Northern Astronomy

In December, former Calgary RASC President Roland Dechesne gave an excellent lecture on The Christmas Star. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxV4DNv_Qh0

Mars and Uranus will be in conjunction this evening and you'll be able to catch them in the same wide-field telescopic view or any pair of binoculars. Image below is from when they were together in February 2019!

Looks to be a beautiful clear sky this evening in Calgary. See if you can pick out the Winter Hexagon! http://simonjastronomy.blogspot.com//the-winter-hexagon.ht

We have an amazing week for Astronomy! Sarafina Nance will be giving a worldwide free lecture on supernovae and the life of stars. Also, Mars and Uranus will be in conjunction and in the same binocular field that same night! Finally, Mercury will be relatively high in the sky accessible to the unaided eye! Learn more about all of this below! https://simonjastronomy.blogspot.com//2021-week-3-january-

This is definitely a free online event you're going to want to attend!

The Quadrantid Meteor Shower will be near its peak this evening! If the clouds don't get in the way, try to see if you can see one! Learn how below! http://simonjastronomy.blogspot.com//the-quadrantid-meteor

Check out the sky this week with a bunch of planets all tucked in next to each other in the twilit skies! Details are below! https://simonjastronomy.blogspot.com//2021-week-2-january-

What do we have in the sky next week! A pack of THREE planets all within the same binocular field AND a prominent meteor shower. Learn more below and share with others! https://simonjastronomy.blogspot.com//2021-week-1-january-