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This is a moonlit nightscape of the historic Hearst Church in Pinos Altos, New Mexico, at 7000 feet altitude (thus the name “High Pines”) and on the Continental Divide. In the sky above, the Big Dipper is at right, and Polaris is at left over the church.
13899379 - This is a moonlit nightscape of the historic Hearst Church in Pinos Altos, New Mexico, at 7000 feet altitude (thus the name “High Pines”) and on the Continental Divide. In the sky above, the Big Dipper is at right, and Polaris is at left over the church.
The stars of the Big Dipper over the iconic peak of Pyramid Mountain from Pyramid Island, a popular location in Jasper National Park, Alberta, for nightscape and aurora photography. This was on a very clear night in mid-October, 2022, with many aspen stands still in full autumn colour. The images for this scene were shot at moonrise, with the waning gibbous Moon off frame at right lighting the sky blue and landscape with warm alpenglow moonlight. As bonus, a short bright meteor and its orange "smoke" trail appeared on the sky exposures. I shot this during the first weekend of the 2022 Jasper D
13900261 - The stars of the Big Dipper over the iconic peak of Pyramid Mountain from Pyramid Island, a popular location in Jasper National Park, Alberta, for nightscape and aurora photography. This was on a very clear night in mid-October, 2022, with many aspen stands still in full autumn colour. The images for this scene were shot at moonrise, with the waning gibbous Moon off frame at right lighting the sky blue and landscape with warm alpenglow moonlight. As bonus, a short bright meteor and its orange "smoke" trail appeared on the sky exposures. I shot this during the first weekend of the 2022 Jasper D
The Big Dipper and Arcturus over a treed nightscape in the Cypress Hills, Saskatchewan. Taken during the annual Saskatchewan Summer Star Party in late August 2022. The Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park is a Dark Sky Preserve.
13897903 - The Big Dipper and Arcturus over a treed nightscape in the Cypress Hills, Saskatchewan. Taken during the annual Saskatchewan Summer Star Party in late August 2022. The Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park is a Dark Sky Preserve.
A nightscape photographer from one of my workshops, shooting in the moonlight at Red Rock Canyon, in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. Clouds partly obscure the gibbous Moon but add a colourful iridescent corona around the Moon, which is reflected in the Red Rock Canyon Creek. This is an HDR stack of 5 exposures with the 14mm lens and Canon 6D, to preserve detail in the bright clouds and the disk of the Moon, and in the dark shadows.
13897887 - A nightscape photographer from one of my workshops, shooting in the moonlight at Red Rock Canyon, in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. Clouds partly obscure the gibbous Moon but add a colourful iridescent corona around the Moon, which is reflected in the Red Rock Canyon Creek. This is an HDR stack of 5 exposures with the 14mm lens and Canon 6D, to preserve detail in the bright clouds and the disk of the Moon, and in the dark shadows.
An urban nightscape of the constellations of Orion and Canis Major over the skyline of Calgary on January 18, 2018, on a very clear and moonless winter night, allowing stars to show up fairly well despite the light pollution. Sirius is above the Bow Tower building at left.
13899521 - An urban nightscape of the constellations of Orion and Canis Major over the skyline of Calgary on January 18, 2018, on a very clear and moonless winter night, allowing stars to show up fairly well despite the light pollution. Sirius is above the Bow Tower building at left.
Nightscape of the rocher de la Baume in Sisteron. Sisteron, Durance valley, Provence, France, Europe.
13822906 - Nightscape of the rocher de la Baume in Sisteron. Sisteron, Durance valley, Provence, France, Europe.
Nightscape of Dolomites mountains from Rigatti bivac in Latemar group. Costalunga pass, Fassa valley, Pozza di Fassa, Trento district, Dolomites, Italy, Europe.
71339425 - Nightscape of Dolomites mountains from Rigatti bivac in Latemar group. Costalunga pass, Fassa valley, Pozza di Fassa, Trento district, Dolomites, Italy, Europe.
Nightscape of Halic Bridge with Suleymaniye Camii Mosque on the background. Golden horn, Istanbul, Turkey
71339330 - Nightscape of Halic Bridge with Suleymaniye Camii Mosque on the background. Golden horn, Istanbul, Turkey
Nightscape of peak Lenin camp one with Peak Lenin massif in the background under a starring sky. Pamir, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia.
