Today I have not one or two new images, but FIVE!!! Lets start with my first deep sky image in months. (Remember my mount’s breakdown story from last week?) What you are seeing is one hour of exposure on a star cluster called Melotte 111. It is part of the constellation Coma Berenices and is 280 light years away! I encourage you to click on the image to view it in full size: it makes a big difference. This second image, my favourite from the five,...
I was on vacation last week and took the opportunity to visit my grandparents in Québec City. There, I spent an afternoon photographing the Vieux Québec (Old Québec). The first image is a panoramic image of the Château Frontenac, a prestigious hotel facing the St.-Lawrence river. This second shot was taken in front of the American Embassy. A few years ago, those metal pillars were installed to prevent a terrorist from driving through the outside...
I talked about making a time-lapse in a previous post… Well, I finally took the time to do so. I assembled over 150 still frames taken during a recent “astro-evening” with a Nikon D300 DSLR and a Tamron 17-50mm lens. Here is the result! Have a great spring, Laurent Unfortunately, I do not have a Youtube or Vimeo channel for now, so you will have to download the video by clicking on the link below. Click Timelapse to...
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-Laurent V. Joli-CoeurWelcome to my blog, where you can read about my latest photographs, projects and astronomical observations, as well as astronomical events I plan to observe. Enjoy and come back often!
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