JASPER, ALTA. -- Looking up into the great expanse of the sky from your backyard can be amazing. But what about an even closer look at what's out there - stars, meteors, auroras and more? That can happen when you register for either an in-person or virtual tour with the Jasper Planetarium, with virtual tours launching after the first week of February. With the goal of providing a tour in these COVID times with social distancing and other protocol, said Peter McMahon, general manager. Four telescopes were also added to the one already in place earlier this year. “We always had the capability to showcase video-based views of the sky,” McMahon said in an email. “We've used this for summer, fall and winter 2020 and now 2021 to provide a touchless telescope experience for in-person guests.”