Shawnigan Lake School Observatory

Horse Head and Flame Nebula

North American Nebula and Pelican Nebula. Imaged and processed, fall 2019. Over 18 hours of exposure represented in this image.

M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy. Imaged and processed by Will and Cole using iTelescope.net, telescope T24 near Fresno California.

Andromeda. Imaged and processed by Angelina.

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Shawnigan Lake School Observatory Clear Sky Chart It's the astronomer's forecast. At a glance, it shows when it will be cloudy or clear for up to the next two days. It's a prediction of when Shawnigan Lake School Observatory, BC, will have good weather for astronomical observing.

Dumbbell Nebula

Star watching at the Shawnigan Lake School Observatory

Andromeda in August. Imaged by Kevin and Avesta.

Here’s a fantastic image of a group of interacting galaxies that collectively hold several trillion stars. Called Markarian’s Chain after the Armenian astrophysicist who discovered the galaxies move together through space, this collection is some 40 million light years away in the massive Virgo Cluster.

Imaged and processed by Angelina (grade 10) at the Shawnigan Lake School Observatory. This image is a stack of over 30 five minute LRGB exposures, captured through a Takahashi FSQ 106 mm refractor using an SBIG STT8300 CCD camera.

Aurora and Star Trails - May 27, 2017.

Aurora and few 60 second exposures taken during our session on May 27th.