Category: Astronomy

  • Sunny and warm Monday Tuesday. Clouding over Wednesday. Rain Thursday. And that Space Station!

    Sunny and warm Monday Tuesday. Clouding over Wednesday. Rain Thursday. And that Space Station!

    We have a nice mix of weather this week with today and Tuesday staying nice and warm even thiuh we got down low enough last night (4°C) to generate fog this morning. We should hit highs in the 20-25°C both days. The changeover occurs on Wednesday as a system sweeps down from the north coast…

  • This is the only thing you need to see today.

    Forget the forgettable weather. Behold Jupiter and its Galilean moons. Take a moment and consider what you are actually seeing.  Galileo discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter in 1610. Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto.  He simultaneously had further proof that the Earth was not the centre of the universe.  Now we actually get to witness…

  • Storm has Passed and a Solar Eclipse like you’ve never seen

    Storm has Passed and a Solar Eclipse like you’ve never seen

    You need to see this solar eclipse… so make sure you click through! The storm has now passed.  There may be some lingering light showers through the day but the heaviest of the rain has definitely ended. Due to a filled up hard drive I had some data issues yesterday, of course, but they have…

  • Lunar Eclipse Schedule – Red Moon Rising.

    Lunar Eclipse Schedule – Red Moon Rising.

    I’m back!  Sorry for the week long hiatus but the UBCM conference was massive and really great.  You can see what all I did on my www.chrisalemany.ca blog. https://twitter.com/chrisalecanada/status/647990940511006720   Lunar Eclipse today! When Where and How! A local resident is going to live broadcast the eclipse on twitch! Check it out! http://www.twitch.tv/kanadian_kerbal NASA has…

  • Cool Space Stuff! Check out live telescope stream

    Cool Space Stuff! Check out live telescope stream

    This is really cool! A resident, Ryan Wong in Port Alberni has posted on facebook that they are going to make a live stream available straight from their telescope tonight. http://www.twitch.tv/kanadian_kerbal He will be pointing his telescope to the sky after sundown (after 10PM) and streaming the view to anyone who tunes in.  Isn’t that…