Directly imaging planets around other stars is one of the most challenging goals in modern astronomy. These planets, known as exoplanets, are incredibly faint objects orbiting extremely bright stars at distances almost too far to fathom. In this talk, I’ll explain how we can overcome these challenges using both ground-based and space-based telescopes and how we can use these techniques to learn more about other worlds. I will introduce technologies being tested and developed at NRC’s Herzberg Astronomy & Astrophysics Research Centre and outline how we use these instruments to reveal planets that would otherwise remain invisible. During the talk we’ll look at how post-processing and on-sky imaging techniques allow us to turn raw, messy telescope data into meaningful scientific insights about distant planets.