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Monxisol Northern Skies is an independent collection of observing notes about the night sky as it appears from Canada — particularly the dark country north of the major cities. It is written for people who want to step outside, look up, and actually find what they are looking at, whether with the naked eye, a pair of binoculars or a small telescope.
The guides focus on three subjects: reading the seasonal constellations, locating Canada's designated dark-sky sites, and watching the aurora borealis from the north. Each is organised around practical questions — what is visible, where it sits in the sky, and what makes it easier to see — rather than around equipment lists or technical theory.
Facts such as designation years, latitudes and seasonal windows are drawn from public, authoritative references, including the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Parks Canada and municipal information. Where a precise figure could not be confirmed from a public source, the text describes the effect in plain language instead of inventing a number. Star names follow common usage.
Photographs on this site are drawn from Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons licences and are credited to their contributors. They are used to illustrate the night sky, not to depict any specific location unless stated.
Questions and corrections are welcome through the form on the home page. For official designations and current access rules, the RASC Dark-Sky Sites page and Parks Canada remain the primary public references.