Plateau Astro

Last night’s Crescent Moon breaking through the clouds just after sunset

Venus, Jupiter, and the Crescent Moon lined up over Montréal tonight

If it’s clear tonight (Tue, Jun 16), look West around 9:30 PM and you’ll see:

🌒 thin crescent Moon
🌡️ faint Mercury
🍊 brighter Jupiter
💡 very bright Venus

Thank you so much to Lasalle Elementary School for recently hosting me and my planetarium.

Over two days, we did 14 shows and presented to over 275 students! They learned about the stars and constellations, rocketed up into space, saw photos from the Artemis II mission, and did a tour of the nearby planets in our Solar System.

PS: taking bookings now for the 2026-2027 school year. Comment below or send me a message if you'd like a space tour in your kid's school 🚀

JET FLYOVER: Friday, June 12 at 7:00 PM over Montreal

A pair of CF-18 fighter jets will fly over the city for the Alouettes home opener. Expect a loud sound and two flyovers if you’re in NDG, downtown, Plateau, Hochelaga, and Old Port.

Below is the expected flight path.

Set an alarm at 6:55 PM to give you a 5 minute heads up.

Look West tonight and the next few nights to see Jupiter and Venus appear bright and beside each other in the sky

Montréal: the Full Moon will rise tonight at 8:33 PM (Sat, May 30)

Look southeast shortly after this time to see the Moon appear large and orange when low on the horizon

So, we didn’t make the Stanley Cup Finals

But this incredible playoff run and the most incredible human Moon mission of my life crossed paths. I’ll never forget April and May, 2026

Thanks Habs! And thanks Jeremy!