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
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