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A 330° panorama of the great April aurora show on April 23,2023,taken from home in southern Alberta. One other camera is in the scene,taking a time-lapse. North is left of centre; east right of centre; south is at right; . The crescent Moon and Venus are setting in the west at far left in clouds.

13999547 - A 330° panorama of the great April aurora show on April 23,2023,taken from home in southern Alberta. One other camera is in the scene,taking a time-lapse. North is left of centre; east right of centre; south is at right; . The crescent Moon and Venus are setting in the west at far left in clouds.

The rising of the Full Moon just before Easter weekend,on Wednesday,April 5,2023,with Good Friday two days later on April 7. The Moon appears quite pink and in a bright blue sky,as moonrise this night was a few minutes before sunset. However,the Sun was in clouds to the northwest and not lighting the foreground.

13999483 - The rising of the Full Moon just before Easter weekend,on Wednesday,April 5,2023,with Good Friday two days later on April 7. The Moon appears quite pink and in a bright blue sky,as moonrise this night was a few minutes before sunset. However,the Sun was in clouds to the northwest and not lighting the foreground.

A fine showing of auroral curtains in the northeastern sky,with the Big Dipper and Ursa Major at upper left,with the sky and ground also illumimnated by the light of the waxing crescent Moon. This was February 25,2023 from the observing deck at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre,Churchill,Manitoba.

13999481 - A fine showing of auroral curtains in the northeastern sky,with the Big Dipper and Ursa Major at upper left,with the sky and ground also illumimnated by the light of the waxing crescent Moon. This was February 25,2023 from the observing deck at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre,Churchill,Manitoba.

Venus in a close conjunction with dimmer Saturn in the evening twilight on January 22,2023. They were 22 arc minutes apart this evening. The 1-day-old waxing crescent Moon is below the planet pair deep in the twilight. The magnitude 2.8 star Deneb Algiedi,aka Delta Capricorni,is faintly visible below Venus. Venus was magnitude -3.9 while Saturn was magnitude 0.8.

13999423 - Venus in a close conjunction with dimmer Saturn in the evening twilight on January 22,2023. They were 22 arc minutes apart this evening. The 1-day-old waxing crescent Moon is below the planet pair deep in the twilight. The magnitude 2.8 star Deneb Algiedi,aka Delta Capricorni,is faintly visible below Venus. Venus was magnitude -3.9 while Saturn was magnitude 0.8.

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 right of centre,above the old launch structures of the Churchill Rocket Range.

13999402 - 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 right of centre,above the old launch structures of the Churchill Rocket Range.

The setting Sun descending into a fog bank on a rural highway looking due west,on the evening of the vernal equinox,March 20,2023. So the Sun is setting due west. The fog dims and reddens the Sun,illustrating atmospheric absorption. This was on Highway 561 in southern Alberta.

13999388 - The setting Sun descending into a fog bank on a rural highway looking due west,on the evening of the vernal equinox,March 20,2023. So the Sun is setting due west. The fog dims and reddens the Sun,illustrating atmospheric absorption. This was on Highway 561 in southern Alberta.

This is a framing of the central region of the northern spring constellation of Canes Venatici,including its two brightest stars,the double star Cor Caroli at bottom and Chara at lower right.

13999265 - This is a framing of the central region of the northern spring constellation of Canes Venatici,including its two brightest stars,the double star Cor Caroli at bottom and Chara at lower right.

This wide-field image frames the end stars of the Big Dipper's handle — Mizar at top,and Alkaid at bottom — and to also include in the frame the bright galaxies Messier 101 (at left) and Messier 51 (at lower right,aka the Whirlpool Galaxy). They are small on this image scale but the image serves for a finder chart illustration of the location of these galaxies relative to the Handle. The famous double star Mizar and Alcor is also obvious at top,as is the red giant star 83 Ursa Majoris. The field is 10° x 15°,so wider than binoculars.

13999239 - This wide-field image frames the end stars of the Big Dipper's handle — Mizar at top,and Alkaid at bottom — and to also include in the frame the bright galaxies Messier 101 (at left) and Messier 51 (at lower right,aka the Whirlpool Galaxy). They are small on this image scale but the image serves for a finder chart illustration of the location of these galaxies relative to the Handle. The famous double star Mizar and Alcor is also obvious at top,as is the red giant star 83 Ursa Majoris. The field is 10° x 15°,so wider than binoculars.

The quarter Moon,(in Leo) and planets Venus (brightest at right) and Mars (dim and upper left of Venus) in the late evening twilight over the front ranges of the Rocky Mountains. The stars Castor and Pollux in Gemini are above Venus. This was May 27,2023,from the Sierra Cabins West property near Lundbreck,Alberta,shot during a workshop as part of the program for the Lightchasers Conference held in Pincher Creek,Alberta. Illumination is by moonlight and some car headlights.

13999152 - The quarter Moon,(in Leo) and planets Venus (brightest at right) and Mars (dim and upper left of Venus) in the late evening twilight over the front ranges of the Rocky Mountains. The stars Castor and Pollux in Gemini are above Venus. This was May 27,2023,from the Sierra Cabins West property near Lundbreck,Alberta,shot during a workshop as part of the program for the Lightchasers Conference held in Pincher Creek,Alberta. Illumination is by moonlight and some car headlights.

