Space, of all kinds.

Auroras seen last month above the Hecate Strait from Tllaal, Haida Gwaii.

There is so much going on in the darkening northern night sky these days. The chances to see auroras in unusual places are still very high as we come off the peak of the sun’s 11 year cycle of activity. And there are all kinds of other phenomena above and around us including comets, and SARs. This is when having the Spaceweather App is so great, and why a regular check of the Spaceweather.com website will do you good.

Also up there are the feverish dreams of the hyper inflated egos of tech and finance bros who care only about implementing their one big idea and damn the consequences. Reflecting sunlight back to earth at night to power solar panels without any consideration for how life on earth depends on darkness is just one more example of why this might might be the darkest of ages wrapped in a naive, pollyanish techno optimism aimed at just making money.

So let’s slow down and take Tochi Onyebuchi’s advice: move slow and make things. Enjoy the darkness. Create beautiful things using time and effort. Disconnect from the tools that substitute for mentorship and genuine support. Enjoy everything space offers.