Hello and Welcome to my page! I am director and webmaster of our Dorval Astronomy Club, have been an astronomer for over 15 years, I am passionate about art, watercolors, artistic makeup and many other creative endeavours. I have a humble 4.5 inch telescope and a camera which allows me to combine both astro and my visual experience. I also get a chance to teach the passion of astronomy, which gives me great pleasure..... Below are some of my efforts in ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY...... Click here to know how to take similar pictures: Astrophotography for beginners Here are a few of my links: I'm also known on the "chats" under my nick "algenib" (#sciastro is an amateur astronomy chatroom): SCIASTRO.NET My artistic portfolio page can be found at: MarjoSpace Send me an email!

	NEW! The moon and Venus above the chalet atop Mont-Tremblant on the evening of August 10th 2002. Taken with a digital camera on tripod (about 4 secs).
	Image of the partial eclipse of December 25th 2000 in Dorval, Qc. Primary focus at F:8, 100ASA film, 1/500sec near maximum at 12h50 EST.
	Image of the partial eclipse of December 25th 2000 in Dorval, Qc. Primary focus at F:8, 100ASA film, 1/500sec near the end at 14h00 EST. An additional combined image of both: Click here
	Image of the biggest full moon in 133 years. On the 22nd of december 1999. 80mm lens, 400ASA, near 1/1000 sec.
	Image of the total lunar eclipse of the 20th of january 2000. Sky Conditions were really awful, it was snowing! Taken at prime focus of a C4.5 F:8, 400ASA, 4 sec.
	Mosaic Image of the Milky Way from Sagittarius to Cygnus. All images from 12th of june 1999 in Ste-Agnès-de-Dundee and taken with 55mm F:1.7, Kodak RG1000 and exposed 30 secs each.
	Image of the tail of Cygnus with Deneb and NGC7000 easily visible (The North America Nebula). Lens 55mm F:1.7 , film Kodak RG1000 exposed for 30 secs at Ste-Agnès-de-Dundee the night of the 12th of june 1999.
	Image of the Sagittarius region at Ste-Agnès-de-Dundee night of the 12th of june 1999. Lens 55mm F:1.7, film Kodak RG1000 exposed for 30 secs.
	Image of Mercury at Ste-Agnès-de-Dundee night of the 12th of june 1999. Follow the arrow and just above the horizon. Lens 135mm and film Kodak RG1000.
	Image of the Hyakutake comet in the Bootes constellation ,back in march 96. Taken with a 55mm lens F:1.7 exposed for 25 secs on RG1000 film.
	Image of the Orion constellation (55mm lens F:1.7 exposed for 25 secs on RG1000 film). One can also see The Rosette (1),part of The Horsehead Nebula (2) and The Orion Nebula (3). Barnard's loop is surprisingly also visible to the left of the belt.
	Image taken of a lunar eclipse (with Saturn closeby) back in 96 for the 30th anniversary of the Montreal Planetarium. Lens:28mm F:2.8 for about 2 secs exposure.
	Image of Halebopp in April 97 taken with a 28mm F:2.8 lens with RG1000 film exposed for 60 secs. One can see the Double cluster in the tail of the comet.
	Image the moon, Venus and Saturn the night of the 20th of march 99 at the camp of Ste-Catherine-de-Hatley. Film RG1000, lens 55mm F:1.7 exposed for about 10 secs (the moon is a tiny crescent but since I did 10 secs, it is overexposed).
	Image of the Cygnus constellation taken with a 55mm lens F:1.7, exposed for about 25 secs on Royal Gold 1000 film. Notice the North America nebula (NGC 7000) is visible in this naked eye view.
	Image of the comet Hale-Bopp taken with a 55mm lens F:1.7, exposed for about 25 seconds on Royal Gold 1000 film. (9th march 1997)
	Image taken with a 28mm lens F:2.8, exposed for 60 seconds with Royal Gold 1000 film. One can see Orion, Taurus and the Pleiades. (9th march 1997)