Author: Pierre Martin

I spent the morning sleeping in at Bootland Farm, then relaxing in Arnprior before Raymond Dubois joined me there.  We looked at the weather and discussed on the location to go for the next two nights.  We decided to stay put...

The following night, I was out again at Bootland Farm to observe.  I went with a full load of camping gear, as the weather looked favourable for the next few nights.  I decided to sleep there at the end, and then decide where I...

The next opportunity came a few nights later, when the sky cleared after a cold front swept through and a high pressure system started settling into Ontario.  I noticed that the sky would clear up completely at about midnight,...

Despite some hazy nights, I was able to have a successful 2018 Perseids observing campaign with several nights of observing.  Here are my results, starting with the night of August 4/5… I took up Shane Finnigan’s offer to...

Shane and I returned to Otter Lake the following night to view the post-maximum night.  The sky was very clear with excellent transparency, and the temperature low was -24C (-11F) and it felt quite comfortable and not as cold as...