Strathcona Wilderness Institute is pleased to present astrophotographer Les Disher who will give a talk and a slideshow entitled "THE UNIVERSE FROM MY BACKYARD DEEP-SKY IMAGES OF CELESTIAL WONDERS." Every clear night the sky puts on a show for the unaided eye. Whether it is the grandeur of the Milky Way band against a black velvet sky, stars twinkling as diamonds, a dazzling meteor shower, spectacular comets, or a big golden moon against the eastern horizon, there is always something to see. In addition, if one puts camera to telescope, objects normally invisible to the unaided eye and rarely seen can be discovered that add to the splendors of the night.

Les will put on a slide display of his celestial images that illustrate the majesty of the deep sky splendors to be found in the night skies right over our heads, and talk about his experiences taking them. The photos Les captures are a combination of Time-Lapse images layered upon each other to create vast mosaics with incredible detail. This shows will include new photos he has taken beyond what was presented last year. He will also talk about the processes involved in taking and producing these images. The talk will be flavoured with interesting and humorous anecdotes and new and little-known facts. He will also do a few interesting and fun demonstrations to review of some relevant basic concepts.

Les has been capturing deep sky celestial images since 1994 from his home near Courtenay and from various locations in B.C. and western North America. As an avid astrophotographer, he has been a member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, and his photos have received a number of awards. He has been a witness to the transition from the unique requirements of film astro-imaging to those of digital imaging.

ACCESSIBILITY
- The theatre is accessible to wheelchairs with seating in the front row.

PARKING
- Free Parking is available at all of the North Island College Parking Lots.

TICKETS
- Just the name the ticket was purchased under is all you need, printed tickets are not required. Any remaining tickets for the event will be sold at the door starting at 6:30pm First Come First Serve.

ANDROMEDA GALAXY PHOTO RAFFLE
- At the event we will be selling raffle tickets for one print of Les's photo of the Andromeda Galaxy (unedited poster image, 15"x22"). Raffle tickets will $10 each and the draw will be at the end of the show.

A few Images from last years presentation:

THE UNIVERSE FROM MY BACKYARD DEEP-SKY IMAGES OF CELESTIAL WONDERS

THE UNIVERSE FROM MY BACKYARD DEEP-SKY IMAGES OF CELESTIAL WONDERS

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