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The summer Milky Way over the Log Cabin at the Reesor Ranch, July 16, 2013. This is a stack of 5 x 4 minute tracked exposures for the sky + one 4 minute untracked exposure for the ground. Each at f/2.8 with the 15mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600.

13899459 - The summer Milky Way over the Log Cabin at the Reesor Ranch, July 16, 2013. This is a stack of 5 x 4 minute tracked exposures for the sky + one 4 minute untracked exposure for the ground. Each at f/2.8 with the 15mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600.

$A closeup of Rigel in Orion, taken in moonlight, with the 130mm f/6 apo refractor.$

13899454 - A closeup of Rigel in Orion, taken in moonlight, with the 130mm f/6 apo refractor.

The galactic core area of the Milky Way over Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta with the pairing of giant planets from summer 2020. Jupiter is the bright object at centre, with Saturn dimmer to the left (east) of Jupiter. In 2020 the two planets were close together in the summer sky. Sagittarius is at right. The Prince of Wales Hotel is the bright light source. This was July 13-14, 2020.

13899423 - The galactic core area of the Milky Way over Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta with the pairing of giant planets from summer 2020. Jupiter is the bright object at centre, with Saturn dimmer to the left (east) of Jupiter. In 2020 the two planets were close together in the summer sky. Sagittarius is at right. The Prince of Wales Hotel is the bright light source. This was July 13-14, 2020.

13899397 - Venus as an "evening star" in the deepening twilight of solstice eve on December 20, 2021.

This is a moonlit nightscape of the historic Hearst Church in Pinos Altos, New Mexico, at 7000 feet altitude (thus the name “High Pines”) and on the Continental Divide. In the sky above, the Big Dipper is at right, and Polaris is at left over the church.

13899379 - This is a moonlit nightscape of the historic Hearst Church in Pinos Altos, New Mexico, at 7000 feet altitude (thus the name “High Pines”) and on the Continental Divide. In the sky above, the Big Dipper is at right, and Polaris is at left over the church.

13899326 - Stack of 3 x 4 min exposures at ISO 800, with 15mm Canon lens at f/4. Taken at Sask Summer Star Party, August 29, 2008. Tracked on AP Mach 1 mount.

An arc of a Kp4 level aurora on August 28, 2022, from home in southern Alberta (latitude 51° N), showing the classic oxygen greens topped by oxygen reds, but with magentas and blues at left to the northwest where sunlight might still be interacting with the auroral curtains.

13899265 - An arc of a Kp4 level aurora on August 28, 2022, from home in southern Alberta (latitude 51° N), showing the classic oxygen greens topped by oxygen reds, but with magentas and blues at left to the northwest where sunlight might still be interacting with the auroral curtains.

The small constellation of Dephinus the dolphin just off the Milky Way. The field is similar to what a pair of large binoculars would show. I shot this from home Nov. 25, 2019.

13899221 - The small constellation of Dephinus the dolphin just off the Milky Way. The field is similar to what a pair of large binoculars would show. I shot this from home Nov. 25, 2019.

A composite of the November 11, 2019 Transit of Mercury across the disk of the Sun, on a day with no sunspots on the Sun. The temperature was about -20° C to -15° C this morning but the sky was perfectly clear.

13899177 - A composite of the November 11, 2019 Transit of Mercury across the disk of the Sun, on a day with no sunspots on the Sun. The temperature was about -20° C to -15° C this morning but the sky was perfectly clear.

The constellations of Cygnus and Lyra in the northern summer Milky Way, shot from Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan, August 27, 2019. Dew intervened before I could shoot more frames or ones through the Softon filter.

13899158 - The constellations of Cygnus and Lyra in the northern summer Milky Way, shot from Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan, August 27, 2019. Dew intervened before I could shoot more frames or ones through the Softon filter.

A display of Northern Lights starting up in the twilight, over the river leading out of Tibbitt Lake, at the end of the Ingraham Trail near Yellowknife NWT, on September 8, 2018. This was the start of a fabulous display this night.

13899137 - A display of Northern Lights starting up in the twilight, over the river leading out of Tibbitt Lake, at the end of the Ingraham Trail near Yellowknife NWT, on September 8, 2018. This was the start of a fabulous display this night.

A dim aurora over the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, in Churchill, Manitoba on February 26, 2022. This aurora was at Kp2 level (very low) at best. A group with the first Learning Vacations program for auroras since March 2022 is enjoying the show.

13899103 - A dim aurora over the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, in Churchill, Manitoba on February 26, 2022. This aurora was at Kp2 level (very low) at best. A group with the first Learning Vacations program for auroras since March 2022 is enjoying the show.

A panorama of the glacier-fed Athabasca River and peaks around Mount Fryatt in Jasper National Park, as the Milky Way is setting and the waning gibbous Moon rising, lighting the peaks of the Continental DIvide with lunar alpenglow. Mount Fryatt is at centre, while to the right is Mount Geraldine, and to the left are Brussels Peak and Mount Christie. Jasper is one of the world's largest Dark Sky Preserves.

13899099 - A panorama of the glacier-fed Athabasca River and peaks around Mount Fryatt in Jasper National Park, as the Milky Way is setting and the waning gibbous Moon rising, lighting the peaks of the Continental DIvide with lunar alpenglow. Mount Fryatt is at centre, while to the right is Mount Geraldine, and to the left are Brussels Peak and Mount Christie. Jasper is one of the world's largest Dark Sky Preserves.

$M31 Andromeda Galaxy, with TMB 92mm apo refractor and Borg 0.85x reducer/flattener for f/4.8 and Canon 20Da camera at ISO400 for 2 x 15 minute exposures. North is at bottom, south at top (better balance with this framing)$

13898970 - M31 Andromeda Galaxy, with TMB 92mm apo refractor and Borg 0.85x reducer/flattener for f/4.8 and Canon 20Da camera at ISO400 for 2 x 15 minute exposures. North is at bottom, south at top (better balance with this framing)

The Milky Way, often described in mythologies as a river in the sky, shines over the Bow River in Banff National Park on a very clear night in early June.

