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This is the rich region of clusters and nebulosity in the constellation of Gemini, with the Jellyfish Nebula, IC 443 at bottom near the orange star eta Geminorum. IC 443 is a supernova remnant. The larger region of fainter, diffuse nebulosity at left is IC 444. The loose star cluster embedded in it, with the blue star 12 Gem, is Collinder 89. At top right is the bright showpiece open star cluster Messier 35 with its smaller, more distant companion cluster NGC 2158 at lower right from M35.
13899461 - This is the rich region of clusters and nebulosity in the constellation of Gemini, with the Jellyfish Nebula, IC 443 at bottom near the orange star eta Geminorum. IC 443 is a supernova remnant. The larger region of fainter, diffuse nebulosity at left is IC 444. The loose star cluster embedded in it, with the blue star 12 Gem, is Collinder 89. At top right is the bright showpiece open star cluster Messier 35 with its smaller, more distant companion cluster NGC 2158 at lower right from M35.
Mars (at left) and the Milky Way (at right) over a single tipi (with another under construction at back) at the Two Trees site at Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan, August 6, 2018. I placed a low-level warm LED light inside the tipi for the illumination.
13899449 - Mars (at left) and the Milky Way (at right) over a single tipi (with another under construction at back) at the Two Trees site at Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan, August 6, 2018. I placed a low-level warm LED light inside the tipi for the illumination.
Peaks 2 (right) & 3 (left) of the Cordillera de Ansilta of the Andes as viewed from El Leoncito National Park in Argentina.
13899425 - Peaks 2 (right) & 3 (left) of the Cordillera de Ansilta of the Andes as viewed from El Leoncito National Park in Argentina.
This is the occultation of Mars by the Full Moon on December 7, 2022, in a composite showing the motion of Mars relative to the Moon. The motion here is from left to right. However, while this composite makes it look like Mars was doing the moving, it was really the Moon that was passing in front of Mars. But for this sequence I set the telescope mount to track the Moon at its rate of motion against the background stars and Mars, to keep the Moon more or less stationary on the frame while Mars and the background sky passed behind it.
13899320 - This is the occultation of Mars by the Full Moon on December 7, 2022, in a composite showing the motion of Mars relative to the Moon. The motion here is from left to right. However, while this composite makes it look like Mars was doing the moving, it was really the Moon that was passing in front of Mars. But for this sequence I set the telescope mount to track the Moon at its rate of motion against the background stars and Mars, to keep the Moon more or less stationary on the frame while Mars and the background sky passed behind it.
The field of clusters and nebulosity in Gemini, with Messier 35 the main open star clusters here. Below M38 is NGC 2158. The nebulosity at left between Mu and Eta Geminorum is IC 443, a supernova remnant, aka the Jellyfish Nebula. The nebula at bottom is IC 2174, just over the border in Orion and aka the Monkeyhead Nebula.
13898995 - The field of clusters and nebulosity in Gemini, with Messier 35 the main open star clusters here. Below M38 is NGC 2158. The nebulosity at left between Mu and Eta Geminorum is IC 443, a supernova remnant, aka the Jellyfish Nebula. The nebula at bottom is IC 2174, just over the border in Orion and aka the Monkeyhead Nebula.
The stars of the Big Dipper at left and the W of Cassiopeia at right over a silhouette of trees in the Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Saskatchewan. Polaris and the Little Dipper are at centre. This serves to illustrate the location of these northern stars in late summer and autumn. The Andromeda Galaxy is at upper right, with a short meteor trail below it.
13898975 - The stars of the Big Dipper at left and the W of Cassiopeia at right over a silhouette of trees in the Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Saskatchewan. Polaris and the Little Dipper are at centre. This serves to illustrate the location of these northern stars in late summer and autumn. The Andromeda Galaxy is at upper right, with a short meteor trail below it.
The nebulas of Orion in the Belt and Sword of Orion area. Including M42, Orion Nebula 9below centre), Barnard's Loop (at left), M78 (small reflection nebula above centre), Horsehead Nebula (centre) and NGC 2024 (above Horsehead). There is faint reflection nebulosity at right -- the frame does not extend right far enough to show the Witchhead Nebula near Rigel.
13898974 - The nebulas of Orion in the Belt and Sword of Orion area. Including M42, Orion Nebula 9below centre), Barnard's Loop (at left), M78 (small reflection nebula above centre), Horsehead Nebula (centre) and NGC 2024 (above Horsehead). There is faint reflection nebulosity at right -- the frame does not extend right far enough to show the Witchhead Nebula near Rigel.
The Belt and Sword region of Orion, with the Orion Nebula, Messiesr 42 and 43, at bottom. Below the left star of the Belt, Alnitak, is the famous Horsehead Nebula, while above it is NGC 2024, aka the Flame Nebula. At very top left is Messier 78, while part of Barnard’s Loop arc across the field at left. The field is filled with other faint red emission and blue reflection nebulas. The large loose open cluster Collinder 70 surrounds the middle star of the Belt, Alnilam.
13898929 - The Belt and Sword region of Orion, with the Orion Nebula, Messiesr 42 and 43, at bottom. Below the left star of the Belt, Alnitak, is the famous Horsehead Nebula, while above it is NGC 2024, aka the Flame Nebula. At very top left is Messier 78, while part of Barnard’s Loop arc across the field at left. The field is filled with other faint red emission and blue reflection nebulas. The large loose open cluster Collinder 70 surrounds the middle star of the Belt, Alnilam.
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.
An illustration of a red auroral curtain mixing with the green auroral arc to make an area of yellow-orange in the aurora this night. This was from home in Alberta on September 26, 2022. It frames the stars of Taurus rising with bright Mars at left and the Hyades star cluster at right.
13898799 - An illustration of a red auroral curtain mixing with the green auroral arc to make an area of yellow-orange in the aurora this night. This was from home in Alberta on September 26, 2022. It frames the stars of Taurus rising with bright Mars at left and the Hyades star cluster at right.
Mars (bottom) and Saturn in conjunction at right, and the Milky Way at left, in deep blue twilight before the sky got filly dark, over the old corral of the 76 Ranch, in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan, August 27/28, 2014. Antares and Scorpius are just behind the corral gate at right, Sagittarius is at left in the Milky Way. M6 and M7 open cluster are visible at left.
