Sirius
The place
Sirius in the Eastern Townships, Notre-Dame-des-Bois/La Patrie sector (Mont-Mégantic National Park, Quebec, Canada), at 781 m altitude, Appalachian plateau. Continuous Quebec Eastern Townships cluster (batches 234-365). SÉPAQ refuge Mont-Mégantic ("Sirius", the brightest star in the night sky, Alpha Canis Majoris α CMa magnitude -1.46, iconic in astronomy + Mont-Mégantic 1105 m, 2nd highest in the Eastern Townships after Mont Ham 713 m + ASTROLab Mont-Mégantic Observatory Université Laval-Montréal 1978 + International Dark-Sky Reserve 2007, 1st in the world, 5300 km², 30,000 residents complying with night lighting regulations excluding light pollution + heritage of the Abenaki (Algonquian people, Wolinak Odanak-Wôlinak, 4000 + Saint-François/Kamouraska scattered remnants).
The setting
Eastern Townships Notre-Dame-des-Bois/La Patrie Mont-Mégantic Quebec Canada 781 m Appalachian plateau, continuous cluster batches 234-365, SÉPAQ Sirius brightest star in the sky α CMa -1.46 astronomy + Mont-Mégantic 1105 m 2nd Eastern Townships + ASTROLab Observatory 1978 Université Laval-Montréal + International Dark-Sky Reserve 2007 1st in world 5300 km² 30,000 residents, Abenaki Wolinak Odanak-Wôlinak 4000 St-François/Kamouraska.
