Astronomer’s Guild

10/09/2026

Out at the cottage by Lake Erie and there are so many stars tonight!!

Have you seen any of the Draconid meteors where you are? If you have some, let us see some pics. ✨🔭

10/07/2026

The Draconid meteor shower peaks tomorrow night on Thursday, October 8. Unlike most showers, the Draconids peak right after dusk until midnight, meaning no late night wake up call is required! 🌠

Local Timing & Conditions 🌙: Sunset in Cornwall on Thursday is around 6:28 PM, leading into a wonderfully dark night with zero moonlight interference as the thin crescent moon sets early.

What to Expect 💫: Slow moving meteors originating from comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner. Rates typically hover around 5–10 per hour, but the Draconids are famously unpredictable!

How to Watch 🔭: Leave the heavy gear at home and use your naked eye. Head out anytime after nightfall to a dark spot away from city lights, such as along the riverfront or rural concession roads, and face north to northwest, looking high in the sky toward the constellation Draco (which winds its way near the North Star and the Big and Little Dippers).

Grab a warm blanket and enjoy the clear skies! ✨

10/05/2026

Saturday we hosted a dinner and star party with our friends at the Montreal division of RASC (Royal Astronomical Society of Canada)! There was almost 40 people in attendance, and it turned out to be amazing night!!🔭✨

It was so wonderful building new connections, growing our local network within the astronomy community, and of course, checking out your gear🔭!! You are all welcome back anytime! 🌌🤝

A huge thank you to our new friends from Montreal Centre (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100075774863202 and https://www.facebook.com/groups/2393127970/) for doing the drive and meeting up with us!

A special thank you to St. Andrews-Knox United Church (https://www.facebook.com/2039118989450379/) for accommodating our group, allowing us to use your washroom, and providing such a welcoming space for our gathering. 🙏⛪

And a massive shoutout to The South Glengarry Restaurant (and Abby and Mia) (https://www.facebook.com/100064074271728/) for the amazing expedited service and feeding us all so well before our star party! 🍲☕

If stargazing and astronomy are things that interest you, please come join our club! You are very welcome to come check us out at our next meeting on Monday, October 19. 🗓️🔭

Community, good food, and clear skies… it doesn't get much better than that. 💫

Here a few photos from the night, special thanks to guild member The Rural Photons - Oleg Rumiancev for the cool milky way shot!!

09/28/2026

Stargaze in Cornwall, Ontario this October! 🔭 Mark your calendars for these 9 celestial highlights, from meteor showers to planetary oppositions. 🌌

09/27/2026

Take a look at this incredible 100% illumination Harvest Moon! 🌕

Captured by our talented guild member, Rob, this shot showcases the stunning lunar surface in beautiful detail.

The Harvest Moon is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox, historically aiding farmers with its extra light for late-night harvests. Clear skies and amazing astrophotography from Rob! 🔭

09/20/2026

Good food, great trivia, a warm fire, and a backyard observatory under the stars… last night's end of summer barbecue with the Astronomers Guild was an absolute blast! 🍔🔥🔭

We tested our knowledge with some custom trivia about ourselves, space, and the guild, and then set up the telescopes to catch a clear view of Saturn (rings and gaps included!), watched the ISS fly right on by, and tracked some other incredible sights in the night sky. 🪐🛰️✨

If you've ever wanted to hang out with fellow space nerds 🤓, look deep into the cosmos, and share some amazing food and conversation, you should totally come join our guild! All levels are absolutely welcome!! Reach out if you want details on our next meetup. 👇🌌

09/15/2026

A huge thank you to Guild President, Brendan Bronzan, for leading an incredible session last night!

We dove deep into the mechanics of telescope setup and maintenance, covering:

🔭Newtonian Setup & Balancing: Getting the rig properly configured and balanced for smooth, stable tracking.

🔭Finderscope Alignment: Zeroing in your sights so you can easily locate objects in the night sky.

🔭Mirror Collation: Learning the precision steps required to align the mirrors for crisp, clear optics.

If you wanna learn cool things like this join us for our October meeting! Clear skies and happy viewing everyone! ✨

08/31/2026

🌌 Launching a New Eye on the Cosmos: NASA’s Roman Space Telescope

NASA’s flagship Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is heading to Lagrange Point 2 (L2) to join JWST, opening a vast, high-resolution infrared window into the deep universe.

Named for Dr. Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s first chief astronomer and a pioneering advocate for space observatories, this mission promises to revolutionize our understanding of dark energy, dark matter, and exoplanetary systems.

🔭Fast Facts:
🔭100x Hubble's View: Features Hubble-sharp infrared vision with a field of view at least 100 times larger… capturing 1.5 times the area of a full Moon in a single shot.

🔭Probing the Unseen Universe: Maps billions of galaxies to measure the expansion of space and uncover the nature of dark energy and dark matter.

🔭Direct Exoplanet Imaging: Uses an advanced Coronagraph Instrument to block starlight and directly photograph cold, older gas giants.

🔭Open Science: True to Dr. Roman’s legacy, all survey data will be made public immediately upon processing for global research teams.

Clear skies to the mission team as commissioning begins… we look forward to the first science images in early 2027!

Our newest space telescope is on its way to revealing the universe's darkest secrets!

How much do you know about our Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope? We've got the key facts: https://go.nasa.gov/4clYwet