Northern Lights June 4, 2013, Ontario, Canada
Northern Lights June 3rd and 4th, 2013

The evening of June 3rd and into the morning of June 4th, the night sky [...]

Jupiter, Venus and Mercury come together in the evening sky on May 25th, 2013. Shawn Nielsen
Planetary Triple Play of Jupiter, Venus and Mercury

May 24th to 29th, 2013 three planets in our solar system are visible close together [...]

M81 and M82 galaxies. Shawn Nielsen 2013
M81 and M82 Galaxies

I’ve imaged the M81 and M82 galaxies before with other telescopes. These two neighbours form [...]

Getting started in Astronomy

Some quick tips for getting started in Astronomy I was a young lad when getting [...]

Comet Panstarrs March 2013
Comet Panstarrs over Waterloo Region

Comet PanSTARRS over Waterloo Region (Wilmot Township) March 16, 2013 First comet of 2013 visible [...]

Whispy Moon clouds and the summer star Antares. Shawn Nielsen, 2009
Antares and the Whispy Moon Clouds

Antares and the Whispy Moon Clouds Photography of the night sky using a fixed tripod [...]

Antares and the dust clouds
Antares and the dust clouds

2012 Skynews Magazine Canada astrophotography contest, honourable mention This is a two pane mosaic of [...]

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