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Take a Christmas break in Mexico City

November 30, 2023December 9, 2023 Mark Stachiew

A lot of travellers from Canada and the United States head to Mexico over the Christmas holidays for some time on the beach, but if

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8 exciting destinations to experience October’s ‘Great American Eclipse’

August 25, 2023December 9, 2023 Mark Stachiew

Solar eclipses are such special events that umbraphiles travel the world to experience them. This October 14, they’ll gather across the United States and parts

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Five things not to miss in Puebla, Mexico for Cinco de Mayo (or any other day)

May 15, 2023December 9, 2023 Mark Stachiew

Cinco de Mayo is not just a day to score cheap tacos and margaritas. It commemorates a military victory over the French army during the

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Travellers have an appetite for Mexico

January 21, 2019June 5, 2019 Mark Stachiew

MEXICO CITY — “You weren’t expecting a place like this in the ‘Third World’,” says my guide with tongue firmly planted in cheek as we

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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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    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.
    I spotted this house finch outside my window and h I spotted this house finch outside my window and he posed long enough for me to take a photo of him. 🐦📸
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    The photons from the Whirlpool Galaxy that I captu The photons from the Whirlpool Galaxy that I captured with my Seestar left 31 million years ago, about 10 million years before the first humanids walked on Earth. The mind can't even imagine such vast numbers.
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