A moonlit scene of yellow balsamroot wildflowers blowing in the wind on a moonlit night in the Blakiston Valley in Waterton Lakes National Park,Alberta,May 29,2023. Blakiston Creek winds below toward the Waterton River. The waxing gibbous Moon just off frame at top provides the illumination. Moonlight is the same colour temperature as sunlight,so in a long exposure like this,a scene looks like daylight

13999115 - A moonlit scene of yellow balsamroot wildflowers blowing in the wind on a moonlit night in the Blakiston Valley in Waterton Lakes National Park,Alberta,May 29,2023. Blakiston Creek winds below toward the Waterton River. The waxing gibbous Moon just off frame at top provides the illumination. Moonlight is the same colour temperature as sunlight,so in a long exposure like this,a scene looks like daylight

A panorama of the Milky Way from Scutum (at left) to Serpens (at right),taking in the Scutum Starcloud just left of centre and the Messier 16 and 17 nebulas (the Eagle and Swan respectively) at right. The large faint patch of red above and left of M16 is Sharpless 2-54. The star cluster M25 is at lower right. The M11 and M26 clusters are visible at centre in Scutum.

13999050 - A panorama of the Milky Way from Scutum (at left) to Serpens (at right),taking in the Scutum Starcloud just left of centre and the Messier 16 and 17 nebulas (the Eagle and Swan respectively) at right. The large faint patch of red above and left of M16 is Sharpless 2-54. The star cluster M25 is at lower right. The M11 and M26 clusters are visible at centre in Scutum.

This frames the Milky Way from the bright star Altair in Aquila (at bottom left) up to Albireo in Cygnus (at top right). In between are the small constellations of Sagitta the Arrow and Vulpecula the Fox.

13999035 - This frames the Milky Way from the bright star Altair in Aquila (at bottom left) up to Albireo in Cygnus (at top right). In between are the small constellations of Sagitta the Arrow and Vulpecula the Fox.

The star cluster Messier 50 in Monoceros the Unicorn,in a wide-field telephoto image simulating the feld of view of binoculars. The Seagull Nebula shows up at bottom. To the left is the cluster NGC 2353.

13999007 - The star cluster Messier 50 in Monoceros the Unicorn,in a wide-field telephoto image simulating the feld of view of binoculars. The Seagull Nebula shows up at bottom. To the left is the cluster NGC 2353.

The northern sky over the Hoodoos badlands formations in the Red Deer River valley near Drumheller,Alberta,on a night with some aurora tinting the sky yellow and magenta,with a touch of blue. The foreground is lit partly by a yardlight nearby and car headlights. The Big Dipper is at left; Polaris and the Little Dipper are above centre; the W of Cassiopeia is at upper right.

13998900 - The northern sky over the Hoodoos badlands formations in the Red Deer River valley near Drumheller,Alberta,on a night with some aurora tinting the sky yellow and magenta,with a touch of blue. The foreground is lit partly by a yardlight nearby and car headlights. The Big Dipper is at left; Polaris and the Little Dipper are above centre; the W of Cassiopeia is at upper right.

Mercury (on the right) and Jupiter in a close conjunction just 1.3° apart but very low in the west in the evening twilight,on March 27,2023. Taken from home in southern Alberta. Mercury was ascending higher each night,beginning its best evening apparition for the year,while Jupiter was dropping out of sight ending its months-long appearance. Jupiter was magnitude -2 this night,while Mercury was -1.4.

13998881 - Mercury (on the right) and Jupiter in a close conjunction just 1.3° apart but very low in the west in the evening twilight,on March 27,2023. Taken from home in southern Alberta. Mercury was ascending higher each night,beginning its best evening apparition for the year,while Jupiter was dropping out of sight ending its months-long appearance. Jupiter was magnitude -2 this night,while Mercury was -1.4.

A framing of the northern spring constellation of Cancer the Crab,between the constellations of Leo (at left with the bright star Regulus) and part of Gemini (at upper right with Castor and Pollux) and Canis Minor (at lower right woth Procyon). Cancer is marked by the large binocular star cluster,Messier 44,the Beehive,at centre here. The head of Hydra is at bottom centre. Between the two is the small star cluster M67,just resolved here.

13998878 - A framing of the northern spring constellation of Cancer the Crab,between the constellations of Leo (at left with the bright star Regulus) and part of Gemini (at upper right with Castor and Pollux) and Canis Minor (at lower right woth Procyon). Cancer is marked by the large binocular star cluster,Messier 44,the Beehive,at centre here. The head of Hydra is at bottom centre. Between the two is the small star cluster M67,just resolved here.

This is the "Leo Trio" or Leo Triplet of spiral galaxies,that includes two Messier galaxies: M65 (lower right),M66 (lower left),along with the edge-on spiral NGC 3628 (top). The galaxy NGC 3593 is at right. A number of other faint 15th-magnitude IC and PGC galaxies are also in the frame as tiny fuzzy spots hard to distinguish from stars at this scale. The Class K3 orange giant star 73 or n Leonis is at right.

13998870 - This is the "Leo Trio" or Leo Triplet of spiral galaxies,that includes two Messier galaxies: M65 (lower right),M66 (lower left),along with the edge-on spiral NGC 3628 (top). The galaxy NGC 3593 is at right. A number of other faint 15th-magnitude IC and PGC galaxies are also in the frame as tiny fuzzy spots hard to distinguish from stars at this scale. The Class K3 orange giant star 73 or n Leonis is at right.

This is a panorama of the colourful evening twilight sky over the Badlands of the Red Deer River,Alberta,taken from the Horsethief Canyon viewpoint north of Drumheller on the Dinosaur Trail. The very thin crescent Moon is in the photo,but tough to see. It is a pale crescent very low in the orange glow to the right of the grain bins at far left.

13998841 - This is a panorama of the colourful evening twilight sky over the Badlands of the Red Deer River,Alberta,taken from the Horsethief Canyon viewpoint north of Drumheller on the Dinosaur Trail. The very thin crescent Moon is in the photo,but tough to see. It is a pale crescent very low in the orange glow to the right of the grain bins at far left.

