By Mike Selby Cranbrook Public Library Thanks to everyone who helped us celebrate Alan Doyle Day here at the library! Especially Alan Doyle, who graciously…
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Cannonball Planet Mercury to appear as morning star
A starry proposal to the College of the Rockies and a pending Dark Sky Preserve in the Okanagan By Dan Hicks As our innermost planet’s…
The rare super blue blood moon
Many people are going to be bleary eyed as this day rolls on because they were up at 4:30 a.m. to watch a rare super…
Horoscope for the week beginning November 18
By Michael O’Connor Tip of the week As the Earth turns, at approximately 1,670 km per hour (1,040 mph) and orbits the Sun 30 km…
Perseid meteor shower peaks August 11/12
By Rick Nowell The College of the Rockies’ meteor camera is already seeing more bright meteors zipping overhead. The Perseid meteor shower started July 17…
Active skies in May and June
By Rick Nowell Some interesting events have occurred and are occurring this May and June for early morning and late night star viewing. The Aquariid…
The farther we see the smaller we become
Kootenay Crust By Ian Cobb It seems that as we continue to delve deeper into our solar system and peer ever-more focused into the deeper…
A look back at the lunar eclipse
By Rick Nowell Beacon Hill NW of Cranbrook as seen from the college. On Sunday night, Sept. 27, a group of us went up the mountain to…
Total lunar eclipse not to be missed
By Bob Ede After supper this Sunday, September 27, watch the sun go down and the moon rise in partial eclipse. Find a dark location…
Perseid Meteor shower underway
By Rick Nowell The Perseid Meteor shower is here again! The College of the Rockies’ meteor camera in Cranbrook has been detecting dozens of bright…