The first night of MKSP 2022
The first night of MKSP 2022 wasn’t far from what was forecast, though we’d hoped for more clear sky than we got. It was overcast at dusk with intimidatingly dark cloud to the north. Our group of four saw a …
And… we’re off to the mountain!
And… we’re off to the mountain! The forecast for the next few days includes a mix of clear sky and cloud, with pm showers or thundershowers today and tomorrow. Steadily clear skies before mid-week. You can keep up with the …
MKSP begins at dusk tomorrow!
There’s a good chance we’ll start with a cloudy evening after an unsettled day that might include a shower or a real downpour (40% chance of a shower w/ risk of thundershowers in the area). But if rain clears the …
MKSP in 3 weeks!
This image is of the morning sky taken at the last MKSP in 2019. For this all you need is a good cell phone camera, this shows the Milky Way in Perseus. Also there is The Andromeda and Triangulum Galaxies.
Getting ready to do it again!
Are you getting ready for MKSP? The last time I took my rig out to BC was in 2019 for MKSP. This was snapped on our way to the Star Party. at the rest area just across the Kicking Horse …
Kemble’s Cascade and Six Degrees of Separation (Camelopardalis)
Fr. Lucian Kemble attended the MKSP back in its first decade. I found him delightful in conversation, which was continually interrupted on our walks whenever he saw a little weed poking through a clump of mud, prompting him to exclaim …
Rise and Fall of the Mount Kobau Observatory Project
Long before an observatory on Mt. Kobau was contemplated, Canadians were among the world’s leaders in visual astronomy. In 1910, a proposal for a 72” telescope came within a whisker of giving our young country the world’s largest telescope. Delayed …