Crowsnest Pass country, #Alberta.

Today I went to my local Wild Birds Unlimited and saw this lil fella who's an ambassador for @albertabats.bsky.social! He was found with a wing injury several years ago and can't fly anymore. His caretaker said he lives in a little tent and eats mealworms from a bowl.🥺 Great educator, great bat!

🧵 #TransformingNight

Physicist & chemist Marie Curie was the: + First woman to win a Nobel Prize + First person & only woman to win twice + Only person to ever win a Nobel Prize in 2 different sciences: Physics (1903) & Chemistry (1911) Marie Skłodowska Curie died #OTD in 1934. #WomenInSTEM

Astounding #WomanAstro 🔭🚀 #WomeninSTEM #WomeninScience

Tonight's forecast is overcast and Starry Nights is unfortunately cancelled. We hope to see you next week. Thanks as always to our friends at @rascvancouver.bsky.social for their support of Canada's biggest Star Party!

Came across this gem today: a replica of Isaac Newton’s telescope, placed on a pedestal below the 200-inch Palomar telescope, for comparison. (Look closely!) 🔭 1958 photo from the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science collection at the Huntington Library, San Marino, CA.

An extremely talented graphic artist (who is here on the fediverse but wishes to remain anonymous, THANK YOU FRIEND) helped me put these space-junk-for-kids pamphlets together! Here's the version that shows the page order as you would read it

Two versions, with and without labels, of the summer Milky Way at Dinosaur Provincial Park, June 18, 3 days before solstice in a sky not fully dark. Special filters enhanced the many red nebulas around the galactic core. Tech details in the Alt Text.

7/2/1876 — b. Harriet Brooks, Canadian nuclear physicist. Prominent woman in the field of radioactivity, her pioneering research led to the discovery of nuclear transmutation. The first Canadian female nuclear physicist #womenshistory #Canadian #WomenInSTEM #nuclear #physicists #SciSky #HistSci

It's done. M58: The First Spiral 82x92cm 32.25x36.25in Oil on canvas 2026 It is available. DM for deets.

Wooohooo! ✨👀 This event is ALMOST SOLD OUT! Grab your tickets before registration closes on July 10!

Catch our Summer issue of The StarSeeker 🗞️ online now! 🔭✨ Read it here: calgary.rasc.ca/wp/?page_id=...

If anyone was snapping photos of the sun last night, zoom in close and you might be able to see a couple of pairs of large sunspots on your shots!

This gust front east of #Calgary is clearing out the forest fire #smoke. The Sun was very visibly deep red to the unaided eye. 9:28 pm MDT #abstorm

#Astronomy #Skylights for this week, with worldwide content. Clear skies! (image by Fred Espenak) astrogeo.ca/colourful-st...

The poetry of twilight and the awe-inspiring magic of eclipses: Books in brief: includes the natural history of dawn and dusk and the ethical complexities of working with lab animals. www.nature.com/articles/d41... via @nature.com #SciComm #books #science #STEAM #SciChat

One day later, and the scene around the Golden Handle (Sinus Iridum) has changed with the arc of the Jura Nountains no longer looking detached from the rest of the #Moon. #astronomy

Thunderstorm’s last dance at #sunset #ABstorm

NGC 3384 (upper of the three galaxies at centre) is an elliptical galaxy located about 35 Mly away in the constellation of Leo. Studies have shown that over 80% of its stars are Pop II, that is low metallicity. This means its stars are very old. #astronomy

A pale arc of aurora last night, June 24-25, across the bright solstice northern sky and a foreground lit by the Moon. This was from southern Alberta in a multi-panel panorama at my local "lone tree hill." Details in the Alt Text.

Tonight’s waxing gibbous #Moon featured the Golden Handle, the illuminated cliffs of theJura Mountains (Montes Jura), 4 to 5 days before full moon phase. The mountain front appears as an almost detached bright arc with the Bay of Rainbows (Sinus Iridum) in darkness to the east. 🔭

Tonight’s waxing gibbous #Moon featured the Golden Handle, the illuminated cliffs of theJura Mountains (Montes Jura), 4 to 5 days before full moon phase. The mountain front appears as an almost detached bright arc with the Bay of Rainbows (Sinus Iridum) in darkness to the east. 🔭

Hey astro frens! ✨ Did you know we throw star parties? We now have 3! This is our second of the year! Don’t miss out! 🔭⛺️

