Using the University's 12-inch Questar, located in the east end of Toronto, I took several photos of Saturn, with some good results (photos coming soon).

Looked for Comet Sorrels (estimated mag. was 10.5) but did not see it. Took several photos of the Moon and Jupiter with the 12-inch Questar, with some good results. (photos coming soon).

Took several photos of Saturn with some good results (photos coming soon). I also looked at some brighter Messier objects - M57 was very well defined, while M13 was resolved to the core! This telescope in a dark sky would be amazing!

From Walter MacDonald's backyard in Oshawa. Good clear sky, I could see part of the Summer Milky Way. Observed many Messier objects, plus 1 "new" deep sky object: NGC 5195.

I went scouting for a medium-dark sky site, within half hour of Toronto. I found a golf course called Cherry Downs, located between the towns of Brougham and Claremont, which are north of Pickering. I quickly got permission to observe from the golf course by the owner, who was in a very good mood after having had a few drinks too many!!

The owner (with drink in hand!) and one of the grounds keepers joined me at the telescope for about an hour at which time a homogeneous auroral arc flared up to a great aurora which lasted about an hour (photos coming soon). The sky was fairly dark and I enjoyed good views of several Messier objects.

I took a chance, and got clouded out. No observing.

Starfest '87

Arrived on Friday evening. Observed several Messier objects then at about midnight it clouded over, and later in the night it rained. Went home Saturday evening because it was cloudy.

FarmFest '87. With Walter MacDonal, Doug Clapp, and Randy Hendriks. I was dewed up most of the night because I fried my heating element (the wires short circuted with a fizzle and a cloud of smoke!). I observed a few Messier objects, a few meteors, and saw the Zodiacal Lights for the first time.

Looked for Comet Rudenko (1987u) but failed to find it, probably because it was only 10 degrees above the horizon and I was viewing over severly light polluted skies. Saw NGC 7009, the "Saturn Nebula", which looked very much like an out-of-focus Saturn. I observed 1 "new" deep sky object: NGC 7772.

From Cherry Downs Golf Course. Observed 1 "new" deep sky object: NGC 7380, as well as several Messier objects.

From the balcony in my backyard in Scarborough, I first spotted Comet Bradfield in 16 x 50 binoculars. It was easy to see in the binoculars and there was even the hint of a very small tail. In the telescope at 100x, the nucleus was bright and condensed, while a very wide fan-shaped tail was hard to distinguish from the large coma. Its magnitude was about 5.5.

From Cherry Downs Golf Course. Comet Bradfield was quite impressive with a noticeable tail at 50x, which was not as wide & fan-shaped as I had observed on November 10. Tonight the tail was longer and thinner. Two brighter stars were shining through the Comet's tail (neat effect). The comet was in the same field of view as NGC 6633 in Ophiuchus. Its magnitude was about 5.