13898781 - Mars (bottom) and Saturn in conjunction at right, and the Milky Way at left, in deep blue twilight before the sky got filly dark, over the old corral of the 76 Ranch, in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan, August 27/28, 2014. Antares and Scorpius are just behind the corral gate at right, Sagittarius is at left in the Milky Way. M6 and M7 open cluster are visible at left.
A mosaic of the region around the Small Sagittarius Starcloud and Dark Horse dark nebula complex. The field takes in the Milky Way from the Lagoon Nebula at bottom to the Eagle Nebula at top left. In between from top to bottom are the Swan Nebula (M17), and the Small Sagittarius Starcloud (M24). Flanking the bright M24 starcloud are the large open clusters M23 (right) and M25 (left). At bottom left is the M22 globular star cluster. The prominent dark nebula at right is the large Pipe Nebula (B78) with the small Snake Nebula (B72) above it. The whole complex is visible to the naked eye as the D
13898305 - A mosaic of the region around the Small Sagittarius Starcloud and Dark Horse dark nebula complex. The field takes in the Milky Way from the Lagoon Nebula at bottom to the Eagle Nebula at top left. In between from top to bottom are the Swan Nebula (M17), and the Small Sagittarius Starcloud (M24). Flanking the bright M24 starcloud are the large open clusters M23 (right) and M25 (left). At bottom left is the M22 globular star cluster. The prominent dark nebula at right is the large Pipe Nebula (B78) with the small Snake Nebula (B72) above it. The whole complex is visible to the naked eye as the D
Nebulosity in the heart of Cygnus the Swan, including the North America Nebula and Pelican Nebula at left (NGC 7000 and IC 5070) and Gamma Cygni complex at right (IC 1318). The Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888) is at lower right. This is a stack of 5 x 4 minute exposures at f/2 with the 135mm lens and modified Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800, plus another three similar exposure images but taken thru the Kenko Softon filter for the star glows. Taken from home Sept 10, 2013.
13898272 - Nebulosity in the heart of Cygnus the Swan, including the North America Nebula and Pelican Nebula at left (NGC 7000 and IC 5070) and Gamma Cygni complex at right (IC 1318). The Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888) is at lower right. This is a stack of 5 x 4 minute exposures at f/2 with the 135mm lens and modified Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800, plus another three similar exposure images but taken thru the Kenko Softon filter for the star glows. Taken from home Sept 10, 2013.
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.
The Big Dipper and Arcturus (at left) over a single tipi at the Two Trees site at Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan, August 6, 2018.
13898133 - The Big Dipper and Arcturus (at left) over a single tipi at the Two Trees site at Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan, August 6, 2018.
(Left to right) Bogota's secretary of security Oscar Gomez Heredia, Bogota's mayor Claudia Lopez, Colombian police director William Rene Salamanca and Bogota's police commander Brigadier General Sandra Patricia Hernandez during the taking command ceremony of Colombian Police Brigadrier General Sandra Patricia Hernandez, in Bogota, Colombia, June 30, 2023.
13898132 - (Left to right) Bogota's secretary of security Oscar Gomez Heredia, Bogota's mayor Claudia Lopez, Colombian police director William Rene Salamanca and Bogota's police commander Brigadier General Sandra Patricia Hernandez during the taking command ceremony of Colombian Police Brigadrier General Sandra Patricia Hernandez, in Bogota, Colombia, June 30, 2023.
The appearance of the infamous STEVE glowing arc south of the main auroral curtains, on May 27-28, 2022 from home in southern Alberta. This was early on about 11:53 pm MDT as STEVE appeared in his classic mauve colour in the east. STEVE = Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement, created by hot gas flowing east to west south of the main aurora during an active display. It was Kp5 this night. The main aurora has some subtle blue rays within it at left.
13898108 - The appearance of the infamous STEVE glowing arc south of the main auroral curtains, on May 27-28, 2022 from home in southern Alberta. This was early on about 11:53 pm MDT as STEVE appeared in his classic mauve colour in the east. STEVE = Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement, created by hot gas flowing east to west south of the main aurora during an active display. It was Kp5 this night. The main aurora has some subtle blue rays within it at left.
The asterism of the False Cross in Vela and Carina, at left, with Gamma Velorum, a bright blue supergiant star, at right. In between are faint arcs of nebulosity in the Gum Nebula. To the left of Gamma Velorum is the open star clister NGC 2547. Below the bottom star of the False Cross, Epsilon Carinae or Avior, is the large naked-eye star cluster NGC 2516. To the right of the right star of the False Cross, Delta Velorum, is the loose open cluster IC 2391.
13897811 - The asterism of the False Cross in Vela and Carina, at left, with Gamma Velorum, a bright blue supergiant star, at right. In between are faint arcs of nebulosity in the Gum Nebula. To the left of Gamma Velorum is the open star clister NGC 2547. Below the bottom star of the False Cross, Epsilon Carinae or Avior, is the large naked-eye star cluster NGC 2516. To the right of the right star of the False Cross, Delta Velorum, is the loose open cluster IC 2391.
Scorpius and Sagittarius rising, with Scorpius coming up on its side, as seen from New South Wales, Australia, April 2, 2016. Mars is the brightest object left of Antares in Scorpius, with fainter Saturn below the reddish pairing of Mars and its rival Antares. The cyan-colored blob at lower left above the trees is Comet Linear/252P, which passed close to Earth the previous month. Many nebulas and clusters are visible along the Milky Way around the Galactic Centre in Sagittarius, which is rising here.
13897449 - Scorpius and Sagittarius rising, with Scorpius coming up on its side, as seen from New South Wales, Australia, April 2, 2016. Mars is the brightest object left of Antares in Scorpius, with fainter Saturn below the reddish pairing of Mars and its rival Antares. The cyan-colored blob at lower left above the trees is Comet Linear/252P, which passed close to Earth the previous month. Many nebulas and clusters are visible along the Milky Way around the Galactic Centre in Sagittarius, which is rising here.
A mosaic of the region around the centre of the Milky Way in Sagittarius and Scorpius. The field takes in the Milky Way from the Cat's Paw Nebula at bottom edge to the Eagle Nebula at top left. In between from top to bottom are the Swan Nebula (M17), the Small Sagittarius Starcloud (M24), the Trifid and Lagoon Nebulas (M20 and M8) and the open clusters M6 and M7. The prominent dark nebula at right is the large Pipe Nebula (B78) with the small Snake Nebula (B72) above it. The whole complex is visible to the naked eye as the Dark Horse.
