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The conjunction of the waxing 4-day-old crescent Moon below the Pleiades,and set in a slightly hazy sky on March 25,2023. The haze adds the colourful "lunar corona" halo around the bright crescent of the Moon from diffraction effects in the high icy clouds. Shot before the sky got dark,the remaining twilight adds the blue to the background sky. Earthshine is visible on the dark side of the Moon.
13998604 - The conjunction of the waxing 4-day-old crescent Moon below the Pleiades,and set in a slightly hazy sky on March 25,2023. The haze adds the colourful "lunar corona" halo around the bright crescent of the Moon from diffraction effects in the high icy clouds. Shot before the sky got dark,the remaining twilight adds the blue to the background sky. Earthshine is visible on the dark side of the Moon.
The planets Venus (brightest at centre) and Mars (upper left of Venus) in the moonlit and twilight sky over the front ranges of the Rocky Mountains. The stars Castor and Pollux in Gemini are above Venus. The star cluster Messier 44,the Beehive,in Cancer is to the left of Mars. This was May 27,2023,from the Sierra Cabins West property near Lundbreck,Alberta,shot during a workshop as part of the program for the Lightchasers Conference held in Pincher Creek,Alberta. Illumination is by moonlight and by a low-level lighting warm LED panel. The sky is blue with light from the waxing quarter Moon off
13998603 - The planets Venus (brightest at centre) and Mars (upper left of Venus) in the moonlit and twilight sky over the front ranges of the Rocky Mountains. The stars Castor and Pollux in Gemini are above Venus. The star cluster Messier 44,the Beehive,in Cancer is to the left of Mars. This was May 27,2023,from the Sierra Cabins West property near Lundbreck,Alberta,shot during a workshop as part of the program for the Lightchasers Conference held in Pincher Creek,Alberta. Illumination is by moonlight and by a low-level lighting warm LED panel. The sky is blue with light from the waxing quarter Moon off
A framing of the northern winter sky constellations of Gemini (left),Auriga (top) and Taurus (bottom right). The Messier star clusters M35 in Gemini,and the trio of M36,M37 and M38 in Auriga show up well. The large nebula at upper right is NGC 1499,the California Nebula in Perseus. The Flaming Star,IC 405,and other IC nebulas in Auriga are right of centre. The small round nebula at bottom is IC 2174 in northern Orion. The dark lanes of the Taurus Dark Molecular Clouds are right of centre. Mars is just below centre in Taurus,adding an extra star to this already rich area of sky and matching Ald
13998490 - A framing of the northern winter sky constellations of Gemini (left),Auriga (top) and Taurus (bottom right). The Messier star clusters M35 in Gemini,and the trio of M36,M37 and M38 in Auriga show up well. The large nebula at upper right is NGC 1499,the California Nebula in Perseus. The Flaming Star,IC 405,and other IC nebulas in Auriga are right of centre. The small round nebula at bottom is IC 2174 in northern Orion. The dark lanes of the Taurus Dark Molecular Clouds are right of centre. Mars is just below centre in Taurus,adding an extra star to this already rich area of sky and matching Ald
The rising Full Moon of January 6,2023 over the Badlands of Horseshoe Canyon,near Drumheller,Alberta. Here the Moon is set a dark blue crepuscular ray (or more correctly,anti-crepuscular ray) converging on the point directly opposite the Sun. The ray was a shadow cast by clouds in the west,which parted enough for a few moments for the setting Sun to light the foreground,making for a colourful contrast between ground and sky.
13998445 - The rising Full Moon of January 6,2023 over the Badlands of Horseshoe Canyon,near Drumheller,Alberta. Here the Moon is set a dark blue crepuscular ray (or more correctly,anti-crepuscular ray) converging on the point directly opposite the Sun. The ray was a shadow cast by clouds in the west,which parted enough for a few moments for the setting Sun to light the foreground,making for a colourful contrast between ground and sky.
A 360° panorama of the Saskatchewan Summer Star Party, August 4, 2016, at the Meadows Campground in Cypress Hills Inter-Provincial Park, south of Maple Creek, Saskatchewan. The Park is a Dark Sky Preserve and is home to the annual star party that attracts about 300 people and telescopes each summer.
13900603 - A 360° panorama of the Saskatchewan Summer Star Party, August 4, 2016, at the Meadows Campground in Cypress Hills Inter-Provincial Park, south of Maple Creek, Saskatchewan. The Park is a Dark Sky Preserve and is home to the annual star party that attracts about 300 people and telescopes each summer.
Sunset clouds and colours on December 3, 2013 from Massai Point, Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona. This is a 7-frame HDR High Dynamic Range stack to compress the high contrast from the bright sky and dark foreground into one image. Combined with Photomatix Pro. Taken with the Canon 5D MkIi and Canon 24mm lens at f/8. From images _MG_6996_6997_6998_6999_7000_7001_7002 taken at 2/3rd stop increments.
13900310 - Sunset clouds and colours on December 3, 2013 from Massai Point, Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona. This is a 7-frame HDR High Dynamic Range stack to compress the high contrast from the bright sky and dark foreground into one image. Combined with Photomatix Pro. Taken with the Canon 5D MkIi and Canon 24mm lens at f/8. From images _MG_6996_6997_6998_6999_7000_7001_7002 taken at 2/3rd stop increments.
The Milky Way over the side pond at Emerald Lake, Yoho National Park, BC., from the bridge to the Lodge. Lights from the Lodge illuminate the trees. Perpetual twilight near solstice (I shot this JUne 6, 2016) lights the sky deep blue. Saturn is the bright object in haze shining through the trees at right.
