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Tag Archives: telescope
Astronomy Camping at Nirvana
Astronomy Camping at Nirvana Nirvana is a nice dark sky zone known to Members of RASC where one can go for astronomy. That weekend there were over 9 of us out there, from planetary observers to DSO (deep space objects). … Continue reading
Posted in Astrophotography, Home and About
Tagged andromeda galaxy, astronomy, camping, dark skies, dark sky, deep space, f1, GH2, horizon, many things, meteors, nikkor lens, nirvana, planetary observers, rasc, scorpius constellation, solar, space objects, subs, telescope, tripod
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ISS Flyby & Hercules Cluster
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
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Royal Astronomical Society of Canada – Ottawa Centre Meeting at the Canada Science and Technology Museum
Friday night, at the Canada Science and Technology Museum, the Ottawa Centre RASC (Royal Astronomical Society of Canada) meeting was underway when I arrived. Now, to be fair, these folks are used to sitting in the dark for hours at … Continue reading
Posted in Astrophotography, Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged astronomical interest, Canada Museum of Science and Technology, canada science, canon 40d, cape canaveral, celestial observations, darkened auditorium, door prizes, dslr, emcee, mosquitoes, Ontario, Ottawa, ottawa centre, rasc, royal astronomical society of canada, science and technology, shuttle launches, technical glitches, telescope, telescopes
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Astronomy Day 2011
Astronomy Day 2011 Today is Astronomy Day, and the above picture is a shot of the Sun as it rises. Again you can see some sunspots. Once again I was volunteering for the RASC event held at the Canada Museum … Continue reading
Posted in Astrophotography
Tagged amateur astronomy, astronomy, astronomy day, camera lenses, crowds of people, display material, helen sawyer hogg, local restaurant, museum of science, museum of science and technology, observatory, Ottawa, picture of the sun, public star party, rasc, refractor, royal astronomical society of canada, scopes, skynews, solar filter, solar observation, solar scope, star parties, star party, sun, sun spots, sunspots, telescope
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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
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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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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.
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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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