Last year, I was given the idea by my parents to start writing a blog about my experiences with astronomy. I took that idea and created “Joly Astronomy.” Throughout this year I kept writing about my experiences, all the good and the bad. Four days ago was my blog’s first anniversary, and this year has given me many opportunities to observe and explore the night sky, image celestial objects, and stand in awe of the universe. I saw and imaged:

• The Lunar Eclipse.
• M42.
• A meteor shower.
• ISS flying in the sky.
• The Sun and its sunspots.
• Conjunctions.
• The beauty of Long Sault Conservation Park’s and Glen Major’s dark skies.
• Star trails in dark skies.
• and many more objects in the night sky.

Thank You to everyone who comes and reads my blog. You are all awesome. Keep coming back, and keep looking up. You never know what you might find up there.