April 8th 2024 Solar Eclipse Chase The April 8th 2024 Solar Eclipse Chase, an Account of the effort by Roger and Grace Nelson of Calgary Alberta to see the totality of the Solar Eclipse on April 8th, 2024. We left …
Behold the 12-Day Cantaloupe Moon Welcome, dear readers, to a delightful exploration of the enchanting Cantaloupe Moon. This celestial phenomenon which I describe here, known for its mesmerizing beauty and ephemeral appearance, has captivated sky gazers for generations. Join us …
Messier List Table is now complete I first observed and documented all the Messier list table in 1992. Since that time I have often returned to view many of them. On this page, I document my experience viewing these items. …
Tables and Lists, a new thing We have added Tables and Lists to this site of Observations. The table identifies where this object is in the Sky, and it will provide an image or sketch of what it looks like …
Comet C2022-E3 ZTF and Mars Recently the vicinity of Earth was visited by a “Dirty Snowball” otherwise known at Comet C2022-E3 ZTF. This comet was discovered a year ago. Its passage was billed as a once in a lifetime opportunity. Well …
Nov 8 2022 Total Lunar Eclipse Had a chance to observe and take an image of the Total Lunar Eclipse this morning. This was an interesting fairly long and deep eclipse that was visible to the Pacific Regions, including Western …
Stargazing at the St Mary’s Campground Early in October around the time of the full moon, Grace and I had one last chance to go camping and Stargazing at St Mary’s Campground before the end of this season. This time …
2022 Mount Kobau Star Party Just returned from attending this event, this will mark the 4th decade in which Grace and I have attended this Star Party. From our first time in 1992 to attending it in 2006 & 2007, …
Partial Lunar Eclipse Nov 2021 Taken from my front step with my telescope. That was last night at 2am local time. The skies had nicely cleared off, which was the forecast. And the temperature was around freezing (-4C) with light …