Yukon See It Here: Steve Wilson
On Christmas Eve, I was able to take some interesting photos of Grey Mountain with a very distinct layer of fog/cloud stretching across the valley
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Grey Mountain
Yukon See It Here: Larry White
Hello Everybody, We invite you to share your photos of Yukon life. Email your high-resolution images with a description of what’s going on to [email protected].
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Living With Wildlife: Matt Cook
Hello Everybody, We invite you to share your photos of Yukon wildlife. Email your high-resolution images with a description of what’s going on and what
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Learning how to ride and not die
It can be intimidating starting a new sport, especially one that is generally about riding downhill, on unpaved mountains, with perilous things like rocks and trees that don’t seem to move out of your way.
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Whitehorse Walks!
In a city renowned for its trails, Whitehorse has several informal walking groups to help us connect socially – and stay fit mentally and physically
Yukon Astronomical Society wants to make Whitehorse the Science-Centre of the North
Stargazing has long been part of the human psyche. For thousands of years, we – and our ancestors before us – have turned our eyes
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Waiting For Snow: biathlon
Control over heart rate and breath is an integral part of biathlon. It sucks learning technical aspects of shooting in the freezing cold.
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Northern Lights Express
Astronomy and a love for the night sky travels with a person no matter where you go or what you do. In our younger years
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Calling all Yukon Amateur Astronomers!
Welcome to 2009, the International Year of Astronomy. This event celebrates Galileo’s first look at the night sky with a telescope, over 400 years ago.
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Star Party, Yukon Style (Formal Attire Optional)
The month of March and the Yukon Night Skies Star Party at Grey Mountain: these are exciting events that reminds us that spring is on
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A Marathon and a Quick Tour
As March begins, there is excitement in the Yukon Night Sky. It is time for the Messier Marathon. This is an event that most amateur
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Cosmic Invaders and Leo the Lion
The constellation of Leo the Lion definitely seems to be where all the Yukon Night Sky action is. Starting with Ceres, the smallest dwarf planet
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A Little Persistence and A Patch of Clear Sky
So how was the Yukon Night Skies Star Party, you ask? The plan was to go Friday and Saturday evening, if the weather co-operated –
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The Best of the Yukon Night Skies
Springtime night skies offer an endless bounty of galaxies, nebula and star clusters, waiting to be explored. Whether you prefer binoculars or a telescope, there
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Grey Mountain Adventures
The second Yukon Night Skies Star Party was fun and eventful. The skies cleared for a short time to give us some good viewing. As
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Three Easy Planets and Comet Cardinal
Springtime is finally here and, along with it, unstable weather. Our last outing to Grey Mountain was a washout due to clouds and strong wind.
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Of Gremlins and Star Clusters
Finally, the weekend has arrived; hopefully, the weather will be clear. All the weather-information sources, including Whitehorse Clear Sky Clock and others, seem to agree
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Comet of the Century
While we were waiting for Comet PanSTARRS to arrive in our skies, we had a chance to get up to the Grey Mountain lookout point.
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Those Magical Yukon Night Skies
For Yukon amateur astronomers, time for viewing those amazing night skies will soon vanish, temporarily that is. At this time of year, as soon as
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Flaming Dustballs and a Fistful of Planets
As winter sets in, the planets are making a spectacular showing. In the morning hours, the planet Venus is clearly visible even at 7 a.m.
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Grey Mountain Adventures
As December begins, we reflect on the “High Lights” of November. Unsettled weather, with cloudy nights, high winds and snow flurries, offered few good opportunities
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Mystery in the April Night Skies
It is Friday night, and everyone is waiting for a great northern light show. The night skies are clear, and we are ready. After several
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Perfect Skies = Perfect Viewing
Where are the Northern Lights? The answer as far as I can tell is two-fold. First, we have been pummelled with atrocious weather and, second,
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November’s Celestial Musings
The Yukon Night Skies are coming alive with winter constellations like Orion, Taurus, and Gemini. Using a pair of humble binoculars, star clusters, galaxies, and
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Funky Hand Controllers
The biggest problems experienced by amateur astronomers, who live in the Yukon and the northern limits of civilization, is the cold. The cold is brutal
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Saturn and the Super Moon
Where were you on Saturday March 19, when the Super Moon occurred? Sounds kind of ominous doesn’t it? So, what is a super moon? As
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Lasers, Photons and Northern Lights
Discover the magic of astronomy in the Yukon. Explore the stunning night skies and experience the thrill of springtime stargazing.
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Temperatures, Too
With the oncoming of spring, the nights are shorter and temperatures are struggling to rise. The Yukon night skies are also in a state of
Return of the Cosmic Swan
Astronomy as a hobby can be challenging. You are always at the mercy of unpredictable weather, the local wildlife, and, especially, the bugs. Two weeks
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Spring’s Rings and Things
This is the busiest time of the year for northern sky watchers. I like to refer to it as the changing of the guard. Winter
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So Many Stars, So Little Time
The month of May brings warm weather observing – parka not required – a pleasant change of pace. It still gets frosty, though. Last weekend
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Comets Abound in Yukon Night Skies
Our Yukon night skies are hosting some special cosmic interlopers for the next couple of months, including Comet Garradd. This little fuzz ball of a
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November Night Skies
Winter has arrived and the weather is starting to stabilize. With clear skies and reasonably warm temperatures, it is time to grab your parka and
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Aurora, a Solar Eclipse and a Venus Transit
Amazing weather has made the last couple of weeks an absolute dream for observing, with clear skies, warm temperatures and no pesky insects. The northern
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A Tale of Two Star Parties
For most northern astronomers, summer is either solar observing, or waiting for the return of the autumn night skies. The other option is to head
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April Cosmic Showers; Fire in the Sky
Wondrous views await the cosmic tourist in the month of April. The end of March and the first two weeks of April are sometimes referred
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Mountain Adventures and New Friends
As spring approaches, the Yukon night skies sizzle with cosmic happenings. The weather has offered us a few nights of reprieve with well above normal
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January’s Cosmic Jewels
Here comes another year with plenty of amazing sights for the cosmic tourist in this great northern land of ice and snow. Now if the
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Thanksgiving For Clear Skies
After a rather busy weekend down at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Center for the Erik’s Main Event consumer electronics show, [what day are we on
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