Astronomy

Dark Sky Astronomy
	Northern Lights current activity. Golden brown coloured regions show where Northern Lights can be seen. Map showing land/provinces/states are shown as thin white lines (USA at 6 o'clock position, Europe is 3 o'clock, Japan is 10 o'clock). Latitude of 60° North is shown as dashed red circle. Graph of Northern Lights Intensity For Kp of 5 and greater, the Northern Lights are predicted to be visible on Manitoulin Island. Northern Lights 3-day forecasts: http://www.sec.noaa.gov/forecast.html "AUTUMN AURORA" by Mark Oldfield Jupiter and Saturn, the Pleiades and Hyades Clusters -- four jewels of the night sky bathed in auroral light. Photo taken Saturday, October 5, 2000 Pentax ME camera, Pentax 28 mm lens, Kodak Royal Gold 800 ASA film, 20 second exposure.
	A non-profit group of amateur astronomers who seek to preserve the dark skies over Manitoulin Island.
	Held each year during the summer months, those with telescopes, binoculars, astronomic knowledge; and those who want to learn and experience will gather together to celebrate the heavenly views. BBay shares in one of the darkest skies on Manitoulin, and the Northern Hemisphere.
	"WHEN THE MOON HITS YOUR EYE..." Description: by Mark Oldfield This image of the crescent moon was produced by using a Pentax ME camera with macro lens positioned over the eyepiece of a 6" Dobsonian telescope. Film is 800 ASA Kodak Royal Gold film, exposed for one-sixteenth of a second.