Centre President Robyn Foret starts this evening’s meeting with a land acknowledgment. Into Darkness: A Solar Eclipse Round-up meetu.ps/e/N15nl/1SXnP/i

Just as I did for the annular solar eclipse (still there on my pinned post) last fall, here is a numbered sequence table for the recent #TotalSolarEclipse2024 , with 4 shots showing different features between C2 and C3.

M82 is a spiral galaxy located about 12 Mly away in the constellation of Ursa Major.

M82 is a starburst galaxy, that is undergoing massive amounts of star formation. This is likely due to gravitational interaction with nearby galaxy M81.

Also the Weaselhead will be holding some events for the City Nature Challange!
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If you want to learn more about us and how you can help, sign up for our #CityNatureChallenge events on Apr 27 (Nose Creek) and Apr 28 (West Nose Creek). #SaveNoseCreek #SNCevents #CityNatureChallenge YYC #yyc #RockyViewCounty #Airdrie

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The Rothney Astrophysical Observatory is being recognized for environmental excellence by the Alberta Emerald Foundation: bit.ly/444Uh1y

Tonight’s waxing gibbous #Moon . #astronomy

Supernova in NGC 3621 damianpeach.com/deepsky23/ngc3… A new supernova in relatively nearby spiral galaxy NGC 3621 in Hydra (the bluish star left of the nucleus.) NGC 3621 is 22 million l.y. away. 20'CDK. LRGB. 3.5hrs.

Despite the clouds, I was able to get enough images before and after totality to create this panel. All images taken with manual settings using my trusty Fuji XS10 mirrorless camera and 50-230mm kit lens at 230mm. Location was Concan, Texas on April 8, 2024. #SolarEclipse2024

Tonight’s waxing gibbous #Moon . #astronomy

Here's a link to the CBET: cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iau/cbet/00530…

Our recent discovery that the Minor Planet '(5232) Jordaens' has a near equal-sized moon has now been formally recognized by the International Astronomical Union. At the time, main-belt asteroid 'Jordaens' was 406 million km (252 million miles) away and only 11.5km (7 miles) in

Stormy Moon
April 16, 2024
It's cold, windy and cloudy. Best shot I could get from the balcony. #astronomy #moon

Baily's beads within the visible chromosphere during C2. #TotalSolarEclipse #Mazatlán

About two weeks ago, my wife and I travelled to Texas, USA and had the immense privilege of witnessing one of nature's greatest wonders. This was our first total solar eclipse and it was everything we thought it would be. Thank you Texas!
#Eclipse2024 #texas #astrophotography

Excellent demonstration of why the orientation of the moon looks different from different parts of the world. In Alberta, Canada, the moon looks vertical but when we recently travelled down to Texas to image the Eclipse, it looked horizontal as in the picture I attached here.

Check out our Chair John talking out our lights out initiative on Global Calgary this morning! Migration is picking up, make sure by 11 you #turnoffthelights !

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The April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse in a blend of 18 exposures from short (for the pink prominences) to long (for the coronal streamers) to try to match the view by eye and telescope. Shot thru a 105mm refractor from Lac Brome, Quebec.
#TSE2024 #totalsolareclipse2024 TWAN