71339391 - Nightscape of peak Lenin camp one with Peak Lenin massif in the background under a starring sky. Pamir, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia.
Alcudia walled village in Majorca island in Spain Nightscape. Sant Jaume church by night.
71198266 - Alcudia walled village in Majorca island in Spain Nightscape. Sant Jaume church by night.
The picturesque village of Ochagavía, right in the middle of Navarre's Eastern Pyrenees Spain Nightscape.
71197462 - The picturesque village of Ochagavía, right in the middle of Navarre's Eastern Pyrenees Spain Nightscape.
Itxaussu is a picturesque village in the Basque country France. Nightscape.
71197452 - Itxaussu is a picturesque village in the Basque country France. Nightscape.
Photographers at one of my nightscape workshops, June 14, 2019, at Maskinonge Pond at Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada, with the Moon and Jupiter in the sky.
13899400 - Photographers at one of my nightscape workshops, June 14, 2019, at Maskinonge Pond at Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada, with the Moon and Jupiter in the sky.
Mora de Rubielos Teruel Aragon Spain. Nightscape of the medieval village.
71398711 - Mora de Rubielos Teruel Aragon Spain. Nightscape of the medieval village.
Nightscape in Sarlat la Caneda a beautiful medieval town and one of the highlights to a visit to the Dordogne Perigord France on December 6,2018.
71398713 - Nightscape in Sarlat la Caneda a beautiful medieval town and one of the highlights to a visit to the Dordogne Perigord France on December 6,2018.
Nightscape in Perigueux,New Aquitaine,Dordogne France on December 7,2018: Perigueux's wonderful Byzantine cathedral by night.
71398655 - Nightscape in Perigueux,New Aquitaine,Dordogne France on December 7,2018: Perigueux's wonderful Byzantine cathedral by night.
Nightscape in Perigueux,New Aquitaine,Dordogne France on December 7,2018: Perigueux's wonderful Byzantine cathedral by night.
71398656 - Nightscape in Perigueux,New Aquitaine,Dordogne France on December 7,2018: Perigueux's wonderful Byzantine cathedral by night.
Europe, Italy, Lombardy, Valtellina. Cima Piazzi nightscape during a full moon night
71110156 - Europe, Italy, Lombardy, Valtellina. Cima Piazzi nightscape during a full moon night
Star trails over the moonlit sandstone in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
14123939 - Star trails over the moonlit sandstone in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
Stars over the moonlit sandstone in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
14123451 - Stars over the moonlit sandstone in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
The Milky Way over sandstone towers in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
14093313 - The Milky Way over sandstone towers in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
A shooting star & the Milky Way over sandstone towers in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
14092013 - A shooting star & the Milky Way over sandstone towers in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
The Milky Way over sandstone towers in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
14091373 - The Milky Way over sandstone towers in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
Star trails circle the North Star above a sandstone tower in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
14090773 - Star trails circle the North Star above a sandstone tower in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
Stars over the colorful moonlit sandstone in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
14126084 - Stars over the colorful moonlit sandstone in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
Stars over the moonlit sandstone in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
14125343 - Stars over the moonlit sandstone in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
Stars over the moonlit sandstone in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
14123747 - Stars over the moonlit sandstone in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
Stars and clouds over Mesa Arch in the Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
14090994 - Stars and clouds over Mesa Arch in the Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
A shooting star & the Milky Way over sandstone towers in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
14089311 - A shooting star & the Milky Way over sandstone towers in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
Stars over the colorful moonlit sandstone in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
14123992 - Stars over the colorful moonlit sandstone in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
Stars over the moonlit sandstone in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
14123494 - Stars over the moonlit sandstone in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
Stars over moonlit Standing Rock in the Maze District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
14093070 - Stars over moonlit Standing Rock in the Maze District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
Star trails over sandstone towers in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
14091950 - Star trails over sandstone towers in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
The Milky Way over sandstone towers in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
14091231 - The Milky Way over sandstone towers in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
The Milky Way over sandstone towers in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
14089651 - The Milky Way over sandstone towers in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
Stars over the colorful moonlit sandstone in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
14124980 - Stars over the colorful moonlit sandstone in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
Stars over the moonlit sandstone in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
14124674 - Stars over the moonlit sandstone in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
Stars over the colorful moonlit sandstone in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
14123336 - Stars over the colorful moonlit sandstone in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
The BIg Dipper beside moonlit Chimney Rock in the Maze District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
14093033 - The BIg Dipper beside moonlit Chimney Rock in the Maze District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
Stars in the night sky over sandstone towers in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
14092840 - Stars in the night sky over sandstone towers in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
A shooting star & the Milky Way over sandstone towers in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
14092605 - A shooting star & the Milky Way over sandstone towers in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
Stars over the colorful moonlit sandstone in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
14125245 - Stars over the colorful moonlit sandstone in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
Star trails over the moonlit sandstone in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
14124249 - Star trails over the moonlit sandstone in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
The North Star & the BIg Dipper above a sandstone tower in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
14092809 - The North Star & the BIg Dipper above a sandstone tower in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
The Milky Way Galaxy over Mesa Arch at night in the Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park, near Moab, Utah.