13898919 - The Milky Way, often described in mythologies as a river in the sky, shines over the Bow River in Banff National Park on a very clear night in early June.

A fine display of aurora in curtains across the north, October 19, 2019, observed from the upper Deck 9 of the ms Trollfjord on the southbound voyage north of Tromsø along the Norwegian coast. Illumination is partly from the waning gibbous Moon.

13898875 - A fine display of aurora in curtains across the north, October 19, 2019, observed from the upper Deck 9 of the ms Trollfjord on the southbound voyage north of Tromsø along the Norwegian coast. Illumination is partly from the waning gibbous Moon.

The Milky Way arching over Emerald Lake and Emerald Lake Lodge in Yoho National Park, BC. This was on June 6, 2016 and despite it being about 1:30 am, the sky, especially to the north at left, is still lit by blue twilight from the short solstice night.

13898833 - The Milky Way arching over Emerald Lake and Emerald Lake Lodge in Yoho National Park, BC. This was on June 6, 2016 and despite it being about 1:30 am, the sky, especially to the north at left, is still lit by blue twilight from the short solstice night.

The Northern Lights from the deck of the ms Trollfjord, a ferry in the Hurtigruten fleet. This was out of Tromsø sailing north toward Skjervøy. As is now the case, most people are capturing the display with handheld phone cameras, with varying degrees of success.

13898824 - The Northern Lights from the deck of the ms Trollfjord, a ferry in the Hurtigruten fleet. This was out of Tromsø sailing north toward Skjervøy. As is now the case, most people are capturing the display with handheld phone cameras, with varying degrees of success.

13898794 - A framing of some of the main star clusters (and some nebulas) in Cassiopeia and Perseus.

The Northern Lights from at sea when leaving the Lofoten Islands, Norway heading toward the mainlaind, from Stamsund to Bodo, March 3, 2019. This was from the Hurtigruten ship the ms Trollfjord. Orion is setting in the west at left. This is looking northwest. This display was with a Kp Index of only 1 or 2 and was active and bright only briefly around midnight.

13898787 - The Northern Lights from at sea when leaving the Lofoten Islands, Norway heading toward the mainlaind, from Stamsund to Bodo, March 3, 2019. This was from the Hurtigruten ship the ms Trollfjord. Orion is setting in the west at left. This is looking northwest. This display was with a Kp Index of only 1 or 2 and was active and bright only briefly around midnight.

The rising of the Full Moon on March 9, 2020, (sometimes known as the Worm Moon) with a deer in the foreground, and in a composite of images of the Moon taken 3 minutes apart. The sky and foreground come from the first image with the Moon on the horizon. The Moon was into cloud for the last exposure.

13898786 - The rising of the Full Moon on March 9, 2020, (sometimes known as the Worm Moon) with a deer in the foreground, and in a composite of images of the Moon taken 3 minutes apart. The sky and foreground come from the first image with the Moon on the horizon. The Moon was into cloud for the last exposure.

STS128 Discovery Shuttle (lower path) and ISS (upper path) flying over about 4 minutes apart in single 10-minute tracked exposure, Sept 10, 2009, with Canon 5D MkII and 15mm lens at f/4 and at ISO200.

13898784 - STS128 Discovery Shuttle (lower path) and ISS (upper path) flying over about 4 minutes apart in single 10-minute tracked exposure, Sept 10, 2009, with Canon 5D MkII and 15mm lens at f/4 and at ISO200.

A selfie at Reesor Lake in Cypress Hills with the Milky Way, July 29, 2017, with the Canon 6D at ISO 6400 and 14mm Rokinon SP at f/2.5. The camera is shooting a panning time-lapse with the SYRP Genie Mini. A dark frame is included for demo purposes. The dark frame was taken immediately afterwards but is a single dark.

13898778 - A selfie at Reesor Lake in Cypress Hills with the Milky Way, July 29, 2017, with the Canon 6D at ISO 6400 and 14mm Rokinon SP at f/2.5. The camera is shooting a panning time-lapse with the SYRP Genie Mini. A dark frame is included for demo purposes. The dark frame was taken immediately afterwards but is a single dark.

Belt of Orion with Horsehead and Flame Nebulas. Taken Jan 19, 09 with 77mm f/4 Borg astrograph lens (300mm focal length) and Canon 20Da camera at ISO 400 for 4 x 18 minute exposures. On AP Mach 1 mount. Autoguided with SBIG ST402 camera and PHD Guider. Excellent night but lots of snow and sky was good but somewhat lit by snow illumination.

13898681 - Belt of Orion with Horsehead and Flame Nebulas. Taken Jan 19, 09 with 77mm f/4 Borg astrograph lens (300mm focal length) and Canon 20Da camera at ISO 400 for 4 x 18 minute exposures. On AP Mach 1 mount. Autoguided with SBIG ST402 camera and PHD Guider. Excellent night but lots of snow and sky was good but somewhat lit by snow illumination.

13898671 - Milky Way over Tipi at Siksika Skies stargazing night at Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park, October 2, 2010.

13898668 - Comet Hale-Bopp

Stack of two 6 minute exposures at ISO 400 and f/4 with 15mm lens and Canon 5DMkII camera. Taken Sept 10, 2009 with Moon just rising or about to, so sky is brighter than normal.

13898604 - Stack of two 6 minute exposures at ISO 400 and f/4 with 15mm lens and Canon 5DMkII camera. Taken Sept 10, 2009 with Moon just rising or about to, so sky is brighter than normal.

The summer Milky Way and galactic core area in Sagittarius, setting on a late summer evening in mid-September, with some of the foliage starting to turn to autumn colours. Thin cloud in the sky this night added the star glows naturally. This was from home in southern Alberta at latitude 51° N.

