C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) Night Two
Conditions were much worse with the “supermoon” and high thin clouds. It was briefly visible with the naked eye, but seeing was extremely poor. The tail is huge. I hope
Geomagnetic Storm
More to come… Arrived at my secret spot early in a vain attempt to get the tail of C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) after sunset, but I think it’s still too close
Early morning, clear night
Got up at 3 to head north and attempt to find C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS). By the time it rose it was pretty much daylight, so no sighting. Lots of fog
Train 2 The Canadian in the Mountains
The glass can be pretty unforgiving…
Mount Baker and the Belt of Venus
Heading back to Vancouver from Victoria Mount Baker 94.3% illuminated waxing gibbous Moon rising through the Belt of Venus
Whale Watching
Went on a whale watching tour with Prince of Whales Vancouver, and had a fabulous time. The staff were fantastic. On the road and travelling light, so only had a
2024 Perseids
Met up with some Friends in Carden Alvar to watch the Persieds last night. The waxing moon was very bright, and cast shadows until about 11:30. Once it set, it
Northern Lights
Back up to Carden Alvar for what was expected to be an impressive light show. Got some birds waiting for it to get dark. Started off cloudy, but we were
Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024
Gave myself lots of time to set up. In fact, I realized I’d have to do a meridian flip during the eclipse, so I made sure to do that before