Artemis II is more than halfway to the Moon
95.2% illuminated Waning Gibbous Moon tonight as the Artemis II crew passes the halfway point of their outbound trip. They are currently giving a press conference for the Canadian Space
The Sun Today
The Sun today in Hα including sunspot region 4405 (lower Left) which produced an X1.5 flare earlier.
Bad Timing for Solar Activity
Normally I’d be happy to see an Earth directed X class flare or two, but it’s less than ideal if you’re flying to the Moon. Artemis II is scheduled to
The Moon this Morning
40% illuminated waning crescent Moon
The Moon and Jupiter
87% illuminated waxing gibbous Moon and Jupiter shot on a telephone.
There and Back Again
No idea where or when I am… When asked “will there be a wind so mighty as to lay low the mountains of the world?” a wise man once said
Running Back to Saskatoon
8 hours behind schedule… don’t care.
The Canadian Train 1 Toronto to Winterpeg
The Ride The Food Next stop… Vancouver.
Triple Shadow Transit of Jupiter
In 2014 and 2015 there were triple shadow transits of Jupiter. The first one in June of 2014 had Jupiter very low and to the east, and it was mostly
Speaking of Comets…
A post on Bluesky by c0nc0rdance about light pillars reminded me of this: Back in January 2015 a bunch of us went out to get C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy). Before the