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A composite showing me (on the right lit in green) and fellow Calgary RASC astronomy club members pointing at Polaris with green laser pointers at a public star party July 27, 2019 at the Rothney Astrophysical Observatory. About 600 people attended this night. I was presenting a laser-guided tour of the night sky.
13897928 - A composite showing me (on the right lit in green) and fellow Calgary RASC astronomy club members pointing at Polaris with green laser pointers at a public star party July 27, 2019 at the Rothney Astrophysical Observatory. About 600 people attended this night. I was presenting a laser-guided tour of the night sky.
Museum of Astronomy with Observatory in Padua, Italy.
71387370 - Museum of Astronomy with Observatory in Padua, Italy.
The Buruciye Medrese (Madrasah) built in 1271 by Dr. Muzaffer Burucerdi of Iran as a school teach physics,chemistry and astronomy. Its magnificent crown gate is one of the best examples of Seljuk architecture in Anatolia. The islamic Muqarnas corbelled vault is made up of a large number of miniature squinches,producing a sort of cellular structure. Sivas,Turkey.
71398356 - The Buruciye Medrese (Madrasah) built in 1271 by Dr. Muzaffer Burucerdi of Iran as a school teach physics,chemistry and astronomy. Its magnificent crown gate is one of the best examples of Seljuk architecture in Anatolia. The islamic Muqarnas corbelled vault is made up of a large number of miniature squinches,producing a sort of cellular structure. Sivas,Turkey.
Museum of Astronomy with Observatory in Padua, Italy.
71387369 - Museum of Astronomy with Observatory in Padua, Italy.
Radio telescope at sunset, satellite dish part of the radio astronomy observatory, Very Large Array, Plains of San Agustin, Socorro, New Mexico, USA
70014497 - Radio telescope at sunset, satellite dish part of the radio astronomy observatory, Very Large Array, Plains of San Agustin, Socorro, New Mexico, USA
Gran Telescopio Canarias, GranTeCan, GTC, the world's largest mirror telescope, Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, cupola of the observatory, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe
70269414 - Gran Telescopio Canarias, GranTeCan, GTC, the world's largest mirror telescope, Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, cupola of the observatory, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe
Radio telescope, satellite dish part of the radio astronomy observatory, Very Large Array, Plains of San Agustin, Socorro, New Mexico, USA
70014496 - Radio telescope, satellite dish part of the radio astronomy observatory, Very Large Array, Plains of San Agustin, Socorro, New Mexico, USA
Radio telescope at sunset, satellite dish part of the radio astronomy observatory, Very Large Array, Plains of San Agustin, Socorro, New Mexico, USA
70014499 - Radio telescope at sunset, satellite dish part of the radio astronomy observatory, Very Large Array, Plains of San Agustin, Socorro, New Mexico, USA
Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, observatory, cupolas, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, national parc, Parque Nacional Caldera de Taburiente, natural preserve, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Euro
70269427 - Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, observatory, cupolas, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, national parc, Parque Nacional Caldera de Taburiente, natural preserve, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Euro
Magic telescope, worlds largest IACT mirror telescope, Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope, 17m diameter, Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, observatory, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, E
70269421 - Magic telescope, worlds largest IACT mirror telescope, Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope, 17m diameter, Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, observatory, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, E
Gran Telescopio Canarias, GranTeCan, GTC, world's largest mirror telescope, Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, observatory, cupola, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe
70269422 - Gran Telescopio Canarias, GranTeCan, GTC, world's largest mirror telescope, Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, observatory, cupola, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe
Universitaet Potsdam, House 28, Institute for Physics and Astronomy, Potsdam, Land Brandenburg, Germany
71338691 - Universitaet Potsdam, House 28, Institute for Physics and Astronomy, Potsdam, Land Brandenburg, Germany
Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, observatory, cupolas, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, national parc, Parque Nacional Caldera de Taburiente, natural preserve, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Euro
70269423 - Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, observatory, cupolas, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, national parc, Parque Nacional Caldera de Taburiente, natural preserve, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Euro
Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, observatory, cupolas, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, national parc, Parque Nacional Caldera de Taburiente, natural preserve, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Euro
70269425 - Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, observatory, cupolas, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, national parc, Parque Nacional Caldera de Taburiente, natural preserve, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Euro
