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Portrait of a Small Town

This morning I had the opportunity to capture some nice photos of Downtown Uxbridge, Ontario. These are some of them.

Vega & Schedar - Stellar Photography

These are a couple of years old now but I noticed it has been a while since I posted anything. Took these on August 2015. Both were taken with a Nikon 3200 attached to a 6" Celestron Nextar 6SE. The first photograph is a stack of 19 x 10 second exposures of the star Schedar (α Cassiopeiæ) is a orange giant star about 230 light years away. It's 4-5 times more massive than the Sun and 42 times as big! (-Wiki-)

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The second photograph is a single 15 second exposure of the star Vega (α Lyræ) only 25 light years away . It's just over 2 times the size of the Sun both in terms of mass and radius. Notably Vega was the North Polar Star about 12,000 years ago. (-Wiki-)

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By Jove!

Last night the Snow Moon shone brightly in the cold winter skies of Southern Ontario. She, however, was not alone. Roughly 11 degrees to the east, the King of the Planets closed in on his chase. I took advantage of the wonderfully clear skies and set up my 6" Celestron Nexstar and my trusted Nikon D3200 out for a spin. I was also not alone. I also took the opportunity to share this wonderful experience with my beloved thru the magic of Skype. I set up a screen share as I imaged the Moon and Jupiter, giving her essentially a live astrowebcam to the heavens. For the first time I managed to capture a clear picture of Jupiter and it four Galilean moons (from top to bottom - Europa, Io, Callisto and Ganymede)!

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Tonight, Jupiter will join the Moon in a beautiful conjunction in the night sky. Look south roughly at midnight and if you are lucky enough to have clear skies you will witness a beautiful pairing, the Moon and Jupiter will be only about 3 degrees apart just below the constellation Leo! (SkyMap)

Oshawa Creek Salmon Run

Today I went to The Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens thinking about doing some flower photography. Once there however, I was greeted with the sight of a few dozen large Chinook Salmon braving the small rapids of the Oshawa Creek in order to spawn up stream. Oshawa Creek Salmon RunOshawa Creek Salmon Run Oshawa Creek Salmon Run Oshawa Creek Salmon Run Oshawa Creek Salmon Run Oshawa Creek Salmon Run Oshawa Creek Salmon Run Oshawa Creek Salmon Run Oshawa Creek Salmon Run Oshawa Creek Salmon Run Oshawa Creek Salmon Run Oshawa Creek Salmon Run Oshawa Creek Salmon Run Oshawa Creek Salmon Run

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Canoeing the Credit

This morning  me and my Brother embarked on a trip up the Credit River. We paddled up from Port Credit up to the Mississauga Golf Course and back down again. In total we paddled about 8km or so. What a great way to start the long weekend Sunday.