Month: March 2013
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A break – to look for comets
In the rain. There will be a chance of showers but in general we should dry out considerably through Monday. Even the forecasted rain for Tuesday look iffy. We still have a chance to see that comet if we ever get a clear night. Look for the comet low in the West/WestNorthwest Sky (towards the…
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More Rain – Warm Temps – and Comet Sighting?
We had quite a blustery afternoon and night last night. The wind hasn’t dipped below 8kph since around 3PM yesterday. It looks like it’s dying off now. The rain will return later today. Now that it is Spring and dry weather isn’t too far away, I shut the valves on our water barrels on the…
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More Rain this week – Arctic Tipping Point
We had quite a nice weekend that has even stretched into Monday morning. (And oh what an early monday morning it was with the time change) On and Off This week is going to be a pretty wet one. There are already rainfall warnings up for the West Coast and for Greater Vancouver. I don’t…
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ALERT: See Comet Pannstars tonight!
Get out your Binoculars and Telescopes! The Sky is clear and there might be a comet sighting! If you haven’t already heard, there is a very rare (possibly only time ever) comet passing nearby and we are going to be able to see it as soon as tonight. I say might because the comet is…
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Sun coming tomorrow – Drizzly day today – Spring Forecast
Not a whole ton going on so the updates are pretty short these days. It’s a pretty drizzly day. Not as much in the Alberni Valley which is nice… but other parts of the Island are seeing some darker skies with soaking west coast drizzle so make sure you have your rain jacket on and…