Author: Pierre Martin

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...