27.7 day old Waning Crescent Moon, Milky Way, 3 planets – March 4, 2019 March 4, 2019March 4, 2025 Joe Visually observed Date, time, location, conditions Start: 2019.03.04 5:00AM MSTEnd: 2019.03.04 6:30AM MSTLocation: Garry Sedun’s SDG Observatory, Dragoon Mountain Ranch, St. David, AZ, USA – 3... Read More
Christmas Letter 2018 November 29, 2018June 18, 2024 Joe 2018 Travel I returned to southern Arizona in February to once again take advantage of the dark skies at my friend’s beautiful observatory. I flew to Tucson, stayed at my friend’s place fo... Read More
Road trip to Calgary June 19, 2018November 23, 2018 Joe I’m taking a road trip to Calgary starting June 26th for a couple of weeks. As a Life Member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC), I like to participate in the society where I can.... Read More
Christmas 2017 December 10, 2017November 23, 2018 Joe Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! All the best for the coming New Year Christmas Letter 2017 – all the news about our year on a web page suitable for reading online – includes links... Read More
Christmas Letter 2017 December 10, 2017June 18, 2024 Joe Total Solar Eclipse I went on a road trip to Oregon this summer to view the Total Solar Eclipse on August 21st from Monmouth, a small university town in the Willamette Valley. I shared the experience ... Read More
Christmas Letter 2015 December 13, 2015June 18, 2024 Joe I started off 2015 on New Year’s Day by participating in a photo shoot at Beacon Hill Park hosted by Kerrisdale Cameras. It is always a good idea to assign yourself a task in order to learn new phot... Read More
2015 Total Lunar Eclipse in Victoria September 27, 2015January 28, 2016 Joe A Total Lunar Eclipse as observed from Cattle Point Park, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada on October , 2015 The eclipse was already in progress as it rose out of the atmospheric haze to the east o... Read More
Christmas Letter 2014 December 15, 2014May 27, 2015 Joe Merry Christmas and all the best for the coming New Year! This is my Christmas Letter for 2014 – a web page suitable for reading online. South Pacific Cruise to French Polynesia and Hawaii In F... Read More
Christmas Letter 2013 December 15, 2013June 18, 2024 Joe Pets… Those of you who have read my Christmas Letters over the last few years must wonder about our bad luck with our pets’ health. Well, I regret to say, this trend continued again this year. Our... Read More