Italy, Tuscany, Florence, historical centre listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Villa Il Gioiello d'Arcetri, where Galileo Galilei spent time during his stay in Florence, astronomy Professor Francesco Palla and a colleague with a prototype of Galilee astr
71118920 - Italy, Tuscany, Florence, historical centre listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Villa Il Gioiello d'Arcetri, where Galileo Galilei spent time during his stay in Florence, astronomy Professor Francesco Palla and a colleague with a prototype of Galilee astr
The Very Large Array (The National Radio Astronomy Observatory), multiple antennas, New Mexico, United States of America, North America
71034932 - The Very Large Array (The National Radio Astronomy Observatory), multiple antennas, New Mexico, United States of America, North America
Datil, New Mexico - The Very Large Array radio telescope consists of 27 large dish antennas on the Plains of San Agustin in western New Mexico  The facility is part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory
70389321 - Datil, New Mexico - The Very Large Array radio telescope consists of 27 large dish antennas on the Plains of San Agustin in western New Mexico The facility is part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Jantar Mantar architectural astronomy instruments, New Delhi, India
70309583 - Jantar Mantar architectural astronomy instruments, New Delhi, India
USA New Mexico  VLA Very Large Array of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory
70239407 - USA New Mexico VLA Very Large Array of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory
VLA Radio Telescopes. National Radio Astronomy Observatory. New Mexico. USA
70198036 - VLA Radio Telescopes. National Radio Astronomy Observatory. New Mexico. USA
 Astronomy, Color, Colour, Exterior, Half-light, Horizontal, Moon, Nature, Night, Nighttime, Outdoor, Outdoors, Outside, Satellite, Satellites, Scenic, Scenics, Science, Skies, Sky, K83-242679, agefotostock
70172759 - Astronomy, Color, Colour, Exterior, Half-light, Horizontal, Moon, Nature, Night, Nighttime, Outdoor, Outdoors, Outside, Satellite, Satellites, Scenic, Scenics, Science, Skies, Sky, K83-242679, agefotostock
Ellison S. Onizuka Astronomy Complex, Mauna Kea. Big Island, Hawaii. USA.
70103366 - Ellison S. Onizuka Astronomy Complex, Mauna Kea. Big Island, Hawaii. USA.
Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, observatory, cupolas, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, national parc, Parque Nacional Caldera de Taburiente, natural preserve, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Euro
70269426 - Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, observatory, cupolas, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, national parc, Parque Nacional Caldera de Taburiente, natural preserve, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Euro
Magic telescope, worlds largest IACT mirror telescope, Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope, 17m diameter, Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, observatory, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, E
70269420 - Magic telescope, worlds largest IACT mirror telescope, Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope, 17m diameter, Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, observatory, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, E
VLA (Very Large Array) of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, New Mexico, United States of America, North America
71048442 - VLA (Very Large Array) of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, New Mexico, United States of America, North America
Datil, New Mexico - The Very Large Array radio telescope consists of 27 large dish antennas on the Plains of San Agustin in western New Mexico  The facility is part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory
70389322 - Datil, New Mexico - The Very Large Array radio telescope consists of 27 large dish antennas on the Plains of San Agustin in western New Mexico The facility is part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Latvia, Western Latvia, Kurzeme Region, Irbene, Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre, Soviet-era R-32, 600 ton radio spying telescope
70323233 - Latvia, Western Latvia, Kurzeme Region, Irbene, Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre, Soviet-era R-32, 600 ton radio spying telescope
Latvia, Western Latvia, Kurzeme Region, Irbene, Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre, Soviet-era R-32, 600 ton radio spying telescope
70323231 - Latvia, Western Latvia, Kurzeme Region, Irbene, Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre, Soviet-era R-32, 600 ton radio spying telescope
USA New Mexico  VLA Very Large Array of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory
70239408 - USA New Mexico VLA Very Large Array of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory
VLA Radio Telescopes. National Radio Astronomy Observatory. New Mexico, USA
70140920 - VLA Radio Telescopes. National Radio Astronomy Observatory. New Mexico, USA
Universitaet Potsdam, House 28, Institute for Physics and Astronomy, Potsdam, Land Brandenburg, Germany
71338690 - Universitaet Potsdam, House 28, Institute for Physics and Astronomy, Potsdam, Land Brandenburg, Germany
Latvia, Western Latvia, Kurzeme Region, Irbene, Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre, Soviet-era R-32, 600 ton radio spying telescope
70323232 - Latvia, Western Latvia, Kurzeme Region, Irbene, Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre, Soviet-era R-32, 600 ton radio spying telescope
USA, West Virginia, Green Bank, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Robert C  Byrd Green Bank Telescope GBT, the world´s largest fully steerable radio telescope
70296943 - USA, West Virginia, Green Bank, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Robert C Byrd Green Bank Telescope GBT, the world´s largest fully steerable radio telescope
