Baetsen Observatory
4094 Squair Rd L0B 1M0 Orono, ON, Canada

Ceres is turning out to be more interesting than one would have guessed.

Meteor shower tonight. Not one most people are familiar with. Most meteor showers are often best after midnight, but this shower is different. Watch for the Draconid meteors first thing at nightfall. Fortunately, the waxing crescent moon low in the southwest sky at nightfall shouldn’t interfere too greatly with this year’s Draconid meteor display. This shower is best viewe d in the evening hours.

Fall Astronomy Day - Tomorrow!

How to photograph the Milky Way.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Planets-Photography-Guide/

Two, possibly related comets will make exceptionally close flybys of Earth on March 2122. Unfortunately they will not be all that bright. 252P/LINEAR will be around mag 6, however the other one will not get any brighter than 12 (being a telescopic object only).

Although only magnitude 6, this should be an interesting target in binoculars early in the new year.

If it is clear - check this out.

Total Lunar Eclipse. At 9:07 pm you will be able to see the moon entering the partial eclipse phase. Well worth taking photographs of it you are so inclined. This will be the last lunar eclipse we will see from this part of the world for a few years.