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Hello all, I had a successful observation night (May 30/31) at Balsam Provincial Park in the south-central area of Ontario! Accompanied by Shane Finnigan and Raymond Dubois. Skies about 6.1-6.3 mag

Hello all, As many of you are aware , there is a possibility of a meteor ouburst from shattered comet 73P/Schwassman-Wachmann 3 tomorrow night! ?Earth may encounter the 1995 dust trail from 73P at a

Hello all, I just wanted to post an update / reminder on two dark observing sites that are available to amateur astronomers to use. The question may arise with people looking to find a place to

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Here’s a report on my recent outing to Bootland Farm (near Stewartville, ON, about 75 km west of Ottawa). I observed meteors for a few hours until the morning twilight. The sky was clear with

Yummy picture of totality. Espcially like the stars in the background. attilla danko, https://www.cleardarksky.com/csk, danko@..., attilladanko@...

Hello all, I joined Raymond Dubois and Shane Finnigan (near Renfrew, ON) to observe and photograph the total lunar eclipse of May 15/16 2022. It was a beautiful eclipse even though the clouds

I enjoyed a pleasant night of observing at Shane Finnigan’s property, near Renfrew (about 80 km west of Ottawa), with the company of Raymond Dubois and Shane to view the post-maximum Lyrids.

On January 21, 2022, satellite expert Kevin Fetter alerted the community that a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V launch would produce a luminous cloud in space, during the rocket fuel dump. The

On the following night, I went out again for the Quadrantids. The timing for the maximum activity was not well positioned for North America this year (predicted during the late afternoon hours with a

I decided to head out despite the cold (-26C, -15F) for a late night session to catch the Quadrantids several hours before their predicted peak. The sky was very clear but windy, so I drove to

Hello again, For the Geminids 2021 peak night, Raymond Dubois joined me for an excellent night of observing at the North Frontenac Dark Sky Preserve (NFDSP), located about 160 km west of Ottawa near

I returned to Moosecreek on the following night to observe meteors for another three hours, this time much earlier in the evening, for a much higher Draconids radiant. The sky transparency was not

Hello all! I hope everyone is well! I am catching up on some older reports! Here’s a two hour session I did last October at the Moosecreek site in an attempt to look for Draconids. Although

Hello all! This could be a very significant meteor outburst!!! ?Stay tune for more... - Pierre ================= THE TAU HERCULID METEOR SHOWER: In late 1995, Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann

Nice images. Way better than mine.

The sky's transparency wasn't great and the seeing was less than average, but the eclipse was still fun to follow.? I was astounded at how dark the environs got as the event moved from full moon to

Crummy snaps attached. Actually better than I expected given they were handheld at 90mm focal length. attilla danko, https://www.cleardarksky.com/csk, danko@..., attilladanko@...

Sorry for the late response. My condolences on your loss.? And yes, the last 3 years has been a real shit show.? Glad you're getting back to outreach. It's been a great line of work so far.?

Hello all, This Saturday is Astro Day and the event will be back at Chapters (Silvercity Plaza) in the east end for the first time since 2019! ?it goes on all day from 10am to 10am outside on the