Looking up..

I love taking photos of many different things in nature. Sometimes I combine it with one of my other interests: astronomy!

Stars in Focus
Another picture of the lower half of Orion with the even larger blue giant star, Rigel, in the lower right:

Stars in Focus II

How large are these stars? Watch this video for a hint of their mind-boggling size

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I went out the other night to get a picture of the sky just after sunset. Venus was quite bright in the twilight sky.

Venus in the Trees
Venus in the Trees

Taurus and the Pleiades are visible in this night shot. So is the orange sky-glow from the city of Owen Sound..
Night Sky
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God’s creation above keeps me looking up.

More photos of the night sky

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