CATTLE POINT URBAN STAR PARK OAK BAY WALK OF THE PLANETS 2014

Cattle Point Urban Star Park? A joint project between the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada and the Municipality of Oak Bay, Victoria BC Canada

Oak Bay, Victoria, BC, Canada

Building U

Passau Footpath of the Planets

Stone Cairns for Each Planet

VENUS would be located at the OAK BAY BEACH HOTEL

How Might it Work In Oak Bay Mercury = 0.387 AU (0.4) Venus = 0.723 AU (0.7) Earth = 1.000 AU (1.0) Mars = 1.524 AU (1.5) Jupiter = 5.203 AU (5.2) Saturn = 9.529 AU (9.5) Uranus = 19.19 AU (19.2) Neptune = 30.06 AU (30.0) Please note that these are the average distances from the Sun to the planets where earth is at 1.0

Location of Cairns Cairn Location Notes In Oak Bay SUN Cattle Point Top of steps near Willows Beach Yes Mercury Willows Park Yes Venus Oak Bay Beach Hotel Or Native Plant Garden Yes Earth Blueberry Hill Anderson Park Yes MARS Walbran Park Yes Asteroid Belt (Passau) Gonzales Hill Observatory 16498 Passau (1990 SX8) is a main - belt asteroid Victoria Jupiter Fort Rodd Hill Langford http://bit.ly/1oMp1tH Saturn Sooke Potholes Sooke http://bit.ly/1iPV9f5 Uranus China Beach Juan de Fuca Prov Park http://bit.ly/1jYom80 Neptune Port Renfrew Port Renfrew http://bit.ly/1jdFyaD

Oak Bay Walk of the Planets Where are the Planets?

Oak Bay Walk of the Planets The Outer Planets

The Short Walk 1 Hour Takes you from the SUN at Cattle Point Past Mercury at Willows Past Venus at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel Past the Earth at Primrose Hill Past Mars at Gonzales Observatory Ending up at the Space Station at the Penny Farthing

The Intermediate Walk 4 Hours Takes you from the SUN at Cattle Point Past Mercury at Willows Past Venus at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel Past the Earth at Primrose Hill Past Mars at Gonzales Observatory Along Galloping Goose Trail to Jupiter at Fort Rodd Hill Finishing at Spinnakers Pub

The Full Solar System 7 days Takes you from the SUN at Cattle Point around Oak Bay Along Galloping Goose Trail to Jupiter at Fort Rodd Hill To The West Coast Trail Saturn - Sooke Pot Holes Uranus - China Beach (Start of West Coast Trail) Neptune - Port Renfrew (End of West Coast Trail)

Oak Bay Option Some advisers have suggested we limited ALL cairns to inside Oak Bay boundary. There IS some merit to this. But by bringing in the beautiful Galloping Goose Trail AND West Coast Trails, the people using those trails might decide to visit Cattle Point+Oak Bay on another day. Plus it helps people understand the relative positions and distance to each planet.

Bicycle or Motorcycle Option For more adventurous - Rent a bicycle or motorbike and explore the Pacific Marine Circle Visit Uranus at China Beach and Neptune at Port Renfrew: http ://goo.gl/maps/zsnct

Funding Strategy Crowd Funding 10 Cairns + Sun $7,500 per donation cairn has bronzed plaque in honour of a nominee $75,000 will be raised : T o build 10 cairns + SUN Plus free rugged outdoor telescope at Cattle Point (as used on BC Ferries)

The Project Status April 2014 : Conceived in Passau May 2014 : to introduce the idea to : Oak Bay Municipality Community Initiatives Committee Oak Bay Tourism The Oak Bay Business Improvement Association University of Victoria July 2014 : go/ nogo