13900043 - The Milky Way over the side pond at Emerald Lake, Yoho National Park, BC., from the bridge to the Lodge. Lights from the Lodge illuminate the trees. Perpetual twilight near solstice (I shot this JUne 6, 2016) lights the sky deep blue. Saturn is the bright object in haze shining through the trees at right.
The curtains of an early evening aurora starting to dance in the twilight and with the western sky lit by moonlight from the waxing gibbous Moon low in the sky and off-frame to the right. Its low altitude projected a warm illumination across the autumn coloured scene. This is from the Cameron River viewpoint off the Ramparts falls trail on the Ingraham trail near Yellowknife.
13899902 - The curtains of an early evening aurora starting to dance in the twilight and with the western sky lit by moonlight from the waxing gibbous Moon low in the sky and off-frame to the right. Its low altitude projected a warm illumination across the autumn coloured scene. This is from the Cameron River viewpoint off the Ramparts falls trail on the Ingraham trail near Yellowknife.
The close conjunction of the waxing crescent Moon near Venus in the evening sky, from the Storm Mountain viewpoint on the Bow Valley Parkway in Banff National Park, Alberta, on July 15, 2018. The mountains to the west define the Continental Divide. The Bow River and the CPR tracks wind off into the distance.
13899836 - The close conjunction of the waxing crescent Moon near Venus in the evening sky, from the Storm Mountain viewpoint on the Bow Valley Parkway in Banff National Park, Alberta, on July 15, 2018. The mountains to the west define the Continental Divide. The Bow River and the CPR tracks wind off into the distance.
Circumpolar star trails at dawn over the historic Butala homestead at the Old Man on His Back Prairie and Heritage Conservation Area in southwest Saskatchewan, taken May 2015. This is a stack of 70 frames from a larger time-lapse sequence, from the start of the sequence in the dusk twilight, with some aurora active and adding green and magenta to the sky. Cassiopeia is at left over the house.
13899777 - Circumpolar star trails at dawn over the historic Butala homestead at the Old Man on His Back Prairie and Heritage Conservation Area in southwest Saskatchewan, taken May 2015. This is a stack of 70 frames from a larger time-lapse sequence, from the start of the sequence in the dusk twilight, with some aurora active and adding green and magenta to the sky. Cassiopeia is at left over the house.
A “cloud streak” photo made using the same techniques as in stacking star trails only its the clouds trailing, or streaking. I shot this Canada Day, July 1, 2015 from Scotsman Hill overlooking Calgary, awaiting the fireworks. This is a stack of 110 frames, merged with Advanced Stacker Actions using the Ultrastreaks action. Despite the blending, the ~ 8s gap between exposures still led to gaps in the streaks - you’d have to shoot at 1s intervals to eliminate them. To smooth out the gaps I added a duplicate layer for the sky with a Radial Blur filter applied to further streak the clouds. I also
13899093 - A “cloud streak” photo made using the same techniques as in stacking star trails only its the clouds trailing, or streaking. I shot this Canada Day, July 1, 2015 from Scotsman Hill overlooking Calgary, awaiting the fireworks. This is a stack of 110 frames, merged with Advanced Stacker Actions using the Ultrastreaks action. Despite the blending, the ~ 8s gap between exposures still led to gaps in the streaks - you’d have to shoot at 1s intervals to eliminate them. To smooth out the gaps I added a duplicate layer for the sky with a Radial Blur filter applied to further streak the clouds. I also
Mount Cephren at Lower Waterfowl Lake, in the light of the low waning Moon lighting the peaks but not the foreground. This is from the lakeside viewpoint on the Icefields Parkway in Banff National Park, Alberta. I shot this on a very clear night October 13, 2022. There was enough wind to ripple the water and blur any stellar reflections. The Milky Way is to the left of Cephren, but is being lost in the brightening moonlit sky.
13898858 - Mount Cephren at Lower Waterfowl Lake, in the light of the low waning Moon lighting the peaks but not the foreground. This is from the lakeside viewpoint on the Icefields Parkway in Banff National Park, Alberta. I shot this on a very clear night October 13, 2022. There was enough wind to ripple the water and blur any stellar reflections. The Milky Way is to the left of Cephren, but is being lost in the brightening moonlit sky.
The rising "supermoon" of July 12, 2022 embedded in the blue arc of Earth's shadow, rimmed by the pink Belt of Venus band of twilight colours, all over the badlands formations of Dinosaur Provincial Park on the Red Deer River in Alberta, Canada. The blue band on the horizon is the shadow of the Earth cast onto the atmosphere opposite the sunset point. The pink Belt of Venus above the shadow is from red sunlight still illuminating the upper atmosphere, an effect that lasts only a few minutes at sunset or sunrise, and requires a very clear sky to show up, as it was this night.
13898804 - The rising "supermoon" of July 12, 2022 embedded in the blue arc of Earth's shadow, rimmed by the pink Belt of Venus band of twilight colours, all over the badlands formations of Dinosaur Provincial Park on the Red Deer River in Alberta, Canada. The blue band on the horizon is the shadow of the Earth cast onto the atmosphere opposite the sunset point. The pink Belt of Venus above the shadow is from red sunlight still illuminating the upper atmosphere, an effect that lasts only a few minutes at sunset or sunrise, and requires a very clear sky to show up, as it was this night.