This is a framing of the Cygnus Starcloud in the northern Milky Way,with the patches of red hydrogen gas throughout the region emphasized. The field takes in the "neck" of Cygnus,from north of Eta Cygni at left,to just south of Beta Cygni,aka Albireo,at right,with the field oriented along the Milky Way. Some of the nebulosity here is numbered in the Sharpless catalogue. For example,the faint arc left of Albireo is Sharpless 2-91. The brightest patch of nebulosity lower left of Eta Cygni is Sh2-101. The nebula in the botttom right corner is NGC 6820 in Vulpecula. The globular cluster M56 in Lyr

13998821 - This is a framing of the Cygnus Starcloud in the northern Milky Way,with the patches of red hydrogen gas throughout the region emphasized. The field takes in the "neck" of Cygnus,from north of Eta Cygni at left,to just south of Beta Cygni,aka Albireo,at right,with the field oriented along the Milky Way. Some of the nebulosity here is numbered in the Sharpless catalogue. For example,the faint arc left of Albireo is Sharpless 2-91. The brightest patch of nebulosity lower left of Eta Cygni is Sh2-101. The nebula in the botttom right corner is NGC 6820 in Vulpecula. The globular cluster M56 in Lyr

Auroral curtains in the north over the Churchill Northern Studies Centre,with a lone photographer setting up. This was February 25,2023 from the parking lot.

13998747 - Auroral curtains in the north over the Churchill Northern Studies Centre,with a lone photographer setting up. This was February 25,2023 from the parking lot.

A framing of the converging rays of aurora overhead at the magnetic zenith,a little south of the true zenith at 90° altitude. This was the superb Kp6 to 7 display on March 23,2023,with the aurora in a pulsating mode rather than forming rippling curtains. Leo is just below the convergence point. The Big Dipper is at top. At this time later in the display the rays showed a lot of red as well as green. A short exposure helped freeze the rapid pulsations and capture the structure.

13998745 - A framing of the converging rays of aurora overhead at the magnetic zenith,a little south of the true zenith at 90° altitude. This was the superb Kp6 to 7 display on March 23,2023,with the aurora in a pulsating mode rather than forming rippling curtains. Leo is just below the convergence point. The Big Dipper is at top. At this time later in the display the rays showed a lot of red as well as green. A short exposure helped freeze the rapid pulsations and capture the structure.

$The rising Full "Wolf" Moon of January 6,2023 over the Badlands of Horseshoe Canyon,near Drumheller,Alberta. The sequence demonstrates the changes in colour of the rising Moon from atmospheric absorption,and changes in its shape from atmospheric refraction.$

13998730 - The rising Full "Wolf" Moon of January 6,2023 over the Badlands of Horseshoe Canyon,near Drumheller,Alberta. The sequence demonstrates the changes in colour of the rising Moon from atmospheric absorption,and changes in its shape from atmospheric refraction.

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

13998724 - A 360° fish-eye panorama of the great equinox aurora of March 23,2023,with the aurora already bright as the sky darkened at twilight. The Kp values peaked at Kp7 this night.

This is the constellation of Cassiopeia,with the "W" stars at bottom,framed to include most of the star clusters and nebulas in the constellation. And it's a lot in this part of the Milky Way!

13998640 - This is the constellation of Cassiopeia,with the "W" stars at bottom,framed to include most of the star clusters and nebulas in the constellation. And it's a lot in this part of the Milky Way!

This is a portrait of the constellation of Cygnus the Swan,with the extensive patches of red hydrogen gas that permeate this area of the Milky Way emphasized. The field is oriented along the Milky Way.

13998600 - This is a portrait of the constellation of Cygnus the Swan,with the extensive patches of red hydrogen gas that permeate this area of the Milky Way emphasized. The field is oriented along the Milky Way.

The Hoodoos formation near Banff,Alberta,on the Tunnel Mountain Drive,overlooking the Bow River and Mount Rundle,with the stars and Milky Way in the sky. Illumination is by starlight,twilight sky colours,and lights from Banff in the distance. The sky is bright and blue with summer twilight,and from the waxing Moon low in the sky behind Mount Rundle.

13998597 - The Hoodoos formation near Banff,Alberta,on the Tunnel Mountain Drive,overlooking the Bow River and Mount Rundle,with the stars and Milky Way in the sky. Illumination is by starlight,twilight sky colours,and lights from Banff in the distance. The sky is bright and blue with summer twilight,and from the waxing Moon low in the sky behind Mount Rundle.

13998548 - This frames the rich assortment of bright and dark nebulas in northern Cygnus,around the bright star Deneb above centre.

13998459 - Venus in the evening twilight over Lundbreck Falls on the Crowsnest River,near Pincher Creek,Alberta on May 28,2023.

A panorama of the extensive aurora of Oct 20/21,2023,from home in southern Alberta. The aurora coloured much of the sky,but was most prominent as a larrge diffuse arc across the north,with a more active structured arc low in the north. This was at local midnight,MDT.

13998456 - A panorama of the extensive aurora of Oct 20/21,2023,from home in southern Alberta. The aurora coloured much of the sky,but was most prominent as a larrge diffuse arc across the north,with a more active structured arc low in the north. This was at local midnight,MDT.

This was the nearly Full Moon on August 29,2023,on the night before the official "Super Blue Full Moon" of August 30. I shot it here when it was still low in the sky and yellowed by smoke and dust,and set in the deep blue twilight sky.

13998433 - This was the nearly Full Moon on August 29,2023,on the night before the official "Super Blue Full Moon" of August 30. I shot it here when it was still low in the sky and yellowed by smoke and dust,and set in the deep blue twilight sky.

