Pollux
Québec · Canada0 mUnguardedVerified listing
The place
Pollux in Estrie (Eastern Townships), Coaticook/Compton sector (Québec, Canada, ~30 km from the Vermont USA border), at 669 m elevation, Appalachian range (Mont Sutton, Mont Mégantic 1105 m, 2nd highest in southern QC). Continuous Québec Estrie cluster (batches 234-306). Family shelter (mythological Gemini twins surname alongside Castor, Pollux star Beta Geminorum), heritage of the ASTROLab region of Mont-Mégantic (first international dark-sky reserve, UNESCO 2007, worldwide).
The setting
Estrie Coaticook/Compton Québec 669 m Appalachians Mégantic 1105 m 2nd southern QC US VT border, continuous cluster batches 234-306, Pollux star Beta Geminorum, ASTROLab Mont-Mégantic 1st intl dark-sky reserve UNESCO 2007.