13898584 - The summer Milky Way and galactic core area in Sagittarius, setting on a late summer evening in mid-September, with some of the foliage starting to turn to autumn colours. Thin cloud in the sky this night added the star glows naturally. This was from home in southern Alberta at latitude 51° N.

The fine colours of the aurora in the darkening twilight over Madeline Lake, near Yellowknife, September 7, 2019, with autumn colours on the trees on the far shore. The Big Dipper is at left.

13898568 - The fine colours of the aurora in the darkening twilight over Madeline Lake, near Yellowknife, September 7, 2019, with autumn colours on the trees on the far shore. The Big Dipper is at left.

The partial solar eclipse of October 23, 2014 as seen from Jasper, Alberta, at a public event in Centennial Park as part of the annual Dark Sky Festival. This is a single-exposure image showing the scene near mid-eclipse with telescopes from volunteers from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, and the mostly clear skies above with the crescent Sun visible through the handheld polymer solar filter.

13898410 - The partial solar eclipse of October 23, 2014 as seen from Jasper, Alberta, at a public event in Centennial Park as part of the annual Dark Sky Festival. This is a single-exposure image showing the scene near mid-eclipse with telescopes from volunteers from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, and the mostly clear skies above with the crescent Sun visible through the handheld polymer solar filter.

An ice crystal halo around the first quarter Moon high in the northern winter sky, on January 27, 2015, taken from near Pinos Altos, New Mexico. The Pleiades is above and left of the Moo, the Hyades and Aldebaran at left. The green Comet Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2) is on the lunar halo at top.

13898375 - An ice crystal halo around the first quarter Moon high in the northern winter sky, on January 27, 2015, taken from near Pinos Altos, New Mexico. The Pleiades is above and left of the Moo, the Hyades and Aldebaran at left. The green Comet Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2) is on the lunar halo at top.

The 1910 Liberty Schoolhouse, a classic pioneer one-room schoolhouse on the Alberta prairie, at sunset as the stars are appearing, and with Venus in the clouds at left. Moonlight from the waxing Moon provides the illumination.

13898346 - The 1910 Liberty Schoolhouse, a classic pioneer one-room schoolhouse on the Alberta prairie, at sunset as the stars are appearing, and with Venus in the clouds at left. Moonlight from the waxing Moon provides the illumination.

13898310 - This is a pair of colourful nebulas in Cassiopeia.

The summer Milky Way over and reflected in the relatively calm water of Pyramid Lake in Jasper National Park, on a mid-October night. The Jasper Sky Tram adds the lights on Whistler Peak. Bands of airglow tint the sky with red. Lights from the Jasper townsite, still mostly unshielded sodium vapour lights as of 2022, add the skyglow at left. Altair is the bright star at top. The red Lagoon Nebula is just setting behind the mountain skyline. The slight wind rippled the water enough to prevent a perfect reflection.

13898290 - The summer Milky Way over and reflected in the relatively calm water of Pyramid Lake in Jasper National Park, on a mid-October night. The Jasper Sky Tram adds the lights on Whistler Peak. Bands of airglow tint the sky with red. Lights from the Jasper townsite, still mostly unshielded sodium vapour lights as of 2022, add the skyglow at left. Altair is the bright star at top. The red Lagoon Nebula is just setting behind the mountain skyline. The slight wind rippled the water enough to prevent a perfect reflection.

The Pleiades star cluster and the other stars of Taurus rising above Mount Kerkeslin at Athabasca Falls, in Jasper National Park, Alberta, October 22, 2016. The sky is brightening with the rising waning Moon off frame at left. Some cloud adds star glows and hazy patches to the sky.

13898251 - The Pleiades star cluster and the other stars of Taurus rising above Mount Kerkeslin at Athabasca Falls, in Jasper National Park, Alberta, October 22, 2016. The sky is brightening with the rising waning Moon off frame at left. Some cloud adds star glows and hazy patches to the sky.

The Full Moon rising in partial eclipse on the night of September 27, 2015, night of a total eclipse that began with the partial phase in progress at moonrise from my location. The pink Belt of Venus colours the sky at top. The Moon sits in the blue shadow of the Earth, which also partly obscures the disk of the Moon.

13898242 - The Full Moon rising in partial eclipse on the night of September 27, 2015, night of a total eclipse that began with the partial phase in progress at moonrise from my location. The pink Belt of Venus colours the sky at top. The Moon sits in the blue shadow of the Earth, which also partly obscures the disk of the Moon.

Orion and Taurus (at top) beside the Milky Way, with Betelgeuse dimmer than usual at this time (about magnitude +1.3) during one of its fading episodes. The Taurus Dark Clouds are at top. Barnard’s Loop, apparently now thought to be a supernova remnant and not a bubble, is at lower left encircling Orion. The Rosette Nebula is at far left. The Auriga clusters and nebulas are at top, as is M35 in Gemini.

13898236 - Orion and Taurus (at top) beside the Milky Way, with Betelgeuse dimmer than usual at this time (about magnitude +1.3) during one of its fading episodes. The Taurus Dark Clouds are at top. Barnard’s Loop, apparently now thought to be a supernova remnant and not a bubble, is at lower left encircling Orion. The Rosette Nebula is at far left. The Auriga clusters and nebulas are at top, as is M35 in Gemini.

The Carina Nebula, NGC 3572, and surrounding clusters. To the upper left is NGC 3532, the Football Cluster. To the upper right is NGC 3293, the Gem Cluster To the lower left is the nebula complex NGC 3576/81. This is a stack of 5 x 10 minute exposures at f/4.3 with the Borg 77mm astrograph (330mm focal length) and filter-modified Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800. Taken from Coonabarabran, Australia, March 2014.

