Still Diverting Yesterday
Good timing…
Swan Lake in a Nutshell
Got to see Heather Ogden‘s final performance as Odette/Odile in the National Ballet of Canada‘s Swan Lake last night, and she was amazing. Here’s a summary:
Lucky Day
Looks like work on GO‘s Lakeshore East line today had VIA trains diverting to CN‘s York subdivision. Prototypes and HO scale models. Also saw a CN track inspection car.
The Eclipse
Success. Turned out to be clear. It was cold and damp though. I was able to get the eclipse from start to finish, and at some point I may do
It was sunny today
Some nice sunspot regions and some pretty big prominences.
Upcoming Lunar Eclipse
Will be working with the Virtual Telescope Project once again on March 14th to bring you live views and commentary on the first Lunar Eclipse of the year. Hoping for
This counts as Astronomy
Got to see the Toronto Symphony Orchestra do a fantastic performance of Holst’s The Planets tonight. Also go to see Mars and Jupiter above Roy Thomson Hall which was kind
Algonquin Chickadees
Drove up in the snow to get some Canada Jays… Did not see any.
Giselle at the NAC in Ottawa
This page is pretty graphic intensive, but it’s 2020 or something. Not having a camera sucks. Leaving early on VIA train 50, it splits east of Brockville; the front half
2025 Lunar Occultation of Mars
This year was a bust for weather. Just got a couple of shots through some small breaks in the the low thick clouds. Mars seen below after egress: And… it