Denis Pilon

Retired Fire Chief of 3 departments, Melville, Weyburn and Swift Current. Now just an amateur astronomer and a gwandpa.

[Denis Pilon @DMPilon]

The Living Skies Chorus has been asked by The Saskatchewan Roughrider Football Club to sing both the Canadian and American National Anthems on July 4th at 7:00 PM CST at Centre Field.

[Denis Pilon @DMPilon]

Found some clear skies and had a great experience with the grandkids. Worth every penny and all the time spent to experience this again, with family this time.

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@redwoodwoof I always sleep through that.

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@Pilonandy But the best chefs in France are males.

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It's back for the next 2 weeks - the Zodiacal Light. look to the west in the evening from a dark site.

[Denis Pilon @DMPilon]

Todays full moon is the Snow Blinding Moon in the Mi'kmaq culture.

[Darrell Reid @FireChiefReid]

RIDICULOUS: Bullies who think it’s ok to walk scowling into a grocery store or rec facility etc. - without a mandated mask on - & put (often young) staff into a difficult conflict-resolution situation.

PLS:Stop looking for fights & respect people just trying to do their job.

[Denis Pilon @DMPilon]

Got up early this morning to try and catch the old crescent moon about 14 hours from New Moon. There was just enough cloud to hide the moon but I did get a bit of the Zodiacal Light about 1 1/2 hours before sunrise

[Astronomy Regina @AstronomyRegina]

Trying to plan your viewing? Waiting for our posts but nothing came? I was probably too busy and away from my computer. We have a solution!!

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[Denis Pilon @DMPilon]

Trying to plan your viewing? Waiting for our posts but nothing came? I was probably too busy and away from my computer. We have a solution!!

All our posts come from the RASC Calendar. The 2022 Calendar is now on sale. Order yours & see what I missed.

https://t.co/ZRdr9wTusa

[Denis Pilon @DMPilon]

@soulfood77 @HeritageParkYYC Happy Birthday. So proud of you daughter.

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Some afternoon sunspots taken at Cypress Hills Sask using a Nexstar 8SE, a Baader solar filter, & a 24mm lens with a #12 yellow filter.

[Denis Pilon @DMPilon]

Some views of this mornings solar eclipse from the shore of Lake Ontario.

[Astronomy Regina @AstronomyRegina]

Earth Hour 8:30-9:30 tonight. What would this look like if every light was dimmed by just 10%. Most people would never even notice and it would have a major effect on wildlife, power consumption and astronomy. Lets stop lighting the sky and direct light where it's needed.

[Denis Pilon @DMPilon]

Tonight when you go to bed, your clock will be UTC-6 hrs, When you wake up in the morning it will still be UTC-6 hrs. Unlike the rest of Canada, we leave our clocks alone but you will have to adjust an extra hour for events in all those other time zones.

[Denis Pilon @DMPilon]

This morning Mercury is 0.3 degrees left of Jupiter. Saturn is also in the picture with all being visible with binoculars. Look for it just before sunrise.

[Astronomy Regina @AstronomyRegina]

Finally a clear warm night in Sask. I got out with the telescope and the camera. I might have split Sirius B but will try again tonight to be sure. I did get a picture of Mars passing the Pleaides. Take a look tonight to see how far Mars has moved in 24 hours.

[Denis Pilon @DMPilon]

@darcypa63 Probably. I remember kissing the Cod when I was in Newfoundland

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Not too cod to give blood.

[Denis Pilon @DMPilon]

Planet 9 or Planet Nein? Discoveries in the Outer Solar System. Dr. Samantha Lawler of the UofR will present to the CAP Lecture Series on Tuesday, Feb 16:00 at 14:00 MST. It is sure to be an interesting talk. View on Youtube
https://t.co/EbSXLnSjy4