Some backyard birds
Juncos are still here. Waiting for others to return…
A year ago today; Great North American Eclipse
Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana…
Calling Dr Jerkyl, a Duck
Quick trip to see the Royal Winterpeg Ballet do Jekyll and Hyde at the NAC in Ottawa. Water levels are still high after the storms we’ve had recently. Speed restrictions
Lots of Lightning Tonight
Shit load of rain too…
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.
Algonquin Chickadees
Drove up in the snow to get some Canada Jays… Did not see any.
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
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