By Dan Hicks Venus and the waxing crescent moon (left facing) set together into our west-southwest horizon (see chart below). Blazingly brightly at magnitude -4.7,…
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Anticipating our almost total lunar eclipse August 27
By Dan Hicks Lead image: Total lunar eclipse as moon begins exiting Earth’s umbra shadow. Minnesota; March 14, 2025 01:38 CDT. An intimation of how…
Hidden gems in August sky hidden by smoke and cloud
Starry Kootenay Skies By Dan Hicks Lead image: The great solar eclipse of August 12; an eclipse that Cranbrook could see – sort of.
Antares and a city of stars
By Dan Hicks Op-Ed Commentary Our summer stars offer some consolation for those of us who cooled on our public broadcaster for hyping Vancouver’s international…
Following Earth Day – Lyrid Meteor Shower Night
By Dan Hicks Our annual Lyrid Meteor Shower (pronounced “ly-rid”) is active from April 14 to 30; the peak 2026 nights being April 21 and…
International Dark Sky Week 2026
By Dan Hicks Celebrating International Dark Sky Week (April 13 to 20), I ordered the newly issued young readers’ book “Who Hid the Stars –…
Our dynamic East Kootenay skies of March
By Dan Hicks With our full Crow Moon comfortably ensconced in spring constellation Leo the lion, from Lake Windermere south to Cranbrook – the great…
Total Lunar Eclipse of Crow Moon
By Dan Hicks 59 minutes of totality Lead image: Totally eclipsed Crow Moon setting; United Kingdom, March 14, 2025. [email protected]. Skyandtelescope.org
Moon-Mercury Conjunction tonight
By Dan Hicks
Gasball giants, total eclipses and awesome auroras
By Dan Hicks Lead image: An Aurora borealis curtain dances above a blanketing cloudbank, as seen atop Silver Star Mountain, SilverStar Mountain Resort (Facebook), from…