Keeping up with astronauts Jeremy Hansen, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Victor Glover has been incredible as Artemis II has flown around the moon and back. Tonight, they'll land back on Earth! Splashdown is scheduled for 9:07pm Atlantic time tonight!

Tiffany@tiffzny.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The Artemis II crew will splashdown on Earth tonight - scheduled at 9:07pm ADT. I suggest watching the livestream ~60+ minutes ahead of splashdown. They'll be travelling >38,000km/h as they encounter the upper atmosphere and will slow down to ~30km/h as they land in the water off California!

There's a lunar eclipse tonight (better description: right before sunrise tomorrow morning!). This is where the moon goes into the Earth's shadow so the moon becomes a red-orange colour when under that shadow. Visible all across north america, if you've got clear skies (1/3)

Allister Aalders@allisteraalders.bsky.social · 7mo ago

A partial lunar eclipse will take place as the moon sets Tuesday AM. Visibility will range from ~20% magnitude in eastern Newfoundland to ~90% magnitude in southwest Nova Scotia. Clouds more likely western N.S.-N.B., western N.L. Full outlook: www.facebook.com/share/p/18RP... #NSwx #NBwx #PEwx #NLwx

As early as March 6, four astronauts, including Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, will be launching into space on a 10-day journey around the far side of the moon and back. The Artemis II mission will be the first crewed flight to the moon since the Apollo missions ended in 1972! (Image credit: CSA)

New Star Finder newsletter! sway.cloud.microsoft/6B7WItGDx7TS... In this issue: 🔭 Highlights from Star Finder at the AST Conference ❔ One-minute feedback form 📖 Star Finder at Halifax Central Library's Science Café 🚀 Follow the upcoming launch of Artemis II 🌟 Observe the Lunar Eclipse on March 3rd

For those in Nova Scotia and elsewhere in Canada, there's a decent chance of seeing the northern lights tonight if you have clear skies! Cameras pointed towards the northern part of the sky might be able to pick up green or red northern lights after the skies are dark! ✨

Westport Observatory@westportastro.bsky.social · 9mo ago

⚡☀️ Heads up, skywatchers! NOAA says a G4 geomagnetic storm is possible the night of Jan 19–20 as a CME from an X1.9 solar flare hits Earth. Auroras could light up northern states—and cameras may catch color as far south as AZ & TX. 👉 #AuroraAlert #SolarStorm #SpaceWeather #CME #AuroraBorealis

Did you see the northern lights last night? There's a small chance we get another view tonight (Nov 12) if you have clear skies. ✨ It's easiest to see the aurora when using a camera, as it'll pick up the lights long before our eyes. Point north, try a long exposure, and see what you can see! 📷

Tiffany@tiffzny.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Wow! The Burke-Gaffney Observatory all-sky camera @smuhalifax.bsky.social captured the brief surge in aurora last night when the sky lit up RED by-eye. The camera is black & white, but we can see the band of aurora start in the north (bottom) and work its way southward, before the clouds took over 🤯

We're here!!!

Star Finder Program @ SMU@smustarfinder.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Nova Scotia teachers! The Star Finder team will be at the Association of Science Teachers conference on Oct 24! We'll have a table & we'll do a presentation to share resources with you. We hope we'll see you there! We'll have some printed materials (and maybe even some pens!) to hand out! 👀 ✨

Nova Scotia teachers! The Star Finder team will be at the Association of Science Teachers conference on Oct 24! We'll have a table & we'll do a presentation to share resources with you. We hope we'll see you there! We'll have some printed materials (and maybe even some pens!) to hand out! 👀 ✨

Although the weather isn't in our favour, the Orionids Meteor Shower peaks tonight! It's caused by Earth moving through its orbit where Halley's Comet left lots of tiny pieces of debris. As Earth moves through, we'd see more shooting stars than normal! Check out this TimeAndDate webpage about it:

Look Up to See the Orionids Light Up the Night Skies

Check out our meteor shower animation to find out how, where, and when to see these shooting stars.

timeanddate.com

It was sooo inspiring to meet with many NS science teachers last month! We shared all of the (free!!) astronomy-focused, hands-on lesson plans we've put together, which can all be found online now, too: observatory.smu.ca/starfinder

Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University@smuscience.bsky.social · last yr.

We had a great time exploring astronomy eduction with these great teachers last month! @smustarfinder.bsky.social

New Star Finder Newsletter! sway.cloud.microsoft/hYupvkznJi9o... In this issue: 🔭 Highlights from the first Star Finder Teachers' Workshop 📚 New astronomy lesson plans and resources now available ☁️ Upcoming content on Bluesky! 🌟 Star Finder at the Association of Science Teachers Conference

Hello world! ✨