Category: Douglas Channel

First LNG shipment leaves Kitimat June 28 to June 30, 2025

  The first shipment of kiquefied natural gas from the LNG Canada facility here in Kitimat departed on on a rainy and squally afternoon of June 30,  the GasLog Glasgow arrived very early on June 28, loaded the shipment and then departed for Korea on June 30. Images shot on assignment for  The Globe and […]

The nights of the Strawberry Moon

June’s Strawberry Moon was spectacular in Kitimat.  In the moon’s cycle of an elliptical orbit it is its lowest point in the 18.6 years cycle.  That meant the moon was low over Douglas Channel making for some great photos.  The June 9 photos were taken with my Sony RX10iii, the other morning photos are a […]

Winter skies in Kitimat

Winter 2025 has been spectacular for photographing from my front yard and in some cases bedroom window.  The planets Jupiter, Saturn and Venus were visible at times  and capping it off was the lunar eclipse on March 14, 2025.  On the other hand we had a lot of rain and heavy overcast but not much […]

The sky and the flare

There was an interesting sky tonight on Friday September 27, variable weather. Somewhat clear over the Channel, with low clouds over LNG and Rio Tinto lit up by the flare with a light haze mist between the industrial area and the town