14091298 - The Milky Way Galaxy over Mesa Arch at night in the Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park, near Moab, Utah.
Stars over Standing Rock in the Maze District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
14090753 - Stars over Standing Rock in the Maze District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
The Andromeda Galaxy (aka Messier 31) and the stars of Andromeda rising over moonlit formations at Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. Illumination is from the waxing gibbous Moon, low in the southwest so it is providing a warm light. This is an example of a "deepscape" - a nightcape with a telephoto lens to also record a deep-sky object in the frame above the horizon. However, moonlight prevents the galaxy from showing up as well as it would in a dark sky.
13900215 - The Andromeda Galaxy (aka Messier 31) and the stars of Andromeda rising over moonlit formations at Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. Illumination is from the waxing gibbous Moon, low in the southwest so it is providing a warm light. This is an example of a "deepscape" - a nightcape with a telephoto lens to also record a deep-sky object in the frame above the horizon. However, moonlight prevents the galaxy from showing up as well as it would in a dark sky.
Circumpolar stars trails over Castle Mountain in Banff, Alberta. Taken July 23, 2010 from Castle Cliffs viewpoint on Bow Valley Parkway. A stack of 160 25-second exposures with Canon 15mm lens at f/4 and Canon 7D camera at ISO 640. Taken over 2 hours. Full Moon light provided the illumination.
13900075 - Circumpolar stars trails over Castle Mountain in Banff, Alberta. Taken July 23, 2010 from Castle Cliffs viewpoint on Bow Valley Parkway. A stack of 160 25-second exposures with Canon 15mm lens at f/4 and Canon 7D camera at ISO 640. Taken over 2 hours. Full Moon light provided the illumination.
VLA radio telescope array, near Socorro, New Mexico.
13899769 - VLA radio telescope array, near Socorro, New Mexico.
The galactic core area of the Milky Way over Maskinonge Pond in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. Jupiter is the bright object at left, with Saturn dimmer to the left (east) of Jupiter. In the summer of 2020 the two planets were close together in the summer sky. Jupiter provides the glitter path on the water. Antares and Scorpius are to the right. Sagittarius is at centre. This was July 13-14, 2020.
13899576 - The galactic core area of the Milky Way over Maskinonge Pond in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. Jupiter is the bright object at left, with Saturn dimmer to the left (east) of Jupiter. In the summer of 2020 the two planets were close together in the summer sky. Jupiter provides the glitter path on the water. Antares and Scorpius are to the right. Sagittarius is at centre. This was July 13-14, 2020.
The Big Dipper and Ursa Major over moonlit formations at Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. Illumination is from the waxing gibbous Moon, setting in the southwest so it is providing a warm "bronze-hour" light.
13899539 - The Big Dipper and Ursa Major over moonlit formations at Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. Illumination is from the waxing gibbous Moon, setting in the southwest so it is providing a warm "bronze-hour" light.
Orion setting in March over Mt Temple near Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Alberta.
13899470 - Orion setting in March over Mt Temple near Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Alberta.
The summer Milky Way over the Log Cabin at the Reesor Ranch, July 16, 2013. This is a stack of 5 x 4 minute tracked exposures for the sky + one 4 minute untracked exposure for the ground. Each at f/2.8 with the 15mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600.
13899459 - The summer Milky Way over the Log Cabin at the Reesor Ranch, July 16, 2013. This is a stack of 5 x 4 minute tracked exposures for the sky + one 4 minute untracked exposure for the ground. Each at f/2.8 with the 15mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600.