13898213 - The Carina Nebula, NGC 3572, and surrounding clusters. To the upper left is NGC 3532, the Football Cluster. To the upper right is NGC 3293, the Gem Cluster To the lower left is the nebula complex NGC 3576/81. This is a stack of 5 x 10 minute exposures at f/4.3 with the Borg 77mm astrograph (330mm focal length) and filter-modified Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800. Taken from Coonabarabran, Australia, March 2014.

A fish-eye lens / all-sky view of the STEVE aurora arc across the sky and in clouds on May 6, 2018, from home in southern Alberta, with a diffuse aurora to the north casting streaks of purple up the sky, and a green glow along the horizon. This night the aurora was very active to the north and east with a terrific display in Churchill, Manitoba about an hour before this, matching the usual STEVE characteristic of him appearing as a major storm subsides.

13898158 - A fish-eye lens / all-sky view of the STEVE aurora arc across the sky and in clouds on May 6, 2018, from home in southern Alberta, with a diffuse aurora to the north casting streaks of purple up the sky, and a green glow along the horizon. This night the aurora was very active to the north and east with a terrific display in Churchill, Manitoba about an hour before this, matching the usual STEVE characteristic of him appearing as a major storm subsides.

The Coathanger star cluster and asterism in the Milky Way in southern Cygnus, aka Collinder 399 or Brocchi’s Cluster. The field is similar to what a pair of large binoculars would show. I shot this from home Nov. 25, 2019.

13898153 - The Coathanger star cluster and asterism in the Milky Way in southern Cygnus, aka Collinder 399 or Brocchi’s Cluster. The field is similar to what a pair of large binoculars would show. I shot this from home Nov. 25, 2019.

$A selfie of me observing in the moonlight with the 80mm apo refractor. For use as a book illustration.$

13898147 - A selfie of me observing in the moonlight with the 80mm apo refractor. For use as a book illustration.

Enjoying a campfire on a fine September Saturday night under the brightening Northern Lights, at Madeline Lake on the Ingraham Trail near Yellowknife. This is looking northeast toward Perseus with the Pleiades rising.

13898102 - Enjoying a campfire on a fine September Saturday night under the brightening Northern Lights, at Madeline Lake on the Ingraham Trail near Yellowknife. This is looking northeast toward Perseus with the Pleiades rising.

13898060 - A collection of bright star clusters and colourful nebulas on the border of Cassiopeia and Cepheus.

The International Space Station (ISS) flying away to the east over the moonlit badlands formations at Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, on July 12, 2022, just before local midnight. The image frames the stars of Cassiopeia (upper left), Perseus (at left), Andromeda (centre) and Pegasus (at right). A couple of other fainter satellites are also in the image. Light from the almost Full Moon illuminates the sky blue and foreground a warm colour.

13898054 - The International Space Station (ISS) flying away to the east over the moonlit badlands formations at Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, on July 12, 2022, just before local midnight. The image frames the stars of Cassiopeia (upper left), Perseus (at left), Andromeda (centre) and Pegasus (at right). A couple of other fainter satellites are also in the image. Light from the almost Full Moon illuminates the sky blue and foreground a warm colour.

13898013 - The Big Dipper in deep sunset twilight over Reesor Lake in the Cypress Hills of southeast Alberta. Taken July 28, 2017.

Mars (near its brightest just past closest approach) shining over Two Jack Lake and Mr. Rundle in Banff National Park. Saturn is left of Mars near the trees, Antares below in the trees. This was June 3, 2016. Wind prevented reflections on the water.

13897921 - Mars (near its brightest just past closest approach) shining over Two Jack Lake and Mr. Rundle in Banff National Park. Saturn is left of Mars near the trees, Antares below in the trees. This was June 3, 2016. Wind prevented reflections on the water.

The aurora of February 7, 2014 seen from Churchill, Manitoba at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, in a view looking southeast over the abandoned Churchill Rocket Range, with the 10-22mm lens. This is taken from the second floor viewing deck at the CNSC. This is a 15-second exposure at f/3.5 and ISO 1600 wth the Canon 60Da camera. Jupiter and Gemini are at top and Orion at lower right. The gibbous Moon is just off the frame at upper right.

13897897 - The aurora of February 7, 2014 seen from Churchill, Manitoba at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, in a view looking southeast over the abandoned Churchill Rocket Range, with the 10-22mm lens. This is taken from the second floor viewing deck at the CNSC. This is a 15-second exposure at f/3.5 and ISO 1600 wth the Canon 60Da camera. Jupiter and Gemini are at top and Orion at lower right. The gibbous Moon is just off the frame at upper right.

13897878 - Taken at Alberta Star Party, Sept 27, 2008 with 18-200mm lens and Canon 20Da

The conjunction of the waning crescent Moon with Venus as they were rising low in the northeast dawn sky on June 26, 2022, taken from home in southern Alberta, latitude 51° N. Earthshine is visible on the dark side of the Moon. The sky exhibits the wonderful transition of colours from the orange at the horizon through the spectrum to the blues at top.

13897774 - The conjunction of the waning crescent Moon with Venus as they were rising low in the northeast dawn sky on June 26, 2022, taken from home in southern Alberta, latitude 51° N. Earthshine is visible on the dark side of the Moon. The sky exhibits the wonderful transition of colours from the orange at the horizon through the spectrum to the blues at top.

A horizon-to-zenith panorama of the winter consellations on a March evening as they set into the southwest. Orion is at bottom centre, with his Belt pointing down to Canis Major and up to Taurus. Gemini and Auriga are at top, in this case near the zenith overhead. The bright star clusters, M44, the Beehive, (at left) and M45, the Pleiades, (at right) flank the Milky Way. M45 is embedded in the Zodiacal Light. The star clusters M35 in Gemini and M41 in Canis Major are also visible as diffuse spots, as are several other star clusters. A couple of satellite trails are visible.