 Astronomy, Color, Colour, Exterior, Half-light, Moon, Nature, Night, Nighttime, Outdoor, Outdoors, Outside, Satellite, Satellites, Scenic, Scenics, Science, Skies, Sky, Vertical, K83-242678, agefotostock
70172758 - Astronomy, Color, Colour, Exterior, Half-light, Moon, Nature, Night, Nighttime, Outdoor, Outdoors, Outside, Satellite, Satellites, Scenic, Scenics, Science, Skies, Sky, Vertical, K83-242678, agefotostock
The Very Large Array (The National Radio Astronomy Observatory), multiple antennas, New Mexico, United States of America, North America
71034933 - The Very Large Array (The National Radio Astronomy Observatory), multiple antennas, New Mexico, United States of America, North America
astronomical, astronomy, Bern, clock, clockwise, ho. Astronomical, Astronomy, Bern, Clock, Clockwise, Holiday, Hour, Landmark, Minute, Second, Switzerland, Europe, Timepiece, Touris
70387937 - astronomical, astronomy, Bern, clock, clockwise, ho. Astronomical, Astronomy, Bern, Clock, Clockwise, Holiday, Hour, Landmark, Minute, Second, Switzerland, Europe, Timepiece, Touris
Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, observatory, cupolas, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, national parc, Parque Nacional Caldera de Taburiente, natural preserve, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Euro
70269424 - Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, observatory, cupolas, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, national parc, Parque Nacional Caldera de Taburiente, natural preserve, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Euro
Karl G. Jansky, Very Large Array (VLA), National Radio Astronomy Observatory, The dishes, 82 feet or 25 meters in diameter and in a Y-shaped configuration in the plains of San Agustin, New Mexico, USA
13812300 - Karl G. Jansky, Very Large Array (VLA), National Radio Astronomy Observatory, The dishes, 82 feet or 25 meters in diameter and in a Y-shaped configuration in the plains of San Agustin, New Mexico, USA
Photographers photographing the Karl G. Jansky, Very Large Array (VLA), National Radio Astronomy Observatory, The dishes, 82 feet or 25 meters in diameter and in a Y-shaped configuration in the plains of San Agustin, New Mexico, USA
13812299 - Photographers photographing the Karl G. Jansky, Very Large Array (VLA), National Radio Astronomy Observatory, The dishes, 82 feet or 25 meters in diameter and in a Y-shaped configuration in the plains of San Agustin, New Mexico, USA
A mechanical cockchafer beetle in the astronomy and physics exhibition at the Orangery in Kassel, Hesse, Germany
12338737 - A mechanical cockchafer beetle in the astronomy and physics exhibition at the Orangery in Kassel, Hesse, Germany
Open Sky, Radio Astronomy Station, Planetarium, Nancay, Cher (18), France
70272504 - Open Sky, Radio Astronomy Station, Planetarium, Nancay, Cher (18), France
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) over Lake Inari, Lapland, Finland
14129425 - Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) over Lake Inari, Lapland, Finland
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) over Lake Inari, Lapland, Finland
14127184 - Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) over Lake Inari, Lapland, Finland
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) over VisitInari wood cabins in Lake Inari, Lapland, Finland
14127125 - Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) over VisitInari wood cabins in Lake Inari, Lapland, Finland
 Astronomical clock Marienkirche, Rostock, Baltic coast, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany
71450564 - Astronomical clock Marienkirche, Rostock, Baltic coast, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) over VisitInari wood cabins in Lake Inari, Lapland, Finland
14127183 - Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) over VisitInari wood cabins in Lake Inari, Lapland, Finland
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) over Lake Inari, Lapland, Finland
14127200 - Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) over Lake Inari, Lapland, Finland
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) over Lake Inari, Lapland, Finland
14129170 - Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) over Lake Inari, Lapland, Finland
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) over Lake Inari, Lapland, Finland
14129155 - Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) over Lake Inari, Lapland, Finland
Copernicus Museum (Muzeum Mikołaja Kopernika) in the Old Bishop's Palace in Frombork (Frauenburg) in the Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodeship of Poland
71445176 - Copernicus Museum (Muzeum Mikołaja Kopernika) in the Old Bishop's Palace in Frombork (Frauenburg) in the Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodeship of Poland
This is a portrait of the October 14,2023 annular eclipse of the Sun,captured in a sequence of images taken from the rim of Bryce Canyon,Utah,from sunrise until nearly the end of the eclipse before noon local time.
13999700 - This is a portrait of the October 14,2023 annular eclipse of the Sun,captured in a sequence of images taken from the rim of Bryce Canyon,Utah,from sunrise until nearly the end of the eclipse before noon local time.
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. The dim Earthshine is visible on the dark side of the Moon. High cloud added the natural glows on the Moon and Venus.
13999674 - 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. The dim Earthshine is visible on the dark side of the Moon. High cloud added the natural glows on the Moon and Venus.
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.
13999666 - 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.
