Starry night over cornfields and silos
Starry night over cornfields and silos

Shawn NielsenMy story began more than 40 years ago looking up at the Moon with [...]

Pleiades star cluster rising high overhead in the early Fall pre-dawn sky of September
The Winter night sky in the Fall

I was up very early this morning, September 3rd, and noticed it was clear out. [...]

Light dome from Kitchener-Waterloo caused by artifical light sources (street lights, porch lights, business lights and signs). This not only washes away the stars in the night sky but also has been linked to negative affects on our night time environment health (ecology).
Light pollution dome from Kitchener and Waterloo

Badly designed and implemented outdoor lighting such as street lights, house lights, business lights and [...]

Moon and Venus February 26, 2014
Moon and Venus before dawn

Just a quick post here… very cold this morning, February 26, 2014. The Moon and [...]

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 [...]

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