First Intermission Moon
93.9% illuminated waxing gibbous Moon.
The Sun Today
Holy shit, it’s clear today. Sunspot region 4079 is rotating away from us.
The Moon This Evening
Waxing gibbous Moon, 88.6% illuminated.
Sunspot Regions 4082, 4081, and 4079
Shot through a sucker hole… In Hydrogen-alpha And in white light
Young Moon
2 hours ago we got 6.5mm of rain in 30 minutes. In that time the temperature dropped 10°C. Then it cleared up somewhat, and a very young waxing crescent Moon
A year ago today; Great North American Eclipse
Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana…
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
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
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