The total lunar eclipse of April 4, 2015 at dawn over the Tear Drop Arch Mesa at Monument Valley, Utah. This is a blend of three exposures: a 44-second shot at f/3.5 and ISO 800 for the sky (with the camera on the Star Adventurer tracker to track the sky for the sharp stars) and an identical exposure with the tracker motor off (for the sharp foreground), plus a short 1-second exposure for the eclipsed Moon blended with its over exposed image. All frames with the 16-35mm lens at 26mm and with the Canon 60Da. Frames shot at ~6:07 am. MDT, about 4 minutes after totality as the sky and landscape w
13898657 - The total lunar eclipse of April 4, 2015 at dawn over the Tear Drop Arch Mesa at Monument Valley, Utah. This is a blend of three exposures: a 44-second shot at f/3.5 and ISO 800 for the sky (with the camera on the Star Adventurer tracker to track the sky for the sharp stars) and an identical exposure with the tracker motor off (for the sharp foreground), plus a short 1-second exposure for the eclipsed Moon blended with its over exposed image. All frames with the 16-35mm lens at 26mm and with the Canon 60Da. Frames shot at ~6:07 am. MDT, about 4 minutes after totality as the sky and landscape w
An observer gazes skyward with his Dobsonian reflector telescope at the Saskatchewan Summer Star Party on August 9, 2018, in the Cypress Hills of southwest Saskatchewan, at the Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, a Dark Sky Preserve. The Milky Way shines to the south. Smoke in the sky obscures the horizon somewhat.
13898570 - An observer gazes skyward with his Dobsonian reflector telescope at the Saskatchewan Summer Star Party on August 9, 2018, in the Cypress Hills of southwest Saskatchewan, at the Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, a Dark Sky Preserve. The Milky Way shines to the south. Smoke in the sky obscures the horizon somewhat.
The unusual STEVE auroral arc over my house and reflected in the irrigation pond in southern Alberta, on May 6, 2018, on a partly cloudy night. A dim and inactive main aurora was to the north, but the Steve arc crossed the sky from east to west.
13898277 - The unusual STEVE auroral arc over my house and reflected in the irrigation pond in southern Alberta, on May 6, 2018, on a partly cloudy night. A dim and inactive main aurora was to the north, but the Steve arc crossed the sky from east to west.
The well-known Double Cluster (aka NGC 884 and NGC 869) framed at upper right to include two of its companion star clusters, NGC 957 at upper left and Trumpler 2 at lower left. Dotted through the field of young blue stars are numerous aging yellow giant stars. And the gradation in sky colour from the clearer, bluer sky with more stars at right to the dustier, yellower sky and fewer stars at left is subtle but obvious here, from interstellar dust in this part of the Milky Way.
13898215 - The well-known Double Cluster (aka NGC 884 and NGC 869) framed at upper right to include two of its companion star clusters, NGC 957 at upper left and Trumpler 2 at lower left. Dotted through the field of young blue stars are numerous aging yellow giant stars. And the gradation in sky colour from the clearer, bluer sky with more stars at right to the dustier, yellower sky and fewer stars at left is subtle but obvious here, from interstellar dust in this part of the Milky Way.
An aurora display on the night of June 7/8, 2015 from southern Alberta, with an old rustic farm truck as the foreground. This is a frame from a 450-frame time-lapse with the Nikon D750 at ISO 1600 and the Sigma 24mm lens at f/2.8, for 8 seconds each. The foreground is from a stack of 8 images adjacent in time to the sky image stacked in Mean mode for smoothing of noise.
13898003 - An aurora display on the night of June 7/8, 2015 from southern Alberta, with an old rustic farm truck as the foreground. This is a frame from a 450-frame time-lapse with the Nikon D750 at ISO 1600 and the Sigma 24mm lens at f/2.8, for 8 seconds each. The foreground is from a stack of 8 images adjacent in time to the sky image stacked in Mean mode for smoothing of noise.
Auroral curtains in twilight on March 14, 2018 from at sea north of Tromsø, Norway, on the Hurtigruten ship the m/s Nordnorge, with the curtains showing a purple tinge to the background sky, likely from scattered blue sunlight mixing with the red oxygen colours.
13897902 - Auroral curtains in twilight on March 14, 2018 from at sea north of Tromsø, Norway, on the Hurtigruten ship the m/s Nordnorge, with the curtains showing a purple tinge to the background sky, likely from scattered blue sunlight mixing with the red oxygen colours.
The Zodiacal Light in the the late autumn evening sky from Arizona, overlooking the Chiricahua Mountains near Portal, AZ. The Zodiacal Light exends up from the horizon to the angled following the ecliptic. The summer Milky Way setting into the southwest extends up from the horizon to the right, running through the middle of the Summer Triangle stars. A satellite streaks across the Zodiacal Light, in a flaring path. I shot this from the field at Quailway Cottage.
13897563 - The Zodiacal Light in the the late autumn evening sky from Arizona, overlooking the Chiricahua Mountains near Portal, AZ. The Zodiacal Light exends up from the horizon to the angled following the ecliptic. The summer Milky Way setting into the southwest extends up from the horizon to the right, running through the middle of the Summer Triangle stars. A satellite streaks across the Zodiacal Light, in a flaring path. I shot this from the field at Quailway Cottage.
Two lone Lyrid meteors on the peak of the meteor shower night,April 22,2023. Two captured out of 342 frames taken over 2 hours. The sky and ground come from the exposure with the bright meteor on it,when a dim aurora was also on the northeast horizon. The bright meteor shows the classic green to pink gradient of colours. Vega and Lyra are rising at lower centre. Deneb and Cygnus are at left. Arcturus is at upper right.
13999274 - Two lone Lyrid meteors on the peak of the meteor shower night,April 22,2023. Two captured out of 342 frames taken over 2 hours. The sky and ground come from the exposure with the bright meteor on it,when a dim aurora was also on the northeast horizon. The bright meteor shows the classic green to pink gradient of colours. Vega and Lyra are rising at lower centre. Deneb and Cygnus are at left. Arcturus is at upper right.
