Looking Up: The Summer Triangle & Big Bright Mars

Looking Up: The Summer Triangle & Big Bright Mars

A summer night is a perfect time to step outdoors, set up the lawn chair and look up. No matter if you live in the suburbs or vacationing at the cottage or your favourite camp ground, the night sky is always a wonder to admire. If star gazing is the prime reason for...
American v. Housekeeping: Which Lodge Package Should You Choose?

American v. Housekeeping: Which Lodge Package Should You Choose?

What do you think about all winter long? Is it fishing and hunting season, along with the great trips enjoyed with friends? Nothing beats gathering a group of like-minded hunters or anglers and heading out on a getaway that you’ve looked forward to all year....
Looking Up in Northeastern Ontario: Spring Equinox Observing

Looking Up in Northeastern Ontario: Spring Equinox Observing

A little more than four and a half billion years ago, the newly forming Earth was involved in a violent celestial collision with a smaller protoplanet—half the size of our planet or the size of Mars. The debris from the mammoth event was launched into space, formed a...
Looking Up in Northeastern Ontario: Spring Equinox Observing

Northeastern Ontario Astronomy Guide to More Winter Sky Spectacles

As mentioned in my last article, the winter sky is a collection of thirteen bright stars seen in one large area. Add to this, an array of visual, binocular and telescopic targets and you have a fulfilling night to look up and enjoy. Continuing our tour we come across...