Rising with the dawn are Jupiter, Venus and Mercury. By Dan Hicks Lead image: Waxing crescent moon setting with companions Spica and Mars at dusk…
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March welcomed with Venus and total lunar eclipse
By Dan Hicks Ridiculously hyped as a “spectacular configuration” of all other seven planets in our solar system, but noteworthy nonetheless, is Cranbrook’s early evening…
Starry Cranbrook communications
Evening Star Venus as a radiant telltale crescent By Dan Hicks Ending its reign as our Evening Star, Venus is moving in front of the…
Hoaxing the public with sky-high planetary hype
Our public broadcaster should switch its need for inanity from the night sky to unicorns. By Dan Hicks Lead image: Sky chart for Cranbrook on…
No planetary spectacle in tonight’s sky
By Dan Hicks Contrary to CBC Radio reporting – there will be no “planetary spectacle” in tonight’s sky (nor in any ensuing nights). I have excerpted the following basic planetary…
Astronomy comes to the homebound
Venus visits the Pleiades, and the Winter Dog Star sets as the Spring Lion strides high By Dan Hicks Op-Ed Commentary e-KNOW
Eager Hill and The Three Worlds of the Morning Star
By Dan Hicks As November rolled into December, Mercury was our Morning Star – an apparition in our southeastern sky – rising two hours before…
Horoscope for the week beginning October 12
By Michael O’Connor Tip of the Week Venus retrograde continues to be getting all the press. Part of the reason is that as the ruling…
Subaru’s Night of the Falling Stars
By Dan Hicks Despite our fiery summer’s ambient smoke, Subaru’s Night of the Falling Stars, the Kootenays’ first ever Perseid Meteor gathering, was held Sunday,…
Subaru presents Night of the Falling Stars
By Dan Hicks Away from city lights, where the Milky Way yet survives, the southern East Kootenay July night sky is graced with all five…