13897757 - A horizon-to-zenith panorama of the winter consellations on a March evening as they set into the southwest. Orion is at bottom centre, with his Belt pointing down to Canis Major and up to Taurus. Gemini and Auriga are at top, in this case near the zenith overhead. The bright star clusters, M44, the Beehive, (at left) and M45, the Pleiades, (at right) flank the Milky Way. M45 is embedded in the Zodiacal Light. The star clusters M35 in Gemini and M41 in Canis Major are also visible as diffuse spots, as are several other star clusters. A couple of satellite trails are visible.

$Transit of Venus, June 8, 2004, from Luxor, Egypt. A single image taken near mid-transit. Taken with a Sony DSC-V1 digital camera shooting afocally through a 40mm eyepiece and on a 90mm apochromatic refractor, equatorially mounted and driven. Shot thru a Baader solar filter, which gives a white Sun. Yellow coloration added in Photoshop.$

13897726 - Transit of Venus, June 8, 2004, from Luxor, Egypt. A single image taken near mid-transit. Taken with a Sony DSC-V1 digital camera shooting afocally through a 40mm eyepiece and on a 90mm apochromatic refractor, equatorially mounted and driven. Shot thru a Baader solar filter, which gives a white Sun. Yellow coloration added in Photoshop.

Orion (right) and Sirius (upper right) setting into the west over Loch Ard Gorge on the Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia, with illumination from the rising Moon a day past full behind the camera to the east.

13897642 - Orion (right) and Sirius (upper right) setting into the west over Loch Ard Gorge on the Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia, with illumination from the rising Moon a day past full behind the camera to the east.

The Milky Way in Sagittarius and Scorpius, low in the south, over Mt. Rundle in Banff, Alberta, from the shore of Two Jack Lake, June 3, 2016. Saturn is the bright object at upper right, then in Ophiuchus just above Scorpius. Some thin cloud fuzzed the images of Saturn and stars. The foreground is partly illuminated by car headlights, to light up the green landscape. Wind made the water rough and unreflective.

13897638 - The Milky Way in Sagittarius and Scorpius, low in the south, over Mt. Rundle in Banff, Alberta, from the shore of Two Jack Lake, June 3, 2016. Saturn is the bright object at upper right, then in Ophiuchus just above Scorpius. Some thin cloud fuzzed the images of Saturn and stars. The foreground is partly illuminated by car headlights, to light up the green landscape. Wind made the water rough and unreflective.

A selfie of me gazing at the sky while the camera and telescope shoot deep-sky targets with the auto-guided equatorial mount and astrographic reflector telescope. An aurora is kicking up to the left in the northeast. Orion is rising at centre in the east. I shot this Thanksgiving evening, October 13m, 2015, from the backyard at home in southern Alberta. It is part of a 730-frame time-lapse.

13897586 - A selfie of me gazing at the sky while the camera and telescope shoot deep-sky targets with the auto-guided equatorial mount and astrographic reflector telescope. An aurora is kicking up to the left in the northeast. Orion is rising at centre in the east. I shot this Thanksgiving evening, October 13m, 2015, from the backyard at home in southern Alberta. It is part of a 730-frame time-lapse.

13897568 - Orion Rising with trails

Sunset colours over White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, December 10, 2013. Venus is at left of centre. This is an HDR (High Dynamic Range) stack of 7 exposures at 2/3 stop increments from -2 to +2 EV, processed first with ACR then with Photomatix Pro. Images taken with the 14mm Rokinon lens at f/4 and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 100. While colour vibrancy has been enhanced the colours to the eye were quite vivid. The HDR technique brings out details in the dark ground while preserving the bright sky.

13897522 - Sunset colours over White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, December 10, 2013. Venus is at left of centre. This is an HDR (High Dynamic Range) stack of 7 exposures at 2/3 stop increments from -2 to +2 EV, processed first with ACR then with Photomatix Pro. Images taken with the 14mm Rokinon lens at f/4 and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 100. While colour vibrancy has been enhanced the colours to the eye were quite vivid. The HDR technique brings out details in the dark ground while preserving the bright sky.

The Milky Way over Herbert Lake, Banff, Alberta, near Lake Louise. Mount Temple is glacier-clad peak at left. A single exposure of 40 seconds at f/2.8 with 16-35mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600. No Moon, and taken in late twilight.

13897514 - The Milky Way over Herbert Lake, Banff, Alberta, near Lake Louise. Mount Temple is glacier-clad peak at left. A single exposure of 40 seconds at f/2.8 with 16-35mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600. No Moon, and taken in late twilight.

13897478 - Total Eclipse of the Sun, December 4, 2002

Orion Nebula region with NGC1973-7. Stack of two 10-minute exposures + stack of 30s and 1min exposure for retaining bright core deail. Blended with Normal @ 85% but erasing all of short exposure layer except for core.

13897451 - Orion Nebula region with NGC1973-7. Stack of two 10-minute exposures + stack of 30s and 1min exposure for retaining bright core deail. Blended with Normal @ 85% but erasing all of short exposure layer except for core.

13897433 - Curtains of aurora over the Ramparts falls on the Cameron River near Yellowknife, NWT, on Sept 8, 2019.

The 5-day-old waxing crescent Moon near the Beehive star cluster, Messier 44, in Cancer on the evening of May 10, 2019, set in the deep blue twilight sky, and with Earthshine still visible on the dark side of the Moon.

13897424 - The 5-day-old waxing crescent Moon near the Beehive star cluster, Messier 44, in Cancer on the evening of May 10, 2019, set in the deep blue twilight sky, and with Earthshine still visible on the dark side of the Moon.

Photographer Stephen Bedingfield is shooting the Northern Lights at the Ramparts waterfalls on the Cameron River, September 8, 2019. The Big Dipper is at centre. The aspen trees are nicely turning colour.

13897404 - Photographer Stephen Bedingfield is shooting the Northern Lights at the Ramparts waterfalls on the Cameron River, September 8, 2019. The Big Dipper is at centre. The aspen trees are nicely turning colour.

