Russell Fralich
@rfralich.bsky.social
Amateur astronomer based in Montreal, QC, Canada. Member of RASC Montreal Centre. Thriller novelist.
March 2, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Big Dipper rising in the early evening. 13sec exposure with an OM-5 camera.
February 8, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Big Dipper rising in the early evening. 13sec exposure with an OM-5 camera.
Mid-winter sun over the St. Lawrence River
February 8, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Mid-winter sun over the St. Lawrence River
Bottom part of the constellation Orion. Taken from the dark skies at Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, QC. You can see the Horsehead Nebula, Flame Nebula, Orion Nebula and even the Witch's Head Nebula!
February 8, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Bottom part of the constellation Orion. Taken from the dark skies at Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, QC. You can see the Horsehead Nebula, Flame Nebula, Orion Nebula and even the Witch's Head Nebula!
Venus shining bright in early evening. Charlevoix, QC.
January 31, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Venus shining bright in early evening. Charlevoix, QC.
Charlevoix, Jan 31, up close!
January 31, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Charlevoix, Jan 31, up close!
First time in weeks the night sky was not hidden by evil clouds! I went out in the snowy backyard for an hour tonight. Mars looked high up in the sky, shining bright and red and virtually at opposition!
January 16, 2025 at 2:47 AM
First time in weeks the night sky was not hidden by evil clouds! I went out in the snowy backyard for an hour tonight. Mars looked high up in the sky, shining bright and red and virtually at opposition!
Jupiter and Europa in infrared. Celestron C6 + ASI 585mc camera + IR 685 nm bandpass filter. Taken in backyard in Montreal. @rascmontreal.bsky.social
December 22, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Jupiter and Europa in infrared. Celestron C6 + ASI 585mc camera + IR 685 nm bandpass filter. Taken in backyard in Montreal. @rascmontreal.bsky.social
Mars high over Parc Mont-Tremblant at 5h00 Dec 21. Last quarter moon gave a nice ghostly look to the snow on the trees. Super quiet and a bit chilly at -15C. OM-5 with 17mm f/1.8 lens. 13s exp. as ISO 1600. @rascmontreal.bsky.social
December 21, 2024 at 10:06 PM
Mars high over Parc Mont-Tremblant at 5h00 Dec 21. Last quarter moon gave a nice ghostly look to the snow on the trees. Super quiet and a bit chilly at -15C. OM-5 with 17mm f/1.8 lens. 13s exp. as ISO 1600. @rascmontreal.bsky.social
Super widefield image Auriga, Perseus, Taurus, Pleiades & Jupiter. Dec 20 from Parc Mont-Tremblant. OM-5 with #omsystems 17mm f/1.8 lens. 71x13s exposures. On a tripod (no tracker). Stacked in @siril.org , processed with calibration frames in Pixinsight @rascmontreal.bsky.social
December 21, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Super widefield image Auriga, Perseus, Taurus, Pleiades & Jupiter. Dec 20 from Parc Mont-Tremblant. OM-5 with #omsystems 17mm f/1.8 lens. 71x13s exposures. On a tripod (no tracker). Stacked in @siril.org , processed with calibration frames in Pixinsight @rascmontreal.bsky.social
Mars high over Parc Mont-Temblant (north of Montreal). 5h Dec 21. Last quarter moon gives a nice ghostly glow to the snow on the trees. Relaxing, totally quiet and a bit chilly (-15C).
December 21, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Mars high over Parc Mont-Temblant (north of Montreal). 5h Dec 21. Last quarter moon gives a nice ghostly glow to the snow on the trees. Relaxing, totally quiet and a bit chilly (-15C).
Mare Crisium. I found my old Meade ETX-90 that I bought in 1998 and had been hiding under boxes in the basement. ZWO ASI 585mc camera. Nov 17. 1000 frames.
December 5, 2024 at 12:20 AM
Mare Crisium. I found my old Meade ETX-90 that I bought in 1998 and had been hiding under boxes in the basement. ZWO ASI 585mc camera. Nov 17. 1000 frames.
Messier 33. One of my favourites! It is always #2 after the glamorous M31. Maybe I just like underdog galaxies. Skywatcher Evostar 80 and Canon SL3 DSLR.
December 5, 2024 at 12:16 AM
Messier 33. One of my favourites! It is always #2 after the glamorous M31. Maybe I just like underdog galaxies. Skywatcher Evostar 80 and Canon SL3 DSLR.
This is what happens with a jet flies through your carefully planned image of Messier 33.
November 23, 2024 at 12:34 AM
This is what happens with a jet flies through your carefully planned image of Messier 33.
Large Magellanic Cloud. Again, during a family trip to New Zealand. Lake Tekapo, Dec 2022. Canon SL3 + 50 f/1.8 lens. It was spectacular to look at even in binoculars.
November 23, 2024 at 12:31 AM
Large Magellanic Cloud. Again, during a family trip to New Zealand. Lake Tekapo, Dec 2022. Canon SL3 + 50 f/1.8 lens. It was spectacular to look at even in binoculars.
Flipping through some astrophotos from our family trip to New Zealand about this time two years ago. This is the spectacular Eta Carina region taken with a Canon SL3 DSLR and a 50 mm lens. Nothing fancy, just lots of short photos stacked together. Lake Tekapo, NZ.
November 22, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Flipping through some astrophotos from our family trip to New Zealand about this time two years ago. This is the spectacular Eta Carina region taken with a Canon SL3 DSLR and a 50 mm lens. Nothing fancy, just lots of short photos stacked together. Lake Tekapo, NZ.