A selfie of me observing Saturn – the object to the left of the telescope - on August 28,2023,with Saturn near opposition this night,and with the almost Full Moon lighting the sky and ground,but here hidden behind the telescope. I am observing with the 30-year-old (but still superb) Astro-Physics 130EDT refractor on the AP Mach1 mount.
13999098 - A selfie of me observing Saturn – the object to the left of the telescope - on August 28,2023,with Saturn near opposition this night,and with the almost Full Moon lighting the sky and ground,but here hidden behind the telescope. I am observing with the 30-year-old (but still superb) Astro-Physics 130EDT refractor on the AP Mach1 mount.
A display of aurora borealis in a curving arc of parallel curtains and swirls in the northeastern sky on a Kp5 night,February 22,2023. The curtains display a yellowing tint toward the horizon. This was from the snowmobile trail down to the frozen ponds on the north side of the Churchill Northern Studies Centre in Churchill,Manitoba.
13998697 - A display of aurora borealis in a curving arc of parallel curtains and swirls in the northeastern sky on a Kp5 night,February 22,2023. The curtains display a yellowing tint toward the horizon. This was from the snowmobile trail down to the frozen ponds on the north side of the Churchill Northern Studies Centre in Churchill,Manitoba.
Comet Nishimura (C/2023 P1),at left,captured just after rising in the pre-dawn sky on September 10,2023 with the sky beginning to brighten with morning twilight colours. The comet was only about 2º above the horizon at this time.
13998517 - Comet Nishimura (C/2023 P1),at left,captured just after rising in the pre-dawn sky on September 10,2023 with the sky beginning to brighten with morning twilight colours. The comet was only about 2º above the horizon at this time.
Orion setting in deep twilight sky with stars in abundance but the sky still deep blue, from Australia with Orion “upside down.” The Saucepan asterism popular in Australia is visible here, made of the Belt stars, and stars in the Sword and the star to the left of the bottom star in the Belt here.
13900401 - Orion setting in deep twilight sky with stars in abundance but the sky still deep blue, from Australia with Orion “upside down.” The Saucepan asterism popular in Australia is visible here, made of the Belt stars, and stars in the Sword and the star to the left of the bottom star in the Belt here.
A superb and extensive "grand display" of noctilucent clouds at dawn on July 16, 2022, with the clouds eventually reaching up to the zenith as the sky brightened. Many ripples and wave structures are visible in the clouds.
13899965 - A superb and extensive "grand display" of noctilucent clouds at dawn on July 16, 2022, with the clouds eventually reaching up to the zenith as the sky brightened. Many ripples and wave structures are visible in the clouds.
Jupiter (brightest), Saturn (to the left), and the Milky Way over the Saskatchewan River and the area of Howse Pass, on July 26, 2020. Mount Cephren is at left; the scene is framed to include Cephren. The nebulas and star clouds of the galactic centre area at right show up well on this very clear night. The bright Small Sagittarius Starcloud, aka M24, is most obvious, flanked by the star clusters M23 and M25 to the side, and the nebulas M17 and M16 above, and M8 and M20 below. The fuzzy globular cluster M22 is to the left of the large Lagoon Nebula, M8. Green airglow tints the sky.
13899645 - Jupiter (brightest), Saturn (to the left), and the Milky Way over the Saskatchewan River and the area of Howse Pass, on July 26, 2020. Mount Cephren is at left; the scene is framed to include Cephren. The nebulas and star clouds of the galactic centre area at right show up well on this very clear night. The bright Small Sagittarius Starcloud, aka M24, is most obvious, flanked by the star clusters M23 and M25 to the side, and the nebulas M17 and M16 above, and M8 and M20 below. The fuzzy globular cluster M22 is to the left of the large Lagoon Nebula, M8. Green airglow tints the sky.
The Sagittarius Milky Way area, around the centre of the Galaxy, over the trees and campsite at Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Sasksatchewan. Taken August 17, 2012 at the Saskatchewan Summer Star Party. This is a composite of 6 exposures: all 2 minutes at f/2.8 and ISO 1600 with the Canon 5D MkII and Sigma 50mm lens, but 5 exposures were tracked and 1 exposure was untracked to prevent the ground from blurring. Ground is from the untracked exposure, sky is from the stack of 5 tracked exposures. All taken from the same location -- the ground is not faked onto a separate sky shot. The horizo
13899586 - The Sagittarius Milky Way area, around the centre of the Galaxy, over the trees and campsite at Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Sasksatchewan. Taken August 17, 2012 at the Saskatchewan Summer Star Party. This is a composite of 6 exposures: all 2 minutes at f/2.8 and ISO 1600 with the Canon 5D MkII and Sigma 50mm lens, but 5 exposures were tracked and 1 exposure was untracked to prevent the ground from blurring. Ground is from the untracked exposure, sky is from the stack of 5 tracked exposures. All taken from the same location -- the ground is not faked onto a separate sky shot. The horizo
The summer Milky Way to the southwest over Victoria Glacier and Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Alberta on a moonless night, August 29, 2016. This was about midnight at the start of the night, and before a time-lapse sequence. A low-level aurora and likely airglow this night to the north added a general green cast to the sky, minimized to some extent here.
13899568 - The summer Milky Way to the southwest over Victoria Glacier and Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Alberta on a moonless night, August 29, 2016. This was about midnight at the start of the night, and before a time-lapse sequence. A low-level aurora and likely airglow this night to the north added a general green cast to the sky, minimized to some extent here.
A composite of about 280 images, taken with the Canon 60Da and 10-22mm lens at 17mm, at Bow Lake in Banff, Alberta showing star trails across the sky looking west. Illumination is from the waning gibbous Moon over frame to the left Moon. Each image was 45 seconds, taken at 1s intervals at ISO 1250 and at f/4.5. Stacked in Photoshop using Chris Schur's Photoshop Action.
