ASTER, what does it mean?

Aster is a latin word that means star.

It's also a plant with small decorative flowers in the shape of a star.

In biology, it's a figure formed of radiant lines that appears during the mitosis.

For the organization that we are, Aster has a double signification: AST for astronomy, and ER for renewable energy.

What we do
Aster, the scientific station of Bas-Saint-Laurent, is an public observatory with an interpretation centre. We are situated near the village of Saint-Louis-du-Ha!Ha!, in the magnificient region of Temiscouata (www.tourismetemiscouata.qc.ca). By addressing as much to school clientele than public.During summer season, good or bad weather, we receive visitors that are eager to initiate themselves in astronomy