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) on the night of January 22/23,2023 when it was in Draco,with it near the reddish star Edasich (aka Iota Draconis) at top,and the edge-on galaxy NGC 5907 below the comet. To the right of that galaxy is NGC 5866,aka M102. The dust tail of the comet was showing a strong anti-tail spike ahead of the comet's greenish coma,as this was two days before we crossed the plane of the comet's orbit when we would see its dust tail "edge-on." The coma of the comet is strongly cyan or green from glowing diatomic carbon molecules,common for comets. There was little sign of the blue ion ta

13998387 - Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) on the night of January 22/23,2023 when it was in Draco,with it near the reddish star Edasich (aka Iota Draconis) at top,and the edge-on galaxy NGC 5907 below the comet. To the right of that galaxy is NGC 5866,aka M102. The dust tail of the comet was showing a strong anti-tail spike ahead of the comet's greenish coma,as this was two days before we crossed the plane of the comet's orbit when we would see its dust tail "edge-on." The coma of the comet is strongly cyan or green from glowing diatomic carbon molecules,common for comets. There was little sign of the blue ion ta

13998363 - This is Venus (brightest) and dim Mecury (low and to the left in the twilight) in the dawn sky as morning stars.

The rising Full Moon of January 6,2023 over the Badlands of Horseshoe Canyon,near Drumheller,Alberta. Here the Moon is set in the pink Belt of Venus and with dark blue crepuscular rays (or more correctly,anti-crepuscular rays) converging on the point directly opposite the Sun. The rays are shadows cast by clouds in the west,which parted enough for a few moments for the setting Sun to light the foreground,making for a colourful contrast between ground and sky.

13998361 - The rising Full Moon of January 6,2023 over the Badlands of Horseshoe Canyon,near Drumheller,Alberta. Here the Moon is set in the pink Belt of Venus and with dark blue crepuscular rays (or more correctly,anti-crepuscular rays) converging on the point directly opposite the Sun. The rays are shadows cast by clouds in the west,which parted enough for a few moments for the setting Sun to light the foreground,making for a colourful contrast between ground and sky.

A classic complex of auroral curtains and swirls out of the northeast sky with prominent lower greens and upper reds from oxygen. Taken February 23,2023 at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre,Churchill,Manitoba.

13998291 - A classic complex of auroral curtains and swirls out of the northeast sky with prominent lower greens and upper reds from oxygen. Taken February 23,2023 at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre,Churchill,Manitoba.

Colourful auroral curtains appearing in deep twilight on a Kp6 night on February 26,2023 from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre,Churchill,Manitoba,at 58° N. The blue twilight colours blend with the aurora colours to produce a multi-coloured display,with rich magentas,not deep red. The green also appears in different shades.

13998273 - Colourful auroral curtains appearing in deep twilight on a Kp6 night on February 26,2023 from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre,Churchill,Manitoba,at 58° N. The blue twilight colours blend with the aurora colours to produce a multi-coloured display,with rich magentas,not deep red. The green also appears in different shades.

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) in the constellation of Auriga on the night of Feb 8,2023. The comet is the small cyan-coloured glow above centre. It was technically in Auriga but heading south into Taurus and in front of the Taurus Dark Clouds here at centre. Mars is the bright orange object right of centre.

13998259 - Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) in the constellation of Auriga on the night of Feb 8,2023. The comet is the small cyan-coloured glow above centre. It was technically in Auriga but heading south into Taurus and in front of the Taurus Dark Clouds here at centre. Mars is the bright orange object right of centre.

Cape Disappointment Lighthouse on a headland at dusk along the Washington coast with a purple glowing sky and full moon,Washington,United States of America

13989179 - Cape Disappointment Lighthouse on a headland at dusk along the Washington coast with a purple glowing sky and full moon,Washington,United States of America

Rugged rock formations along the shoreline with a bright sun glowing in the sky at sunrise and reflecting on the wet sand at Bandon State Natural Area on the Oregon coast,Bandon,Oregon,United States of America

13988925 - Rugged rock formations along the shoreline with a bright sun glowing in the sky at sunrise and reflecting on the wet sand at Bandon State Natural Area on the Oregon coast,Bandon,Oregon,United States of America

Rock formation in the water with a full moon in the glowing pink sky at dawn from Bandon State Natural Area on the Oregon coast,Bandon,Oregon,United States of America

13988923 - Rock formation in the water with a full moon in the glowing pink sky at dawn from Bandon State Natural Area on the Oregon coast,Bandon,Oregon,United States of America

13988921 - Rock formation in the water with a full moon in the glowing pink sky at dawn from Bandon State Natural Area on the Oregon coast,Bandon,Oregon,United States of America

Snow-covered Mount Hood in winter,with a full moon and pink sunlight illuminating the peak and mountainside,Mount Hood National Forest,Oregon,United States of America

13988616 - Snow-covered Mount Hood in winter,with a full moon and pink sunlight illuminating the peak and mountainside,Mount Hood National Forest,Oregon,United States of America

13983778 - Royal Observatory In Autumn,Greenwich Park,London,Uk

13900600 - Full Moon rising at fall equinox, over Vermilion Lakes, and beside Mt. Rundle, Banff National Park, September 1995.

Two photographers and participants at my June 17, 2018 Night Photography Workshop in Waterton Lakes National Park, at Maskinonge, in the evening twilight, with the twilight colours over the lake. Two swans are in the distance. This was a magical evening.

13900594 - Two photographers and participants at my June 17, 2018 Night Photography Workshop in Waterton Lakes National Park, at Maskinonge, in the evening twilight, with the twilight colours over the lake. Two swans are in the distance. This was a magical evening.

Twilight at Prosperous Lake on the Ingraham Trail, near Yellowknife, NWT, Sept. 7, 2019. The colours are accentuated by volcanic ash in the atmosphere.

13900589 - Twilight at Prosperous Lake on the Ingraham Trail, near Yellowknife, NWT, Sept. 7, 2019. The colours are accentuated by volcanic ash in the atmosphere.

The Hoodoos in the Red Deer River valley on Highway 10 east of Drumheller. Taken September 21, 2013 with the Canon 5D MkII and 24mm lens with a single 30-second exposure. Light from waning gibbous Moon provided the illumination.

