Standing in Tom Thomson’s Footsteps
Tom Thomson took this black and white image of James Watson’s headstone at the cemetery in Mowat ca. 1912-1914. The inscription reads: In Memory of Ja’s Watson The First White
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The Moon
Waxing gibbous Moon 86.4% illuminated
The Sun Today
The Sun today in Hα. False colour showing sunspot regions 4122, 4127, 4129, 4125, and 4130.
The Moon, four nights in a row including a Lunar-X
Lots of Lunar-O’s too
Lunar X
There is a Lunar X tonight… The Moon is 52.2% illuminated, but it’s not dark yet. This may be the only chance I’ll get for this one. There are clouds
Canada Day Moon
Canada Day Moon. 42.8% illuminated 🇨🇦 🌒 🔭
Summer has finally arrived
A whole ‘nother spring has passed. Now, all of the sudden, it’s 32.3 °C with 69% humidity. Irregardless, at least my roses are hatching!
Summer is just around the corner
The summer solstice is tomorrow, Friday, Jun 20, 2025 at 10:42 p.m. Which leads to the question, can you see the northern lights in southern Ontario near the solstice during a
Once again, Regulus and Mars
Nice night tonight. 17.2 °C, and no wind. Seeing is pretty good all things considered. Still under heavily light polluted skies… Mosquitoes are out. Haven’t seen any bats yet this
Mars and Regulus
At magnitude 1.35, Regulus (or α Leo) is the brightest star in the constellation Leo, the Lion. It is also the 21st-brightest star in the night sky. Regulus appears at