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Meet M97 and M108, the Owl and the Surfboard

Here’s an interesting pairing in the night sky. Meet M97 planetary nebula and M108 spiral galaxy from [...]

Horsehead and Flame Nebulae
Return to the Horsehead and Flame Nebulae

It’s been quite some time since I imaged this region of space. Nearly 10 years [...]

solar eclipse from Kitchener
Solar eclipse from Kitchener August 21, 2017

This video was taken from my driveway, in Kitchener, Ontario. The total solar eclipse was [...]

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Local Kitchener company reduces its light pollution footprint

Heroux-Devtek of Kitchener recently switched to LED lights without being aware of the environmental impacts [...]

energy saving LED increasing light pollution
Energy saving LEDs increasing light pollution globally

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Hydro One bad LED lighting upgrade
Hydro One (Ontario) agrees to change bad LED lighting

  Good news in the battle to reduce environmental light pollution! I have received confirmation [...]

Waterloo Region LED street lights
Waterloo Region LED street lights conversion

  In March 2017 the Waterloo Region LED street lights conversion began. This replaces existing [...]