Hubbard Glacier
From the voyage archive · August 2024 Today we sailed into Disenchantment Bay and up to the Hubbard Glacier. We have been here five times before but the…
Read story ↗Notes from under the stars.
Haines, Alaska
Today we are in Haines, Alaska. It’s my first time here and we will be visiting the Bald Eagle Sanctuary. Later today I have my second lecture, A…
Read story ↗Icy Strait Point – Alaska
Today we are in Icy Strait Point, Alaska. Our tour today is a cable car ride up the mountain and a Tlingit cultural show. The weather is still…
Read story ↗Alaska Wildlife
I am currently on Viking Orion and this morning we docked at Ketchikan, Alaska. On the way in to the port we were lucky enough to see some…
Read story ↗Perseids 2024 Latest
The meteor cameras at Exeter Observatory captured 359 Perseid meteors last night 12/13 August 2024.
Read story ↗Perseid Meteor Shower 2024
One of the best meteor showers of the year is set to peak between the nights of August 11th to the 13th in 2024. This meteor shower originates…
Read story ↗Next Voyage
I am back on my travels in August when I join Viking Orion as Resident Astronomer for the Alaska and the Inside Passage cruise. During my time on…
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