The summer Milky Way overhead and through the Summer Triangle stars in July, looking up through trees in Banff National Park at Herbert Lake. Deneb is at top left, Vega at top right, and Altair is at bottom. The bright Cygnus star cloud is obvious. As are the dark lanes in the Milky Way, including the Funnel Nebula at top, aka Le Gentil 3.

13897397 - The summer Milky Way overhead and through the Summer Triangle stars in July, looking up through trees in Banff National Park at Herbert Lake. Deneb is at top left, Vega at top right, and Altair is at bottom. The bright Cygnus star cloud is obvious. As are the dark lanes in the Milky Way, including the Funnel Nebula at top, aka Le Gentil 3.

13828323 - Portrait of a Common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) at night with the moon behind

71433392 - Telephoto shot of the moon with many craters, mountains and mare in front of a black sky

This is the gathering on the evening of April 22,2023 of the waxing crescent Moon below Venus and near the Hyades star cluster in Taurus,here set amid some silhouetted tree branches. The dim Earthshine is visible on the dark side of the Moon. High cloud added the natural glows on the Moon and Venus.

13999693 - This is the gathering on the evening of April 22,2023 of the waxing crescent Moon below Venus and near the Hyades star cluster in Taurus,here set amid some silhouetted tree branches. The dim Earthshine is visible on the dark side of the Moon. High cloud added the natural glows on the Moon and Venus.

This frames the rich collection of starclouds and nebulas along the Milky Way from northern Sagittarius,at bottom,to Scutum,at top. It includes two prominent star clouds: the Small Sagittarius Starcloud,aka Messier 24,at bottom and the Scutum Starcloud at top.

13999597 - This frames the rich collection of starclouds and nebulas along the Milky Way from northern Sagittarius,at bottom,to Scutum,at top. It includes two prominent star clouds: the Small Sagittarius Starcloud,aka Messier 24,at bottom and the Scutum Starcloud at top.

My favourite target for testing telescopes,the North America Nebula,NGC 7000,in Cygnus,with its companion Pelican Nebula to the right,aka IC 5070. The bright star Deneb is at upper right. An odd little red nebula is to the right of the Pelican,of unknown identity as it is not in Deep Sky Atlas,Millenium Star Atlas,TriAtlas or SkySafari.

13999562 - My favourite target for testing telescopes,the North America Nebula,NGC 7000,in Cygnus,with its companion Pelican Nebula to the right,aka IC 5070. The bright star Deneb is at upper right. An odd little red nebula is to the right of the Pelican,of unknown identity as it is not in Deep Sky Atlas,Millenium Star Atlas,TriAtlas or SkySafari.

This is a 180° panorama of the night sky over the hoodoo formations of Bryce Canyon National Park,Utah,at Sunset Point. The panorama extends from the northeast (at left) where the autumn Milky Way is rising,to the southwest (at right) where the summer Milky Way and galactic core in Sagitarius are setting. This was October 11,2023. The most notable feature is the prominent arc of green airglow bands across the eastern sky,a natural sky phenemenon. Perseus is at left in the Milky Way. At top at left is the Andromeda Galaxy,M31. Below it is the blue Triangulum Galaxy,M33. Jupiter is the bright ob

13999548 - This is a 180° panorama of the night sky over the hoodoo formations of Bryce Canyon National Park,Utah,at Sunset Point. The panorama extends from the northeast (at left) where the autumn Milky Way is rising,to the southwest (at right) where the summer Milky Way and galactic core in Sagitarius are setting. This was October 11,2023. The most notable feature is the prominent arc of green airglow bands across the eastern sky,a natural sky phenemenon. Perseus is at left in the Milky Way. At top at left is the Andromeda Galaxy,M31. Below it is the blue Triangulum Galaxy,M33. Jupiter is the bright ob

A 220° panorama of a dimmer but colourful aurora on a Kp6 night on February 26,2023,from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre,Churchill,Manitoba,at 58° N. This is mostly looking south over the old Rocket Range,with the waxing Moon prominent at centre in Taurus near the Pleiades and above Orion.

13999502 - A 220° panorama of a dimmer but colourful aurora on a Kp6 night on February 26,2023,from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre,Churchill,Manitoba,at 58° N. This is mostly looking south over the old Rocket Range,with the waxing Moon prominent at centre in Taurus near the Pleiades and above Orion.

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) in the constellation of Taurus on the night of Feb 10,2023. The comet is the cyan-coloured glow above bright orange Mars at upper left.

13999412 - Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) in the constellation of Taurus on the night of Feb 10,2023. The comet is the cyan-coloured glow above bright orange Mars at upper left.

This is a framing of most of the constellation of Perseus,with the core region,the group of stars called the Perseus OB Association surrounding Alpha Persei,or Mirphak,at left and above centre. The large group is also called Melotte 20 or the Perseus Moving Cluster.

13999365 - This is a framing of most of the constellation of Perseus,with the core region,the group of stars called the Perseus OB Association surrounding Alpha Persei,or Mirphak,at left and above centre. The large group is also called Melotte 20 or the Perseus Moving Cluster.

A framing of a wide field in Aquila,with the bright bue-white star Altair at centre,with the red star Tarazed above,and the dimmer star of the trio,Alshain,below.

13999360 - A framing of a wide field in Aquila,with the bright bue-white star Altair at centre,with the red star Tarazed above,and the dimmer star of the trio,Alshain,below.

This is the small but rich star cluster nicknamed the Foxhead Cluster,or officially NGC 6819,in Cygnus. Caroline Herschel,sister of William Herschel,discovered it in 1784.

13999338 - This is the small but rich star cluster nicknamed the Foxhead Cluster,or officially NGC 6819,in Cygnus. Caroline Herschel,sister of William Herschel,discovered it in 1784.

