Weather and Sky Photography by Kerry

Weather and Sky Photography by Kerry I am a deep space, nature and weather photographer from Grimsby, Ontario, Canada. I love to document

Hi All, here is another deep sky image shot from my Windows Vista powered front yard observatory 😅. This image of IC405 ...
02/16/2025

Hi All, here is another deep sky image shot from my Windows Vista powered front yard observatory 😅. This image of IC405 Flaming Star Nebula is a relatively bright emission and reflection nebula found in the constellation Auriga. Auriga has so many interesting objects and is one of my favourites next to Cepheus and Orion. When I started to image this, I knew that my clear sky days would be numbered as we head into winter. I was right, and this is part of the reason why I didn't acquire as much data as I would have liked. Anyway, hope you like this rendition.

R: 9 x 10min
G: 9 x 10min
B: 7 x 10min
Synthetic Luminance
SBIG 8300 mono
AT 8in RC + 0.67 AP reducer
Skywatcher EQ6Pro

For the higher resolution with plate-solution overlay:
https://www.astrobin.com/full/1e34mg/0/

Youtube short:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Vpy52nkC65I

Hi all, I never thought that in my lifetime I would ever have an asteroid with my name on it. "53258 Kerryannlecky (199...
02/05/2025

Hi all, I never thought that in my lifetime I would ever have an asteroid with my name on it. "53258 Kerryannlecky (1999 FN)" Discovery: 1999-03-17 / ODAS / Caussols / 910. It's 4.3 km across and way out in the asteroid belt beyond the orbit of Mars, so no threat to Earth 😅. Seriously, I'm feeling so honoured!! Here are some links to more info about it..

https://www.wgsbn-iau.org/files/Bulletins/V005/WGSBNBull_V005_002.pdf

https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html #/?sstr=kerryannlecky&view=VOPDCA

I'm so grateful to Alain and Yuri for nominating me.... A huge huge thanks goes to them!!! Alain Maury and his team members discovered this and countless asteroids. He has a lodge in San Pedro de Atacama www.spaceobs.com where he hosts many of us keen astronomers and astrophotographers who want to experience the night sky down in Chile's Atacama Desert. Yuri Beletsky, most of you know, is a famous astrophotogapher and professional astronomer who works at one of the large observatories in Chile. www.instagram.com/yuribeletsky

On our first night in Uyuni, Bolivia, debbie.dill.photo braved the cold night in her red dress so that we could take pic...
12/20/2024

On our first night in Uyuni, Bolivia, debbie.dill.photo braved the cold night in her red dress so that we could take pictures of her under the southern hemisphere stars in the largest salt flat in the world. Can you believe this is at 12000 ft and not a mountain in sight?

*Join me and Petr Horálek Photography April 23 - May 3, 2025 in Chile and Bolivia*
https://www.weatherandsky.com/boliviaastrotour2025.pdf

After a spectacular sunset on the salt flats in Uyuni, Bolivia last March, we all couldn't wait for it to get dark so we...
12/06/2024

After a spectacular sunset on the salt flats in Uyuni, Bolivia last March, we all couldn't wait for it to get dark so we could start taking pictures of the Southern hemisphere nights sky. I took this picture of the beautiful Sabrina Wolters just before it got fully dark. You can see part of the Milky Way appear and some of the bright stars reflecting in the shallow waters.

Join us! Chile-Bolivia Astro Tour April 23-May3, 2025
https://www.weatherandsky.com/boliviaastrotour2025.pdf

Hi Everyone! I'm super excited to announce an 11-day/10-night once-in-a-lifetime astro tour dedicated to capturing the S...
12/05/2024

Hi Everyone!
I'm super excited to announce an 11-day/10-night once-in-a-lifetime astro tour dedicated to capturing the Southern Hemisphere night sky in the Chilean Atacama Desert, the Bolivian high desert (Altiplano) and in the beautiful reflective flooded salt flats of Uyuni. The tour begins on April 23rd and ends on May 3rd 2025. We have 10 spots available for this amazing adventure led by myself and award-winning astronomy photographer Petr Horálek Photography

