torrance barrens

Orionid Meteor Shower

Posted by cowboywithacamera

Orionid Meteor Torrance barrens ontario canada wesley liikane cowboy with a cameraI was out at the Torrance Barrens Dark sky area trying to capture the beauty of the Orionid meteor shower. The night was filled with clouds rolling through the scene and making for not the most ideal conditions for stargazing. Near the early morning the fog and cloud became too thick to see much of anything. Despite my eyes seeing a couple of meteors I only managed to capture one.

On this image on the left there is the constellation of Orion (top center). Under Orions belt there is its nebula M42. The meteor is on the right center.

The first link is a time lapse from the photos I took during the Orionid meteor shower, the second is a link to a time lapse as well from Torrance Barrens, Ontario, Canada of the Milky Way. For best quality view in HD.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAbcmnHQwzQ&feature=plcp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY_jsXiNTo0&feature=plcp

Scared of the Dark

Posted by cowboywithacamera

The Milky Way, our home galaxy, sitting overhead on a cool, clear autumn evening. Trying to capture the Milky Way consists of many variables. You will need to find a dark sky area, clear weather, no moon and the right equipment. So now I found myself going to the local Torrance Barrens Dark-Sky Preserve. This area consists of Precambrian Shield, which formed approximately 2.5 billion years ago. It`s a beautiful place to hike in the day and stargaze at night. So I setup taking 30 second exposures with a shutter release cable and tripod. Quiet, dark and away from everything, it can be a little scary at times. But it`s all worth it!

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