Wednesday night, one camera was shooting real meteors while another was creating fake ones with star trails! Over the neighbour’s cottage facing west with nearly 3 hours of 20 second photos stacked on top of each other, the stars streak across the sky that matches the rotation of the earth. With the lack of humidity […]
Markarian’s Eyes: NGC 4435 & 4438
Every time I see these objects, I have an uncontrollable urge to sing “These Eyes” by the Guess Who. I blame 12 years of working in classic rock radio… NGC 4435 & NGC 4438 are two interacting galaxies in the Virgo Cluster, collectively known as “The Eyes” Galaxies. They’re also near the center of the […]
NGC2392: The Eskimo Nebula
After a warm kick off to the month, April has turned bitterly cold. For clear sky watchers like ourselves, it’s been great. Cold clear skies normally mean less humidity, and improved seeing conditions. But there’s a point of the year I begin to year for evenings I can stay outside all night (bugs aside). We’re […]