Colourful auroral curtains exhibiting very fine vertical structures and rays,and a mix of red and magenta tones as well as the usual oxygen greens. This is looking southeast over the Churchill Rocket Range on a Kp6 night February 26,2023.
13999662 - Colourful auroral curtains exhibiting very fine vertical structures and rays,and a mix of red and magenta tones as well as the usual oxygen greens. This is looking southeast over the Churchill Rocket Range on a Kp6 night February 26,2023.
The thin one-day-old crescent Moon just above Jupiter as both set on the evening of March 22,2023. The Earthshine glow is obvious on the dark side of the Moon. The age of the Moon was about 31.5 hours this night at this time and longitude.
13999615 - The thin one-day-old crescent Moon just above Jupiter as both set on the evening of March 22,2023. The Earthshine glow is obvious on the dark side of the Moon. The age of the Moon was about 31.5 hours this night at this time and longitude.
This is the waxing gibbous Moon (11.7 days old) near reddish Mars (above the Moon),and with reddish Aldebaran and the Hyades star cluster below. All are 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.
13999549 - This is the waxing gibbous Moon (11.7 days old) near reddish Mars (above the Moon),and with reddish Aldebaran and the Hyades star cluster below. All are 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.
A moonlit scene of the Blakiston Valley in Waterton Lakes National Park,Alberta,May 29,2023. The waxing gibbous Moon is in the frame at top,providing the illumination and lighting Blakiston Creek. Moonlight is the same colour temperature as sunlight,so in a long exposure like this,a scene looks like daylight.
13999539 - A moonlit scene of the Blakiston Valley in Waterton Lakes National Park,Alberta,May 29,2023. The waxing gibbous Moon is in the frame at top,providing the illumination and lighting Blakiston Creek. Moonlight is the same colour temperature as sunlight,so in a long exposure like this,a scene looks like daylight.
This is a panorama of the ground and sky framing the badlands of Dinosaur Provincial Park,in the Red Deer River valley in Alberta,with the summer sky above filled with three dozen meteors from the annual Perseid meteor shower,of August 12,2023. The meteors all appear to be streaking away from the radiant point in Perseus at far left. The location is the upper viewpoint near the Park Entrance,and looking northeast to southeast. The lights in the valley below are from the campground and service centre. The one glaring sodium vapour light should be removed or at least shielded. The brightest hori
13999527 - This is a panorama of the ground and sky framing the badlands of Dinosaur Provincial Park,in the Red Deer River valley in Alberta,with the summer sky above filled with three dozen meteors from the annual Perseid meteor shower,of August 12,2023. The meteors all appear to be streaking away from the radiant point in Perseus at far left. The location is the upper viewpoint near the Park Entrance,and looking northeast to southeast. The lights in the valley below are from the campground and service centre. The one glaring sodium vapour light should be removed or at least shielded. The brightest hori
The setting Sun descending into a fog bank on a rural highway looking due west,on the evening of the vernal equinox,March 20,2023. So the Sun is setting due west. The fog dims and reddens the Sun,illustrating atmospheric absorption. This was on Highway 561 in southern Alberta.
13999526 - The setting Sun descending into a fog bank on a rural highway looking due west,on the evening of the vernal equinox,March 20,2023. So the Sun is setting due west. The fog dims and reddens the Sun,illustrating atmospheric absorption. This was on Highway 561 in southern Alberta.
The all-sky aurora of May 5,2023,with rays converging at the magnetic zenith. Light from the Full Moon provides the illumination. The Big Dipper is above centre.
13999490 - The all-sky aurora of May 5,2023,with rays converging at the magnetic zenith. Light from the Full Moon provides the illumination. The Big Dipper is above centre.
A colourful display of aurora on March 23,2023 during the great equinox show that night. This is looking northwest toward the Big Dipper and Little Dipper with Polaris,and with nice green and magenta curtains. The dark streak is an aircraft contrail seen in silhouette in front of the Lights.
13999468 - A colourful display of aurora on March 23,2023 during the great equinox show that night. This is looking northwest toward the Big Dipper and Little Dipper with Polaris,and with nice green and magenta curtains. The dark streak is an aircraft contrail seen in silhouette in front of the Lights.
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) passing Mars in the constellation of Taurus on the night of Feb 10,2023. Mars appears to be at the tip of a dark lane of interstellar dust in the Taurus Dark Clouds. The comet is showing its whitish dust tail and blue ion tail,as well as its cyan coma from diatomic carbon emission. The star cluster at left is NGC 1746.
13999415 - Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) passing Mars in the constellation of Taurus on the night of Feb 10,2023. Mars appears to be at the tip of a dark lane of interstellar dust in the Taurus Dark Clouds. The comet is showing its whitish dust tail and blue ion tail,as well as its cyan coma from diatomic carbon emission. The star cluster at left is NGC 1746.