13897448 - A mosaic of the region around the centre of the Milky Way in Sagittarius and Scorpius. The field takes in the Milky Way from the Cat's Paw Nebula at bottom edge to the Eagle Nebula at top left. In between from top to bottom are the Swan Nebula (M17), the Small Sagittarius Starcloud (M24), the Trifid and Lagoon Nebulas (M20 and M8) and the open clusters M6 and M7. The prominent dark nebula at right is the large Pipe Nebula (B78) with the small Snake Nebula (B72) above it. The whole complex is visible to the naked eye as the Dark Horse.
The stars of Taurus, including the Pleiades, rising above Mount Kerkeslin, with Capella and Auriga at top left. Castor and Pollux in Gemini are among the trees at lower left. The winter Milky Way runs from Capella down to Gemini.
13897442 - The stars of Taurus, including the Pleiades, rising above Mount Kerkeslin, with Capella and Auriga at top left. Castor and Pollux in Gemini are among the trees at lower left. The winter Milky Way runs from Capella down to Gemini.
Low Angle View Of Sultan Hassan Mosque (Left) And Er Rifai Mosque (Right), Cairo, Egypt; Cairo, Egypt
13877575 - Low Angle View Of Sultan Hassan Mosque (Left) And Er Rifai Mosque (Right), Cairo, Egypt; Cairo, Egypt
The House of the Columns in the ruins of the Mayan city of Tulum on the coast of the Caribbean Sea. Tulum National Park, Quintana Roo, Mexico. At left is the Temple of the Frescos.
13849061 - The House of the Columns in the ruins of the Mayan city of Tulum on the coast of the Caribbean Sea. Tulum National Park, Quintana Roo, Mexico. At left is the Temple of the Frescos.
The Rio de las Vueltas, the boundary of Los Glaciares National Park near El Chalten, Argentina. A UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Patagonia region of South America. Across the river is the Cordon de los Condores. To the left is the Cordon de Bosque.
13845389 - The Rio de las Vueltas, the boundary of Los Glaciares National Park near El Chalten, Argentina. A UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Patagonia region of South America. Across the river is the Cordon de los Condores. To the left is the Cordon de Bosque.
A ceremonial platform in the ruins of the Mayan city of Tulum on the coast of the Caribbean Sea. Tulum National Park, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Behind is the House of the Columns. At left is the Temple of the Frescos.
13845176 - A ceremonial platform in the ruins of the Mayan city of Tulum on the coast of the Caribbean Sea. Tulum National Park, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Behind is the House of the Columns. At left is the Temple of the Frescos.
A Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis, with a dart in the left leg. Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya, Africa.
13836458 - A Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis, with a dart in the left leg. Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya, Africa.
Close up portrait of a lioness, Panthera leo, with small injuries under her left eye. Khwai Concession Area, Okavango, Botswana.
13835268 - Close up portrait of a lioness, Panthera leo, with small injuries under her left eye. Khwai Concession Area, Okavango, Botswana.
At left Library of Birmingham Venue Hire and at right Birmingham Convention Bureau, in Centenary Square, Birmingham, England
13826757 - At left Library of Birmingham Venue Hire and at right Birmingham Convention Bureau, in Centenary Square, Birmingham, England
View of Ganges river from Scindia Ghat, at left Temple of Shiva (Ratneshwar mahadev), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
13826628 - View of Ganges river from Scindia Ghat, at left Temple of Shiva (Ratneshwar mahadev), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
At left Hazroti Imom Friday Mosque and at right Moyie Mubarek Library Museum, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
13826484 - At left Hazroti Imom Friday Mosque and at right Moyie Mubarek Library Museum, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Islom Hoja Minaret. At right Sherghozi Khan Medressa. At left Pahlavon Mahmud Mausoleum, Khiva, Uzbekistan
13826269 - Islom Hoja Minaret. At right Sherghozi Khan Medressa. At left Pahlavon Mahmud Mausoleum, Khiva, Uzbekistan
At right minaret of Sidi Lazaze, at left minaret of Medersa Bou Inania, Medina, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Fez, Morocco, Africa.
13825599 - At right minaret of Sidi Lazaze, at left minaret of Medersa Bou Inania, Medina, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Fez, Morocco, Africa.
Bab Bou Jeloud gate, in background at right minaret of Sidi Lazaze, at left minaret of Medersa Bou Inania, medina,Fez.Morocco
13825190 - Bab Bou Jeloud gate, in background at right minaret of Sidi Lazaze, at left minaret of Medersa Bou Inania, medina,Fez.Morocco
Sahar at right and Houriye at left, both 15 years old, Girls picking chards harvest, day laborers, child labour, syrian refugees, in Bar Elias, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
13825142 - Sahar at right and Houriye at left, both 15 years old, Girls picking chards harvest, day laborers, child labour, syrian refugees, in Bar Elias, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
Takahiro Koizumi at left and his assistant at right are showing their finish work, iron teapots or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
13824915 - Takahiro Koizumi at left and his assistant at right are showing their finish work, iron teapots or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Detail of dresses and feet. At left Benita la Intocable , in the middle Angela la Folclorista, and at right Dina, cholitas females wrestlers, El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia
13823927 - Detail of dresses and feet. At left Benita la Intocable , in the middle Angela la Folclorista, and at right Dina, cholitas females wrestlers, El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia
Detail of dresses and hands. At left Benita la Intocable , in the middle Angela la Folclorista, and at right Dina, cholitas females wrestlers, El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia
13823926 - Detail of dresses and hands. At left Benita la Intocable , in the middle Angela la Folclorista, and at right Dina, cholitas females wrestlers, El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia
At right Benita la Intocable , at left Angela la Folclorista, cholitas females wrestlers, El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia
13823920 - At right Benita la Intocable , at left Angela la Folclorista, cholitas females wrestlers, El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia
Biking, in Ría del Nervión, in background Pedro Arrupe Bridge and at left Deusto University , Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
13823811 - Biking, in Ría del Nervión, in background Pedro Arrupe Bridge and at left Deusto University , Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
View over the Blumenhof to the Deutschherrenhaus, today's Museum Ludwig, on the left the ruins of the late Gothic chapel of the Teutonic Order, Koblenz, Upper Middle Rhine Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate Germany
71443868 - View over the Blumenhof to the Deutschherrenhaus, today's Museum Ludwig, on the left the ruins of the late Gothic chapel of the Teutonic Order, Koblenz, Upper Middle Rhine Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate Germany
National Park, Monfragüe, in Extremadura, here the Tetjar flows into the Tajo, a vulture flies below left, Spain
71442085 - National Park, Monfragüe, in Extremadura, here the Tetjar flows into the Tajo, a vulture flies below left, Spain
Aerial view of the city at the confluence of the Inn (left), Danube (middle) and Ilz (right), Passau, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
71428858 - Aerial view of the city at the confluence of the Inn (left), Danube (middle) and Ilz (right), Passau, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
Venus below dimmer Saturn in the evening twilight on January 21,2023,the evening before their close conjuncton. The magnitude 2.8 star Deneb Algiedi,aka Delta Capricorni,is below and to the left of Venus. Venus was magnitude -3.9 while Saturn was magnitude 0.8.