13899299 - A composite of about 280 images, taken with the Canon 60Da and 10-22mm lens at 17mm, at Bow Lake in Banff, Alberta showing star trails across the sky looking west. Illumination is from the waning gibbous Moon over frame to the left Moon. Each image was 45 seconds, taken at 1s intervals at ISO 1250 and at f/4.5. Stacked in Photoshop using Chris Schur's Photoshop Action.
A composite of several exposures to stack images of five Geminid meteors into a wide view of the winter sky with Comet Wirtanen at upper right in Taurus, taken on December 12, 2018. The meteors are shooting away from the radiant point in Gemini near the bluish-white star Castor at left. The Milky Way runs vertically through the frame from Auriga at top to past Orion at bottom.
13899263 - A composite of several exposures to stack images of five Geminid meteors into a wide view of the winter sky with Comet Wirtanen at upper right in Taurus, taken on December 12, 2018. The meteors are shooting away from the radiant point in Gemini near the bluish-white star Castor at left. The Milky Way runs vertically through the frame from Auriga at top to past Orion at bottom.
The Hyades star cluster with the red giant star Aldebaran (looking yellow here) in Taurus the bull in the winter sky. The field is similar to what a pair of large binoculars would show. I shot this from home Nov. 25, 2019.
13899011 - The Hyades star cluster with the red giant star Aldebaran (looking yellow here) in Taurus the bull in the winter sky. The field is similar to what a pair of large binoculars would show. I shot this from home Nov. 25, 2019.
The Milky Way over the old corral at the site of the 76 Ranch in the Frenchman Valley in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan. I shot this Aug 26 on a perfect night, with aurora beginning to kick up but still low in brightness when I shot this so the sky was dark. The foreground is lit by starlight, by the aurora brightening in the north, and by the occasional flashes of spotlights from naturalists down the valley spotting for nocturnal ferrets. The green bands in the sky are from natural airglow.
13898902 - The Milky Way over the old corral at the site of the 76 Ranch in the Frenchman Valley in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan. I shot this Aug 26 on a perfect night, with aurora beginning to kick up but still low in brightness when I shot this so the sky was dark. The foreground is lit by starlight, by the aurora brightening in the north, and by the occasional flashes of spotlights from naturalists down the valley spotting for nocturnal ferrets. The green bands in the sky are from natural airglow.
Evening twilight with Venus in the sky, on December 3, 2013 from Massai Point, Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona. This is a 8-frame HDR High Dynamic Range stack to compress the high contrast from the bright sky and dark foreground into one image. Combined with Photomatix Pro. Taken with the Canon 5D MkIi and Rokinon 14mm manual lens at f/8. Some wind has blurred trees. From images _MG_7042 to 7049, taken at 2/3rd stop increments.
13898845 - Evening twilight with Venus in the sky, on December 3, 2013 from Massai Point, Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona. This is a 8-frame HDR High Dynamic Range stack to compress the high contrast from the bright sky and dark foreground into one image. Combined with Photomatix Pro. Taken with the Canon 5D MkIi and Rokinon 14mm manual lens at f/8. Some wind has blurred trees. From images _MG_7042 to 7049, taken at 2/3rd stop increments.
The two-day-old waxing crescent Moon with Earthshine, above Mercury at right, then 4 days past its greatest elongation from the Sun, in the evening sky of May 2, 2022. The star Aldebaran is at left, and below Mercury to the right is the Pleiades, just visible in the twilight and thin clouds.
13898842 - The two-day-old waxing crescent Moon with Earthshine, above Mercury at right, then 4 days past its greatest elongation from the Sun, in the evening sky of May 2, 2022. The star Aldebaran is at left, and below Mercury to the right is the Pleiades, just visible in the twilight and thin clouds.
The rising "supermoon" of July 12, 2022 embedded in the blue arc of Earth's shadow, rimmed by the pink Belt of Venus band of twilight colours, all over the badlands formations of Dinosaur Provincial Park on the Red Deer River in Alberta, Canada. The blue arc is the shadow of the Earth cast onto the atmosphere opposite the sunset point. The pink Belt of Venus is from red sunlight still illuminating the upper atmosphere, an effect that lasts only a few minutes at sunset or sunrise, and requires a very clear sky to show up, as it was this night.
13898526 - The rising "supermoon" of July 12, 2022 embedded in the blue arc of Earth's shadow, rimmed by the pink Belt of Venus band of twilight colours, all over the badlands formations of Dinosaur Provincial Park on the Red Deer River in Alberta, Canada. The blue arc is the shadow of the Earth cast onto the atmosphere opposite the sunset point. The pink Belt of Venus is from red sunlight still illuminating the upper atmosphere, an effect that lasts only a few minutes at sunset or sunrise, and requires a very clear sky to show up, as it was this night.
The Dark Emu of aboriginal sky lore rising in a moonlit sky over the Tasman Sea from a beach near Lakes Entrance, Victoria, Australia, April 2, 2017. Lights from fishing boats dot the horizon out at sea. Illumination is from the waxing crescent Moon behind the camera to the north. This is looking southeast. Crux, the Southern Cross, is at top; the Pointer Stars are below.
13898490 - The Dark Emu of aboriginal sky lore rising in a moonlit sky over the Tasman Sea from a beach near Lakes Entrance, Victoria, Australia, April 2, 2017. Lights from fishing boats dot the horizon out at sea. Illumination is from the waxing crescent Moon behind the camera to the north. This is looking southeast. Crux, the Southern Cross, is at top; the Pointer Stars are below.
Orion at right, rising into the dawn sky on an August morning at Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan, August 26, 2019. The waning crescent Moon is bright in the clouds at left. Castor and Pollux in Gemini are at left of the tree,; Procyon is rising to the right of the tree. Taken from the Two Trees Road — this is one of the trees!
