Starry Nights Club - SNC

06/21/2026

06/21/2026

So cool!
Happy summer solstice ;)

Keogram: The Sky in 2025 (APOD: 2026 Jun 21)
Image Credit & License: Cees Bassa (Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy)
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260621.html

Explanation: What if you could see the entire sky -- all at once -- for an entire year? That, very nearly, is what is pictured here. Every 15 seconds during 2025, an all-sky camera took an image of the sky over the Netherlands. Central columns from these images were then aligned and combined to create the featured keogram, with January at the top, December at the bottom, and the middle of the night running vertically just left of center. What do we see? Most obviously, the daytime sky is mostly blue, while the nighttime sky is mostly black. The twelve light bands crossing the night sky are caused by the glow of the Moon. The thinnest part of the black hourglass shape occurs during the summer solstice, like today, when days are the longest, while the thickest part occurs at the winter solstice. Equinoxes can also be located in the keogram, for example the northern-spring equinox from one year ago is about three-quarters of the way up.

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06/15/2026

So subtle

Sunbeam

04/09/2026

04/01/2026

Congratulations Artemis crew!

Moonbound.

The Artemis II mission lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39B today at 6:35 p.m. EDT (2235 UTC).

Main engine cutoff of the SLS (Space Launch System) core stage is complete, and the core stage has successfully separated from the interim cryogenic propulsion stage and the Orion spacecraft. This marks the end of the first major propulsion phase of the Artemis II mission and the transition to upper‑stage operations.

04/01/2026

This feed will provide continuous coverage of Artemis II mission activities with live commentary, beginning with tanking of the SLS (Space Launch System) roc...

04/01/2026

01/20/2026

‼️ G4 (Severe) geomagnetic storm observed!

If you have clear skies tonight, sorry to those stuck under lake effect clouds in the snowbelt, you may be in for an incredible show with the northern lights putting on a display across most of Ontario.

With a storm this strong, there is a real chance the aurora could be visible even in more urban areas where light pollution usually washes them out. That said, rural locations away from city lights will still give you the best shot at seeing brighter colours and more structure in the sky.

Timing is always tricky with auroras, but we will keep you updated on when conditions look most favourable to head outside and take a look. If you do step out, make sure to bundle up, wind chills are making it feel like the -20s tonight 🥶

If you manage to catch the show, be sure to share your photos and reports to Ontario Storm Reports. We would love to see what you’re seeing!

- Brennen

Source: SpaceWeatherLive

10/31/2025

Have you seen the Comet?

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon)
Credit: Ivan Pedretti
Italy