astronomy

Thanks to Jean Labelle for posting this photo in the OttawaStart Flickr Group. He took this last Wednesday. [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/labellephoto/9568101644/) ** See also: ** Ottawa Nature Guide If you liked this post, you should ** subscribe to etcetera , ** our free email newsletter. ...

This is amazing. Earlier today Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield tweeted this photo taken from space, showing a snow-covered Ottawa. Full size photo here. ** ** [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ottawa-snow-from-space.jpg) ** ** ** ** ** See also: ** Ottawa Nature & Science Guide ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/AtIy8hdCQAEdzvl.jpg) ** ** Here’s a photo of Saturn, taken by Oscar Echeverri using a telescope, on his back porch in Ottawa. Oscar tells us: I took the photo using my Canon Rebel T3 DSLR, mounted to my 8" ...

Here’s a great photo of Saturday night’s Supermoon, sent into us by Linda Inch. Linda says: "The orange ones are my favorite and the pinkish one. I started around 8:30pm or so as the moon started to rise on the horizon. ...

A reminder about a great event from Sean McConnery, a local photographer and astronomy fan: Astronomy Day is all about sharing the joy of Astronomy with those who have never had an opportunity to view the moon and planets through a telescope - " ...

I saw lots of great photos of last night’s Supermoon from local photographers, but here are some of my favourites. First, from Jason Tetro (published here with permission). [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/60790987@N05/5541338733/) Second, from Ron Hay (used by permission): [ ](http://www. ...

_ Today’s guest blogger is Elizabeth Howell . She blogs about space , she’s a science/business journalist and an amateur stargazer here in Ottawa. _ Astronomy lovers in the greater Ottawa area are lucky: the city is small enough that you can do some pretty serious stargazing even in areas close to downtown. ...

Check out this great video timelapse of the Perseid meteor shower, taken Thursday night at Meech Lake by local photographer Mike Geiger . Mike writes: “Timelapse of the meteor shower while hanging out with some fellow photographers. Taken near P12 on Meech Lake. ...