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What would the Northern Lights look like to the colourblind?

September 21, 2022October 12, 2024 Mark Stachiew

If you’re lucky enough to have seen the Northern Lights, you know how  colourful they can be, but if you’re one of the many people

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Canadian Geographic Adventures will help CanGeo readers discover the world

April 5, 2022April 5, 2022 Mark Stachiew

With a mission on making Canada better known to Canadians and to the world, the Royal Canadian Geographical Society is collaborating with  Canadian and international

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Canada dropping pre-entry COVID testing, but only for fully vaccinated travellers

March 17, 2022 Mark Stachiew

It’s not an April Fool’s Day joke, the Government of Canada will remove pre-entry test requirement for fully vaccinated travellers arriving by land, sea or

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Travel Trivia Quiz #12: Oh, Canada!

January 26, 2022January 22, 2025 Mark Stachiew

How much do you know Canada? Here’s a travel quiz that asks 10 questions about the Great White North. I’ve put in a few easy

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Explore Canadian filming locations on the “Netflix in Your Neighbourhood” website

September 27, 2021January 31, 2025 Mark Stachiew

Netflix in Your Neighbourhood is a new website that makes it easier for fans both local and from around the world to find and explore

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Canada reopening its borders to fully vaccinated international travellers

September 6, 2021September 6, 2021 Mark Stachiew

Despite evidence that a fourth wave of COVID infections is gathering steam in Canada , the country is going ahead with plans to allow fully

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Travel Trivia Quiz #10 – Testing your knowledge of Canada’s extremes

July 29, 2021 Mark Stachiew

Canada is a big place, extreme in every sense of the word. Our latest travel trivia quiz takes a look at the biggest and longest

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Canada’s hotel quarantine ending and more airports will welcome international flights as of Aug. 9

July 19, 2021 Mark Stachiew

As part of its phased re-opening of the country’s international borders to fully-vaccinated travellers, the Government of Canada announced Monday that it is ending its

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Mark Stachiew has been exploring the world and writing about it for more than 30 years. His travel stories have appeared in numerous newspapers, magazines and online publications in Canada, the United States and beyond.

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    As seen in the light-polluted night skies over Mon As seen in the light-polluted night skies over Montreal in recent weeks: the Ring Nebula, the Needle Galaxy and the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules.
    Getting the cottage ready for summer 58 on the lak Getting the cottage ready for summer 58 on the lake.
    I’m not sure when the last day was that we saw t I’m not sure when the last day was that we saw the sun, but the crabapple blossoms don’t care.
    Globular clusters don’t get the love that galaxi Globular clusters don’t get the love that galaxies and nebulae do, but I think these stellar nurseries are cool. This one is Messier 3 in Canes  Venatici.
    I haven't been taking many deep-sky photos lately I haven't been taking many deep-sky photos lately because it's usually cloudy 9 days out of 10, but I tried reprocessing this photo of the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) and I think it's much improved from my previous effort. What always amazes me about galaxy photos is that when you look closely, you can see other tiny galaxies photobombing the image. There are at least three others that I can see here!
    It’s a good day to exercise your democratic righ It’s a good day to exercise your democratic right to vote.
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