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Let's pick a Timmies where we can be outside, with lawn chairs if possible. ?It should be nice after the storms tomorrow evening.

This would be a great idea. Not sure exactly where, though. Ed

Now that we are into better weather, and COVID cases are low, is there an interest amongst the group to start meeting at Timmies again?? We may need to confirm a Timmies location that is open late as

*Reminder: OAOG Gabfest* *When:* 06/16/2022 7:30pm to 10:00pm (UTC-04:00) America/New York *Where:* ZOOM View Event ( /g/oaog/viewevent?eventid=1528834 ) *Description:* Until further

Hello All, I just wanted to give everyone a heads up that I will be giving a presentation on astronomical filters next Friday.? It will be an online presentation made to the Sacramento Valley

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

Reports from all over are starting to surface, people saw meteors and fireballs yesterday and last night. In Arizona they seemed to be centered near (not eminating from, but igniting? past) arcturus.

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

I've seen 2 reports of fireballs in the past 24 hrs!?Can't know if they're related to t-herc,, but it seems promising.Fingers crossed for clear skies! Karel

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

Great pics, Pierre . . . . Thanks!I was able to follow the eclipse here in Ottawa, but most of? the time a hazy cloud cover impaired the sharpness . . . . ! ROBERT "BOB" ATCHISON, P.Eng.Engineering

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

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

Hello all! I just wanted to share my sentiments on a highly successful International Astronomy Day event on May 7th! The weather cooperated perfectly, and the event really came up together well!!!

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