Véga
The place
Véga in Estrie, Notre-Dame-des-Bois/La Patrie sector (Mont-Mégantic National Park, Quebec, Canada), at 781 m elevation, Appalachian plateau. Continuous Quebec Estrie cluster (batches 234-390, 2 entries, close to Sirius batch 365, same coordinates 45.44/-71.13). SÉPAQ Mont-Mégantic shelter ("Véga" — star Alpha Lyrae, α Lyr, magnitude 0.03, 5th brightest in the night sky, iconic in astronomy + Mont-Mégantic 1105 m, 2nd highest in Estrie after Mont Ham 713 m + ASTROLab Mont-Mégantic Observatory, Université Laval-Montréal, 1978 + International Dark-Sky Reserve 2007, world's first, 5300 km², 30,000 residents complying with night-lighting regulations, excluding light pollution, iconic + Abenaki heritage (Algonquian people, Wolinak, Odanak-Wôlinak, 4000 + Saint-François/Kamouraska, scattered remnants).
The setting
Estrie, Notre-Dame-des-Bois/La Patrie, Mont-Mégantic, QC Canada, 781 m, Appalachian plateau, continuous cluster batches 234-390, 2 entries close to Sirius batch 365 same coordinates 45.44/-71.13, SÉPAQ shelter Véga α Lyr 0.03, 5th brightest sky, astronomy + Mont-Mégantic 1105 m 2nd Estrie + ASTROLab Observatory 1978 Université Laval-Montréal + International Dark-Sky Reserve 2007 world's first 5300 km² 30,000 residents, Abenaki Wolinak Odanak-Wôlinak 4000 St-François/Kamouraska.
