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I like to spend as much time as I can at the cottage.
I like it there.
My place is located just south of Tobermory, at the intersection of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay, just a few klicks from the Bruce Peninsula National Park.
The water is crystal clear.
The shipwrecks are visible from the water’s surface.
The wildlife is abundant (the rattlesnakes won’t bother you if you don’t bother them).
A lot of the photos and scant videos I post on social media are taken when I’m up there, north of the checkerboard.
So much so that many people ask whether I plan to ever come back to Toronto, surprised to learn I still live in the city.
(Guys, work is in the city. So the city is where I actually live most of the time, from Monday to Friday.)
One of the best parts of being in that part of the world, on the Peninsula, is that it was designated a Dark-Sky Preserve in 2009.
Bruce Peninsula National Park - Ontario | Dark-Sky Preserve
The stargazing is spectacular.
I like to plan weekends and extended stays up north around the meteor shower calendar to get the best possible light show.
The night sky rarely disappoints.
Telescope not required.
In addition to pointing out the constellations and observing rocks exploding in the atmosphere, we’ll also call out all the satellites we can spot as they effortlessly drift from edge to edge of the horizon.
Inevitably, guest and family campfire conversation will stir up the question, “Have you seen Starlink satellite trains?”
Starlink satellite trains
ICYMI: Starlink satellite trains are visible when SpaceX launches fresh batches of Starlink constellation Internet-beaming satellites.
They appear as a close-knit group of lights in the sky, moving together in a straight line.
When you see them for the first time, you might have the thought that aliens are invading. They really give off a Will Smith Independence Day vibe.
Conversely, some researchers suggest that if we aren’t visible to aliens on other planets today, Starlink might shine (or reflect) a light on us in a way that makes us visible. (But that’s another story.)
Soon after deployment, the satellites climb to their operational orbit, around 500 kilometres above the planet, and adjust their location by spreading out from one another.
Full disclosure, I use Starlink’s internet service at the cottage.
Say what you will about Elon (and I often do), but Starlink is fantastic.
It is a miracle of modern technology and an astounding business success that most people would not have considered possible.
As of March 2026, SpaceX reached a historic milestone, having launched more than 10,000 Starlink satellites in orbit.
Being an amateur astronomy enthusiast, I’m not offended by all this man-made space action.
But professional astronomers are not happy about Starlink’s impact.
In a recent study, over 5% of Hubble Space Telescope images examined contained Starlink satellite trails.
As the Starlink constellation grows, and as competitors like Amazon’s Leo launch their own satellites, the visual space noise is only going to get worse.
Back in November, I wrote about Google’s Project Suncatcher and how both Google and Amazon believe that putting data centers into space is a fantastic idea.
Not to be outdone, Elon and SpaceX have hatched their own plans for orbital data centers.
In its FCC filing, SpaceX’s Orbital Data Center System outlines a plan to launch one million solar-powered, GPU-capable AI data-processing satellites into Low Earth Orbit.
One million satellites is a lot of frickin satellites. Astronomers’ rage levels are likely to go to eleven.
Even though the phrase “data centers in space” might still sound like science fiction, all the technology pieces are coming together to make space-based AI a reality sooner than you might expect.
Voyager Technologies CEO Dylan Taylor points out that there are still problems to address. “It’s counterintuitive, but it’s hard to actually cool things in space because there’s no medium to transmit hot to cold,” he said. “So essentially, all heat dissipation has to happen via radiation, which means you need to have a radiator pointing away from the sun to do that.”
“It is not a debate — it is going to happen,” said Philip Johnston, the chief executive of Starcloud, a space data center start-up. “The question is when.”
This week, Nvidia announced a new computing platform purpose-built for orbital data centers.
“Space computing, the final frontier, has arrived,” said CEO Jensen Huang. “As we deploy satellite constellations and explore deeper into space, intelligence must live wherever data is generated.”
The Huang has spoken.
Jensen and Elon are going to make artificial intelligence in space happen.
Bros, say hello to the aliens when you’re up there!
We’re gonna have frickin data centers with frickin artificial intelligence orbiting the planet from millions of points of satellite reflecting light, whether astronomers like it or not.
“'Cause it was in Bobcaygeon where I saw the constellations reveal themselves one star at a time.”
– The Tragically Hip, “Bobcaygeon” Lyrics
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