TRU's Astronomy Walk and Model Project
The object of the project is to help people of all ages understand something of the size, scale and distances between the planets, stars and galaxies that make up our Universe. The walk and the models associated with it also serve to link TRU to the City of Kamloops (which hosts the "nearest star" portion of the model). the City of Merritt and TRU's branch campuses at Williams Lake, 100 Mile House, Ashcroft, and Chase. The city of Merritt and each of the campus locations house a model galaxy - a member of the "Local Group" of galaxies surrounding our own galaxy - the Milky Way. A member of Canada's professional astronomy community has described each star, planet and galaxy featured in the model.
The following links may be helpful in understanding the model: