This comet showed up and briefly appeared in our skies over the Northern Hemisphere in July 2020. I was fortunate to capture a few images of it. so I thought…
Web site Re-Themed
August 2, 2020
August 2, 2020
Website has a new theme, this is to allow flexibility to add more content. The name of the Theme is CANUCK. It has been moved to the main link, but…
Stargazing from the window of a plane at 35,000 ft
December 19, 2019
December 19, 2019
On a recent non stop Air Canada Flight from New York City to Calgary I had this past November I was treated to a window seat for an evening of…
Mercury Transits the Sun 2019
December 19, 2019
December 19, 2019
On November 11th 2019 the innermost planet of our solar system transited the face of the Sun. That is Mercury passed directly in front of the sun and was visible through…
What is the best cell phone for Astronomy
December 19, 2019
December 19, 2019
Earlier this year I faced the difficult decision to replace my current cell phone at the time with a new phone, this time I wanted to purchase a phone that…
Lunar Eclipse Jan 2019
February 8, 2019
February 8, 2019
It was a successful outing, drove north from my home to a farm west of Airdrie Alberta.
Comet 46P Wirtanin
February 8, 2019
February 8, 2019
The appearance of this Comet in our night sky at the end of 2018 have proven to be most interesting. I went on Global Calgary’s Morning Show to talk about…
Cantaloupe Moon
May 4, 2018
May 4, 2018
Finally had time and clear skies at the same time, so that I could test a recent purchase of Optical Equipment for my Telescope. I recently added a Televue Power-mate…
New Years Day – First full moon of 2018
January 3, 2018
January 3, 2018
New Years day arrived right at the same time as the temperature warmed, enough for me to take a scope out on the deck and take a picture of the…
December 2, 2017 Perigee Full Moon
December 2, 2017
December 2, 2017
December 2, 2017 Perigee Full Moon Was successful in capturing the Perigee Full Moon this evening from a vantage point in Signal Hill in Calgary. This was taken a few…