I’m new to observing and I’m trying to find a convenient site for ~3 hours of observing. I live downtown Ottawa. Looking at the light pollution map, going north along Gatineau Park gets me the best mileage for getting away from the city light pollution.

I have tried observing at P15 and P16 (and in between) in Gatineau Park. I was happy with the sky and the seclusion, but on my first night at P16 a Gatineau Police Officer came through on patrol and stopped to chat. He asked if I was doing astrophotography (I wasn’t). The fact that the police feel the need to patrol an empty parking lot in a park at 10 pm doesn’t fill me with an abundance of confidence.

As a rookie, I don’t really know what to think about this. Does anyone have any experience with observing in this area? Any safety concerns?

I was thinking of trying P17 tonight, just trying to find the best spot. I suspect it won’t be as good as P16 since it’s beside a road, but you don’t really know until you try...

Thanks,
-Adam

Hi,

They are good pictures. What is the name of the celestial body in the picture?

regards,

Jason






On Thursday, April 1, 2021, 12:00:43 p.m. EDT, Graeme Hay <emberskymedia@...> wrote:





Really starting to tune in my post-processing workflow and understand?what my equipment is capable of doing... in under 2 minutes.

10 sec vs 100 sec vs Significantly Longer (a hour of effort minus lost frames)








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Hello Ottawa astronomers!

I'm about to go down an "observatory" rabbit-hole again, having considered lots of options in the past, but I think I'm pulling the trigger this year on an 8x10 with roll off or slide off roof for my 8" SCT on a pier. There's only one main challenge...I have no handyman skills at all, so I will need to hire someone to do almost all of it for me.

Does anyone have any referrals they would be willing to share? I've reached out to one guy in Gatineau who did a great job on one, but not sure he'll be willing/able to work on the Ontario side...I'm in Centrepointe, if it matters.

TIA,

Paul

Bummer got my webcam too late, and could not find my microphone. Moving a bunch of times does that! Hey why wait 31 days for another one?

On Tue, Feb 9, 2021 at 12:10 PM Attilla Danko <danko@...> wrote:

>passed on joining all my buddies down at the local bar tonight

I passed on competing in a test-tube eating contest at my local covid-19 testing lab:
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It was a fun zoom. Nice to have seen you all.

>passed on joining all my buddies down at the local bar tonight

I passed on competing in a test-tube eating contest at my local covid-19 testing lab:
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It was a fun zoom. Nice to have seen you all.

people lacking a webcam can still join with their audio and watch everyone else's video feed. There is also a chatbox so even those without audio can join.

Also if you have an unlimited long distance phine plan, there are dial-in numbers.

attilla danko, danko@...,

On Sat, Feb 6, 2021, 09:07 Mike Wirths <mikewirths1@...> wrote:

Hi all,

Love to join in but have no webcam. The source is out of stock locally so not sure if I'll be able to join this session in time.

On Fri, Feb 5, 2021 at 12:02 PM Richard Harding <r.elleray.harding@...> wrote:

Yup, that’s why I didn’t choose any of the Sunday time slots!

Richard??

On Feb 4, 2021, at 3:50 PM, Bob Olson <r.olson@...> wrote:

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Hi Folks,

Just a reminder that the Super Bowl is on Sunday at 6:30. I only watch it for the ads but I will be watching.

Have a great day.

Bob