Nov 13, 2022
From a young age, Time would
gaze at the Moon from his window, and dreamed of to becoming an
astronomer but lost courage due to his visual impairment- Tim is
legally blind. One day, Tim’s wife bought him a telescope to “help
get him out of the house.” While stargazing with a group from the
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC), Tim discovered his
superpower: the ability to see in part UV light as well as having
better night vision than anyone else! With his new found
superpower, he would build an observatory and begin his mission to
share the night sky with anyone, and everyone! In 2014 I
moved back home to Quinan, NS, and started an astrotourism business
& Starlight Tourist Destination (in South West Nova), and started
what would become the Starlight Development Society, group
that pursues the ideals of the Starlight Foundation to protect the
night sky from light pollution, teach astronomy in our schools, and
promote and help develop astrotourism products in South West Nova
Scotia.
Tim
believes that through education and awareness of the universe, the
world can become a better place.
“We are
all made from stardust. We are all connected. If we lose our
connection to the universe, by not being able to observe it, we
become disconnected from each other.
I believe that by sharing the night sky
the world can become a better place. By giving people a new
perspective on space and its vastness, and showing them how special
we really are as a planet and a species. I hope that people might
appreciate Earth a bit more...”
-Tim
Doucette
About
Tim:
Tim
believes that through education and awareness of the universe, the
world can become a better place. Through his passion for Astronomy
and his photography, Tim shows us the beauty of the heavens. In
2016 he opened the Deep Sky Eye Observatory in Quinan, Nova Scotia,
which provides a unique stargazing experience to tourists from
around the world. He is the chair of the Starlight Development
Society and sits on the board of directors of the Royal
Astronomical Society of Canada (Halifax Centre). Born and raised in
Quinan, a small rural village in southwestern Nova Scotia, he
graduated from The College of Geographic Sciences. He then received
a Bachelor of Computer Science from Dalhousie University. He
continues his career as a software developer to this
day.
Where you can find Tim and
his work:
Web: http://deepskyeye.com
Facebook: http://facebook.com/deepskyeye
Instagram:
http://instagram.com/deepskyeye
And Check out Tim on CNN The
Great Big Story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82seHPdYAo8