Sandy Steers Big Bear Valley Guardian
With sorrow and gratitude the unexpected news today is the loss of Sandy Steers who has served as the Guardian for Jackie and Shadows habitat at Big Bear Valley. She earned her wings to ascend to the realm of Spirit. With gratitude we can remember the hours of Beauty she was able to share with the world.
Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann is in the constellation of Leo, at a distance of 813,008,154.4 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 11h 28m 08s and the Declination is -03° 43’ 05” (apparent coordinates). The latest observed magnitude of comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann is 12.3 (data provided by COBS). Coordinates tracked by TheSkyLive.com
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 02/13/2026
CRYOVOLCANIC ERUPTION ON COMET 29P: The British Astronomical Association (BAA) is reporting a new outburst of cryovolcanic comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann. On Feb. 10th, the comet’s nucleus abruptly brightened by more than 5 magnitudes–a sign that a major eruption is underway. The outburst is centered in this image from amateur astronomer Eliot Herman:
Ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel becomes the first person to climb Mount Everest and ski back to Everest Base Camp without supplementary oxygen.
This morning two videos shared the moral of the Story of our Life. Wylie Overstreet and Alex Gorosh created a model of Time on a scale where the Time of Human history is visible at a width less than a hair. Human’s Highest Hopes and Aspirations – and the lengths we’ll go to, to achieve them – is shared by Ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel who became the first person to climb Mount Everest and ski back to Everest Base Camp without supplementary oxygen.
CIRs: Co-rotating Interactive Regions of the Sun (SDO Solar Dynamics Observatory)
Auroras are the most-likely signs of Solar Activity that humans are capable to see with their own eyes. What is beyond human’s sight are a variety of lesser-known events that set them in motion. Comets we’ve never seen before are the greater Unknown of this Solar cycle.
CIRs are among the geomagnetic events to be expected during the Sun’s cycle of Maximum Solar Activity. The Comets during this Maximum cycle have never been seen before. We can expect the worst if we focus on our fears. When we agree that every experience of Life is issued from the Hand of a Divine Creator, there’s a reason to hold Faith in a Divine Cause and Effect.
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 11/24/2025
CO-ROTATING INTERACTION REGION: Minor G1-class geomagnetic storms are possible on Nov. 25-26 when a co-rotating interaction region (CIR) is expected to hit Earth’s magnetic field. CIRs are transition zones between fast and slow-moving streams of solar wind. They’re like mini-CMEs. CIRs contain shock waves and enhanced magnetic fields that do a good job sparking Arctic auroras.
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 04/03/2025
CO-ROTATING INTERACTION REGION: Minor G1-class geomagnetic storms are possible on April 4-5 when a co-rotating interaction region (CIR) is expected to hit Earth. CIRs are transition zones between fast- and slow-moving solar wind. Solar wind plasma piles up in these regions, producing shock waves and intense magnetic fields that do a good job sparking auroras.
