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ScienceTechnologyAstronomy13TuesdayAugust192014Beinganeducatedconsumerisasmartchoice.DoyouknowwhatyourrightsareasaconsumerandhowtomakesmartdecisionsaboutenteringcontractspurchasinggoodsandresolvingdisputesIfyouwanttobeabettereducatedconsumervisittheDepartmentWhatservicesareavailabletoconsumersintheNWT.Productsafetyrecalls.www.maca.gov.nt.caconsumer-affairsConsumerRightsandResponsibilitiesDoYouKnowYoursStargazerstogatherforthirdannualDarkSkyFestivalByDALICARMICHAELStarry-eyedenthusiastsfromtheNorthwestTerritorieswillhavethechancetojoinworld-classastronomersattheendofthemonthastheypeerintothewondersofthecos-mosvisiblefromthelargestdarkskypreserveonEarth.ThethirdannualDarkSkyFestivalorganizedandhostedbytheThebachaandWoodBuffaloAstronomicalSocietyTAWBASissettobeaweekendfulloflearn-ingandfununderthestarsfromAug.21to24.MikeCouvrettechairper-sonforTAWBASsaidoneofthemajoramendmentstothisyearsfestivalincludesamoreevensplitofactivitieshappeningwithinthetownofFortSmithandatasiteabout45minutesawayatPineLakelocatedinsideofWoodBuf-faloNationalPark.Thein-tentionCouvrettesaidistocreateamoreaccessibleeventthaninyearspast.Couvrettesaidthefestivalstartedasawayfornewas-tronomerstolearntechniquesandtechnologyusedtoobservethenightskieshelpingthemtolaunchahobbythatcanbecostlyonthefrontend.ThegroupcomestogetherattheendofeveryAugustwhenthetemperaturesareagreeableandtheeveningskystartstodarkenearlierexposingthestarsaftertheseasonofthemidnightsun.RegisteredparticipantswillhavethechancetositinondiscussionswithCanadasrstfemaleastronautinspaceRobertaBondaroneofwhichwillbearelaxedresidechatwhereinquiringmindscanaskaboutlifeinzerogravity.WildernessastronomerPeterMcMahonwillalsobebacktosharesecretsofthegalaxyoverseveralses-sionsoneofwhichwillin-cludeacelebritytourofthenightskywithreferencestothemagicalHarryPotteruniverse.ExperimentsforkidsandtheyoungatheartwillbeconductedattheCircusofSciencefairhostedatMissionParkwhichwillalsobegroundzerofortheAuroraCollege-sponsoredARIScienceacademycompetition.ForthischallengefourgroupsofyouthwillbehandedaLegoMindStormEV3kitonFridayandwillspendtheafternoonplanningouttheirrobots.OnSaturdaytheywilltraveltoPineLaketobuildtheirprojectsandCapturingthenightskyahow-toManypeopleattempttotakepicturesofthebeautyofthestarryskyandauroraborealisbutfewdoitaswellasHayRiverphotographerAdamHill.TheJournalgotaholdoftheshutter-bugwhosharedsomeofhisbasicnightphotogra-phytips.YouneedtohaveatripodifyouregoingtoattemptanythingatnighttimeHillsaid.Youneedyourcameratobestableandstillandyouregoingtobeexposingfortwo1030secondsifnotlonger.Itsveryimportantnottohaveyourcameramoved.Thesecondthingneededhesaysisanunderstandingofwheretheinnityfocusisonthecamera-thatisthefar-thestdistancethatalensisabletofocus.Thebestwaytofindthatoutistogooutinthemiddleofthedayfindsomethingveryfarawaytofocuson-somethingmaybeakilometreaway-andmakeasmallmarkonyourlenssoyouknowwhereyourinfinityisHillsaid.Yoursubjectisgoingtobethenightskysoyouwantyourstarstobeascrispaspossible.Hisnalpieceofad-viceistouseawide-an-glelenssomething20to60mmwithawideopenaperturearoundanf2.8orlower.Thatwouldallowyoutophotographasmuchofthenightskyaspossibleyoucouldevenuseash-eyelenswhichwillhavealotofdistortionbutwillallowyoutogetyourmaximumviewofwhatsaroundyou-yourvistaHillsaid.Whilethosearetheba-sicsofnighttimephotog-raphyhesaidshootinginrawandhavingthepropereditingsoftwarecantakeyourphotographytothenextlevel.PhotosAdamHillusethemtocompleteaseriesofassignedtasks.SaturdayeveningwillbethehighlightoftheweekendaccordingtoCouvretteastheexpertsbreakouttheirtelescopestothoroughlyex-aminetheAndromedagal-axyinbetweensearchingforplanetsandfaroffnebulas.ToregisterfortheDarkSkyFestivalortoseeafullscheduleofeventsheadtohttpwww.tawbas.caUsingAdamHillstipsyoutoocancaptureshotslikethis.HilltookthisshotoftheMilkyWayinCapeBretonNS.FromAug.21to24astronomyenthusiastscansharetheirloveofthenighttimeskywithexpertslikeCanadianastronautRobertaBondarandPeterMcMahonwhilestargazingatPineLake.