Here we are at the CAABM observing site on a wonderfully chilly night. Alain is here with his 20" Obsession and Denis with his Meade LX200 14".

Phil brought his Sony Alpha A55 DSLR and started shooting Messier 1.

Michel came with me, and Pierre came too...

Alain's 20" gave us a beautiful view of Jupiter and her Galillean moons. Also a couple of Messier galaxies.

When Phil finished up his photos, he turned the scope on to a couple of brilliant red stars. He even turned the scope on to a star in the Constellation of Gemini that contains an Exo-Planet 2.9 times the size of our Jupiter orbiting at the equivalent distance of our sun a little farther than Mars.

11:48pm and Alain's 20" has dewed over beyond thawing out. He will be calling it a night...

I think Michel and I will be heading out too as my feet are starting to cool down now...

A special thank you goes out to the observing member of the Boucherville Astronomy Club for a very interesting and entertaining evening... It was wonderful!!!

Tonight I am @ the CAABM Boucherville Astronomy Club observing site in Contrecoeur. With Phil and Denis w/ their Meade LX200 14" shooting with Phil's Sony Alpha A55. Alain brought his 20" Obsession, let us see Jupiter and her Galillean moons, and M57 otherwise known as The Ring Nebula.

We also got a beautiful glimpse of Messier 81 a wonderfully bright galaxy in Alain's 20". Phil just finished shooting his flats. We just moved on to the Cigar Galaxy.