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The Case for Space Environmentalism
A. Lawrence, M. L. Rawls, M. Jah +8
The shell bound by the Karman line at a height of 80 to 100km above the Earth's surface, and Geosynchronous Orbit, at 36,000km, is defined as the orbital space surrounding the Eart…
Plaskett 1.8 metre Observations of Starlink Satellites
Aaron C. Boley, Ewan Wright, Samantha Lawler +2
We present observations of 23 Starlink satellites in the bandpass, obtained from the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory's Plaskett 1.8 metre telescope. The targets include a m…
Report on Mega-Constellations to the Government of Canada and the Canadian Space Agency
Aaron Boley, Samantha Lawler, Pauline Barmby +4
This document provides recommendations to the Government of Canada and the Canadian Space Agency in response to their call for feedback on the future of Canadian space exploration.…
Opportunities and Outcomes for Postdocs in Canada
Henry Ngo, Helen Kirk, Toby Brown +4
Currently, postdoctoral fellow (PDF) researchers in Canada face challenges due to the precarious nature of their employment and their overall low compensation and benefits coverage…
LRP2020: Astrostatistics in Canada
Gwendolyn Eadie, Arash Bahramian, Pauline Barmby +16
(Abridged from Executive Summary) This white paper focuses on the interdisciplinary fields of astrostatistics and astroinformatics, in which modern statistical and computational me…
Canadian Astronomy on Maunakea: On Respecting Indigenous Rights
Hilding R. Neilson, Samantha Lawler
(Abridged) Canadian astronomy has, for decades, benefited from access to observatories and participating in international consortia on one of the best astronomical sites in the wor…