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Category Archives: Astrophotography
Earth Hour at the Canada Museum of Science and Technology
Earth Hour at the Canada Museum of Science and Technology As part of the promotion of Earth Hour, the Canada Museum of Science and Technology opened the doors to the Helen Sawyer Hogg Observatory and their indoor planetarium. As well, … Continue reading
Posted in Astrophotography, Home and About
Tagged astronomical images, astronomy applications, canada ottawa, glow sticks, helen sawyer hogg, indoor planetarium, iphone, Jim Watson, Mayor of Ottawa, museum of science, museum of science and technology, night sky, observatory telescope, ottawa centre, rasc, royal astronomical society, royal astronomical society of canada, science and technology, society information, star maps, world wildlife fund
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Night of Astrophotography
Night of Astrophotography Now that I have my new set-up and dark skies (moon is down and I’m at a remote location outside of Ottawa), I’m able to start to seriously test out the scope/mount abilities (sans Auto-Guiding). The above … Continue reading
Posted in Almonte, Astrophotography
Tagged 100ED APO Refractor, alkaid, alnitak, astrophotography, big dipper, dark skies, flame nebula, galaxies, galaxy m101, galaxy m51, great orion nebula, HEQ5-pro, hi1, hit list, horse head nebula, M101, M51, Messier, ngc objects, NGC2024, NGC2237, NGC2238, NGC2244, NGC2246, NGC4263, NGC5198, NGC5422, NGC5473, NGC5474, NGC5477, NGC5485, NGC5486, NHC2239, night photography, night sky, nikon d90, periodic error, pinwheel galaxy, rosette nebula, Skywatcher, star cluster, stars, whirlpool, whirlpool galaxy, worm gear
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Other Astrophotography on the Night of the “Supermoon”
By now, you have probably seen your fair share of SuperMoon pictures. The moon was 30% brighter and I was in Kanata at the time with the normal city glow reducing astronomical viewing. Therefore, the moon was just about all … Continue reading
Posted in Astrophotography, Home and About
Tagged bodes nebula, bright moon, cascade, cloudy nights, Cloudy Nights Forum, faint stars, fair share, Full moon, Go-To, good measure, Kanata, kemble, Kemble's Cascade, kepler crater, larger moon, last moon, Lunar Crater, Messier #82, moon shot, moon titan, nebula, NGC1502, nights forum, open cluster, optical illusion, raccoons, racoons, saturn, spiral galaxy, stars in the night, stars in the night sky, supermoon, target, telescope
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The Supermoon arrived on time :-).
Standing by the side of the road waiting for the supermoon to rise. Graeme and I discussed where the moon would rise and decided that we might have a nice clear shot from the hill by the campground looking out … Continue reading
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Tagged big moon, bright moon, cameras, different perspective, Full moon, horizon, illusion, image, Kanata, lune, Moon, night photography, night shots, Ontario, orange glow, Ottawa, perspective, skyline, super-lune, supermoon, telephoto lens, traffic, wide angle
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Tonight is SuperMoon Night
It’s a full moon tonight and so far the forecast is for a clear sky in our part of the world so Graeme is working hard to get his camera and telescope ready for the big event.
Posted in Astrophotography, Home and About
Tagged apogee furthest point, astronomical event, atmospheric effects, big moon, bright moon, celestial event, clear sky, closest point, closest to earth, earth, eastern horizon, Full moon, howl at the moon, Kanata, Moon, moon closest to earth, Ontario, optical illusion, orbit, perigean tides, perigee, perigee closest point, perigee full moon, perigee moon, rare night, supermoon, superstition, telescope, timber wolf, vampire, werewolf, wolf
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Kanata, Ontario – The last fly pass of the “Discovery”
Graeme arrived after work and suggested that, since the night sky was clear, we should try to get a shot of the last pass by of the space shuttle “Discovery”.
The Great Orion Nebula
The Great Orion Nebula I’m just starting out in astrophotography so this is my official first Nebula photographed in any sort of clarity to accurately identify it. The Great Orion Nebula makes up part of Orion’s Sword (just below and … Continue reading
Posted in Almonte, Astrophotography
Tagged astrophotography, IR infrared, nebula, night photography, Nikon, Noct-Nikkor 58mm f 1.2, Orion, Orion's Belt, stars
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Christmas Lights, Ottawa, Ontario
Christmas Lights, Ottawa, Ontario A quick drive around Ottawa will show that it too has some well lit homes for the holidays. This one was found at 3839 6th Street in Ottawa South just off Bank Street.
Posted in Astrophotography, Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged 3839 6th street, 6th street, astrophotography, celebration, Christmas, Christmas Lights, clear skies, constellation, constellation orion, decorations, holidays, lights, night photography, orion belt, ottawa ontario, ottawa south, several houses, stars, Taffy Lane, x-mas, Xmas
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Lunar Eclipse, December 21, 2010
Tonight, we are supposed to be experiencing the first lunar eclipse that will fall on the Winter Solstice (start of winter in Northern Hemisphere) in 300+ years. At the moment, the sky is pretty cloudy where I live, so I … Continue reading
Posted in Astrophotography, Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged eclipse, Kanata, lunar, Moon, night photography, Ontario, Ottawa, shadow, sun's shadow, winter solstice
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Carp Star Party
Carp Star Party Look up, way up! That is what over 100 people with 20+ telescopes where doing tonight. After quiet a dry spell of cancellation due to cloudiness the last public star party of The Royal Astronomical Society of … Continue reading