The man who brings astronomy to downtown Montreal

The man and his telescope couldn't be farther from the dark sky; the preserve of professional astronomers.

On clear summer nights Trevor Kjorlien sets up on the busiest, brightest street corners in downtown Montreal and invites anyone, and everyone, to defy the light pollution and take a look.

His mission? To bring the moon and the planets to the people.

I don't consider myself a religious person anymore, but I still feel this need to explain what all this means, what gives rise to consciousness, what's the point of all of this.- Trevor Kjorlien

"I don't consider myself a religious person anymore, but I still feel this need to explain what all this means, what gives rise to consciousness, what's the point of all of this," Kjorlien said. 

"We live in an… advanced society. We have access to unlimited amounts of information. And, yet, only 5 to 10 percent of the population knows you can see the planets with the naked eye."

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Click 'listen' above to hear Craig Desson's documentary.