Alright. It’s Friday night, I have no date, a two litre bottle of Shasta, and my all Rush mixtape. Lets rock.
Perfect summer night. Great seeing; sadly a full moon, so it’s planetary night.
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Labour Day
Was expecting to get rained on all day, but it was clear, and 23 degrees up Opeongo. There was a possibility of seeing northern lights on the way home,
Artemis 1 and the return to the Moon
Not sure what the big deal is, I made this in 3 days, and it cost about $30.
Huge Prom Today
Currently sunspot region 3068 is the only one Earth facing, but check out that solar prominence.
Nice Meteor Last Night
Caught on the all sky camera at 21:27 local time AMS Fireball event 4352-2022
I’m tired, here’s a gallery
Ran across a nice family up the Mizzy Lake trail who had no insect repellent. One of the girls must have had 50 mosquito bites on her shoulders. I was
Day trip to Algonquin
The view from Booth’s Rock Trail in Algonquin Park. There were several uncooperative Cedar Waxwings up there. Was fortunate to get a shot of a Blackburnian Warbler. The deer flies
RASC GA Weekend, Northern Lights, and Fireflies
The General Assembly of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada is being held this weekend. Lots of great presentations, and the Helen Sawyer Hogg Lecture Nathalie Ouellette was amazing. Looking
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Solstice Sun
The Sun today
Daytime Jupiter – Happy Summer Solstice
Jupiter is often visible during the day, but without any reference, it’s difficult to find. Today it’s within the same field of view of the Moon in small binoculars, so