Strathcona Wilderness Institute (SWI) will hold a fundraising astro-photography presentation by local expert Les Disher on May 9, 7 p.m. 鈥� 9 p.m. at the Stan Hagen Theatre, North Island College, Courtenay.
Disher will put on a slide display of his celestial images that illustrate the majesty of the deep sky splendours to be found in the night skies right over our heads and talk about his experiences taking them. He will also talk about the processes involved in taking and producing these images.
The images he creates are mosaics of compiled time lapse images stacked upon each other. This creates vast images with incredible levels of detail. The images can take a few hours or up to many days to create! The talk will be flavoured with interesting and humorous anecdotes and new and little-known facts. He will also do a few interesting and fun demonstrations to review some relevant basic concepts.
Disher has been capturing deep sky celestial images since 1994 from his home near Courtenay and from various locations in British Columbia and western North America. As an avid astro-photographer, he has been a member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, and his photos have received a number of awards. He has been a witness to the transition from the unique requirements of film astro-imaging to those of digital imaging.
Tickets for the event will be $15 Adults, $10 Students (Valid ID), $5 Youth (16 and Under) and will be sold through our website (strathconapark.org) or at the door first come first serve.