13999522 - Venus below dimmer Saturn in the evening twilight on January 21,2023,the evening before their close conjuncton. The magnitude 2.8 star Deneb Algiedi,aka Delta Capricorni,is below and to the left of Venus. Venus was magnitude -3.9 while Saturn was magnitude 0.8.
This is the field containing the assortment of open star clusters near the star Delta Cassiopeiae,or Ruchbah,at lower right. The bright cluster to the left of Ruchbah is Messier 103. But the more prominent and richer cluster in the field is NGC 663,aka the Letter S Cluster,at left of centre. Below it is the smaller NGC 659,while above it is NGC 654. The yellowed cluster at upper left is IC 166,while the small cluster above M103 is Trumpler 1. So there are clusters in this field from several catalogues. A small bit of reflection (?) nebulosity unidentified on any print or digital atlas I have s
13999474 - This is the field containing the assortment of open star clusters near the star Delta Cassiopeiae,or Ruchbah,at lower right. The bright cluster to the left of Ruchbah is Messier 103. But the more prominent and richer cluster in the field is NGC 663,aka the Letter S Cluster,at left of centre. Below it is the smaller NGC 659,while above it is NGC 654. The yellowed cluster at upper left is IC 166,while the small cluster above M103 is Trumpler 1. So there are clusters in this field from several catalogues. A small bit of reflection (?) nebulosity unidentified on any print or digital atlas I have s
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.
This is the field containing the bright,large,but sparse star cluster Messier 39 in Cygnus,at lower left,amid a rich starfield laced with dark dust. The elongated dark nebula Barnard 363 is at centre. The patch at top os B362.
13999232 - This is the field containing the bright,large,but sparse star cluster Messier 39 in Cygnus,at lower left,amid a rich starfield laced with dark dust. The elongated dark nebula Barnard 363 is at centre. The patch at top os B362.
A framing of the northern winter sky constellation of Gemini. the Twins The Messier star cluster M35 is at right,along with the emission nebulas IC 443 and NGC 2174. The twin stars of Castor (top) and Pollux are at left,but showing their colour difference here. The Milky Way runs down the right side of the frame making this area much brighter and richer than the sky at left.
13999153 - A framing of the northern winter sky constellation of Gemini. the Twins The Messier star cluster M35 is at right,along with the emission nebulas IC 443 and NGC 2174. The twin stars of Castor (top) and Pollux are at left,but showing their colour difference here. The Milky Way runs down the right side of the frame making this area much brighter and richer than the sky at left.
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.
Comet Nishimura (C/2023 P1),at left,captured about 30 minutes after rising in the pre-dawn sky on September 10,2023 with the sky bright with morning twilight colours. The comet was only about 4.5º above the horizon at this time.
13999038 - Comet Nishimura (C/2023 P1),at left,captured about 30 minutes after rising in the pre-dawn sky on September 10,2023 with the sky bright with morning twilight colours. The comet was only about 4.5º above the horizon at this time.
The Veil Nebula complex in Cygnus,aka the Cygnus Loop or Cirrus Nebula. This is a remnant of a supernova explosion that occured 5000 to 8000 years ago. It features a mix of red hydrogen-alpha and cyan oxygen III emission for a colourful complex of lacy filaments. The components have the catalogue numbers of NGC 6992-5 (eastern component at left) and NGC 6960 (western component at right,through the star 52 Cygni),and NGC 6974 for the middle area at top called Pickering's Triangle.
13998977 - The Veil Nebula complex in Cygnus,aka the Cygnus Loop or Cirrus Nebula. This is a remnant of a supernova explosion that occured 5000 to 8000 years ago. It features a mix of red hydrogen-alpha and cyan oxygen III emission for a colourful complex of lacy filaments. The components have the catalogue numbers of NGC 6992-5 (eastern component at left) and NGC 6960 (western component at right,through the star 52 Cygni),and NGC 6974 for the middle area at top called Pickering's Triangle.
A 270° panorama of the Northern Lights and aurora curtains across the southern sky,on February 22,2023,from the grounds of the Churchill Northern Studies Centre,in Churchill,Manitoba. This was a Kp5 level aurora this night,active from twilight on and prominent here in the south at about 8:30 pm. Orion and the winter stars are embedded in the aurora at left of centre,above the old launch structures of the Churchill Rocket Range. The new Centre and the old Rocket Range headquarters building are at right.
13998971 - A 270° panorama of the Northern Lights and aurora curtains across the southern sky,on February 22,2023,from the grounds of the Churchill Northern Studies Centre,in Churchill,Manitoba. This was a Kp5 level aurora this night,active from twilight on and prominent here in the south at about 8:30 pm. Orion and the winter stars are embedded in the aurora at left of centre,above the old launch structures of the Churchill Rocket Range. The new Centre and the old Rocket Range headquarters building are at right.
This is a framing of the large naked-eye Mel111 Coma Berenices star cluster to include some of the telescopic galaxies in the area,notably the edge-on Needle Galaxy,NGC 4565,at lower left and the spiral galaxy NGC 4559 at upper left. NGC 4494 is to the right of the Needle galaxy. Many other NGC and PGC galaxies down to 15th magnitude dot the field.
