Astronomical Tourist Attractions in the Kingston Area
Page Created: 2005 March 06
Page last updated: 2005 September 30
City Park - Original site of the Kingston Observatory
This image above is circa 1960 (photo credit: Queen's Observatory website).
For a great background see V.A. Hughes
article
(photo
credit: Leo Enright)
All that
remains is a historical plaque.
In the image to the left is the plaque dedication on Saturday November 02, 1985
with Dr. AV Douglas
in the centre, Dr. VA Hughes on the
right, and Dr. John Downie on the left.
The plaque itself went missing in 1997 and only recently was found
in a ditch outside of Kingston and returned to the Park (in 2003).
Look here for a Complete Image Catalog
If you know of any other astronomically related site (artwork, sundials, historic sites, etc) please contact us.
URL: http://starlightcascade.ca/tourism/citypark
Created by Kevin Kell & Kim Hay