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Copenhagen, Denmark

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Graeme

Copenhagen, Denmark August 31, 2012 – Copenhagen is the first stop on our three country tour. The Copenhagen airport (Location) is very nice with real wooden floors and Danish furniture everywhere (not surprising but nice). To get here, we drove … Continue reading →

Posted in Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe, Roskilde | Tagged Amailienborg, astrophotography, Audi e-tron Spyder, Audi Sheres in Copenhagen, Audi spheres, Ã˜resund Bridge, Ã˜resund Strait, Ã–resund, BÃ¥dsmandsstrÃ¦de, BÃ¥dsmandsstrÃ¦des Kaserne, boat building, Carlsberg beer, Carlsberg Brewery, cathedral, Christianborg Castle, Christiania, Christiania Bikes, Claudia G. Burgess, Copenhagen Denmark, Copenhagen Round Tower, Danish, Danish Crown Jewels, Danish Museet, Danish Museum of History, Den lille havfrue, Denmark, Didrik Fyren, Elsinore, European travel, European vacation, Freetown Christiania, Fristaden Christiania, goldsmith Corvinius Saur, Hamlet's Castle, Hamlet- Prince of Denmark, Hans Christian Andersen fairytale THe Little Mermaid, Hans van Steenwinckel the Younger, Helsigor, HSB Turning Torso, I kan ikke slÃ¥ os ihjel, International Sand Sculpture Competition, Kastellet Kongeporten, KÃ¸benhavn, King Christian IV, King of Denmark, Kronborg Castle, Kroneborg, Langelinie Copenhagen, Little Mermaid statue, Lund Sweden, Malmo Sweden, Manning the tiller, Marble Church, marijuana in Christiania, Mermaids in Denmark, Meteroologisk Institut stamp, Nordic seafarers, Ofelia Beach Copenhagen Denmark, Opera House, Oresund Straght, Orienteering stamp, panoramic view of the city of Copenhagen, pot-smokers' heaven Christiania Denmark, Pusher Street, refracting telescope with an 80 - 450x magnification, ribs of a Viking boat, Rosenborg Have, Rosenborg Slot, Rosenburg Castle, Roskilde Cathedral, Roskilde Fjord, Roskilde Harbor, Round Tower Observatory, RundetÃ¥rn, Sand cartel sculpture competition, Santiago Calatrava, Skuldelev Denmark, skyscraper, Sund, Sundet, The Forbidden City of the Military, The Sound, tourism, travel photography, tunnels beneath Kronborg Castle., Twisted building, UNESCO World Heritage SIte 696, University of Denmark Botanical Gardens, Viking, Viking history, Viking SHip Museum, Vikingeskibsmuseet | 1 Comment

A year in review – 2011

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Ron

A year in review – 2011 It’s a damp, cold and drizzly day outside (December 13, 2011 – Kanata, Ontario – +3C and forecast for freezing drizzle overnight) so I decided to start our year end review a bit early … Continue reading →

Posted in Home and About | Tagged 165 Benjamin Boake Trail decorations, 2011 year in review, amazon, astrophotography, Breeding Bird Survey, Butterfly Exhibit, Butterfly Show at Carleton University, chapters indigo, Christmas in Toronto, Christmas Lights, commercial publication, DIGI60 Ottawa Film Festival, exploring the world, Feeding the Chickadees, fireworks, fort niagara, freezing drizzle, French and Indian War, Frommers, Frommers Far & Wide - A Weekly Guide to Canada's Best Travel Experiences, garter snakes, geographic distribution, Great Canadain Chill, image world, interlake, Italy, john wiley and sons, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, kanata ontario, Kingdom of Osgoode, narcisse manitoba, NHL Hockey, nikonians, Noctilucent, noctilucent clouds, ogdensburg new york, Ottawa Bicycle Club Rideau Lakes Cycle TOur, ottawa tulip festival, pbase, photo views, Polar Bear Dip, Polar Bera Plunge Ottawa River, Royal Visit, snake dens, still image, stowe vermont, syracuse new york, track visitors, underground dens, volvo, volvo c70, wiley and sons | Leave a comment

ISS Flyby & Hercules Cluster

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Graeme

ISS Flyby & Hercules Cluster Tonight was a clear night with several visible ISS flybys. Using the GH2 for the first time I mounted it on my telescope mount to track the stars so that only the ISS itself was … Continue reading →

Posted in Astrophotography, Home and About | Tagged amp, astrophotography, big dipper, constellation, europe, flybys, GH2, hercules cluster, iss flyby, jitter, Lumix GH2, north america, northern sky, russia, telescope | 3 Comments

Startrail Photography

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Graeme

Startrail Photography We will start with the Star Trail photos, all taken in Cobden Ontario as Ottawa, Arnprior and Renfrew were clouded over. We had gone out hoping for auras which didn’t materialize, but ended up with several star trail … Continue reading →

Posted in Astrophotography, Ontario | Tagged astrophotography, auras, big dipper, caption, clouds, cobden, cobden ontario, drift method, fence posts, Manfrotto, minute exposures, night photography, north star, photography, polar scope, polaris, reference point, rush, star polaris, star trail, trail photos, tripod | Leave a comment

Night of Astrophotography

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Graeme

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 | 1 Comment

The Great Orion Nebula

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Graeme

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 | Leave a comment

Christmas Lights, Ottawa, Ontario

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Graeme

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 | Leave a comment

Carp Star Party

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Graeme

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 →

Posted in Astrophotography, Canada Explorer, Carp, Ontario | Tagged astrophotography, carp, constellations, jupiter and its moons, Ottawa, public star party, royal astronomical society, royal astronomical society of canada, small telescope, telescopes | Leave a comment

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