Retired physicist, teacher, meteor scientist. 3M teaching fellow. Father, grandfather. Mt A, Western alum. Textbook author. Views those of invisible rabbit.
Victoria, BC Canada
Joined January 2011
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ICYMI, this preprint from Western U group takes comprehensive look at interstellar meteoroid rate for mm size objects. arxiv.org/pdf/2503.19042 #meteoroid #hyperbolic #interstellar
Don't often see spacetime mentioned on the official White House site.🤔Thanks @360 drawing line to my attention. whitehouse.gov/articles/2025…
I knew that shipbuilding was active in Sackville in the 1800's, but no idea that 30% of Canadian ships built there! This from Indu Varma post based on her historical art installation in municipal building. See it if in Sackville! linkedin.com/posts/indu-varm…
DYK that the green colour in #aurora, and the green colour in some bright fireballs, have same spectral source? The late Dr. Peter Millman wrote about it in 1960 in JRASC, first observed by the late Dr. Ian Halliday. adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1960…
Looking for another awe-inspiring celestial event? Don't overlook a strong meteor shower on a moonless night from a dark sky location. The @IMOmeteors Meteor Shower Calendar suggests possibilities. imo.net/resources/calendar/
Apparently the 13th anniversary of starting this Twitter/X account. Thanks to all who have interacted through the years. #MyXAnniversary
10 years goes by before you know it! Mt A faces X again today. Hope result is as good as it was 10 years ago. Thanks for those who made the mascot stint possible.
Congratulations to @MountAllison SunMin Park, one of 10 STLHE National Student Fellows just announced. stlhe.ca/award_winners/2023-…