13900573 - The Hoodoos in the Red Deer River valley on Highway 10 east of Drumheller. Taken September 21, 2013 with the Canon 5D MkII and 24mm lens with a single 30-second exposure. Light from waning gibbous Moon provided the illumination.

The Heart Nebula (aka IC 1805) at right, and the Soul Nebula (aka IC 1848) at left, in Cassiopeia. The round nebula at top right is NGC 896. The star cluster at right embedded in the Heart Nebula is NGC 1027. Shot from home in Alberta on November 21, 2019.

13900520 - The Heart Nebula (aka IC 1805) at right, and the Soul Nebula (aka IC 1848) at left, in Cassiopeia. The round nebula at top right is NGC 896. The star cluster at right embedded in the Heart Nebula is NGC 1027. Shot from home in Alberta on November 21, 2019.

The Milky Way in Sagittarius (toward the galactic centre) going down behind the badland hills along the Red Deer River. I shot this near East Coulee on Highway 10 in Alberta, on an autumn night. Some clouds were drifting through over the exposure times. Passing car headlights helped light the trees on the opposite bank.

13900516 - The Milky Way in Sagittarius (toward the galactic centre) going down behind the badland hills along the Red Deer River. I shot this near East Coulee on Highway 10 in Alberta, on an autumn night. Some clouds were drifting through over the exposure times. Passing car headlights helped light the trees on the opposite bank.

The dark nebula on the Cygnus-Cepheus border nicknamed the Funnel Cloud Nebula (a name provided by Alan Whitman in a 2006 Sky and Telescope article) but that is a very prominent naked eye feature to the northern Milky Way, more obvious as a dark area than the Northern Coal Sack to the south. This is a fine object for binoculars and the telephoto lens shot here provides the field of most binoculars.

13900504 - The dark nebula on the Cygnus-Cepheus border nicknamed the Funnel Cloud Nebula (a name provided by Alan Whitman in a 2006 Sky and Telescope article) but that is a very prominent naked eye feature to the northern Milky Way, more obvious as a dark area than the Northern Coal Sack to the south. This is a fine object for binoculars and the telephoto lens shot here provides the field of most binoculars.

An arc of modest aurora borealis (Northern Lights) across the northern horizon, above a prairie meadow in the light of a bright waxing gibbous Moon, a day before Full. This was just after midnight on July 11/12, 2022 when the sky was also still lit by summer twilight colours, and with a weak display of noctilucent clouds also visible low in the northwest at left. The auroral curtains exhibit the usual green band and rays, but also upper altitude reds and purples and a faint blue tint at the very tops where the aurora is lit by the Sun. The aurora was never bright this night (Kp Index was 3 or

13900496 - An arc of modest aurora borealis (Northern Lights) across the northern horizon, above a prairie meadow in the light of a bright waxing gibbous Moon, a day before Full. This was just after midnight on July 11/12, 2022 when the sky was also still lit by summer twilight colours, and with a weak display of noctilucent clouds also visible low in the northwest at left. The auroral curtains exhibit the usual green band and rays, but also upper altitude reds and purples and a faint blue tint at the very tops where the aurora is lit by the Sun. The aurora was never bright this night (Kp Index was 3 or

Harvest Moon, Sept. 27, 2004, taken from near home. With Canon Digital Rebel 300D, with 20mm lens at f/13 and 1/2 sec exposure at ISO100. Minimal processing to increase contrast but Moon image is not a fake -- the balance between sky and Moon was perfect for recording Moon detail and ground without over or underexposing either.

13900462 - Harvest Moon, Sept. 27, 2004, taken from near home. With Canon Digital Rebel 300D, with 20mm lens at f/13 and 1/2 sec exposure at ISO100. Minimal processing to increase contrast but Moon image is not a fake -- the balance between sky and Moon was perfect for recording Moon detail and ground without over or underexposing either.

A panorama of a fairly bright display of noctilucent clouds to the northwest early in the evening on July 7, 2022. Even so, this was about 11:50 pm MDT. The bright NLCs contrast with the dark silhouettes of the closer and lower tropospheric clouds. A gibbous Moon lights the foreground.

13900439 - A panorama of a fairly bright display of noctilucent clouds to the northwest early in the evening on July 7, 2022. Even so, this was about 11:50 pm MDT. The bright NLCs contrast with the dark silhouettes of the closer and lower tropospheric clouds. A gibbous Moon lights the foreground.

13900433 - Total Solar Eclipse from Libya, March 29, 2006.

A composite showing the 2017 Geminid meteors streaking from the radiant point in Gemini at upper left, above the blue-white star Castor. 2 or 3 meteors are not Geminids as their paths do not project back to the radiant, but I have left them in regardless, as an illustration.

13900411 - A composite showing the 2017 Geminid meteors streaking from the radiant point in Gemini at upper left, above the blue-white star Castor. 2 or 3 meteors are not Geminids as their paths do not project back to the radiant, but I have left them in regardless, as an illustration.

Area of southern Milky Way containing Eta Carinae, Crux and Alpha & Beta Centaurus, taken from Atacama Lodge, Chile, March 2010, with Canon 5D MkII (modified) and Sigma 50mm lens at f/4 for stack of 4 x 6 minute exposures at ISO 800 plus stack of 4 x 6 minutes with Kenko Softon filter for star glows.

13900387 - Area of southern Milky Way containing Eta Carinae, Crux and Alpha & Beta Centaurus, taken from Atacama Lodge, Chile, March 2010, with Canon 5D MkII (modified) and Sigma 50mm lens at f/4 for stack of 4 x 6 minute exposures at ISO 800 plus stack of 4 x 6 minutes with Kenko Softon filter for star glows.

The Big Dipper (at right) trailing over Pyramid Mountain in Jasper National Park, on a moonlit night on October 24/25, 2015. An Iridium satellite, in fact two following each other on the same path, streak at left.

