Plateau Astro

The Full Moon will rise in Montréal tonight at 5:00 PM in the East

It’ll look big and orange. This is unrelated to the lunar eclipse, but a nice appetizer. Looks to be clear for it, too!

This is the final week of early sunsets. Daylight Saving Time starts March 8th.

By this time next week in Montréal, the Sun will set at nearly 7:00 PM.

Tomorrow night, I'm giving away an Artemis II mission patch

I do a weekly live stream teaching about the upcoming Moon mission. Tune in and you'll be put into a draw! I've got a small audience, so honestly, you gotta good shot to win

🗓️Mon, Mar 3
⏰8:00 - 8:45 PM ET

www.youtube.com/live/lFR0d5p...

Heads up! I'm postponing tonight's Artemis II live stream to rest up. I'll be back next Monday night at 8:00 PM ET.

I'll also be doing a contest giveaway during the stream of some Artemis II patches to those who tune in.

March 2, 8:00 PM ET: youtube.com/live/lFR0d5p...

This week in Montréal: we'll cross 11 hours of total daylight

This is the last two weeks of Standard Time (early sunrises and sunsets). The Sun will rise about 6:30 AM, but Daylight Saving Time will soon kick in and move to later sunrises and sunsets

If you're a morning person, savour this time

To be Canadian is to accept the results of a fair match. Not all countries and leaders do that.

Proud of our boys 🇨🇦

Clearly too many men

Holy fuck

Your imagination is producing facts.

The first day of the mission they'll be in their spacesuits for at least 10 hours. Indeed it'll be a moistened costume.

Looks like tonight's Artemis II wet dress rehearsal went great! A HUGE step for a possible early March launch.

And Jeremy Hansen's wife, Dr Catherine Hansen, just posted that they'll be getting into quarantine.

It's getting real!

Another great morning of planetarium shows today.

4 shows. About 70 students and their parents who now know more about Artemis II and humanity’s return to the Moon.

Thank you Garden Hill Elementary for inviting me!

Fuckin’ dirty hit. Huge power play. Go win this.

YESSSSS!

Holy crap, that was stressful

SUZUKI!!!

This week in Montréal, the Sun will start setting after 5:30 PM

We're gaining over 3 minutes of light per day, and are approaching 11 hours of total daylight

What will Earth look like when Artemis II goes to the Moon? Which "phase"?

Monday night at 8:00 PM ET, I'm doing a live stream showing you a cool free app called Gaia Sky. I'll show you the possible ways the Earth and the Moon will appear.

@gaiasky.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SgB...

Canada's Countdown to Artemis II • Live Stream + Q&A: Feb 9, 2026 YouTube video by Plateau Astro

Tonight I continue my weekly live streams teaching about Artemis II. Tonight's two topics:

🚀 Why Apollo didn't have the launch delays that Artemis is having

🌖 Practical advice on how to look up at the Moon during the mission (it's harder than you think)

8:00 PM ET: www.youtube.com/live/XoHSzAD...

This week in Montréal: we’ll gain about 3 minutes of light per day

We’ll also have the first sunrise before 7:00 AM (until DST kicks in a few weeks)

There we go! Now my account makes sense again

Not gonna change the company name, but yes

Holy crap! What a goal!

Oui !

We kinda knew something like this might happen, so it's not a surprise. In fact, Artemis I had many leaks like this.

Kind of a bummer, but this is why we test. But also: this mission will not be superseded by the Olympics or the Super Bowl.

Will keep you posted as news comes out.

The Artemis II launch is postponed to March. Earliest launch date is now March 6th

Yesterday, they did a "wet dress rehearsal". They test loading the rocket with liquid hydrogen and oxygen and find any issues with the spacecraft.

Hydrogen is notoriously leaky. And there was, in fact, a leak.

Montréal: we are now halfway through winter

🌅 The Sun will set after 5:00 PM every evening for the next 9 months

☀️ We will pass 10 hours of total daylight

🌇 We gain close to 3 minutes of light each day now

Moonrise before Artemis

Tonight’s Full Moon rose just before the 5:01 PM sunset from behind the Olympic Stadium. The launch of Artemis II could happen a week from tonight. This could be the final Full Moon we’ll witness before humans make their return.

Montréal Moonrise!

Moonrise times for Montréal this weekend. Look northeast to spot it:

Sat, Jan 31 – 3:26 PM
Sun, Feb 1 – 4:48 PM

If it's clear where you are this weekend, highly recommend you try to watch the Full Moon rise over the horizon this weekend

This could be the last Full Moon you see before humans return to it, and I think you'll look at the Moon differently after Artemis II

NASA Updates Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal, Launch Opportunities - NASA NASA is targeting Monday, Feb. 2, as the tanking day for the upcoming Artemis II wet dress rehearsal at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, as a

Update from NASA this morning: earliest possible launch is now Sunday, February 8th

Note that this is the same day as the Super Bowl

www.nasa.gov/blogs/missio...

The Moon