This is super cool. Alyssa had found a rare 250 to 400-million-year-old sea star fossil measuring around five centimeters in size. It had been there in the playground for over 20 years, unnoticed. All the info + videos of the removal newsroom.calgary.ca/young-calgar... #Calgary #Alberta

A new rock type containing garnet inside a meteorite fragment from Mars has been discovered. The rock potentially formed within the crust of Mars itself. theconversation.com/we-discovere... #geology #CdnSci #science #SciChat

Tonight’s waxing gibbous #Moon is about one day past first quarter. #astronomy

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#Astronomy #Skylights for this week, with worldwide content. Clear skies! (image by Andrew Planck) astrogeo.ca/the-solstice...

This sparks joy. ⚡️

A virtual exhibition telling the story of Stonehenge and the world that created it has been launched to coincide with the summer solstice. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Fingers crossed for clear skies in August, as the season's major astronomical events all seem to be clustered in that single month! https://ow.ly/t2zX50ZeWY5

“as the Earth advances from Capricorn toward Aries the north Pole advances toward the dark, which causes the days to decrease, and the nights to increase in length..” Happy Summer Solstice! Page from my 1794 edition of, ‘Astronomy Explained Upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles” by James Ferguson. 🌞

“Stonehenge at Summer Solstice happens once a year sun rises just behind this one rock, & in former times folks regulated their calendar watching this annual occurence. 1928” A pastel by the eccentric poet, art critic & artist Sadakichi Hartmann. The quote is his note on the verso. #sciart

June’s edition of Ask An Astronomer with CTV’s Gina Martin! Dr. Phil Langill and Dr. Stephen Jeans, PhD teach us about the Solstice, Stargazing in the Summertime, best events to look up for, Blue Origins dramatic explosion in May, & Artemis III! 🚀 Watch now! youtu.be/NqlpxUirtGc?...

Any astronomers looking for a wild new job? I got a message from an ecologist in Belgium today, and he's looking for a postdoc with experience in photometry to work on analysis of all-sky imagery for an experiment on the impact of #lightpollution on birds. This is not a job offer! He would […]

🦇 Every year, thousands of migratory bats are killed at wind energy facilities - many deaths can be prevented with proven operational changes. Protect bats. Protect biodiversity. Let's make wind energy safer for wildlife. #Bats #WindEnergy #Conservation #AlbertaBats

Did you know that looking at the stars is good for your health? The Weather Network's Mia Gordon joins an astronomy event for Nourish Whistler to see how the cosmos can regulate our nervous system and contribute to our overall wellness. Watch more video: https://ow.ly/riGK50ZeiRe

Here is a view, with and without labels, of the fine evening sky show on June 18, from Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, with the array of three planets and the Moon in the colourful twilight sky.

Venus emerging from behind the Moon after being occulted for an hour by the Moon on June 17, 2026. Clouds made it difficult to photograph but in the end, they added to the scene. #astrophotography #astronomy #venusmoon

Enjoy a listen to our Alberta birding show from earlier in the week. I stipped into Alberta@Noon on #CBC and we took calls fromnall over the province on listeners bird sights and stories. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/y...

Hey, RASC Calgary Members! Peep 👀 your e-mail inbox for an exciting new and upcoming Smart Telescope Program announcement and a fun discount offering from DWARFLAB! ✨🔭

Hey, hey Stargazers! Don’t miss out on this year’s Star-BQ Star Party! Check the link for more information and registration! ⛺️✨🔭

Another view of the Moon and Venus in the daytime sky today. (I didn’t catch the occultation) 🔭

M60 (larger galaxy at centre) is an elliptical galaxy located about 57 Mly away in the constellation of Virgo. Unlike spiral galaxies, elliptical galaxies tend to be made up of older stars and have little or no active star formation. #astronomy

Oof I forgot about the Venus-Moon occultation tomorrow! It'll be easily visible from all of Saskatchewan (I think most of Canada?) around 1pm CST. Now... do I email the radio shows I'm usually on and hope they invite me on very little notice to hop on (hopefully at a time I'm not milking) and […]

The Crescent Moon, Jupiter, and Venus lined up over Montréal tonight

The Crescent Moon peeking through the clouds shortly after tonight's sunset

Tmrw on Alberta@Noon I'm discussing our recent #AB birds sightings including a Red-headed Woodpecker #YYC. We'll open up the phones lines to hear from you & yr stories! CBC Radio 12-1 pm across Alberta.