Comet Nishimura (C/2023 P1),at left,captured at dawn on September 7,2023 with the sky beginning to brighten with morning twilight colours. Plus the last quarter Moon was lighting the sky and landscape with moonlight. The comet appears with Venus,at right,beginning its morning sky appearance for 2023/24. In addition,the star cluster Messier 44,the Beehive,is at top right. The smaller Messier 67 star cluster is just above Venus.
13999315 - Comet Nishimura (C/2023 P1),at left,captured at dawn on September 7,2023 with the sky beginning to brighten with morning twilight colours. Plus the last quarter Moon was lighting the sky and landscape with moonlight. The comet appears with Venus,at right,beginning its morning sky appearance for 2023/24. In addition,the star cluster Messier 44,the Beehive,is at top right. The smaller Messier 67 star cluster is just above Venus.
A 150° panorama of the aurora appearing in deep twilight on a Kp6 night on February 26,2023 from the second floor observing deck at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre,Churchill,Manitoba,at 58° N.
13999262 - A 150° panorama of the aurora appearing in deep twilight on a Kp6 night on February 26,2023 from the second floor observing deck at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre,Churchill,Manitoba,at 58° N.
This is a framing of the rich starfield in northern Sagittarius to southern Serpens that contains the bright Messier 24 star cloud at bottom (aka the Small Sagittarius Starcloud),the emission nebula Messier 17 aka the Swan or Omega Nebula at centre,and Messier 16 or Eagle Nebula at top.
13999237 - This is a framing of the rich starfield in northern Sagittarius to southern Serpens that contains the bright Messier 24 star cloud at bottom (aka the Small Sagittarius Starcloud),the emission nebula Messier 17 aka the Swan or Omega Nebula at centre,and Messier 16 or Eagle Nebula at top.
The rising Full Moon of May 5,2023,coming up over the Red Deer River near East Coulee,Alberta. The Moon is illuminating the water with a fine golden glitter path.
13999168 - The rising Full Moon of May 5,2023,coming up over the Red Deer River near East Coulee,Alberta. The Moon is illuminating the water with a fine golden glitter path.
A 220° panorama of a 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 right in Taurus near the Pleiades and above Orion. Moonlight illuminates the foreground.
13999156 - A 220° panorama of a 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 right in Taurus near the Pleiades and above Orion. Moonlight illuminates the foreground.
This is a 270° panorama of the auroral arc seen across the northern sky on January 14,2023. It is framed between the setting summer Milky Way (at left in the northwest) and the rising winter Milky Way (at right in the southeast).
13999116 - This is a 270° panorama of the auroral arc seen across the northern sky on January 14,2023. It is framed between the setting summer Milky Way (at left in the northwest) and the rising winter Milky Way (at right in the southeast).
A portrait of the Eagle (top) and Swan Nebulas,aka Messier 16 and Messier 17,on the border of Sagittarius and Serpens. M16 contains the famous "Pillars of Creation."
13999058 - A portrait of the Eagle (top) and Swan Nebulas,aka Messier 16 and Messier 17,on the border of Sagittarius and Serpens. M16 contains the famous "Pillars of Creation."
The dusty blue reflection nebulas Messier 78 (bottom) and NGC 2071 (top) in Orion near the red arc of Barnard's Loop at left. A fan-shaped reflection nebula above NGC 2071 is not identified on any charts I had. Dark dust lanes run through the region and colour the sky brown. The tiny variable nebula known as McNeil's Nebula is below M78. Remarkably,some small 16th magnitude galaxies in the PGC catalog are recorded amid the dust at upper right in the frame.
13999043 - The dusty blue reflection nebulas Messier 78 (bottom) and NGC 2071 (top) in Orion near the red arc of Barnard's Loop at left. A fan-shaped reflection nebula above NGC 2071 is not identified on any charts I had. Dark dust lanes run through the region and colour the sky brown. The tiny variable nebula known as McNeil's Nebula is below M78. Remarkably,some small 16th magnitude galaxies in the PGC catalog are recorded amid the dust at upper right in the frame.
A porttait of the constellation of Corona Borealis,the Northern Crown,in the northern spring sky. The brightest star is Alphecca. The frame contains the yellow supergiant and variable star R Coronae Borealis,aka Variabilis Coronae,below centre.
13998842 - A porttait of the constellation of Corona Borealis,the Northern Crown,in the northern spring sky. The brightest star is Alphecca. The frame contains the yellow supergiant and variable star R Coronae Borealis,aka Variabilis Coronae,below centre.
Comet Nishimura (C/2023 P1) captured about 25 minutes after rising in the pre-dawn sky on September 10,2023 with the sky bright with morning twilight colours. The comet was only about 4º above the horizon at this time. This was about 5:25 am MDT.