13898354 - Orion at right, rising into the dawn sky on an August morning at Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan, August 26, 2019. The waning crescent Moon is bright in the clouds at left. Castor and Pollux in Gemini are at left of the tree,; Procyon is rising to the right of the tree. Taken from the Two Trees Road — this is one of the trees!
A 150° panorama of an arc of diffuse aurora to the northeast, and above the glow of solstice twilight to the north at centre, while the urban sky glow from Calgary lights the sky at left to the west, as well as an odd band of cloud that persisted all evening across the north.
13898300 - A 150° panorama of an arc of diffuse aurora to the northeast, and above the glow of solstice twilight to the north at centre, while the urban sky glow from Calgary lights the sky at left to the west, as well as an odd band of cloud that persisted all evening across the north.
An image of the entire sky and summer Milky Way, from home in southern Alberta, from my backyard, on September 12, 2015. The night was clear but not that transparent, as some humidity and haze added more than usual horizon glows reflecting yellow light pollution. But there was no aurora, in a week filled with auroras every night. The prominent red nebula overhead is the North America Nebula in Cygnus. South is at bottom, west to the right.
13898053 - An image of the entire sky and summer Milky Way, from home in southern Alberta, from my backyard, on September 12, 2015. The night was clear but not that transparent, as some humidity and haze added more than usual horizon glows reflecting yellow light pollution. But there was no aurora, in a week filled with auroras every night. The prominent red nebula overhead is the North America Nebula in Cygnus. South is at bottom, west to the right.
The 2016 Perseid meteor shower, in a view looking north to the Big Dipper and with the radiant point in Perseus at upper right, the point where the meteors appear to be streaking from. I shot this on the peak night of the shower, August 11/12 after moonset so the sky was dark and in fact filled with bright airglow, appearing here as bands of green and yellow, mixed with a low-level aurora to the north as well. While it looks like the sky has artificial light pollution, the glows here are natural, from aurora and airglow.
13897964 - The 2016 Perseid meteor shower, in a view looking north to the Big Dipper and with the radiant point in Perseus at upper right, the point where the meteors appear to be streaking from. I shot this on the peak night of the shower, August 11/12 after moonset so the sky was dark and in fact filled with bright airglow, appearing here as bands of green and yellow, mixed with a low-level aurora to the north as well. While it looks like the sky has artificial light pollution, the glows here are natural, from aurora and airglow.
This is the line-up of planets across the southwestern sky on December 6, 2021, consisting of (L to R): Jupiter, Saturn and Venus, with the 2.5-day-old waxing crescent Moon in conjunction below Venus. The Moon had eclipsed the Sun two days before on December 4, when it was on the ecliptic. Two days later it was below the ecliptic line. Jupiter and Saturn are in Capricornus, with its stars all visible here in the evening twilight. The three planets are nicely equally spaced. Such an array makes the ecliptic line visible.
13897791 - This is the line-up of planets across the southwestern sky on December 6, 2021, consisting of (L to R): Jupiter, Saturn and Venus, with the 2.5-day-old waxing crescent Moon in conjunction below Venus. The Moon had eclipsed the Sun two days before on December 4, when it was on the ecliptic. Two days later it was below the ecliptic line. Jupiter and Saturn are in Capricornus, with its stars all visible here in the evening twilight. The three planets are nicely equally spaced. Such an array makes the ecliptic line visible.
A line-up across the southwestern sky on December 5, 2021, consisting of (L to R): Jupiter, Saturn and Venus (brightest), with Jupiter and Saturn in Capricornus, with its stars all visible here though dim in the twilight. The three planets are nicely equally spaced here. Such an array makes the ecliptic line visible.
13897703 - A line-up across the southwestern sky on December 5, 2021, consisting of (L to R): Jupiter, Saturn and Venus (brightest), with Jupiter and Saturn in Capricornus, with its stars all visible here though dim in the twilight. The three planets are nicely equally spaced here. Such an array makes the ecliptic line visible.
This captures the vertical sweep of the summer Milky Way over the foreground landscape of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. The image serves as a good illustration of the richness of objects, dark dust lanes and bright starfields along the Milky Way, from Sagittarius low in the south at bottom, to Cygnus at top. In between are Aquila and Scutum, with part of Ophiuchus at right. This was from latitude 50.5° North, where Sagittarius and the galactic centre are low in sky. The Summer Triangle stars of Deneb, Vega and Altair are at top.
13897654 - This captures the vertical sweep of the summer Milky Way over the foreground landscape of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. The image serves as a good illustration of the richness of objects, dark dust lanes and bright starfields along the Milky Way, from Sagittarius low in the south at bottom, to Cygnus at top. In between are Aquila and Scutum, with part of Ophiuchus at right. This was from latitude 50.5° North, where Sagittarius and the galactic centre are low in sky. The Summer Triangle stars of Deneb, Vega and Altair are at top.