13998940 - This is a framing of the large naked-eye Mel111 Coma Berenices star cluster to include some of the telescopic galaxies in the area,notably the edge-on Needle Galaxy,NGC 4565,at lower left and the spiral galaxy NGC 4559 at upper left. NGC 4494 is to the right of the Needle galaxy. Many other NGC and PGC galaxies down to 15th magnitude dot the field.
A trio of Perseid meteors streaking from left to right away from the radiant point in Perseus off frame at left,and down the summer Milky Way in Cygnus and Lyra. The meteors display the characteristic transition from green to red along their ionization path. The framing includes the Summer Triangle stars,Deneb,Vega and Altair.
13998612 - A trio of Perseid meteors streaking from left to right away from the radiant point in Perseus off frame at left,and down the summer Milky Way in Cygnus and Lyra. The meteors display the characteristic transition from green to red along their ionization path. The framing includes the Summer Triangle stars,Deneb,Vega and Altair.
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.
This is the famous Double Cluster,a pair of open star clusters,in Perseus. On the left is NGC 884; on the right is NGC 869. The clusters are notable for the array of yellow supergiant stars amid the hot blue stars. The clusters are thougbt to be quite young,at 3.2 millon and 5.6 million years old,respectively.
13998468 - This is the famous Double Cluster,a pair of open star clusters,in Perseus. On the left is NGC 884; on the right is NGC 869. The clusters are notable for the array of yellow supergiant stars amid the hot blue stars. The clusters are thougbt to be quite young,at 3.2 millon and 5.6 million years old,respectively.
This is the region of the Milky Way that extends from southern Cygnus at top down into Vulpecula and Sagitta at bottom. Below centre is the Coathanger asterism,aka Brocchi's Cluster or Cr399. Above it is the blue reflection nebula Sharpless 2-83. The magenta emission nebula above and to the left is NGC 6820. A small red nebula above it is Sharpless 2-88. The bright star at upper right is Albireo in Cygnus.
13998294 - This is the region of the Milky Way that extends from southern Cygnus at top down into Vulpecula and Sagitta at bottom. Below centre is the Coathanger asterism,aka Brocchi's Cluster or Cr399. Above it is the blue reflection nebula Sharpless 2-83. The magenta emission nebula above and to the left is NGC 6820. A small red nebula above it is Sharpless 2-88. The bright star at upper right is Albireo in Cygnus.
Segways and tourists in Plaza del Triunfo,with Seville Cathedral on the right and General Archive of the Indies on the left,Seville,Spain
13987385 - Segways and tourists in Plaza del Triunfo,with Seville Cathedral on the right and General Archive of the Indies on the left,Seville,Spain
Window Blind Peak, left, & Assembly Hall Peak, center in the Mexican Mountain WSA on the San Rafael Swell in Utah. Overhead are both cumulus and high streaking cirrus clouds.\n
13925362 - Window Blind Peak, left, & Assembly Hall Peak, center in the Mexican Mountain WSA on the San Rafael Swell in Utah. Overhead are both cumulus and high streaking cirrus clouds.\n
The amazing area of the southern Milky Way in Carina and Crux, the brightest part of the Milky Way after the galactic core region. At right is the Carina Nebula, with the Southern Pleiades cluster, IC 2602, below it. The Football Cluster, NGC 3532, is at upper left of the Carina Nebula. At centre is the region of Lambda Centauri, with the star cluster NGC 3766, the Pearl Cluster, above the emission nebulosity. At left is the Southern Cross, with the dark Coal Sack at bottom left of the Cross, with thin tendrils extending to the right. To the left of Alpha Cruxis at the bottom of the Cross is t
13900602 - The amazing area of the southern Milky Way in Carina and Crux, the brightest part of the Milky Way after the galactic core region. At right is the Carina Nebula, with the Southern Pleiades cluster, IC 2602, below it. The Football Cluster, NGC 3532, is at upper left of the Carina Nebula. At centre is the region of Lambda Centauri, with the star cluster NGC 3766, the Pearl Cluster, above the emission nebulosity. At left is the Southern Cross, with the dark Coal Sack at bottom left of the Cross, with thin tendrils extending to the right. To the left of Alpha Cruxis at the bottom of the Cross is t
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.
The constellation of Aquila the Eagle with the small constellation of Scutum the Shield below, with its bright starcloud, in the northern summer sky, with parts of Serpens and Ophiuchus at right. The Serpens-Ophiuchus Double Cluster is at right, made of NGC 6633 (right) and IC 4756 (left). Altair is the bright star at left.
13900239 - The constellation of Aquila the Eagle with the small constellation of Scutum the Shield below, with its bright starcloud, in the northern summer sky, with parts of Serpens and Ophiuchus at right. The Serpens-Ophiuchus Double Cluster is at right, made of NGC 6633 (right) and IC 4756 (left). Altair is the bright star at left.
Cassiopeia nearly overhead on an autumn night, amid the pines at Athabasca Fall, Jasper National Park, Alberta. The Andromeda Galaxy is at top, Perseus is at upper right, and Cepheus and Cygnus at lower left.
13900157 - Cassiopeia nearly overhead on an autumn night, amid the pines at Athabasca Fall, Jasper National Park, Alberta. The Andromeda Galaxy is at top, Perseus is at upper right, and Cepheus and Cygnus at lower left.
A panorama of the northern stars in autumn over and reflected in the calm waters of Lake Edith in Jasper National Park, in the deep twilight. The Big Dipper and Ursa Major are at left, with Arcturus over Pyramid Mountain at far left. Capella is rising at right, and above it are the stars of Perseus and Cassiopeia. This was on a very clear mid-October night in 2022.
13900148 - A panorama of the northern stars in autumn over and reflected in the calm waters of Lake Edith in Jasper National Park, in the deep twilight. The Big Dipper and Ursa Major are at left, with Arcturus over Pyramid Mountain at far left. Capella is rising at right, and above it are the stars of Perseus and Cassiopeia. This was on a very clear mid-October night in 2022.
A mosaic of the Sword and Belt region of Orion the Hunter, showing the diverse array of colourful nebulas in the area, including: curving Barnard’s Loop, the Horsehead Nebula below the left star of the Belt, Alnitak, and the Orion Nebula itself as the bright region in the Sword.