13900385 - The Big Dipper (at right) trailing over Pyramid Mountain in Jasper National Park, on a moonlit night on October 24/25, 2015. An Iridium satellite, in fact two following each other on the same path, streak at left.

The Symons-Noble log cabin from the 1940s in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, on the Saskatchewan side, at sunset on July 9, 2014. This is a stack of 6 images for a high dynamic range composite to capture the bright sky and darker foreground in one image. Taken with the Canon 60Da and 10-22mm lens.

13900384 - The Symons-Noble log cabin from the 1940s in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, on the Saskatchewan side, at sunset on July 9, 2014. This is a stack of 6 images for a high dynamic range composite to capture the bright sky and darker foreground in one image. Taken with the Canon 60Da and 10-22mm lens.

Pipe Nebula area, field oriented equatorially, with Hutech-modified Canon 5D camera with 135mm f/2 Canon L lens at f/4 for 6 minutes each at ISO400. Stack of 4 exposures, averaged stacked. Taken from Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia, July 2006.

13900284 - Pipe Nebula area, field oriented equatorially, with Hutech-modified Canon 5D camera with 135mm f/2 Canon L lens at f/4 for 6 minutes each at ISO400. Stack of 4 exposures, averaged stacked. Taken from Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia, July 2006.

13900247 - The North America Nebula (NGC 7000) and associated nebulosity and star clusters, near the bright blue-white star Deneb in Cygnus.

A test image of the northern autumn Milky Way from Cassiopeia at left to northern Cygnus at right. The bright North America Nebula and dark Funnel Clkoud Nebula are at right near Deneb. IC 1396 in Cepehus is at centre.

13900233 - A test image of the northern autumn Milky Way from Cassiopeia at left to northern Cygnus at right. The bright North America Nebula and dark Funnel Clkoud Nebula are at right near Deneb. IC 1396 in Cepehus is at centre.

A subtle and pastel aurora borealis (Northern Lights) in the northeast, above a prairie meadow at "Lone Tree Hill". The foreground and sky are lit by a bright waxing gibbous Moon, a day before Full, shining in the south. This was just after midnight on July 11/12, 2022. The auroral curtains exhibit the usual green band and rays, though with shades of green visible, perhaps from hydrogen-beta proton emission as well as oxygen electron emission, but also upper altitude reds and purples and a faint blue tint at the very tops where the aurora is lit by the Sun. The aurora was never bright this nig

13900221 - A subtle and pastel aurora borealis (Northern Lights) in the northeast, above a prairie meadow at "Lone Tree Hill". The foreground and sky are lit by a bright waxing gibbous Moon, a day before Full, shining in the south. This was just after midnight on July 11/12, 2022. The auroral curtains exhibit the usual green band and rays, though with shades of green visible, perhaps from hydrogen-beta proton emission as well as oxygen electron emission, but also upper altitude reds and purples and a faint blue tint at the very tops where the aurora is lit by the Sun. The aurora was never bright this nig

Mars (at left in clouds) and the summer Milky Way over Lake Herbert and reflected in the still waters this night. This is in Banff National Park, Alberta. I shot this July 17, 2018 on a night that gradually clouded up, after a run of two very good nights previous to this.

13900174 - Mars (at left in clouds) and the summer Milky Way over Lake Herbert and reflected in the still waters this night. This is in Banff National Park, Alberta. I shot this July 17, 2018 on a night that gradually clouded up, after a run of two very good nights previous to this.

The sparse star cluster IC 4665 in Ophiuchus above the yellow star Cebalrai or Beta Ophiuchi. This is a big cluster best suited to observing with binoculars.

13900158 - The sparse star cluster IC 4665 in Ophiuchus above the yellow star Cebalrai or Beta Ophiuchi. This is a big cluster best suited to observing with binoculars.

Mars and the Milky Way over the tipis at Two Trees area in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan on August 6, 2018. Some light cloud added the haze and glows to the planets and stars. Illumination is by starlight. No light painting was employed here.

13900130 - Mars and the Milky Way over the tipis at Two Trees area in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan on August 6, 2018. Some light cloud added the haze and glows to the planets and stars. Illumination is by starlight. No light painting was employed here.

13900108 - February 26, 1979 total solar eclipse

The thin waning 26-day-old Moon low in the dawn sky and reddened from the low altitude and twilight colours, but still showing some Earthshine on the dark side of the Moon.

13900106 - The thin waning 26-day-old Moon low in the dawn sky and reddened from the low altitude and twilight colours, but still showing some Earthshine on the dark side of the Moon.

Photographer Stephen Bedingfield is setting up to shoot the Northern Lights at Prelude Lake near Yellowknife, NWT, September 9, 2019. An arc of aurora is beginning to appear even in the twilight sky.

13900100 - Photographer Stephen Bedingfield is setting up to shoot the Northern Lights at Prelude Lake near Yellowknife, NWT, September 9, 2019. An arc of aurora is beginning to appear even in the twilight sky.

An all-sky aurora with green and purple curtains, the night of June 7-8, 2014, starting up about 12:30 and going until dawn. This shot was near its peak, from the old barn site near home in southern Alberta. Foreground illumination is from the aurora and ambient sky -- the Moon had set. The Big Dipper is above the Barn. The purple colour is from blue scatttered sunlight hitting the red tops of the auroral curtains. This was with the 16-35mm lens at f/3.2 for 20 seconds at ISO 1600 with the Canon 6D.

13900093 - An all-sky aurora with green and purple curtains, the night of June 7-8, 2014, starting up about 12:30 and going until dawn. This shot was near its peak, from the old barn site near home in southern Alberta. Foreground illumination is from the aurora and ambient sky -- the Moon had set. The Big Dipper is above the Barn. The purple colour is from blue scatttered sunlight hitting the red tops of the auroral curtains. This was with the 16-35mm lens at f/3.2 for 20 seconds at ISO 1600 with the Canon 6D.