This is Mars (at right) near the orange giant star Mebsuta,aka Epsilon Geminorum,on April 12,2023. Mars was 50 arc minutes from the star this night. It was closer the following two nights,about 20 and 16 arc minutes from the star. Mars was magnitude +1.1 while Mebsuta is +3.

13999284 - This is Mars (at right) near the orange giant star Mebsuta,aka Epsilon Geminorum,on April 12,2023. Mars was 50 arc minutes from the star this night. It was closer the following two nights,about 20 and 16 arc minutes from the star. Mars was magnitude +1.1 while Mebsuta is +3.

Messier 57,the Ring Nebula,in Lyra,a superb example of a planetary nebula and one of the best known and widely observed objects in its class.

13999212 - Messier 57,the Ring Nebula,in Lyra,a superb example of a planetary nebula and one of the best known and widely observed objects in its class.

13999163 - Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) in the constellation of Taurus on the night of Feb 10,2023. The comet is the cyan-coloured glow above bright orange Mars.

The Full Moon of July 31,2023 rising at the end of a long line of high tension towers across the prairie near Milo,Alberta. Some smoke in the air made the rising Moon even redder than normal,making it look like an eclipsed Moon. This night the alignment of the rising point of the Full Moon coincided with the angle of the powerlines off to the southeast at 135° azimuth.

13999161 - The Full Moon of July 31,2023 rising at the end of a long line of high tension towers across the prairie near Milo,Alberta. Some smoke in the air made the rising Moon even redder than normal,making it look like an eclipsed Moon. This night the alignment of the rising point of the Full Moon coincided with the angle of the powerlines off to the southeast at 135° azimuth.

Comet Nishimura (C/2023 P1) captured at dawn on September 7,2023 with the sky brightening with morning twilight colours. The comet was set amid the stars of the Sickle asterism of Leo the Lion,just rising in the east. The comet sports a faint blue ion tail,with the comet seemingly pointed toward the sunrise point; it was moving down and closer to the Sun at this time.

13999146 - Comet Nishimura (C/2023 P1) captured at dawn on September 7,2023 with the sky brightening with morning twilight colours. The comet was set amid the stars of the Sickle asterism of Leo the Lion,just rising in the east. The comet sports a faint blue ion tail,with the comet seemingly pointed toward the sunrise point; it was moving down and closer to the Sun at this time.

This is a framing of the rich collection of nebulas,star clusters and star clouds in the region of tghe Milky Way from northern Sagittarius (bottom) to southern Scutum (at top).

13999144 - This is a framing of the rich collection of nebulas,star clusters and star clouds in the region of tghe Milky Way from northern Sagittarius (bottom) to southern Scutum (at top).

Officially this was no better than a weak Kp1 level aurora this night but for a time the Lights brightened enough to show colour even to the eye including the pink nitrogen fringe at the bottom of the curtains. This is looking north from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre on the first night of the first group of the 2023 aurora season for the CNSC.

13999107 - Officially this was no better than a weak Kp1 level aurora this night but for a time the Lights brightened enough to show colour even to the eye including the pink nitrogen fringe at the bottom of the curtains. This is looking north from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre on the first night of the first group of the 2023 aurora season for the CNSC.

On August 24,2023 the waxing gibbous Moon occulted the bright star Antares in Scorpius. This is the scene about 30 minutes after the star reappeared from behind the moving Moon,and so here is a close conjunction. I missed capturing the actual occultation reappearance,though that would have been in a much brighter sky. And the Moon was low in my sky and amid the trees,here purposefully included to capture the scene low in the south,as Antares always is in late summer from my latitude of 51° N. .

13999102 - On August 24,2023 the waxing gibbous Moon occulted the bright star Antares in Scorpius. This is the scene about 30 minutes after the star reappeared from behind the moving Moon,and so here is a close conjunction. I missed capturing the actual occultation reappearance,though that would have been in a much brighter sky. And the Moon was low in my sky and amid the trees,here purposefully included to capture the scene low in the south,as Antares always is in late summer from my latitude of 51° N. .

An example of brightening auroral curtain to the northeast,on a night with activity increasing at this time,in Churchill,Manitoba from the Northern Studies Centre. This is looking northeast on February 19,2023.

13999004 - An example of brightening auroral curtain to the northeast,on a night with activity increasing at this time,in Churchill,Manitoba from the Northern Studies Centre. This is looking northeast on February 19,2023.

The "Super Blue Moon" of August 30,2023 rising over a yet-to-be-harvested wheatfield in southern Alberta,on the night of August 30,2023. This was the second Full Moon of the month (making it a "blue Moon" by popular definition) and it was the closest Full Moon of 2023 (making it also a "super Moon" by another popular definition).

13998979 - The "Super Blue Moon" of August 30,2023 rising over a yet-to-be-harvested wheatfield in southern Alberta,on the night of August 30,2023. This was the second Full Moon of the month (making it a "blue Moon" by popular definition) and it was the closest Full Moon of 2023 (making it also a "super Moon" by another popular definition).

This is a framing of the bright Messier spiral galaxy M101,with a number of its nearby galaxies in Ursa Major. The odd galaxy below M101 ins NGC 5474. NGC 5473,5485 and 5486 are above M101. an edge-on at top centre is NGC 5422,while at the top edge is NGC 5443. The elongated galaxy above the blue star 86 UMa at right is 13th magnitude UGC 8337.

13998938 - This is a framing of the bright Messier spiral galaxy M101,with a number of its nearby galaxies in Ursa Major. The odd galaxy below M101 ins NGC 5474. NGC 5473,5485 and 5486 are above M101. an edge-on at top centre is NGC 5422,while at the top edge is NGC 5443. The elongated galaxy above the blue star 86 UMa at right is 13th magnitude UGC 8337.

