes. Weather permitting, you’ll get a laser-guided tour of the night sky by Joe Gilker from Dark Arts Astrophotography and have the opportunity to take a look through a telescope at various celestial objects. These events are a great way for novice stargazers to get acquainted with the night sky.
Astro-Photographers Assemble
Our monthly Astrophotographers Assemble events are geared toward night sky photographers (but anyone can attend). It’s an informal evening where shutterbugs – from novice to expert and everyone in between – are encouraged to come out and photograph the stars overhead. Events begin about an hour after dusk and last all night (if you can stay awake that long).
Up Close With The Moon
You can see the moon from everywhere, but have you ever looked at it up close? New for 2020, Tim Trentatue will be at the Dark Sky Viewing Area to teach visitors bit about the moon, and you can take a up close look at the surface of the moon through his high powered telescope.
Perseid Meteor Shower
The Perseid Meteor Shower, the northern hemisphere’s finest annual display of ‘shooting stars’, peaks during the overnight hours of August 11th & 12th. One of the best places to see the meteors in North America is at the Lennox & Addington Dark Sky Viewing Area! If you watch the night sky for at least 15 minutes on that night, you are guaranteed to see at least one meteor—likely more. The longer you watch, the more meteors will flash through the sky.
It’s absolutely amazing!!! I was there yesterday and I swear my heart almost stopped beating from how magnificent and phenomenal the view is!!
Sneak Peak f L&A Dark Sky Viewing Aera
Optimize Your Stargazing Experience
As long as the night has fallen and there are few clouds in the sky, the views will be spectacular from the Dark Sky Viewing Area. But if you want to experience the site at its very best, following these tips provided by Terence Dickinson:
A day with deep blue skies indicates low humidity and clear air and a great time to stargaze.
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