The galactic core area of the Milky Way over Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta with the pairing of giant planets from summer 2020. Jupiter is the bright object at centre, with Saturn dimmer to the left (east) of Jupiter. In 2020 the two planets were close together in the summer sky. Sagittarius is at right. The Prince of Wales Hotel is the bright light source. This was July 13-14, 2020.
13899423 - The galactic core area of the Milky Way over Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta with the pairing of giant planets from summer 2020. Jupiter is the bright object at centre, with Saturn dimmer to the left (east) of Jupiter. In 2020 the two planets were close together in the summer sky. Sagittarius is at right. The Prince of Wales Hotel is the bright light source. This was July 13-14, 2020.
Venus as an "evening star" in the deepening twilight of solstice eve on December 20, 2021.
13899397 - Venus as an "evening star" in the deepening twilight of solstice eve on December 20, 2021.
A panorama of the glacier-fed Athabasca River and peaks around Mount Fryatt in Jasper National Park, as the Milky Way is setting and the waning gibbous Moon rising, lighting the peaks of the Continental DIvide with lunar alpenglow. Mount Fryatt is at centre, while to the right is Mount Geraldine, and to the left are Brussels Peak and Mount Christie. Jasper is one of the world's largest Dark Sky Preserves.
13899099 - A panorama of the glacier-fed Athabasca River and peaks around Mount Fryatt in Jasper National Park, as the Milky Way is setting and the waning gibbous Moon rising, lighting the peaks of the Continental DIvide with lunar alpenglow. Mount Fryatt is at centre, while to the right is Mount Geraldine, and to the left are Brussels Peak and Mount Christie. Jasper is one of the world's largest Dark Sky Preserves.
The summer Milky Way over and reflected in the relatively calm water of Pyramid Lake in Jasper National Park, on a mid-October night. The Jasper Sky Tram adds the lights on Whistler Peak. Bands of airglow tint the sky with red. Lights from the Jasper townsite, still mostly unshielded sodium vapour lights as of 2022, add the skyglow at left. Altair is the bright star at top. The red Lagoon Nebula is just setting behind the mountain skyline. The slight wind rippled the water enough to prevent a perfect reflection.
13898290 - The summer Milky Way over and reflected in the relatively calm water of Pyramid Lake in Jasper National Park, on a mid-October night. The Jasper Sky Tram adds the lights on Whistler Peak. Bands of airglow tint the sky with red. Lights from the Jasper townsite, still mostly unshielded sodium vapour lights as of 2022, add the skyglow at left. Altair is the bright star at top. The red Lagoon Nebula is just setting behind the mountain skyline. The slight wind rippled the water enough to prevent a perfect reflection.
The Pleiades star cluster and the other stars of Taurus rising above Mount Kerkeslin at Athabasca Falls, in Jasper National Park, Alberta, October 22, 2016. The sky is brightening with the rising waning Moon off frame at left. Some cloud adds star glows and hazy patches to the sky.
13898251 - The Pleiades star cluster and the other stars of Taurus rising above Mount Kerkeslin at Athabasca Falls, in Jasper National Park, Alberta, October 22, 2016. The sky is brightening with the rising waning Moon off frame at left. Some cloud adds star glows and hazy patches to the sky.
The International Space Station (ISS) flying away to the east over the moonlit badlands formations at Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, on July 12, 2022, just before local midnight. The image frames the stars of Cassiopeia (upper left), Perseus (at left), Andromeda (centre) and Pegasus (at right). A couple of other fainter satellites are also in the image. Light from the almost Full Moon illuminates the sky blue and foreground a warm colour.
13898054 - The International Space Station (ISS) flying away to the east over the moonlit badlands formations at Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, on July 12, 2022, just before local midnight. The image frames the stars of Cassiopeia (upper left), Perseus (at left), Andromeda (centre) and Pegasus (at right). A couple of other fainter satellites are also in the image. Light from the almost Full Moon illuminates the sky blue and foreground a warm colour.
Mars (near its brightest just past closest approach) shining over Two Jack Lake and Mr. Rundle in Banff National Park. Saturn is left of Mars near the trees, Antares below in the trees. This was June 3, 2016. Wind prevented reflections on the water.