Venus in the evening twilight on December 17, 2021, about 2 weeks after its point of greatest brilliancy. This was shot in hope of also catching Comet Leonard, but it showed up as only a dim smudge hard to distinguish from the background sky, and is behind thin cloud here. Shot from near home in southern Alberta. Foreground illumination is from the gibbous Moon to the northeast opposite this scene which looks southwest.

13900090 - Venus in the evening twilight on December 17, 2021, about 2 weeks after its point of greatest brilliancy. This was shot in hope of also catching Comet Leonard, but it showed up as only a dim smudge hard to distinguish from the background sky, and is behind thin cloud here. Shot from near home in southern Alberta. Foreground illumination is from the gibbous Moon to the northeast opposite this scene which looks southwest.

A 180° panorama of the classic arc of the auroral oval across the northern sky, shot at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Churchill, Manitoba, March 1, 2022. From this longitude the auroral oval is usually centred due north, as it is here.

13900064 - A 180° panorama of the classic arc of the auroral oval across the northern sky, shot at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Churchill, Manitoba, March 1, 2022. From this longitude the auroral oval is usually centred due north, as it is here.

A close-up of Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) on the night of July 14/15, 2020 with a 135mm telephoto lens, and cropped in somewhat. But the field is about 10° high and the white dust and blue ion tails extend across the frame and beyond it. Some of the banding structure in the dust tail is visible.

13900057 - A close-up of Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) on the night of July 14/15, 2020 with a 135mm telephoto lens, and cropped in somewhat. But the field is about 10° high and the white dust and blue ion tails extend across the frame and beyond it. Some of the banding structure in the dust tail is visible.

The rising nearly Full Moon of December 19, 2021, above a snowy prairie scene with a lone tree, and with the cold blue twilight lighting the snow, contrasting with the pink of the Belt of Venus above.

13900038 - The rising nearly Full Moon of December 19, 2021, above a snowy prairie scene with a lone tree, and with the cold blue twilight lighting the snow, contrasting with the pink of the Belt of Venus above.

The Milky Way over Athabasca Glacier and the Columbia Icefields in Jasper National Park, Sept 14, 2014 on a very clear night before moonrise. The centre of the Galaxy area in Sagittarius is setting in the southwest behind the Icefields. The foreground light on the moraines is wash from lights on the Glacier View Inn and Icefields Centre. Other ground illumination on the peaks is from starlight though the tops of the peaks are just being lit by light from the rising waning Moon which is also beginning to light the sky a deep blue. Mt. Andromeda is at left. The Summer Triangle stars are at centr

13899985 - The Milky Way over Athabasca Glacier and the Columbia Icefields in Jasper National Park, Sept 14, 2014 on a very clear night before moonrise. The centre of the Galaxy area in Sagittarius is setting in the southwest behind the Icefields. The foreground light on the moraines is wash from lights on the Glacier View Inn and Icefields Centre. Other ground illumination on the peaks is from starlight though the tops of the peaks are just being lit by light from the rising waning Moon which is also beginning to light the sky a deep blue. Mt. Andromeda is at left. The Summer Triangle stars are at centr

The Scutum Starcloud (at top) in the Milky Way, with the Milky Way also bright to the south in Serpens. The nebulas M16 and M17 are at the bottom of the field. The bright star cluster M11, the Wild Duck Cluster, is at the top on the northern edge of the Scutum Starcloud. The area is rife with dark nebulas and dust lanes.

13899972 - The Scutum Starcloud (at top) in the Milky Way, with the Milky Way also bright to the south in Serpens. The nebulas M16 and M17 are at the bottom of the field. The bright star cluster M11, the Wild Duck Cluster, is at the top on the northern edge of the Scutum Starcloud. The area is rife with dark nebulas and dust lanes.

The summer Milky Way with the Summer Triangle stars through pine trees, shot from the Howse Pass Viewpoint at Saskatchewan River Crossing, Banff National Park, Alberta. Jupiter is the bright object at the bottom.

13899945 - The summer Milky Way with the Summer Triangle stars through pine trees, shot from the Howse Pass Viewpoint at Saskatchewan River Crossing, Banff National Park, Alberta. Jupiter is the bright object at the bottom.

The spectacular field of Messier 8 and 20 emission and reflection nebulas in Sagittarius, with M8, aka the Lagoon Nebula below, and M20, the Trifid Nebula, above, all set in the rich starfields of the Milky Way. The diffuse nebula left of M8 is NGC 6559. Two globular clusters, NGC 6544 and NGC 6553, sit below and to the left (east) of M8. The Messier open cluster, M21, sits above M20.

13899923 - The spectacular field of Messier 8 and 20 emission and reflection nebulas in Sagittarius, with M8, aka the Lagoon Nebula below, and M20, the Trifid Nebula, above, all set in the rich starfields of the Milky Way. The diffuse nebula left of M8 is NGC 6559. Two globular clusters, NGC 6544 and NGC 6553, sit below and to the left (east) of M8. The Messier open cluster, M21, sits above M20.

13899845 - Tourists watching and photographing the sunset at the first and main Twelve Apostles viewpoint, on the Great Ocean Road, Australia.

A 3-section panorama of a retreating thunderstorm taken from my back deck, with the Canon 5D MkII and 16-35mm Canon lens at 16mm. The storm shows mammatiform clouds and virga from falling rain. The illumination at sunset was perfect. The waxing quarter Moon is at right. Taken from southern Alberta, Canada.

13899821 - A 3-section panorama of a retreating thunderstorm taken from my back deck, with the Canon 5D MkII and 16-35mm Canon lens at 16mm. The storm shows mammatiform clouds and virga from falling rain. The illumination at sunset was perfect. The waxing quarter Moon is at right. Taken from southern Alberta, Canada.