13998840 - Comet Nishimura (C/2023 P1) captured about 25 minutes after rising in the pre-dawn sky on September 10,2023 with the sky bright with morning twilight colours. The comet was only about 4º above the horizon at this time. This was about 5:25 am MDT.
Auroral streamers or rays rather than curtains as part of the pulsating phase of the great equinox display of Northern Lights on March 23,2023. The rays have a strong vertical structure from precipitating electrons but were pulsing off and on rather than rippling. While the predominent colour is green,there is a lot of red and magenta mixed in. The rays appear to be converging up toward the magnetic zenith. This is looking south. Orion is at right.
13998834 - Auroral streamers or rays rather than curtains as part of the pulsating phase of the great equinox display of Northern Lights on March 23,2023. The rays have a strong vertical structure from precipitating electrons but were pulsing off and on rather than rippling. While the predominent colour is green,there is a lot of red and magenta mixed in. The rays appear to be converging up toward the magnetic zenith. This is looking south. Orion is at right.
A rich starfield in the constellation of Vulpecula the Fox,in the Milky Way,with a mix of nebulosity. At bottom is the Coathanger asterism of stars,aka Collinder 399,or Brocchi's Cluster. At top left is the emission nebula NGC 6820. Other dark nebulas from the Lynds Dark Nebula catalogue populate the field. The blue glow above the Coathanger is reflection nebulosity which does not appear to have a catlogue number. A small reflection nebula around the blue stars at right is van den Burgh 126. The small round red emission nebula at lower left is Sharpless 2-82. The yellow star at top right is An
13998813 - A rich starfield in the constellation of Vulpecula the Fox,in the Milky Way,with a mix of nebulosity. At bottom is the Coathanger asterism of stars,aka Collinder 399,or Brocchi's Cluster. At top left is the emission nebula NGC 6820. Other dark nebulas from the Lynds Dark Nebula catalogue populate the field. The blue glow above the Coathanger is reflection nebulosity which does not appear to have a catlogue number. A small reflection nebula around the blue stars at right is van den Burgh 126. The small round red emission nebula at lower left is Sharpless 2-82. The yellow star at top right is An
A view of the great April aurora show of April 23,2023,looking to the south,with multiple curtains across the sky forming parallel ribbons from east to west at the zenith. Taken from home in southern Alberta,Canada. Dark clouds appear in silhouette in front of the higher aurora.
13998776 - A view of the great April aurora show of April 23,2023,looking to the south,with multiple curtains across the sky forming parallel ribbons from east to west at the zenith. Taken from home in southern Alberta,Canada. Dark clouds appear in silhouette in front of the higher aurora.
Auroral curtains converging overhead,with the Big Dipper and Ursa Major at centre. This was February 25,2023 from the observing deck at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre,Churchill,Manitoba.
13998752 - Auroral curtains converging overhead,with the Big Dipper and Ursa Major at centre. This was February 25,2023 from the observing deck at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre,Churchill,Manitoba.
This framing of the Milky Way in central Cygnus contains a rich assortment of types of nebulas:
13998701 - This framing of the Milky Way in central Cygnus contains a rich assortment of types of nebulas:
This is a framing of an array of emission nebulas in Cygnus: the bright North America Nebula (NGC 7000) at right,and to the right of it,the Pelican Nebula (IC 5067/8). Those bright nebulas are set amid a complex of fainter nebulosity,notably the Clamshell Nebula at left,as it has become known recently,and catalogued as Sharpless 2-119. At bottom right is the curving Cygnus Arc,aka IC 5068. The small star cluster NGC 7044 is below the Clamshell.
13998611 - This is a framing of an array of emission nebulas in Cygnus: the bright North America Nebula (NGC 7000) at right,and to the right of it,the Pelican Nebula (IC 5067/8). Those bright nebulas are set amid a complex of fainter nebulosity,notably the Clamshell Nebula at left,as it has become known recently,and catalogued as Sharpless 2-119. At bottom right is the curving Cygnus Arc,aka IC 5068. The small star cluster NGC 7044 is below the Clamshell.
The infamous "Green" Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) passing by reddish Mars with both in the constellation of Taurus on the night of Feb 11,2023. The comet was 2° south of Mars this night. Mars was embedded in some of the dark obscuring dust clouds in Taurus,creating the dark patchy appearance to the background sky. The comet's coma glows cyan due to emission from diatomic carbon molecules,a common trait of comets. The dust tail and faint ion tail are just visible.
