Last night I was fortunate to have clear skies. The first full moon after the Autumnal Equinox is called the Harvest Moon. Here are my moonrise images as seen from Titusville, Florida on September 26.

Here are more SpaceX Crew 13 arrival images taken on Sept 26 at the Launch & Landing Facility (LLF) in Florida. It was great to see the crew & especially Alberta born CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk. Many thanks to the KSC media team for organizing this very special event.

Today, Crew 13 arrived in Florida to start their final preparations before their launch on October 1. The crew consists of (L to R) Russian astronaut Sergiy Teteryatnikov, NASA astronauts Luke Delaney & Jessica Watkins (Commander) and from Canada, Joshua Kutryk.

I want to thank the Canadian Space Agency for the opportunity to interview Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk before his upcoming long duration mission to the ISS. Josh and his other 3 crew members are scheduled to launch at 11:10 am EDT on Oct 1 in a Crew Dragon capsule. Photo Credit: ASC_CSA.

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Here are two telephoto images recorded this morning (Sept 8) capturing the waning crescent Moon near Jupiter. The photos were taken around 6 am local time looking east from south Calgary.

If you have clear skies this morning, look to the east and observe the waning crescent Moon (with Earthshine) near the largest planet in our solar system, Jupiter. This is an iPhone 16 image taken from south Calgary around 6 am MDT on September 8.

Here are a few low resolution images recorded yesterday from Siqüenza, Spain. The clear skies allowed eclipse chasers from around the world to enjoy a stunning sunset eclipse. As predicted we experienced ~98 seconds of totality.

Tomorrow is Eclipse Day! Here are my photos of the thin crescent moon as seen from Valencia, Spain on August 11th. First photo shows the crescent moon on my camera view screen. Today our #Astrotrails group takes a train to Madrid. Wishing everyone clears skies!

This morning I photographed the waning Moon & rising Sun from Valencia, Spain. On August 12th the Moon will pass in front of the Sun producing a Total Solar Eclipse. The Moon’s shadow will pass over parts of Greenland, Iceland, Portugal & Spain. Wishing all the eclipse chasers clear skies.

After sunset on June 9, I was able to observe a planetary conjunction involving Venus & Jupiter (see photo below). The two planets appeared to be about 1.5 degrees apart or 3 lunar diameters. On June 16 & 17, a thin waxing crescent Moon will join the two bright planets.

If you have clear skies, step outside after sunset and look to the west as the twilight dims. You will see two bright star-like objects, which are in fact Jupiter and Venus. The pair will be only 1.5 degrees apart on the evening of June 9. Enjoy! Photo below was taken on June 5.

(CBS) Blue Origin rocket explodes on the launch pad today in Florida. No injuries, but the error points out that these type of rockets to anywhere in space, still carry some risk. www.cbsnews.com/news/blue-or...

Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explodes on launch pad in Florida

Blue Origin, which is owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, had successfully launched its third New Glenn Rocket last month.

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The Blue Origin New Glenn explosion was so powerful it easily registered on #raspberryshake seismographs in Palm Bay and Titusville, FL. Also registered on a ShakeNBoom (Infrasound) near Lake Apopka, FL. #earthquake #explosion #blueorigin 🧪

BREAKING 🚨: NASA admin Jared Isaacman responds to a letter from a 10-year-old asking to make Pluto a planet again "We are looking into this."

It was great to be on the #CBC Alberta at Noon show today with Joel Powell and host Sue Deyell. Thank you to all who phoned in. It was incredibly special listening to @Astro_Jenni sharing her thoughts while being on console as CapCom during the #ArtemisII lunar flyby. Photo credit: #CSA

There is less water ice on the Moon than previously thought according to a survey by NASA's Shadow cam. In shadowed regions at the poles it was expected there would be 20-30% water, but they found less than 10%. This could impact future missions earthsky.org/space/ice-in... #astronomy #Moon #water

There’s less ice in moon’s shadows than 1st thought

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If you are able to listen right now, tune into #NASA Live (link below) & listen to the crew of Artemis II provide real time visual descriptions of the lunar surface from their spacecraft’s windows. It’s been over 50 years since we last heard this! Image: NASA Live www.youtube.com/live/z-j1uxB...

NASA’s Artemis II Crew Flies Around the Moon (Official Broadcast)

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Here is a sample of images recorded by my remote camera located inside the pad perimeter. I must thank the amazing Kennedy Space Center Public Affairs Office team. They were all outstanding and handled the ~800 journalists and photographers with incredible professionalism. Thank you!

Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman took this picture of Earth from the Orion spacecraft after completing the translunar injection burn. There are two auroras (top right & bottom left) and zodiacal light (bottom right) is visible as the Earth eclipses the Sun. 🧪🔭 #Artemis www.nasa.gov/image-articl...

Here are three Artemis II launch images from the KSC press site! Congratulations to #NASA, the #CSA and all the International partners for a successful to this historic mission for human spaceflight. #ArtemisII

The Artemis II mission will send a crew of 4 around our Moon & back to Earth ~10 days later. This is similar to the Apollo 8 mission launched in 1968. What makes this mission even more audacious than Apollo 8, is that the Orion capsule has never flown with a full life support system or a crew before

Last night (March 31), before trying to go to sleep, I stepped out onto the balcony and looked up at our Moon high in the SE. It was amazing to think that human eyes will soon have closeup views of this celestial world in just a few days. My photo using a Canon EOS-R with an 800mm lens.

This afternoon the Artemis II crew arrived at the Kennedy Space Center. The crew consists of Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist 1 Christina Koch & Mission Specialist 2 Jeremy Hansen (CSA). Backup astronauts Andre Douglas (NASA) & Jenni Gibbons (CSA) were also present.

Today NASA arranged for a special sunrise photo opportunity with the SLS on the launch pad. Here are some of my images. The start of Artemis II’s launch window opens on April 1st. Thank you to NASA’s KSC Office of Communications for this amazing opportunity. #artemisII

Happy Vernal Equinox! According to the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada’s Observer’s Handbook… at 8:46 MDT, the Sun crossed the celestial equator heading north. We will experience longer days and shorter nights in the coming days (in the northern hemisphere).

This afternoon, SLS appears ready to rollout to launch pad 39B. NASA stated first motion is expected to occur around 20:00 EDT. The 6.75 km journey is estimated to take about 12 hours. The Artemis II crew will now begin their quarantine keeping April 1 as the first potential launch date.

The first crewed mission to the Moon in over 50 years is starting to feel very real. NASA announced the SLS moon rocket will be rolled out to the launch pad beginning around 20:00 EDT on March 19.

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying another batch of Starlink satellites into low earth orbit. The launch produced one of the most beautiful jellyfish effects I have ever seen. Check out my time lapse video posted here on YouTube. Do you see the heart at the end? youtu.be/mRumXMwBk6w?...

Starlink 10-40 Launch

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On Tuesday, the Moon entered the Earth’s shadow & just as totality occurred the Moon dropped into a low bank of clouds. Here are a few of my fuzzy photos taken during the early stages of the eclipse. Longer exposures reveal the reddish glow produced by sunlight passing through the Earth’s atmosphere