13897921 - Mars (near its brightest just past closest approach) shining over Two Jack Lake and Mr. Rundle in Banff National Park. Saturn is left of Mars near the trees, Antares below in the trees. This was June 3, 2016. Wind prevented reflections on the water.
The aurora of February 7, 2014 seen from Churchill, Manitoba at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, in a view looking southeast over the abandoned Churchill Rocket Range, with the 10-22mm lens. This is taken from the second floor viewing deck at the CNSC. This is a 15-second exposure at f/3.5 and ISO 1600 wth the Canon 60Da camera. Jupiter and Gemini are at top and Orion at lower right. The gibbous Moon is just off the frame at upper right.
13897897 - The aurora of February 7, 2014 seen from Churchill, Manitoba at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, in a view looking southeast over the abandoned Churchill Rocket Range, with the 10-22mm lens. This is taken from the second floor viewing deck at the CNSC. This is a 15-second exposure at f/3.5 and ISO 1600 wth the Canon 60Da camera. Jupiter and Gemini are at top and Orion at lower right. The gibbous Moon is just off the frame at upper right.
Orion (right) and Sirius (upper right) setting into the west over Loch Ard Gorge on the Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia, with illumination from the rising Moon a day past full behind the camera to the east.
13897642 - Orion (right) and Sirius (upper right) setting into the west over Loch Ard Gorge on the Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia, with illumination from the rising Moon a day past full behind the camera to the east.
Orion Rising with trails
13897568 - Orion Rising with trails
Sunset colours over White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, December 10, 2013. Venus is at left of centre. This is an HDR (High Dynamic Range) stack of 7 exposures at 2/3 stop increments from -2 to +2 EV, processed first with ACR then with Photomatix Pro. Images taken with the 14mm Rokinon lens at f/4 and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 100. While colour vibrancy has been enhanced the colours to the eye were quite vivid. The HDR technique brings out details in the dark ground while preserving the bright sky.
13897522 - Sunset colours over White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, December 10, 2013. Venus is at left of centre. This is an HDR (High Dynamic Range) stack of 7 exposures at 2/3 stop increments from -2 to +2 EV, processed first with ACR then with Photomatix Pro. Images taken with the 14mm Rokinon lens at f/4 and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 100. While colour vibrancy has been enhanced the colours to the eye were quite vivid. The HDR technique brings out details in the dark ground while preserving the bright sky.
The Milky Way over Herbert Lake, Banff, Alberta, near Lake Louise. Mount Temple is glacier-clad peak at left. A single exposure of 40 seconds at f/2.8 with 16-35mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600. No Moon, and taken in late twilight.
13897514 - The Milky Way over Herbert Lake, Banff, Alberta, near Lake Louise. Mount Temple is glacier-clad peak at left. A single exposure of 40 seconds at f/2.8 with 16-35mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600. No Moon, and taken in late twilight.
Curtains of aurora over the Ramparts falls on the Cameron River near Yellowknife, NWT, on Sept 8, 2019.
13897433 - Curtains of aurora over the Ramparts falls on the Cameron River near Yellowknife, NWT, on Sept 8, 2019.
Photographer Stephen Bedingfield is shooting the Northern Lights at the Ramparts waterfalls on the Cameron River, September 8, 2019. The Big Dipper is at centre. The aspen trees are nicely turning colour.
13897404 - Photographer Stephen Bedingfield is shooting the Northern Lights at the Ramparts waterfalls on the Cameron River, September 8, 2019. The Big Dipper is at centre. The aspen trees are nicely turning colour.
The summer Milky Way overhead and through the Summer Triangle stars in July, looking up through trees in Banff National Park at Herbert Lake. Deneb is at top left, Vega at top right, and Altair is at bottom. The bright Cygnus star cloud is obvious. As are the dark lanes in the Milky Way, including the Funnel Nebula at top, aka Le Gentil 3.
13897397 - The summer Milky Way overhead and through the Summer Triangle stars in July, looking up through trees in Banff National Park at Herbert Lake. Deneb is at top left, Vega at top right, and Altair is at bottom. The bright Cygnus star cloud is obvious. As are the dark lanes in the Milky Way, including the Funnel Nebula at top, aka Le Gentil 3.
At night at Alexanderplatz in Berlin, Germany.
71444198 - At night at Alexanderplatz in Berlin, Germany.
