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and colour of the object in the sky that I was
photographing.”
All of Keith’s space photographs are carefully
scheduled. As he explained it, the bodies in the night
sky change constantly, depending on the time of year
and even the time of night. It takes careful research,
using software programs that provide details on
what will appear in the sky and when, to capture the
images he wants. He then plugs everything into a
spreadsheet that lays out his timetable of night-sky
photo shoots for the next 18 months.
“I even plan what filters I’ll use on my camera and
how long I’ll shoot for,” he laughed. “When you’re
trying to capture photos of objects light years away,
you leave nothing to chance.”
That attention to details has paid off. Keith’s
photographs are, well, out of this world. He shares
them with family and friends on Facebook, but
recently his church asked if they could incorporate
his images into a children’s camp they were hosting
on astronomy and outer space. The pictures were a
hit, taking the kids to the far reaches of our galaxy
and beyond without ever having to leave the ground.
Now Keith is preparing for an astrophotography
contest. His photos will go up against those of other
deep space photographers in what is called Starfest,
Canada’s largest annual amateur astronomy
conference.
Keith is not alone in his love of deep-space
photography. There is a huge community of
astrophotographers around the world, and right
here in Grey and Bruce counties. He belongs to the
Bluewater Astronomical Society, a local group that
operates the E.S. Fox Observatory located at the
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