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M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy

M101 or the Pinwheel Galaxy is roughly the size of our own Milky Way and resides about 21,000,000 light years away. This was a little bit more difficult to shoot because even with good viewing conditions, it was hard to confirm that I was actually pointing at the correct object. I was only abl... (READ MORE)

The Orion Nebula

wo new images! The Orion Nebula and NGC-1980 - Open star cluster ... I’ve been waiting all winter to get this. After weeks of being plagued by cloudy nights and unfavourable viewing conditions, I finally got a chance to photograph the Orion Nebula from my driveway. This is a stac... (READ MORE)

My favourite constellation is back

Finally, Orion is high enough in the sky again that I don’t look like I’m peeping into the neighbour’s window from my driveway. Autumn is a great season for taking pictures of the sky. The mosquitoes are gone, it’s nice and cool outside, but not oppressively cold yet. It’s the perfec... (READ MORE)