Category: Astronomy

  • Heat and Meteors

    Heat and Meteors

    Update. The ficus of the Meteors will now be rising over the Beauforts. The later you look tonight the better, brighter, and higher in the sky they will get. Good morning friends. The two major things to watch for in the coming days are the heat wave that will begin today and continue through Tuesday…

  • Northern Lights Tonight 2 AM?

    Northern Lights Tonight 2 AM?

    A quick heads up to confirm that there does look to be a possibility of Aurora tonight. Right now, the Aurora are reaching as far down as Thunder Bay, Ontario (2AM EDT). Here is the current picture from the Spaceweather Live app. If this picture holds then there is a chance we could see some…

  • Perfect Planet Peering Possibilities at Sunset Tuesday!

    Perfect Planet Peering Possibilities at Sunset Tuesday!

    Clear Skies The skies should stay clear tonight and so we should get a great look at the planetary alignment! Here’s a little bit of detail of what you’ll see! On Tuesday, March 28, 2023, a rare cosmic event is set to light up the night sky, with five planets – Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus,…

  • All Time Record beat Monday, but not today.

    All Time Record beat Monday, but not today.

    Squeaky All Time Record We easily beat our record high for the day yesterday! The Airport recorded an official high of 29.5ºC and Alberniweather got up to 29.1ºC. The previous record at the Airpot was 27.0ºC in 2006, but the big news is we set a new all time high for the day, just beating…

  • Lunar Eclipse Tonight 9PM Pacific – It might be clear!

    Lunar Eclipse Tonight 9PM Pacific – It might be clear!

    Moon will be in partial eclipse when it rises Feature image from the CBC. Tonight is the Lunar Eclipse! Believe it or not, this morning’s rain should pass through by this afternoon. We might even see some sun and cleaning skies and that might mean a view of the moon entering the Earth’s shadow as…