13900128 - A mosaic of the Sword and Belt region of Orion the Hunter, showing the diverse array of colourful nebulas in the area, including: curving Barnard’s Loop, the Horsehead Nebula below the left star of the Belt, Alnitak, and the Orion Nebula itself as the bright region in the Sword.
Mars, the bright object at right, with Saturn to the left and Antares below Saturn, in Scorpius, all above Mt. Rundle, with the Milky Way at left. The area of the galactic centre in Sagittarius is just above the horizon.
13900041 - Mars, the bright object at right, with Saturn to the left and Antares below Saturn, in Scorpius, all above Mt. Rundle, with the Milky Way at left. The area of the galactic centre in Sagittarius is just above the horizon.
The colourful region in and around the Coathanger asterism in Vulpecula the Fox. The grouping is not a star cluster per se, though it is catalogued as one, Collinder 399. It is also known as Brocchi's Cluster. A true star cluster, NGC 6802, is located at the east (left) end of the Coathanger, as the small clump of stars. The area is also rich in faint nebulosity, notably: the Sharpless 2-83 reflection nebula complex above the Coathanger, and the small, round Sharpless 2-82 emission and reflection nebula below the Coathanger. The large area of red emission nebula at bottom right is not catalogu
13899982 - The colourful region in and around the Coathanger asterism in Vulpecula the Fox. The grouping is not a star cluster per se, though it is catalogued as one, Collinder 399. It is also known as Brocchi's Cluster. A true star cluster, NGC 6802, is located at the east (left) end of the Coathanger, as the small clump of stars. The area is also rich in faint nebulosity, notably: the Sharpless 2-83 reflection nebula complex above the Coathanger, and the small, round Sharpless 2-82 emission and reflection nebula below the Coathanger. The large area of red emission nebula at bottom right is not catalogu
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.
Swirls of auroral curtains over Båtsfjord, Norway while we were in port on the southbound portion of the Hurtigruten coastal cruise on the ms Trollfjord. This was March 1, 2019. The stars of Taurus and the Pleiades are at left; Cassiopeia at upper right.
13899622 - Swirls of auroral curtains over Båtsfjord, Norway while we were in port on the southbound portion of the Hurtigruten coastal cruise on the ms Trollfjord. This was March 1, 2019. The stars of Taurus and the Pleiades are at left; Cassiopeia at upper right.
A panorama of NLCs – noctilucent clouds – aka PMCs or polar mesospheric clouds, taken on June 20, 2022 about 11:40 pm MDT, from home in southern Alberta. After many cloudy nights and some clear nights with no NLCs, this was my first sighting since June 1. The bright luminous mesospheric clouds lit by sunlight at high altitude contrast with the dark tropospheric clouds to the left at low altitude.
13899582 - A panorama of NLCs – noctilucent clouds – aka PMCs or polar mesospheric clouds, taken on June 20, 2022 about 11:40 pm MDT, from home in southern Alberta. After many cloudy nights and some clear nights with no NLCs, this was my first sighting since June 1. The bright luminous mesospheric clouds lit by sunlight at high altitude contrast with the dark tropospheric clouds to the left at low altitude.
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.
The region of the Southern Cross, Crux, at left and around the Carina Nebula, at right. To the left of the Southern Cross is the dark Coal Sack. Open star clusters around the Carina Nebula are NGC 3532 (at upper left of nebula), IC 2602, the Southern Pleiades (below the nebula), and NGC 3114 (right of nebula). Taken on a hazy night, so the glows around stars are natural and not introduced from a filter. This is a stack of 5 x 6 minute exposures at f/2.8 with the Sigma 50mm lens and Canon 60Da at ISO 800, on the iOptron SkyTracker. Taken from Coonabarbran, NSW, Australia, March 22, 2014.
13899499 - The region of the Southern Cross, Crux, at left and around the Carina Nebula, at right. To the left of the Southern Cross is the dark Coal Sack. Open star clusters around the Carina Nebula are NGC 3532 (at upper left of nebula), IC 2602, the Southern Pleiades (below the nebula), and NGC 3114 (right of nebula). Taken on a hazy night, so the glows around stars are natural and not introduced from a filter. This is a stack of 5 x 6 minute exposures at f/2.8 with the Sigma 50mm lens and Canon 60Da at ISO 800, on the iOptron SkyTracker. Taken from Coonabarbran, NSW, Australia, March 22, 2014.
A 360° "all-sky" panorama of the northern spring sky, taken when the North Galactic Pole was almost due south high in the sky, so we are looking up out of the plane of our galaxy. The Milky Way is visible but only as an arc low across the north, and on this night (April 27, 2022) an arc of a dim green and magenta aurora nicely coincided with the location of the Milky Way. The North Galactic Pole is located just left of the Coma Berenices star cluster below centre.
13899446 - A 360° "all-sky" panorama of the northern spring sky, taken when the North Galactic Pole was almost due south high in the sky, so we are looking up out of the plane of our galaxy. The Milky Way is visible but only as an arc low across the north, and on this night (April 27, 2022) an arc of a dim green and magenta aurora nicely coincided with the location of the Milky Way. The North Galactic Pole is located just left of the Coma Berenices star cluster below centre.
A selfie of me observing with the 20cm Sky-Watcher Dobsonian telescope on a June night in the backyard. Shot for a book illustration of accessories and observing. The sky is blue from solstice twilight as this was June 18, 2020. The galactic core is at centre; Jupiter is rising at left.
13899372 - A selfie of me observing with the 20cm Sky-Watcher Dobsonian telescope on a June night in the backyard. Shot for a book illustration of accessories and observing. The sky is blue from solstice twilight as this was June 18, 2020. The galactic core is at centre; Jupiter is rising at left.
A composite of the August 21, 2017 total eclipse of the Sun, showing the second and third contact diamond rings and Baily’s Beads at the start (left) and end (right) of totality, flanking a composite image of totality itself. The diamond ring and Baily’s Beads images are single images.
13899354 - A composite of the August 21, 2017 total eclipse of the Sun, showing the second and third contact diamond rings and Baily’s Beads at the start (left) and end (right) of totality, flanking a composite image of totality itself. The diamond ring and Baily’s Beads images are single images.
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.
A 360° panorama of the odd isolated auroral arc that has become known as “Steve,” here to the left as a pink and white band, across the south, with the main auroral oval to the north at right, with its more normal oxygen green arc and upper red and magenta tints, also from atomic oxygen.