This is a 180° panorama of the night sky over the hoodoo formations of Bryce Canyon National Park,Utah,at Sunset Point. The panorama extends from the northeast (at left) where the autumn Milky Way is rising,to the southwest (at right) where the summer Milky Way and galactic core in Sagitarius are setting. This was October 11,2023. The most notable feature is the prominent arc of green airglow bands across the eastern sky,a natural sky phenemenon. Perseus is at left in the Milky Way. At top at left is the Andromeda Galaxy,M31. Below it is the blue Triangulum Galaxy,M33. Jupiter is the bright ob
13999548 - This is a 180° panorama of the night sky over the hoodoo formations of Bryce Canyon National Park,Utah,at Sunset Point. The panorama extends from the northeast (at left) where the autumn Milky Way is rising,to the southwest (at right) where the summer Milky Way and galactic core in Sagitarius are setting. This was October 11,2023. The most notable feature is the prominent arc of green airglow bands across the eastern sky,a natural sky phenemenon. Perseus is at left in the Milky Way. At top at left is the Andromeda Galaxy,M31. Below it is the blue Triangulum Galaxy,M33. Jupiter is the bright ob
The Full Moon of July 31,2023 rising at the end of a long line of high tension towers across the prairie near Milo,Alberta. Some smoke in the air made the rising Moon even redder than normal,making it look like an eclipsed Moon. This night the alignment of the rising point of the Full Moon coincided with the angle of the powerlines off to the southeast at 135° azimuth.
13999161 - The Full Moon of July 31,2023 rising at the end of a long line of high tension towers across the prairie near Milo,Alberta. Some smoke in the air made the rising Moon even redder than normal,making it look like an eclipsed Moon. This night the alignment of the rising point of the Full Moon coincided with the angle of the powerlines off to the southeast at 135° azimuth.
The rising Full Moon of May 5,2023,coming up over the Red Deer River near East Coulee,Alberta. This is a panorama of the Badlands scene,with the site planned with The Photographer's Ephemeris app.
13998865 - The rising Full Moon of May 5,2023,coming up over the Red Deer River near East Coulee,Alberta. This is a panorama of the Badlands scene,with the site planned with The Photographer's Ephemeris app.
This is the northern hemisphere autumn Milky Way from Auriga (at bottom) to Cygnus (at top,at the zenith) rising into the northeast over the hoodoo formations of Inspiration Point,at Bryce Canyon National Park,Utah.
13998394 - This is the northern hemisphere autumn Milky Way from Auriga (at bottom) to Cygnus (at top,at the zenith) rising into the northeast over the hoodoo formations of Inspiration Point,at Bryce Canyon National Park,Utah.
The late winter evening Zodiacal Light, as shot at Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, February 28, 2017. The Light is the glow from sunlight reflecting off cometary dust particles in the inner solar system. It is not an effect of twilight. It is best visible in the evening from northern latitudes in late winter and spring.
13900423 - The late winter evening Zodiacal Light, as shot at Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, February 28, 2017. The Light is the glow from sunlight reflecting off cometary dust particles in the inner solar system. It is not an effect of twilight. It is best visible in the evening from northern latitudes in late winter and spring.
The Northern Lights over the waterfalls known as the Ramparts on the Cameron River east of Yellowknife, NWT, on September 8, 2019. The aspen trees are turning yellow on this September evening. This is looking northeast toward Perseus and Andromeda. M31 is at top centre.
13900420 - The Northern Lights over the waterfalls known as the Ramparts on the Cameron River east of Yellowknife, NWT, on September 8, 2019. The aspen trees are turning yellow on this September evening. This is looking northeast toward Perseus and Andromeda. M31 is at top centre.
The summer Milky Way and Summer Triangle stars rising in the east at Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta on May 14, 2018.
13900415 - The summer Milky Way and Summer Triangle stars rising in the east at Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta on May 14, 2018.
Orion and the stars of the winter sky trailing as they set behind and through Turret Arch, in Arches National Park, Utah. I shot this April 6, 2015 after twilight but before the waning Moon rose, so the sky was dark. Illumination is from stars and the sky – no artificial light provided, and the Moon was not up.
13900394 - Orion and the stars of the winter sky trailing as they set behind and through Turret Arch, in Arches National Park, Utah. I shot this April 6, 2015 after twilight but before the waning Moon rose, so the sky was dark. Illumination is from stars and the sky – no artificial light provided, and the Moon was not up.
Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) on July 27, 2020 from the Columbia Icefields (Jasper National Park, Alberta) from the Toe of the Glacier parking lot, looking north over Sunwapta Lake, formed by the summer meltwater of Athabasca Glacier. So this is a portrait of ice in the sky and icy water on Earth.
13900300 - Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) on July 27, 2020 from the Columbia Icefields (Jasper National Park, Alberta) from the Toe of the Glacier parking lot, looking north over Sunwapta Lake, formed by the summer meltwater of Athabasca Glacier. So this is a portrait of ice in the sky and icy water on Earth.
A 360° ground to zenith panorama of the Mt. Edith Cavell area from the Trail of the Glacier pathway, at the footbridge crossing Cavell Creek. I shot this at twilight, just after sunset. It is a stitch, with PTGui software, of 8 segments at 45° spacings with the 15mm full-frame fish-eye lens and Canon 6D. Each was 0.4 seconds at ISO 100 and f/4. (I should have stopped down some more!)
13900298 - A 360° ground to zenith panorama of the Mt. Edith Cavell area from the Trail of the Glacier pathway, at the footbridge crossing Cavell Creek. I shot this at twilight, just after sunset. It is a stitch, with PTGui software, of 8 segments at 45° spacings with the 15mm full-frame fish-eye lens and Canon 6D. Each was 0.4 seconds at ISO 100 and f/4. (I should have stopped down some more!)
This is Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) over the badlands and formations of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, on the night of July 14-15, 2020, at about 12:30 am local time with it nearly due north and as low as it got for the night at this latitude of 51° N. A green and magenta aurora colours the northern sky also blue with perpetual summer twilight. Capella is at far right.
13900152 - This is Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) over the badlands and formations of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, on the night of July 14-15, 2020, at about 12:30 am local time with it nearly due north and as low as it got for the night at this latitude of 51° N. A green and magenta aurora colours the northern sky also blue with perpetual summer twilight. Capella is at far right.
The Big Dipper reflected in the still waters of the lake at Police Outpost Provincial Park, in southern Alberta, on September 26, 2016, with an aurora to the north at right. Only in autumn can one shoot the Dipper reflected in the water in the evening sky, as it is then riding low along the northern horizon. This is from a latitude of 49° N where the Dipper is circumpolar. It is also called the Plough in Great Britain.
13900144 - The Big Dipper reflected in the still waters of the lake at Police Outpost Provincial Park, in southern Alberta, on September 26, 2016, with an aurora to the north at right. Only in autumn can one shoot the Dipper reflected in the water in the evening sky, as it is then riding low along the northern horizon. This is from a latitude of 49° N where the Dipper is circumpolar. It is also called the Plough in Great Britain.
A curtain of aurora sweeps over the houseboats moored on Yellowknife Bay in Yellowknife, NWT, on September 11, 2018.
13900110 - A curtain of aurora sweeps over the houseboats moored on Yellowknife Bay in Yellowknife, NWT, on September 11, 2018.
An overhead pass of the International Space Station in a bright moonlit sky on the night of May 31/ June 1, 2015, with the gibbous Moon in to the south, below. The view is looking south, with the ISS travelling from right (west) to left (east) over several minutes. This was the second pass of a 4-pass night, May 31/June 1, starting at 12:44 am MDT this morning.
13900092 - An overhead pass of the International Space Station in a bright moonlit sky on the night of May 31/ June 1, 2015, with the gibbous Moon in to the south, below. The view is looking south, with the ISS travelling from right (west) to left (east) over several minutes. This was the second pass of a 4-pass night, May 31/June 1, starting at 12:44 am MDT this morning.
A 360° panorama of the spring sky over the Badlands of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, on March 29, 2019, with the winter Milky Way and constellations setting at centre, and the spring constellations filling the sky at left and right. At centre is also the tapering pyramid-shaped glow of the Zodiacal Light, which continues to the left across the sky as the Zodiacal Band and brightening at far right above the horizon as the Gegenschein. Urban sky glows from Brooks and Calgary mar the horizon with white and yellow glows. Mars is just below the Pleiades at centre in the Zodiacal Light.
