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Cold Moon, December 27, 2020

December 31, 2020 - My targets were the Orion Nebula and the Pleiades which I could see clearly from my front deck but alas my hiking camera...

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Great Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter, December 23, 2020

December 24, 2020 - With rain and cloud on tap for the next several days yesterday was my last opportunity to take photographs of the Great...

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Great Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter, December 22, 2020

December 24, 2020 - After giving up on photographing the Great Conjunction from Peggy's Cove Light due to the gale force wind I looked for a...

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Our Moon of December 22, 2020

December 24, 2020 - Whilst waiting for the Great Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter I photographed our moon. Our moon makes a handy target to...

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First Photos of the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter

December 17, 2020 - I made my first effort yesterday to photograph the great Saturn-Jupiter conjunction of 2020 with the best pairing yet to...

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Deep Panuke Under Tow

December 13, 2020 - The Deep Panuke is seen under tow off Chebucto Head on its way to its offshore location. This is an extending legs platf...

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Atlantic Kestrel

December 08, 2020 - The Atlantic Kestrel was photographed off Chebucto Head this morning. The wind was gusting to 60mph so I struggled to st...

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CCGS Cadboro Bay Running at 25 Knots off Chebucto Head

December 08, 2020 - The CCGS Cadboro Bay must have been at full speed or close to it at 25 knots (probably 100% continuous duty) based on my...

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Sunrise at Herring Cove Nature Reserve and Lookoff

December 06, 2020 - I visited Herring Cove Nature Reserve at the lookoff to photograph the sunrise. It was not a great sunrise but the light...

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Ring-necked Pheasant and Nashville Warbler

December 06, 2020 - Several years ago a male Ring-necked Pheasant took to jumping onto our deck railing. This was during the killer winter o...

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CCGS Cadboro Bay

December 06, 2020 - There is new Coast Guard Vessel parked at Sambro, the CCGS Cadboro Bay, parked beside the CCGS Sambro. It's a much large...

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