13899246 - A 360° panorama of the odd isolated auroral arc that has become known as “Steve,” here to the left as a pink and white band, across the south, with the main auroral oval to the north at right, with its more normal oxygen green arc and upper red and magenta tints, also from atomic oxygen.
A scene looking west on January 16, 2015 but with a field stretching up to and beyond the zenith overhead, taking in the Zodiacal Light stretching up to the Pleiades at upper left. Just below the Pleiades is green Comet Lovejoy, with its faint ion tail pointing away from the Sun along the same plane as the Zodiacal Light, as it should. Ion tails always point directly away from the Sun, as they are blown out by the solar wind. Comet Lovejoy was crossing the ecliptic this night, as it heads north in its orbit traveling almost perpendicular to the ecliptic plane.
13899168 - A scene looking west on January 16, 2015 but with a field stretching up to and beyond the zenith overhead, taking in the Zodiacal Light stretching up to the Pleiades at upper left. Just below the Pleiades is green Comet Lovejoy, with its faint ion tail pointing away from the Sun along the same plane as the Zodiacal Light, as it should. Ion tails always point directly away from the Sun, as they are blown out by the solar wind. Comet Lovejoy was crossing the ecliptic this night, as it heads north in its orbit traveling almost perpendicular to the ecliptic plane.
Orion and the winter sky with Venus, setting into the western twilight, over Turret Arch in Arches National Park, Utah, on April 6, 2015. Venus is the bright object at right under the Pleaides. Sirius is the bright star at left, with Procyon the bright star ar top left.
13899070 - Orion and the winter sky with Venus, setting into the western twilight, over Turret Arch in Arches National Park, Utah, on April 6, 2015. Venus is the bright object at right under the Pleaides. Sirius is the bright star at left, with Procyon the bright star ar top left.
A framing of the field around the bright white star Altair (lower left), and the orange giant star Tarazed above, with the dark nebula complex B142 (lower dark lane) and B143 (the top pair of dark lanes), together known as Barnard's E. These are all in Aquila.
13898985 - A framing of the field around the bright white star Altair (lower left), and the orange giant star Tarazed above, with the dark nebula complex B142 (lower dark lane) and B143 (the top pair of dark lanes), together known as Barnard's E. These are all in Aquila.
Orion and the winter sky, at left, and a swirl of colourful aurora over the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, in a display on February 11, 2018. People from the first Learning Vacations group of the season are shooting the Lights.
13898884 - Orion and the winter sky, at left, and a swirl of colourful aurora over the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, in a display on February 11, 2018. People from the first Learning Vacations group of the season are shooting the Lights.
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.
One of a series of images showing the STEVE arc appearing in the east and developing brighter. This was August 7-8, 2022, from southern Alberta, Canada at about 12:25 am MDT. This shows a faint green-white band on the left edge of the main pink arc.
13898779 - One of a series of images showing the STEVE arc appearing in the east and developing brighter. This was August 7-8, 2022, from southern Alberta, Canada at about 12:25 am MDT. This shows a faint green-white band on the left edge of the main pink arc.
M31, the Andromeda Galaxy, with its companion galaxies, M32 (below) and M110 (aka NGC 205, above), framed to include the blue star Nu Andromedae at left, usually used as the star hopping guide star to find M31.
13898767 - M31, the Andromeda Galaxy, with its companion galaxies, M32 (below) and M110 (aka NGC 205, above), framed to include the blue star Nu Andromedae at left, usually used as the star hopping guide star to find M31.
The quarter Moon reflected in the waters of Reesor Lake, Alberta in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park. Taken on July 5, 2014. This is with the 14mm Rokinon lens and Canon 6D at ISO800. This is a high dynamic range stack of 6 exposures from 1/15 to 0.6 seconds taken just before using the camera to take a motion control time-lapse. The Moon was in conjunction with Mars (right of Moon) and Spica (left of Moon) but in the bright twilight they are not showing up here.
13898528 - The quarter Moon reflected in the waters of Reesor Lake, Alberta in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park. Taken on July 5, 2014. This is with the 14mm Rokinon lens and Canon 6D at ISO800. This is a high dynamic range stack of 6 exposures from 1/15 to 0.6 seconds taken just before using the camera to take a motion control time-lapse. The Moon was in conjunction with Mars (right of Moon) and Spica (left of Moon) but in the bright twilight they are not showing up here.
The morning sky of January 11, 2018, with the waning crescent Moon shining above the pairing of Mars (left) and Jupiter (right). The Moon and planets are in Libra just east (left) of the star Zubenelgenubi, or Alpha Librae. Left of centre, Antares and the stars of Scorpius are just rising in the dawn twilight.
13898520 - The morning sky of January 11, 2018, with the waning crescent Moon shining above the pairing of Mars (left) and Jupiter (right). The Moon and planets are in Libra just east (left) of the star Zubenelgenubi, or Alpha Librae. Left of centre, Antares and the stars of Scorpius are just rising in the dawn twilight.
The constellation of Orion the Hunter, at right, and his two Hunting Dogs and their brightest stars: Procyon in Canis Minor (at left) and Sirius in Canis Major (at bottom).
13898497 - The constellation of Orion the Hunter, at right, and his two Hunting Dogs and their brightest stars: Procyon in Canis Minor (at left) and Sirius in Canis Major (at bottom).
The famous Double Cluster (NGC 869, right and NGC 884, left) in Perseus, in a wide-field shot that incl;udes the large and sparse cluster Stock 2, aka the Muscle Man Cluster, is at top, looking here as if it outlined by a square border of stars. The field is filled with yellow supergiant stars.
13898435 - The famous Double Cluster (NGC 869, right and NGC 884, left) in Perseus, in a wide-field shot that incl;udes the large and sparse cluster Stock 2, aka the Muscle Man Cluster, is at top, looking here as if it outlined by a square border of stars. The field is filled with yellow supergiant stars.
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!
This is the rich region in the centre of the constellation of Auriga with the Flaming Star Nebula, IC 405 at right, and the roundish IC 410 at bottom with the cluster NGC 1893. At top left is the star cluster Messier 38, with small NGC 1907 below it. The small nebula at left is IC 417 around the loose cluster Stock 8. The large elongated nebula at top is Sharpless 2-230. The colourful asterism of stars between IC 405 and IC 410 is the Leaping Minnow or Little Fish, aka Mel 31.
