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Friend of mine caught this image this week. Goose in the lead.
November 13, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Friend of mine caught this image this week. Goose in the lead.
#Timelapse of lots of red #aurora looking west from northern Vulcan County. Normally, this view would be dominated by the distant light dome from the City of Calgary’s #lightpollution. #astronomy
November 12, 2025 at 4:20 AM
#Timelapse of lots of red #aurora looking west from northern Vulcan County. Normally, this view would be dominated by the distant light dome from the City of Calgary’s #lightpollution. #astronomy
November 12, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Tonight’s perigee #FullMoon as seen from Chestermere AB. #astronomy
November 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Tonight’s perigee #FullMoon as seen from Chestermere AB. #astronomy
Monday was another day when many flocks of migratory birds flew by the wind farm south of East Coulee. #abstorm #birds #ornithology
November 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Monday was another day when many flocks of migratory birds flew by the wind farm south of East Coulee. #abstorm #birds #ornithology
November 3, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The #waxing gibbous #Moon and the Belt of Venus, the shadow of the Earth on the atmosphere. The ‘belt’ is the grey band with the pink upper margin. #astronomy @davemason.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The #waxing gibbous #Moon and the Belt of Venus, the shadow of the Earth on the atmosphere. The ‘belt’ is the grey band with the pink upper margin. #astronomy @davemason.bsky.social
The prominent #crater in the middle of the #Moon’s terminator is Copernicus, which is 93 km across and 800 Ma in age. #astronomy
October 31, 2025 at 2:45 AM
The prominent #crater in the middle of the #Moon’s terminator is Copernicus, which is 93 km across and 800 Ma in age. #astronomy
Tonight’s first quarter #Moon. #astronomy
October 30, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Tonight’s first quarter #Moon. #astronomy
Earlier Wednesday, large flocks of migratory geese were spotted near Alix, AB. They were later captured on radar flying over the Drumheller region. #abstorm
October 29, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Earlier Wednesday, large flocks of migratory geese were spotted near Alix, AB. They were later captured on radar flying over the Drumheller region. #abstorm
Tonight’s waxing crescent #Moon. #astronomy 🌒
October 28, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Tonight’s waxing crescent #Moon. #astronomy 🌒
Despite the clouds, we had a good number of telescopes out Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area tonight. Other volunteers represented @ucalgary.bsky.social‘s Rothney Astrophysical Observatory and Friends of Fish Creek PP
October 26, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Despite the clouds, we had a good number of telescopes out Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area tonight. Other volunteers represented @ucalgary.bsky.social‘s Rothney Astrophysical Observatory and Friends of Fish Creek PP
October 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
It appears that there a huge number migratory #birds flying south near Regina, Saskatchewan this Wednesday evening. #skstorm @calgaryresponse.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 2:10 AM
It appears that there a huge number migratory #birds flying south near Regina, Saskatchewan this Wednesday evening. #skstorm @calgaryresponse.bsky.social
Quick snap of #Comet Lemmon with iPhone through 8” Newtonian. #astronomy www.livescience.com/space/comets...
October 22, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Quick snap of #Comet Lemmon with iPhone through 8” Newtonian. #astronomy www.livescience.com/space/comets...
Can’t see the shadows for the trees. Yesterday’s #GoldenHour.
October 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Can’t see the shadows for the trees. Yesterday’s #GoldenHour.
Looks like migrating flocks of #birds are trying to dodge rain showers in the Fox Valley region of #Saskatchewan on Friday. #skstorm
October 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Looks like migrating flocks of #birds are trying to dodge rain showers in the Fox Valley region of #Saskatchewan on Friday. #skstorm
Photographed from my 4-wheel ‘kayak’😜 in late September
October 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Photographed from my 4-wheel ‘kayak’😜 in late September