Gazing at the Stars: Aerial Stargazing at 35,000 ft
Aerial Stargazing from the window of a plane at 35,000 ft On a recent non stop Air Canada Flight from New York to Calgary I had this past November I was treated to a window seat for an evening of …
Spectacular Sight: Mercury Crossing the Sun’s Disk in 2019
Mercury Transits the Sun 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 telescopes with solar filters …
Best Cellphone for Astronomy?
Best Cellphone for Astronomy? 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 would give me ability to take …
A Celestial Spectacle: The Lunar Eclipse Jan 2019
Lunar Eclipse Jan 2019 Our expedition to view the Lunar Eclipse Jan 2019 was a successful outing, drove north from my home to a farm west of Airdrie Alberta. I captured a series of Images showing the different stages of …
Comet 46P Wirtanen: A Bright Comet Visits During the Holidays
Comet 46P Wirtanin I went on Global Calgary’s Morning Show to talk about Comet 46P Wirtanin on December 13th. The Christmas Comet of 2019. 46P Wirtanen is a small short-period comet with a current orbital period of 5.4 years. It was the original target for close …
New Years Day – First full moon of 2018
New Years Day – First full moon of 2018 New Years day – First full moon of 2018 arrived right at the same time as the temperature warmed, enough for me to take a scope out on the deck and …
December 2, 2017 Perigee Full Moon
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 hours before the Moon is full just after sunset in …
A Look Back at Those Who Inspired My Journey
Who Inspired me or People that were instrumental in getting me into Astronomy I like to tell the story of my Uncle Evert, my dad’s oldest brother and the role he has played in inspiring me to get into Astronomy. …
Revitalized: My Astronomy Blog Returns
re-Launch of my Astronomy Blog Revitalized: My Astronomy Blog Returns I (Roger) first started a Astronomy Web Log in 2010 when I moved to using the TheBlueGrid web domain for my work it was created as a work experiment with …