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astronomy’s debt to photography

Posted on August 2, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Many of us ‘scan the skies’ as well as searching  tera firma for old cameras and photos. Image collectors may even have some ‘sky’ photos in their collection, and if so, will find the article noted here of special … Continue reading →

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distant suns

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. For most of photographic history, photos were taken from about one metre to out as far as the eye could see. Double bellows extensions and other special accessories allowed photos of small objects to be easily taken with the … Continue reading →

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moon shot

Posted on November 16, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. The year my first child was born, Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. It was an exciting time for all. And photography proved its worth by capturing space images on the moon, not earth. Years earlier, I learnt in … Continue reading →

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heavenly shower

Posted on August 16, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Each year as the world rotates around the sun, it passes through the comet debris known as the Perseids meteors. The best and most spectacular display of the resulting ‘shooting stars’ is mid August. While Astronomical  Photography was and … Continue reading →

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far out, man!

Posted on July 14, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. Shades of Cheech and Chong! NASA has posted the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope shot up in space. The name of the Space Telescope remains controversial.  It was carried by a space vehicle shot up in … Continue reading →

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