On an exceptionally warm September weekend I drove to the Eastern Townships and returned to the observatory I once visited thirty years ago. This time I decided to hike the 5-km-trail to the summit. The dome, located at an elevation of 1105 m, houses a 1.6-metre Ritchey-Chrétien telescope which happens to be the second largest telescope in Eastern Canada after the David Dunlap Observatory. Unfortunately the observatory was not open to the public at the time of my visit. – Charles
Date: September 5, 2015
Location: Parc national du Mont-Mégantic, Qc
Optics: Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Exposure: 1/500 sec, f/8, ISO 50