13900083 - A 360° panorama of the spring sky over the Badlands of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, on March 29, 2019, with the winter Milky Way and constellations setting at centre, and the spring constellations filling the sky at left and right. At centre is also the tapering pyramid-shaped glow of the Zodiacal Light, which continues to the left across the sky as the Zodiacal Band and brightening at far right above the horizon as the Gegenschein. Urban sky glows from Brooks and Calgary mar the horizon with white and yellow glows. Mars is just below the Pleiades at centre in the Zodiacal Light.
The arc of Northern Lights starting a show in the deep twilight over Prelude Lake on the Ingraham Trail near Yellowknife, NWT. This was September 9, 2019. Light from the waxing gibbous Moon behind the camera also illumimates the scene. The autumn colours make for a good contrast with the sky colours. This was from the lookout point above the lake and main parking area and boat launch.
13900052 - The arc of Northern Lights starting a show in the deep twilight over Prelude Lake on the Ingraham Trail near Yellowknife, NWT. This was September 9, 2019. Light from the waxing gibbous Moon behind the camera also illumimates the scene. The autumn colours make for a good contrast with the sky colours. This was from the lookout point above the lake and main parking area and boat launch.
The rising autumn stars and constellations over and reflected in the lake at Police Outpost Provincial Park, in southern Alberta, on September 26, 2016. The stars of Auriga and Taurus are rising, including the Pleiades at upper right. Capella is the bright star above right centre; Aldebaran is below right in the sky. Both are reflected in the still water, along with the Hyades and Pleiades star clusters. A mild aurora is at left.
13900025 - The rising autumn stars and constellations over and reflected in the lake at Police Outpost Provincial Park, in southern Alberta, on September 26, 2016. The stars of Auriga and Taurus are rising, including the Pleiades at upper right. Capella is the bright star above right centre; Aldebaran is below right in the sky. Both are reflected in the still water, along with the Hyades and Pleiades star clusters. A mild aurora is at left.
Bright planets Mars (reddish at left) and Jupiter (right, over Bow Glacier) over Bow Lake, in Banff, Alberta, and reflecting in the water in glitter paths on the lake.
13899973 - Bright planets Mars (reddish at left) and Jupiter (right, over Bow Glacier) over Bow Lake, in Banff, Alberta, and reflecting in the water in glitter paths on the lake.
Circumpolar star trails and aurora over the Red Deer River, Alberta from the Orkney Viewpoint north of Drumheller on May 5, 2018.
13899797 - Circumpolar star trails and aurora over the Red Deer River, Alberta from the Orkney Viewpoint north of Drumheller on May 5, 2018.
One of the 27 antennas of the Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope complex in New Mexico (with others in the distance at lower right) illuminated by moonlight, on December 13, 2013, peak night for the Geminid meteor shower. A single exposure of 30 seconds with the Rokinon 14mm lens at f/2.8 and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800. Orion is rising a lower centre. The Moon is the bright object at upper right. The Pleiades and Hyades are above centre.
13899753 - One of the 27 antennas of the Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope complex in New Mexico (with others in the distance at lower right) illuminated by moonlight, on December 13, 2013, peak night for the Geminid meteor shower. A single exposure of 30 seconds with the Rokinon 14mm lens at f/2.8 and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800. Orion is rising a lower centre. The Moon is the bright object at upper right. The Pleiades and Hyades are above centre.
The Big Dipper over Castle Mountain, Banff, on a partly cloudy and dewy night. Taken as part of a 150-frame time-lapse. With the 24mm lens and Canon 5D MkII for 30 seconds at f/2 and ISO 1600.
13899655 - The Big Dipper over Castle Mountain, Banff, on a partly cloudy and dewy night. Taken as part of a 150-frame time-lapse. With the 24mm lens and Canon 5D MkII for 30 seconds at f/2 and ISO 1600.
The Milky Way and galactic core area over Mount Andromeda (centre), Mount Athabasca (left) and the Athabasca Glacier (right) at the Columbia Icefields, on a very clear night July 27, 2020.
13899634 - The Milky Way and galactic core area over Mount Andromeda (centre), Mount Athabasca (left) and the Athabasca Glacier (right) at the Columbia Icefields, on a very clear night July 27, 2020.
Orion and the winter stars and constellations rising in the light of a first quarter Moon on December 3, 2019. The vertical format sweeps up the Milky Way.
13899464 - Orion and the winter stars and constellations rising in the light of a first quarter Moon on December 3, 2019. The vertical format sweeps up the Milky Way.
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