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We began stargazing here on The Sunshine Coast in British Columbia in 2004. At first with binoculars
and then with a small telescope we saw star clusters, the moons of Jupiter and even
distant galaxies. We marveled at the Astro-photos published in magazines, and so recently
we began learning how to image. Our adventures in Astrophotography are recorded below. |
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The Moon In Cloud
Waiting for Mars to Show up.
23rd December, 2007
(SkyNews photo of the week #323)
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The HorseHead Nebula
19th February, 2009
West Sechelt
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The Andromeda Galaxy - M31
Ahh, what would life be like in this far off Galaxy? Stick around and you'll find out!
Our own Milky Way Galaxy is heading for Andromeda at 270,000 mph. We'll arrive in about 5 Billion years.
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Bonnybrooke beach
18th October 2008
Gibsons, B.C. | 
Davis Bay Club Meet
6th September, 2008
Waiting for Venus. | 
Davis Bay Club Meet
6th September, 2008
Sechelt, B.C.
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M81 and M82 A Pair Of Galaxies In
Ursa Major (near The Big Dipper).
M81 Is Similar In Size To Our
Own Milky Way Galaxy
19th February, 2009
West Sechelt
Backyard
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The Pleiades Star Cluster
15th February, 2009
West Sechelt
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The Orion Nebula - M42
The First Image With The
Antares 200mm Newtonian
15th February, 2009
West Sechelt
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Aurora and The Big Dipper - Mt. Elphinstone, Aurora are caused by charged particles streaming off the Sun and being channeled down Earth's lines of magnetic force, hence there prominence at the poles.
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The Blackeye Galaxy - M64
About 1.00am I Asked the Scope What Else There Was To Look At? - It Replied 'The Blackeye Galaxy!' Lets Go!
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The Orion Nebula - M42
A recent satellite survey found The Orion Nebula to be 10% closer (now 1300 light years) than first thought. That means its stars are considerably less massive and hot than we thought!
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All Points To North - Polaris The Pole Star
Polaris stays right there, even during the day. With a big telescope and proper filtering you could view it in broad daylight!
(SkyNews Photo of The Week #331)
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Comet Holmes
November 1st, 2007
Comet Holmes underwent an unexpected outburst shortly after being discovered. Briefly it became the largest object (bigger than The Sun) in The Solar System.
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The Whirlpool Galaxy - M51
Located just below the handle of
The Big Dipper. Lord Rosse of Ireland
was the first to see the spiral structure
of The Whirlpool. Later the term 'Island Universe' was used. Very fitting!
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