Join us whether you are an experienced photographer or someone who is just enthusiastic to witness breathtaking sights in places not many people have gone.
Read all the details here & message me if you would like to join us!
https://www.weatherandsky.com/boliviaastrotour2025.pdf

To see some highlights of our Bolivia tour last March 2024 check out my Instagram story highlights in the link below. Keeping in mind that every tour will have different experiences and surprises. https://www.instagram.com/.../highlights/18020811728097538/

Kerry-Ann Lecky Hepburn: instagram.com/weatherandsky
Petr Horalek: instagram.com/petrhoralek

Here is a cool looking dusty part of the night sky designated as LDN 1251 in the constellation Cepheus with a tiny galax...
11/30/2024

Here is a cool looking dusty part of the night sky designated as LDN 1251 in the constellation Cepheus with a tiny galaxy sitting at the top designated as PGC69472. I have been imaging it for over a year from my relatively light polluted front yard. I am now in the red zone on the light pollution map (thanks to all the new light polluting green houses and more development in Grimsby), with my SQM readings sitting around 19.8 on average. My first run at processing it was with around 6 hrs of luminance data, and the result was terrible. I then had an amazing stretch of clear skies to collect more data a couple of months ago, and was able to get up to 14 hrs of data. Anyway, I hope you like it and for those of you with light pollution like me, don't give up on broad band deep sky imaging of dark targets like this as it's still rewarding, even though it's a bit more work.
I'm still running a very old school setup powered by Windows Vista.
Astrotech 8in RC
AP0.67 reducer
Skywatcher EQ6pro
SBIG 8300 Mono
Astrodon LRGB filters
Luminance: 86x10min
RGB: approx 21x10 min each channel

This picture shows my last time out under the stars looking for comet Tsuchinshan ATLAS. What a marathon it has been. Th...
10/30/2024

This picture shows my last time out under the stars looking for comet Tsuchinshan ATLAS. What a marathon it has been. Thanks ☄️ for dropping by. It's now getting further away from Earth and is not as spectacular but I'm not sad because there are always new comets and astronomical events to look forward to.

Canon 6d iso 6400, sigma 28mm, f2.8, 15 seconds, several images stacked from bortle 5 skies, 20min SW of Hamilton, Ontario

I have more images that I will share.

Some long overdue Aurora pics from October 10th. All of these were taken from home.
10/19/2024

Some long overdue Aurora pics from October 10th. All of these were taken from home.

A cosmic rainbow arched over this lone tree in the desert. With a camera in hand, you have the power to capture beauty ...
08/31/2024

A cosmic rainbow arched over this lone tree in the desert. With a camera in hand, you have the power to capture beauty that your eyes can only hope to see. Enjoy the view 🌌🌳

Canon R6 ISO 6400, Sigma 24mm f1.4, 20 sec, 12 frame pano, Optolong Astronomy Filter 77mm clear sky filter. The World at Night - TWAN

Only in the Atacama can I get such a grand view of the stars and Milky Way shining through a bedroom window...Canon R6, ...
08/26/2024

Only in the Atacama can I get such a grand view of the stars and Milky Way shining through a bedroom window...

Canon R6, iso 6400, Sigma 15 mm fisheye lens @ f2.8, single 30 second exposure.

Location: SpaceObs lodge

What a nice surprise to get to see the beautiful northern lights again Sunday night/early Monday morning. I framed the ...
08/15/2024

What a nice surprise to get to see the beautiful northern lights again Sunday night/early Monday morning. I framed the shot to include my out of control 😆. This display around this time was actually bright enough that I was able to make out the colours. Sooo very cool!!!

I lost a little bit of sleep to catch this beautiful trio very early yesterday morning... Mars and Jupiter along with an...
08/15/2024

I lost a little bit of sleep to catch this beautiful trio very early yesterday morning... Mars and Jupiter along with an asterism designated as NGC 1746✨

This is several 45 second tracked exposures stacked from the Canon R6 and Canon 100-400mm @ 400mm.

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