By Rick Nowell The Leonid meteor shower is this weekend. Leonids: This shower occurs between Nov. 6 and Nov. 30, peaking on Saturday, Nov. 17 at…
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Last chance to register for Stars & Constellations
By Rick Nowell The deadline for registering for the Stars & Constellations course at College of the Rockies (COTR) is upon us. The Astronomy course…
Colours of a solar max
By Rick Nowell Here are some photos of the Aurora Borealis taken early Tuesday morning (August 26), just north of Cranbrook. The green glow is caused…
COTR hosts annual Math Contest
College of the Rockies (COTR) played host on May 8 to 12 aspiring East Kootenay mathematicians who participated in the 18th annual BC Schools Math Contest….
Star trail dances above Hosmer
By Chad St. Pierre I traveled to Fernie late last night (Dec. 7) to meet up with fellow photographers at Hosmer just outside of the city….
Hunting the Northern Lights
Under Swansea By Bob Ede It is not uncommon to get auroras in our neck of the woods (East Kootenay), but when we do they…
CME’s glancing blow brings northern lights
I took these photos of the northern lights from the College of the Rockies in Cranbrook at 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday night, Sept 4. Most…