White Steps Leading To A Blue Sky; Sifnos, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece
13772075 - White Steps Leading To A Blue Sky; Sifnos, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece
Two African elephants (Loxodonta) standing on the savanna back to back under a stormy sky at Addo Elephant National Park; Eastern Cape, South Africa
13883690 - Two African elephants (Loxodonta) standing on the savanna back to back under a stormy sky at Addo Elephant National Park; Eastern Cape, South Africa
View Out To The Ocean With Trees Along The Water's Edge And Blue Sky; Vamizi Island, Mozambique
13794236 - View Out To The Ocean With Trees Along The Water's Edge And Blue Sky; Vamizi Island, Mozambique
Dramatic sky over the Shetlands, an arrival point for visitors to the Antarctic Peninsula; Antarctica
13884578 - Dramatic sky over the Shetlands, an arrival point for visitors to the Antarctic Peninsula; Antarctica
Silhouetted Sculpture Of A Person About To Throw A Paper Aeroplane, Called Utkast, By Kare Groven, At Gardermoen Airport Against A Mixture Of Grey Clouds And Blue Sky Just After Sunset; Akershus, Norway
13773712 - Silhouetted Sculpture Of A Person About To Throw A Paper Aeroplane, Called Utkast, By Kare Groven, At Gardermoen Airport Against A Mixture Of Grey Clouds And Blue Sky Just After Sunset; Akershus, Norway
View over Lake Lucerne to illuminated Lucerne with red sky
71410009 - View over Lake Lucerne to illuminated Lucerne with red sky
View over Lake Lucerne to Lucerne with red sky
71409996 - View over Lake Lucerne to Lucerne with red sky
Spring view to Tbilisi city with blue sky and white clouds
71387805 - Spring view to Tbilisi city with blue sky and white clouds
Staircase to Church Santa Maria del Sasso Against Blue Clear Sky and Mountain on Lake Lugano in a Sunny Day in Morcote, Ticino in Switzerland.
71387091 - Staircase to Church Santa Maria del Sasso Against Blue Clear Sky and Mountain on Lake Lugano in a Sunny Day in Morcote, Ticino in Switzerland.
View over Lake Lucerne to Lucerne and the Hofkirche with a red sky
71410008 - View over Lake Lucerne to Lucerne and the Hofkirche with a red sky
Spring view to Tbilisi city with blue sky and white clouds
71387807 - Spring view to Tbilisi city with blue sky and white clouds
Spring view to Tbilisi city with blue sky and white clouds
71387803 - Spring view to Tbilisi city with blue sky and white clouds
Mountain Range on the Border to Italy on Lake Lugano with Cloudscape and Sunlight on a Clear Sky in Caslano, Ticino in Switzerland.
71387154 - Mountain Range on the Border to Italy on Lake Lugano with Cloudscape and Sunlight on a Clear Sky in Caslano, Ticino in Switzerland.
Mountain Range on the Border to Italy on Lake Lugano with Snow and Sunlight on a Clear Sky in Caslano, Ticino in Switzerland.
71387156 - Mountain Range on the Border to Italy on Lake Lugano with Snow and Sunlight on a Clear Sky in Caslano, Ticino in Switzerland.
View over Lake Lucerne to Lucerne with red sky
71410005 - View over Lake Lucerne to Lucerne with red sky
View over Lake Lucerne to Lucerne with red sky
71409997 - View over Lake Lucerne to Lucerne with red sky
Staircase to Church Santa Maria del Sasso Against Blue Clear Sky on Mountain in a Sunny Day in Morcote, Ticino in Switzerland.
71387088 - Staircase to Church Santa Maria del Sasso Against Blue Clear Sky on Mountain in a Sunny Day in Morcote, Ticino in Switzerland.
Great Blue Heron prepares to land on a tree over the Brazilian Pantanal with blue sky in the background
71417953 - Great Blue Heron prepares to land on a tree over the Brazilian Pantanal with blue sky in the background
Mountain Range on the Border to Italy on Lake Lugano with Cloudscape and Sunlight on a Clear Sky in Caslano, Ticino in Switzerland.
71387153 - Mountain Range on the Border to Italy on Lake Lugano with Cloudscape and Sunlight on a Clear Sky in Caslano, Ticino in Switzerland.
Dramatic sky with smoke due to volcanoes, aerial view, Corralejo, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain
13832709 - Dramatic sky with smoke due to volcanoes, aerial view, Corralejo, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain
Tjörnbron Bridge to the archipelago island of Tjörn on the west coast of Sweden from above, sunshine on the day with a blue sky
71376427 - Tjörnbron Bridge to the archipelago island of Tjörn on the west coast of Sweden from above, sunshine on the day with a blue sky
Tjörnbron Bridge to the archipelago island Tjörn on the west coast of Sweden, sunshine during the day with blue sky
71376409 - Tjörnbron Bridge to the archipelago island Tjörn on the west coast of Sweden, sunshine during the day with blue sky
USA, Washington State, Olympic National Park. Avalanche Lilies (Erythronium montanum) reach to the sky at sunset in the Olympic mountains, Olympic National Park.
71408812 - USA, Washington State, Olympic National Park. Avalanche Lilies (Erythronium montanum) reach to the sky at sunset in the Olympic mountains, Olympic National Park.
