Author: Pierre Martin

I ventured out to the west of Ottawa on the morning of September 9, to observe near the peak of the minor September epsilon Perseids shower.  On arrival, I was disappointed to find a completely overcast sky.  Luckily, it cleared...

On the morning of August 16, I went to the Bootland Farm site (about 70km west of Ottawa) for a three hour meteor session.  The sky was clear with average quality transparency (about 2.5/5).  It was slightly hazy, possibly from...

I went to the Moosecreek site (dark  sky site located about 60 km east of Ottawa, Ontario )on the evening of August 11 for a short meteor session, one night before the predicted peak.  It was a very warm 26C, muggy and hazy...