A panorama of the Northern Lights from home in southern Alberta,over a wheat field in the moonlight. Light is from the waning gibbous Moon at far right,with Jupiter the bright object to the left of the Moon. The Big Dipper is near centre. This was September 1,2023 on a Kp4 night.

13998902 - A panorama of the Northern Lights from home in southern Alberta,over a wheat field in the moonlight. Light is from the waning gibbous Moon at far right,with Jupiter the bright object to the left of the Moon. The Big Dipper is near centre. This was September 1,2023 on a Kp4 night.

The rising Full Moon of May 5,2023,coming up over the Red Deer River near East Coulee,Alberta. This is a panorama of the Badlands scene,with the site planned with The Photographer's Ephemeris app.

13998865 - The rising Full Moon of May 5,2023,coming up over the Red Deer River near East Coulee,Alberta. This is a panorama of the Badlands scene,with the site planned with The Photographer's Ephemeris app.

Venus (at top) and Jupiter in a close conjunction on the evening of March 2,2023,the day after their closest approach. They were one degree apart this night but were 1/2° apart the night before. I've framed the scene between some lone trees on a prairie hill near home in southern Alberta.

13998809 - Venus (at top) and Jupiter in a close conjunction on the evening of March 2,2023,the day after their closest approach. They were one degree apart this night but were 1/2° apart the night before. I've framed the scene between some lone trees on a prairie hill near home in southern Alberta.

A 360° fish-eye panorama of the great equinox aurora of March 23,2023,with the aurora already bright as the sky darkened at twilight. The Kp values peaked at Kp7 this night.

13998792 - A 360° fish-eye panorama of the great equinox aurora of March 23,2023,with the aurora already bright as the sky darkened at twilight. The Kp values peaked at Kp7 this night.

13998785 - The waning gibbous Moon in clouds above a combine harvester at work in a wheat field,on September 2,2023.

Guests from of the 2023 tour groups from Road Scholar at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre,Churchill,Manitoba,enjoying the start of an aurora show on February 25,2023.

13998761 - Guests from of the 2023 tour groups from Road Scholar at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre,Churchill,Manitoba,enjoying the start of an aurora show on February 25,2023.

The star clusters Messier 46 (left) and Messier 47 (right) in Puppis,in a wide-field telephoto image simulating the feld of view of binoculars. The clusters NGC 2423 (above M47) and Mel71 (top) are also in the frame. The little planetary NGC 2438 embedded in M46 just shows up as a green dot.

13998751 - The star clusters Messier 46 (left) and Messier 47 (right) in Puppis,in a wide-field telephoto image simulating the feld of view of binoculars. The clusters NGC 2423 (above M47) and Mel71 (top) are also in the frame. The little planetary NGC 2438 embedded in M46 just shows up as a green dot.

An aurora selfie under the arc of the Northern Lights on February 22,2023 on the trail outside the Churchill Northern Studies Centre in Churchill,Manitoba. This was a Kp5 display this night peaking between 8:30 and 9:30 pm.

13998750 - An aurora selfie under the arc of the Northern Lights on February 22,2023 on the trail outside the Churchill Northern Studies Centre in Churchill,Manitoba. This was a Kp5 display this night peaking between 8:30 and 9:30 pm.

A portrait of green Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) in Taurus beside Aldebaran and the Hyades on February 14,2023. The star cluster NGC 1647 is at upper left.

13998741 - A portrait of green Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) in Taurus beside Aldebaran and the Hyades on February 14,2023. The star cluster NGC 1647 is at upper left.

A fish-eye lens image of auroral curtains and rays converging toward the zenith overhead at centre,with the camera looking straight up from the parking lot of the Churchill Northern Studies Centre. Taken February 19,2023. The Big Dipper is at centre.

13998668 - A fish-eye lens image of auroral curtains and rays converging toward the zenith overhead at centre,with the camera looking straight up from the parking lot of the Churchill Northern Studies Centre. Taken February 19,2023. The Big Dipper is at centre.

A portrait of green Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) in Taurus beside Aldebaran and the Hyades on February 14,2023,with Mars at upper left,and the Pleiades at upper right. This frames some of the other NGC star clusters in Taurus.

13998648 - A portrait of green Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) in Taurus beside Aldebaran and the Hyades on February 14,2023,with Mars at upper left,and the Pleiades at upper right. This frames some of the other NGC star clusters in Taurus.

$This is the waxing gibbous Moon (11.7 days old) near reddish Mars (at upper right),both set in a swirl of clouds,looking like they are in an interstellar nebula. Diffraction from ice crystals in the clouds adds the colourful corona around the Moon. This was the Moon-Mars conjunction of January 3,2023. Mars was then about a month past opposition.$

13998450 - This is the waxing gibbous Moon (11.7 days old) near reddish Mars (at upper right),both set in a swirl of clouds,looking like they are in an interstellar nebula. Diffraction from ice crystals in the clouds adds the colourful corona around the Moon. This was the Moon-Mars conjunction of January 3,2023. Mars was then about a month past opposition.

An arc of a nearly semi-circular rainbow that appeared briefly right at sunset so the warm lighting made the rainbow appear more red than usual and set amid red clouds,brighter within the rainbow than outside the bow.

13998444 - An arc of a nearly semi-circular rainbow that appeared briefly right at sunset so the warm lighting made the rainbow appear more red than usual and set amid red clouds,brighter within the rainbow than outside the bow.

Mars amid the Beehive star cluster,Messier 44,in Cancer,on June 2,2023. The stars Asellus Borealis and Asesllus Australis are above and below Mars. The sky was still blue with summer twilight at my northern latitude,while light cloud covered much of the sky,adding the gradients and banding.

13998396 - Mars amid the Beehive star cluster,Messier 44,in Cancer,on June 2,2023. The stars Asellus Borealis and Asesllus Australis are above and below Mars. The sky was still blue with summer twilight at my northern latitude,while light cloud covered much of the sky,adding the gradients and banding.