Category: Reports

Abstract: An overview of the radio observations during June 2022 is given.   The graphs show both the daily totals (Figure 1) and the hourly numbers (Figure 2) of “all” reflections counted automatically, and of manually...

Abstract: An overview of the radio observations during May 2022 is given.   The graphs show both the daily totals (Figure 1) and the hourly numbers (Figure 2) of “all” reflections counted automatically, and of manually...

I had a successful observation night (May 30/31, 2022) at Balsam Provincial Park in the south-central area of Ontario!  Accompanied by Shane Finnigan and Raymond Dubois.  Skies about 6.1-6.3 mag overhead, but with...

Here’s a report on my recent outing to Bootland Farm (near Stewartville, ON, about 75 km west of Ottawa).  I observed meteors for a few hours until the morning twilight.  The sky was clear with below-average transparency, and...

I enjoyed a pleasant night of observing at Shane Finnigan’s property, near Renfrew (about 80 km west of Ottawa), with the company of Raymond Dubois and Shane to view the post-maximum Lyrids.  (Unfortunately, the previous night...

On the following night, I went out again for the Quadrantids.  The timing for the maximum activity was not well positioned for North America this year (predicted during the late afternoon hours with a low radiant).  Nonetheless,...

I decided to head out despite the cold (-26C, -15F) for a late night session to catch the Quadrantids several hours before their predicted peak.  The sky was very clear but windy, so I drove to Johnston road, near the town of...

I returned to Moosecreek on the following night to observe meteors for another three hours, this time much earlier in the evening, for a much higher Draconids radiant.  The sky transparency was not quite as good as on the...