13898337 - This is the rich region in the centre of the constellation of Auriga with the Flaming Star Nebula, IC 405 at right, and the roundish IC 410 at bottom with the cluster NGC 1893. At top left is the star cluster Messier 38, with small NGC 1907 below it. The small nebula at left is IC 417 around the loose cluster Stock 8. The large elongated nebula at top is Sharpless 2-230. The colourful asterism of stars between IC 405 and IC 410 is the Leaping Minnow or Little Fish, aka Mel 31.
The red planet Mars in the winter sky lit by the waxing gibbous Moon, off frame at right. Mars is at centre, and nearly at its brightest for the year with it 4 days before its December 2022 opposition. It appears in Taurus, east of the Hyades and below the Pleiades, and above Orion. Sirius is rising at bottom just above the horizon. Procyon and Canis Minor is at lower left, with Castor and Pollux in Gemini above. At upper left is Capella in Auriga. The stars of Perseus at at top.
13898334 - The red planet Mars in the winter sky lit by the waxing gibbous Moon, off frame at right. Mars is at centre, and nearly at its brightest for the year with it 4 days before its December 2022 opposition. It appears in Taurus, east of the Hyades and below the Pleiades, and above Orion. Sirius is rising at bottom just above the horizon. Procyon and Canis Minor is at lower left, with Castor and Pollux in Gemini above. At upper left is Capella in Auriga. The stars of Perseus at at top.
Reflections of the Northern Lights in the calm and misty waters of Madeline Lake on the Ingraham Trail near Yellowknife, NWT on Sept 7, 2019. This is one of a series of “reflection” images. The Big Dipper is at left. Capella is at right. I light painted the mist a little with an LED flashlight.
13898318 - Reflections of the Northern Lights in the calm and misty waters of Madeline Lake on the Ingraham Trail near Yellowknife, NWT on Sept 7, 2019. This is one of a series of “reflection” images. The Big Dipper is at left. Capella is at right. I light painted the mist a little with an LED flashlight.
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.
Open cluster pair of NGC 2451 (right), a bright loose cluster, and NGC 2477 (left), a fainter but very rich open cluster. The field is also filled with faint emission nebulosity. Taken from Timor Cottage, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia, December 12, 2010. This is a stack of 5 x 6 minute exposures at ISO 1600 with Canon 5D MkII camera on 105mm Astro-Physics Traveler apo refractor at f/5.8 with 6x7 field flattener.
13898239 - Open cluster pair of NGC 2451 (right), a bright loose cluster, and NGC 2477 (left), a fainter but very rich open cluster. The field is also filled with faint emission nebulosity. Taken from Timor Cottage, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia, December 12, 2010. This is a stack of 5 x 6 minute exposures at ISO 1600 with Canon 5D MkII camera on 105mm Astro-Physics Traveler apo refractor at f/5.8 with 6x7 field flattener.
The Plaza 25 de Mayo, the main square in the center of San Juan, Argentina at night. At left is the cathedral bell tower.
13898208 - The Plaza 25 de Mayo, the main square in the center of San Juan, Argentina at night. At left is the cathedral bell tower.
A busy morning sky, with the waning crescent Moon shining above the pairing of Mars (left) and Jupiter (right), with the Space Station also streaking by below in four exposures. The Moon and planets are in Libra. Left of centre, Antares and the stars of Scorpius are just rising in the dawn twilight.
13898086 - A busy morning sky, with the waning crescent Moon shining above the pairing of Mars (left) and Jupiter (right), with the Space Station also streaking by below in four exposures. The Moon and planets are in Libra. Left of centre, Antares and the stars of Scorpius are just rising in the dawn twilight.
Messier 81 (the spiral galaxy below) and M82 (the irregular galaxy on top) in Ursa Major. M81 is Bode’s Galaxy, while M82 is the Cigar Galaxy. The galaxy at bottom left is NGC 3077 This is a stack of 10 x 10-minute exposures with the Canon EOS Ra camera at ISO 800 through the Astro-Physics 130mm apo refractor at f/6 with the 6x7 field flattener lens. Taken April 24/25, 2020. North is up in this view.
13898077 - Messier 81 (the spiral galaxy below) and M82 (the irregular galaxy on top) in Ursa Major. M81 is Bode’s Galaxy, while M82 is the Cigar Galaxy. The galaxy at bottom left is NGC 3077 This is a stack of 10 x 10-minute exposures with the Canon EOS Ra camera at ISO 800 through the Astro-Physics 130mm apo refractor at f/6 with the 6x7 field flattener lens. Taken April 24/25, 2020. North is up in this view.
The Carina Nebula, NGC 3372, and the Football Cluster, NGC 3532, at left, in a wide-field view with a 200mm telephoto lens to match a binocular field of view. At upper right is the Gem Cluster, NGC 3293. At lower left are the nebulas NGC 3576 and NGC 3603.
13898041 - The Carina Nebula, NGC 3372, and the Football Cluster, NGC 3532, at left, in a wide-field view with a 200mm telephoto lens to match a binocular field of view. At upper right is the Gem Cluster, NGC 3293. At lower left are the nebulas NGC 3576 and NGC 3603.
Circumpolar star trails over the historic but sadly neglected St. Anthony’s Church between Bow Island and Etzikom, Alberta. The Big Dipper is at left, Polaris at top. The Roman Catholic church was built in 1911 by English, Russian German immigrants. It served a dwindling congregation until 1991 when it closed. At that time workers found a time capsule from 1915 with names of the priest and parisioners of the day. In summer of 2014 the Church suffered its latest indignity when the iron cross on its steeple tower was stolen. It was there when I stopped at this Church on a site scouting trip in M
13898023 - Circumpolar star trails over the historic but sadly neglected St. Anthony’s Church between Bow Island and Etzikom, Alberta. The Big Dipper is at left, Polaris at top. The Roman Catholic church was built in 1911 by English, Russian German immigrants. It served a dwindling congregation until 1991 when it closed. At that time workers found a time capsule from 1915 with names of the priest and parisioners of the day. In summer of 2014 the Church suffered its latest indignity when the iron cross on its steeple tower was stolen. It was there when I stopped at this Church on a site scouting trip in M
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