Person sits next to chapel at the summit of Brünnstein and lights with lamp on starry sky with Milky Way, Brünnstein, Mangfall Mountains, Bavarian Alps, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
71374981 - Person sits next to chapel at the summit of Brünnstein and lights with lamp on starry sky with Milky Way, Brünnstein, Mangfall Mountains, Bavarian Alps, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
Night view of two people enjoyng dinner outside around a campfire close to the illuminated glass igloo with Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) dancing in the sky,Jokkmokk,Norrbotten,Swedish Lapland,Sweden,Scandinavia,Europe
13997686 - Night view of two people enjoyng dinner outside around a campfire close to the illuminated glass igloo with Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) dancing in the sky,Jokkmokk,Norrbotten,Swedish Lapland,Sweden,Scandinavia,Europe
Wooden steps leading up side of sandy hill to blue sky and clouds in sky
71383256 - Wooden steps leading up side of sandy hill to blue sky and clouds in sky
Night sky above snow-covered lake Silser See, with view to Malojapass, lake Silser See, Bernina range, Upper Engadin, Engadin, Grisons, Switzerland, Europe
70345040 - Night sky above snow-covered lake Silser See, with view to Malojapass, lake Silser See, Bernina range, Upper Engadin, Engadin, Grisons, Switzerland, Europe
Looking upwards to top of palm tree against blue sky
71384017 - Looking upwards to top of palm tree against blue sky
Looking upwards to top of palm tree against blue sky
71384016 - Looking upwards to top of palm tree against blue sky
Looking upwards to top of palm tree against blue sky
71384015 - Looking upwards to top of palm tree against blue sky
Panorama of large sand hill stretching out to horizon of native bush and sky on Fraser Island
71381691 - Panorama of large sand hill stretching out to horizon of native bush and sky on Fraser Island
Panorama of the Tjörnbron bridge to the archipelago island Tjörn on the west coast of Sweden from above, sunshine on the day with blue sky
71376430 - Panorama of the Tjörnbron bridge to the archipelago island Tjörn on the west coast of Sweden from above, sunshine on the day with blue sky
Tjörnbron Bridge to the archipelago island of Tjörn on the west coast of Sweden from above, sunshine on the day with a blue sky
71376429 - Tjörnbron Bridge to the archipelago island of Tjörn on the west coast of Sweden from above, sunshine on the day with a blue sky
Crane Hook against blue sky decending to red ship tied to dock at Port
71381822 - Crane Hook against blue sky decending to red ship tied to dock at Port
Looking up steep sandbank to cloudy sky and plant creeping downwards
71383982 - Looking up steep sandbank to cloudy sky and plant creeping downwards
Panorama of large sand dunes rolling down to the coast meeting the Coral Sea and dramatic clouds in the sky on Fraser Island - Queensland
71383975 - Panorama of large sand dunes rolling down to the coast meeting the Coral Sea and dramatic clouds in the sky on Fraser Island - Queensland
Tjörnbron Bridge to the archipelago island of Tjörn on the west coast of Sweden from above, sunshine on the day with a blue sky
71376426 - Tjörnbron Bridge to the archipelago island of Tjörn on the west coast of Sweden from above, sunshine on the day with a blue sky
View from Lightpath to Sky Tower, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific
71358380 - View from Lightpath to Sky Tower, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific
People on the ferry to the Isola di San Pietro under blue sky, South Sardinia, Italy, Europe
70264764 - People on the ferry to the Isola di San Pietro under blue sky, South Sardinia, Italy, Europe
Scenery with pines under blue sky, view to Monte Amiata, Val d´Orcia, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
70232792 - Scenery with pines under blue sky, view to Monte Amiata, Val d´Orcia, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
View from the Bleihof island to the Krangate under clouded sky, Rechtstadt, Gdansk, Poland, Europe
70276983 - View from the Bleihof island to the Krangate under clouded sky, Rechtstadt, Gdansk, Poland, Europe
View to the Old Town of Rovinj under blue sky, Croatian Adriatic Sea, Istria, Croatia, Europe
70248224 - View to the Old Town of Rovinj under blue sky, Croatian Adriatic Sea, Istria, Croatia, Europe
View of river Rijeka Crnojevica under clouded sky, River to Skadar Lake, Montenegro, Europe
70334189 - View of river Rijeka Crnojevica under clouded sky, River to Skadar Lake, Montenegro, Europe
Padrão dos Descobrimentos, Monument to the Discoveries under blue sky, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe
70015080 - Padrão dos Descobrimentos, Monument to the Discoveries under blue sky, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe
View from a sailing boat to a palm beach under blue sky, Marigot Bay, St. Lucia, Caribbean, America
70012401 - View from a sailing boat to a palm beach under blue sky, Marigot Bay, St. Lucia, Caribbean, America
Scenery with country house under blue sky, view to Monte Amiata, Val d´Orcia, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
70232795 - Scenery with country house under blue sky, view to Monte Amiata, Val d´Orcia, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
Hikers on a country road under blue sky, view to Monte Amiata, Val d´Orcia, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
70232798 - Hikers on a country road under blue sky, view to Monte Amiata, Val d´Orcia, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
View between houses to the beach in bright blue sky in Carvoeiro, Lagoa, Algarve, Portugal
71304630 - View between houses to the beach in bright blue sky in Carvoeiro, Lagoa, Algarve, Portugal
Camping, looking up to a starry sky, Milky Way, Verdon Gorge, Route des Cretes, Vosges, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
71132545 - Camping, looking up to a starry sky, Milky Way, Verdon Gorge, Route des Cretes, Vosges, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
view from the waterfront over coloured wildflowers to the sea and summer sky, Oregrund, Bothnian sea, Uppsala, Sweden
71130476 - view from the waterfront over coloured wildflowers to the sea and summer sky, Oregrund, Bothnian sea, Uppsala, Sweden
Yellow reed against the light of the sun as a contrast to the blue sky, Kitty Hawk, Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA
71088846 - Yellow reed against the light of the sun as a contrast to the blue sky, Kitty Hawk, Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA
'Two large Ancient Mayan stone carved Jaguar heads above stone steps to a platform with blue sky; Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico'
71060280 - 'Two large Ancient Mayan stone carved Jaguar heads above stone steps to a platform with blue sky; Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico'
Rocks close to Niederrathen under clouded sky, Elbe Sandstone mountains, Saxon Switzerland, Saxony, Germany, Europe
70403520 - Rocks close to Niederrathen under clouded sky, Elbe Sandstone mountains, Saxon Switzerland, Saxony, Germany, Europe
Green River Overlook with view to Green River, Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Moab, Utah, Southwest, USA, America
70398829 - Green River Overlook with view to Green River, Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Moab, Utah, Southwest, USA, America
View from Valletta to the Three Cities under blue sky, Malta, Europe
70153987 - View from Valletta to the Three Cities under blue sky, Malta, Europe
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