13998596 - The infamous "Green" Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) passing by reddish Mars with both in the constellation of Taurus on the night of Feb 11,2023. The comet was 2° south of Mars this night. Mars was embedded in some of the dark obscuring dust clouds in Taurus,creating the dark patchy appearance to the background sky. The comet's coma glows cyan due to emission from diatomic carbon molecules,a common trait of comets. The dust tail and faint ion tail are just visible.
A framing of some of the star clusters and nebulas in western Gemini and northern Orion,taken on a partly hazy night adding the star glows to accentutate their colours.
13998583 - A framing of some of the star clusters and nebulas in western Gemini and northern Orion,taken on a partly hazy night adding the star glows to accentutate their colours.
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.
13998578 - 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.
Auroral streamers or rays rather than classic curtains as part of the pulsating phase of the great equinox display of Northern Lights on March 23,2023. The rays have a strong vertical structure from precipitating electrons but were pulsing off and on rather than rippling. While the predominent colour is green,there is a lot of red and magenta mixed in. The rays are converging upward to the magnetic zenith. This is looking northwest over my house. A short exposure froze the motion and pulsations to better record the structure. Cassiopeia is at centre. The Pleiades are at left.
13998564 - Auroral streamers or rays rather than classic curtains as part of the pulsating phase of the great equinox display of Northern Lights on March 23,2023. The rays have a strong vertical structure from precipitating electrons but were pulsing off and on rather than rippling. While the predominent colour is green,there is a lot of red and magenta mixed in. The rays are converging upward to the magnetic zenith. This is looking northwest over my house. A short exposure froze the motion and pulsations to better record the structure. Cassiopeia is at centre. The Pleiades are at left.
A self-portrait of me observing the total eclipse of the Moon on November 8,2022,on a very cold (-25° C) morning at 4 am. Above the red Moon are the stars of Taurus including the Hyades and Pleiades star clusters.
13998423 - A self-portrait of me observing the total eclipse of the Moon on November 8,2022,on a very cold (-25° C) morning at 4 am. Above the red Moon are the stars of Taurus including the Hyades and Pleiades star clusters.
A view of the great April aurora show of April 23,2023,looking to the east,with a pair of diverging curtains with magenta tops. Taken late in the display from home in southern Alberta,Canada.
13998405 - A view of the great April aurora show of April 23,2023,looking to the east,with a pair of diverging curtains with magenta tops. Taken late in the display from home in southern Alberta,Canada.
A 360° 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.
13998327 - A 360° 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.
The conjunction of the waxing crescent Moon with Venus (bright and below) and Mars (dim and to the left) on June 21,2023,summer solstice evening,with the worlds in clouds in the colourful twilight sky. Earthshine is just visible on the dark side of the Moon,despite the obscuring clouds.
13998286 - The conjunction of the waxing crescent Moon with Venus (bright and below) and Mars (dim and to the left) on June 21,2023,summer solstice evening,with the worlds in clouds in the colourful twilight sky. Earthshine is just visible on the dark side of the Moon,despite the obscuring clouds.
The galactic centre area in Sagittarius (at left) and Scorpius (at right) low in the south on a summer night at Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. This was June 30/July 1, 2022. Being just 10 days after summer solstice and at latitude +50° North, the sky even to the south still has a blue tint from all-night twilight. I made no attempt to neutralize the sky colouration. In addition, some haze from smoke discoloured the sky and reduced transparency and contrast low in the sky.
13900618 - The galactic centre area in Sagittarius (at left) and Scorpius (at right) low in the south on a summer night at Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. This was June 30/July 1, 2022. Being just 10 days after summer solstice and at latitude +50° North, the sky even to the south still has a blue tint from all-night twilight. I made no attempt to neutralize the sky colouration. In addition, some haze from smoke discoloured the sky and reduced transparency and contrast low in the sky.
Earthshine lights the “dark side of the Moon” on the waxing crescent Moon of February 27, 2020. Stars surround the Moon in the deep twilight sky. The brightest star is 4.4-magnitude Nu Piscium.
13900614 - Earthshine lights the “dark side of the Moon” on the waxing crescent Moon of February 27, 2020. Stars surround the Moon in the deep twilight sky. The brightest star is 4.4-magnitude Nu Piscium.
The unusual STEVE auroral arc across the northern sky at Bow Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta on the night of July 16-17, 2018. The more normal green auroral arc is lower across the northern horizon. But STEVE here appears more pink.
13900576 - The unusual STEVE auroral arc across the northern sky at Bow Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta on the night of July 16-17, 2018. The more normal green auroral arc is lower across the northern horizon. But STEVE here appears more pink.
Cygnus or the Northern Cross is setting amid the pine trees at Athabasca Falls in Jasper National Park, on a late October night. Cepheus is above and the bright star Vega is low and just above the trees. Deneb is at centre, as is the dark nebula Lynds 3, the Funnel Cloud Nebula. Light cloud adds the natural star glows but also discolours the sky near the horizon.
