page_title: Killarney Provincial Park Observatory
section_title: Waasa Debaabing (smaller observatory housing a 10" Telescope)
hierarchical_section_title: Killarney Provincial Park Observatory / History of the Observatory Complex / Waasa Debaabing (smaller observatory housing a 10" Telescope)
caption_attribution_description: English: Interior of the Killarney Provincial Park Observatory
context_page_description: The Killarney Provincial Park Observatory is an astronomical observatory located at the George Lake Campground of Killarney Provincial Park.
  The Observatory is operated by Ontario Parks and houses two observatory buildings. The original facility contains a 10” telescope with solar filter, ideal for nighttime as well as daytime viewing of the Sun. The newer facility contains a 16” fully automated telescope with a 5” refractor and is ideal for research, astrophotography and public use. Both telescopes are available for Discovery programs as well as private sign-out by interested visitors.
context_section_description: In 2010, to celebrate 25 consecutive years of astronomy education provided by Bruce Waters, it was decided to establish a permanent facility (observatory building and telescope system) that could meet the following requirements. To be available for:
  year-round use
  the NHE staff to provide programing of their own (rather than solely relying upon astronomy educators)
  self-use such that any person with interest could sign out the facility for themselves
  A 10" Meade 2120 LX3 on a fork mount within a SkyShed POD system was opened to the public on July 17, 2010. At the time, the observatory was the first public use observatory in any provincial park. This setup provided excellent views but limited automation. In 2011 the telescope mount was upgraded to a Losmandy G11 Gemini 2 automated system. This upgrade significantly improved the usability of the telescope for staff and Park visitors alike. The observatory sits upon a deck with two ramps (to ease the movement of people) donated by the Friends of Killarney Park.
caption: The 10" telescope and observatory
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