The best U.S. trains for stargazing trips, including 2 in NorCal

The best U.S. trains for stargazing trips, including 2 in NorCal

Light pollution is the bane of a stargazer’s existence. The glow emanating from cities tends to wash out everything interesting happening above our head — comets, meteor showers, the (until recently) floating astronaut prison that is the International Space Station. But there’s a way to lose the washed-out skies, and it involves one of the world’s most romantic forms of travel: riding a train on a historic railway. So says National Geographic, w…

Dark Sky International presentation and stargazing events Tuesday in Owen Sound

Dark Sky International advocates have set up a presentation at the library in Owen Sound and a stargazing event on Tuesday evening.