13900537 - Cygnus or the Northern Cross is setting amid the pine trees at Athabasca Falls in Jasper National Park, on a late October night. Cepheus is above and the bright star Vega is low and just above the trees. Deneb is at centre, as is the dark nebula Lynds 3, the Funnel Cloud Nebula. Light cloud adds the natural star glows but also discolours the sky near the horizon.
A complex of halo phenomena on the evening of April 15, 2022, Good Friday of the 2022 Easter weekend, around the almost Full Moon. Ice crystals in the high cloud created the halos and arcs, set in the spring night sky, with the Big Dipper at top, Arcturus to the left, and Regulus and Leo at right. The colours of the arcs and sundogs were just visible to the unaided eye.
13900517 - A complex of halo phenomena on the evening of April 15, 2022, Good Friday of the 2022 Easter weekend, around the almost Full Moon. Ice crystals in the high cloud created the halos and arcs, set in the spring night sky, with the Big Dipper at top, Arcturus to the left, and Regulus and Leo at right. The colours of the arcs and sundogs were just visible to the unaided eye.
The Coma Berenices star cluster, aka Mel 111, with star glows added from haze in the sky to accentuate the star colours. The edge-on galaxy NGC 4565 (the Needle Galaxy) is at lower left; the spiral galaxy NGC 4559 is at upper left. Several other smaller NGC galaxies are in the field, which is similar to the field of view of binoculars.
13900479 - The Coma Berenices star cluster, aka Mel 111, with star glows added from haze in the sky to accentuate the star colours. The edge-on galaxy NGC 4565 (the Needle Galaxy) is at lower left; the spiral galaxy NGC 4559 is at upper left. Several other smaller NGC galaxies are in the field, which is similar to the field of view of binoculars.
A 360° panorama of the winter sky over Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, on February 28, 2017. The Milky Way arches across the sky from south (left) to northeast (right). The Zodiacal Light stretches up from the western horizon at centre. The Gegenschein is faintly visible above the horizon at far left in Leo.
13900448 - A 360° panorama of the winter sky over Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, on February 28, 2017. The Milky Way arches across the sky from south (left) to northeast (right). The Zodiacal Light stretches up from the western horizon at centre. The Gegenschein is faintly visible above the horizon at far left in Leo.
The fleeting formations of light and shadow called the Lunar X (below centre on the terminator) and the Lunar V (above centre) on the 6-day-old Moon, on March 1, 2020. Can you see them?
13900397 - The fleeting formations of light and shadow called the Lunar X (below centre on the terminator) and the Lunar V (above centre) on the 6-day-old Moon, on March 1, 2020. Can you see them?
Orion and the Winter Milky Way over the grand old barn near home. Sirius and Canis Major are at left, Aldebaran and Taurus, with the Pleiades at upper right. A glow of Zodiacal Light shines to the west at right.
13900392 - Orion and the Winter Milky Way over the grand old barn near home. Sirius and Canis Major are at left, Aldebaran and Taurus, with the Pleiades at upper right. A glow of Zodiacal Light shines to the west at right.
A closeup of Sirius in Canis Major, taken in moonlight, with the 130mm f/6 apo refractor.
13900381 - A closeup of Sirius in Canis Major, taken in moonlight, with the 130mm f/6 apo refractor.
Curtains of aurora during an active storm on February 18, 2018 from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, in the early evening in the last of the twilight. This night the aurora was brightest early in the evening. The Big Dipper is at left.
13900286 - Curtains of aurora during an active storm on February 18, 2018 from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, in the early evening in the last of the twilight. This night the aurora was brightest early in the evening. The Big Dipper is at left.
The 8-day-old Moon in twilight during a particularly colourful sunset, November 8, 2016 from home. A single exposure through the Explore Scientific FCD100 4-inch apo refractor at f/7 and with the Nikon D750 at ISO 100.
13900278 - The 8-day-old Moon in twilight during a particularly colourful sunset, November 8, 2016 from home. A single exposure through the Explore Scientific FCD100 4-inch apo refractor at f/7 and with the Nikon D750 at ISO 100.
This is a framing of the rich complex of nebulosity in and around the constellations of northern Cygnus and southern Cepheus, in a blend of "white light" images and images shot through a deep red hydrogen-alpha filter that isolates the red emission line from the gas clouds, bringing them out in much more detail than is otherwise possible.
13900257 - This is a framing of the rich complex of nebulosity in and around the constellations of northern Cygnus and southern Cepheus, in a blend of "white light" images and images shot through a deep red hydrogen-alpha filter that isolates the red emission line from the gas clouds, bringing them out in much more detail than is otherwise possible.
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