C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)
Conditions last night were finally reasonable for a realistic attempt to get C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS). The Maples are spectacular right now. When I arrived, it was cold and very windy.
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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
Zero point zero
Skunked two nights in a row. Both aurora forecasts couldn’t have been more wrong. At least it was cold and wet. 6°C and everything was soaked from dew. This was
Very Active Sun
Sunspot region 3842 released an X9.01 flare today. Images in both hydrogen-alpha and white light. The sky is extremely hazy. 19°C
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
More Pictures From the Way Home
Taken on Train 2 heading from Vancouver to Toronto
Like Two Ships that Pass in the Night
Except it’s trains in the daytime. VIA Train 1 from Toronto to Vancouver passing VIA train 2 from Vancouver to Toronto.
Train 2 The Canadian in the Mountains
The glass can be pretty unforgiving…
Northern Lights from Train 2 The Canadian
Got an alert that the Kp was 8, and saw some colour from the dome car, but it didn’t last long. Went to bed, and woke up at 3 am
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