SMU Astro Grad, Host: Learn To Stargaze, Author: Things to See with a Telescope (series), Masters Student at Johns Hopkins, Founder: Stargaze Nova Scotia.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Joined December 2012
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Special thanks to @timruss2 for helping @DrSianProctor get set up with the @Unistellar eVscope, an amazing astronomy outreach resource.
Recently switched to @BellAliant FiberOp Internet. After waiting on hold indefinitely this morning, I realize I have made a grave mistake. This was my second unsuccessful attempt to reach a human (I also scheduled a service call online, but they never showed up).
Just picked up the form for the new pier/base for the @AbbeyRidgeObs restoration project! (We only need ~4 ft, but this diameter form only comes in one size). YouTube video coming soon!
New video live! @robertkurson hope you don’t mind we used your book in the video!
youtu.be/XR9E7mYy184
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Who’s got their camera ready? @LearnToStargaze
More than a glancing blow! NOAA prediction model shows the Earth-directed #solarstorm launched yesterday should impact early on August 1. NASA concurs. G1-G2 storm conditions possible, with #aurora views possibly through August 2.
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Representing the @csa_asc on #Artemis II to the Moon is @Astro_Jeremy, from London, Ontario.
Jeremy Hansen was a fighter pilot before joining CSA, and currently works with NASA on astronaut training and mission operations. This will be Hansen’s first mission in space.
ALT Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen poses for a portrait in his orange Artemis flight suit. The suit has blue trim around the neck and shoulders, with three patches: one with the Canadian flag on his left shoulder, one with his name and a pair of wings on his chest, and one bearing the logo of the Canadian Space Agency faintly visible beneath the second. The background is dark, and the photo is lit to focus on Hansen’s face, which is facing the camera with a dignified expression. Credit: NASA
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StarSense Dobsonian vs the University’s Observatory. Who can find 110 objects first? Find out in John A. Read’s (@learntostargaze) video: bit.ly/42j4Tsh
#astronomy #telescope #stargazing #stargazer #stem #celestron #celestronuniverse #celestrontelescopes #celestronrocks
I between Tiffany and I, we’ve probably shared the view through a telescope with upwards of 30,000 people through various outreach events. I’d think John D would be quite happy with our efforts. He’d also be impressed at how Starsense helps people find DSO’s from the city.
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Comet C/2022E3 is pretty cool, but what’s really impressive is the sub-arcsecond guiding with the iOptron Skyhunter mount this morning!
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Meet John! (@learntostargaze)
He and his team at Stellar Publishing have gone cosmic lengths to adapt these books for our Latin American communities in the Southern Hemispheres!
Hundreds of these books will be onboard the Spirit of Science 🔭
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This morning’s lunar eclipse captured from the Northwest Arm. #Halifax.
@CBCNS @rasc #EclipseLunar @globalhalifax @haligonia
It will be interesting to see how close the basic algebra comes to the actual results. By these calculations, #Dimorphos will slow down by 0.17 meters per second, and its distance from #Didymos will be reduced by 9 meters.
Correction, #Dimorphos would slow down by 0.0007 meters per second (I forgot to subtract new from old).