This is the field in Vulpecula the Fox that contains the famous planetary nebula, the Dumbbell Nebula aka Messier 27, at left, but also the faint emission nebulas NGC 6820 at right and Sharpless 2-88 above it. The small star cluster below centre is NGC 6830. A small star cluster, NGC 6823, lies embedded in NGC 6820. The field is yellowed by the interstellar dust reddening distant objects.

13899801 - This is the field in Vulpecula the Fox that contains the famous planetary nebula, the Dumbbell Nebula aka Messier 27, at left, but also the faint emission nebulas NGC 6820 at right and Sharpless 2-88 above it. The small star cluster below centre is NGC 6830. A small star cluster, NGC 6823, lies embedded in NGC 6820. The field is yellowed by the interstellar dust reddening distant objects.

$One of a short series of images showing the development of an aurora display from a classic arc into a more complex pattern of concentric arcs and with loops and swirls. This was Feb 5, 2019 from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre. The outburst lasted only 5 minutes or so and might have been due to the Bz interplanetary field turning south briefly. After this series, the display faded and fractured into faint arcs and a diffuse glow across the sky.$

13899715 - One of a short series of images showing the development of an aurora display from a classic arc into a more complex pattern of concentric arcs and with loops and swirls. This was Feb 5, 2019 from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre. The outburst lasted only 5 minutes or so and might have been due to the Bz interplanetary field turning south briefly. After this series, the display faded and fractured into faint arcs and a diffuse glow across the sky.

Horizon-to-zenith panorama of the northern winter sky, from Canis Major in the south just above the horizon to Cassiopeia past the zenith at the top of the frame. Capella is near the zenith above centre. The extra star at left is Mars, just 10 days past opposition, on Feb. 9, 2010, when it was just above the Beehive star cluster. Taken with Canon 5DMkII and Canon 15mm lens, at f/5 for stack of 3 exposures x 4.5 minutes each at ISO 800. Two exposures had frost on the lens, thus the big star haloes. Taken from southern Alberta, Canada.

13899690 - Horizon-to-zenith panorama of the northern winter sky, from Canis Major in the south just above the horizon to Cassiopeia past the zenith at the top of the frame. Capella is near the zenith above centre. The extra star at left is Mars, just 10 days past opposition, on Feb. 9, 2010, when it was just above the Beehive star cluster. Taken with Canon 5DMkII and Canon 15mm lens, at f/5 for stack of 3 exposures x 4.5 minutes each at ISO 800. Two exposures had frost on the lens, thus the big star haloes. Taken from southern Alberta, Canada.

Circumpolar star trails spinning behind Double Arch at Arches National Park, Utah, as the waning gibbous Moon lights the arches toward the end of the sequence. The Big Dipper is streakng into frame at top right from behind the butte at right, while Jupiter is the bright object at top left streaking down into the scene.

13899683 - Circumpolar star trails spinning behind Double Arch at Arches National Park, Utah, as the waning gibbous Moon lights the arches toward the end of the sequence. The Big Dipper is streakng into frame at top right from behind the butte at right, while Jupiter is the bright object at top left streaking down into the scene.

The constellation of Aquila (at centre) surrounded by Scutum and its starcloud (below) and Serpens and Ophiuchus (at right to the west). Altair is the bright star left of centre, with Tarazed above it. Albireo in Cygnus is at the very top

13899644 - The constellation of Aquila (at centre) surrounded by Scutum and its starcloud (below) and Serpens and Ophiuchus (at right to the west). Altair is the bright star left of centre, with Tarazed above it. Albireo in Cygnus is at the very top

13899605 - Messier 16, the Eagle Nebula in Serpens. The cluster embedded in the nebula is NGC 6611. The small open cluster above is Trumpler 32.

The eroding formations of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, lit by the rising gibbous Moon, off camera at right, on April 21/22, 2019. This is looking north, with the stars of the northern sky pivoting around Polaris.

13899574 - The eroding formations of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, lit by the rising gibbous Moon, off camera at right, on April 21/22, 2019. This is looking north, with the stars of the northern sky pivoting around Polaris.

The summer Milky Way over the campsite at Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, Alberta, taken from the Visitor Centre RV parking area, Sept 1, 2013. This was a perfect night, warm, no wond, and no bugs. This is one frame of a 200 frame azimuth pan time-lapse with the Radian. This is 30 seconds with the 24mm lens at f/2.8 and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 3200. Yellow glows are urban light pollution from towns in Montana. Car headlights light up the sandstone formations in the Milk River Valley.

13899556 - The summer Milky Way over the campsite at Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, Alberta, taken from the Visitor Centre RV parking area, Sept 1, 2013. This was a perfect night, warm, no wond, and no bugs. This is one frame of a 200 frame azimuth pan time-lapse with the Radian. This is 30 seconds with the 24mm lens at f/2.8 and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 3200. Yellow glows are urban light pollution from towns in Montana. Car headlights light up the sandstone formations in the Milk River Valley.

The northern stars turn around Polaris and the North Celestial Pole in a composite of 400 images taken for a time-lapse and stacked here using Advanced Stacker Actions in Photoshop to create the comet trails effect - Using Comets 90% mode. Taken at the Table Mountain Star Party July 26, 2014 using the 14mm Rokinon lens and Canon 6D. Each exposure was 45 seconds at ISO 200.

13899523 - The northern stars turn around Polaris and the North Celestial Pole in a composite of 400 images taken for a time-lapse and stacked here using Advanced Stacker Actions in Photoshop to create the comet trails effect - Using Comets 90% mode. Taken at the Table Mountain Star Party July 26, 2014 using the 14mm Rokinon lens and Canon 6D. Each exposure was 45 seconds at ISO 200.

The Southern Cross, Crux, and the Pointer Stars, Alpha and Beta Centauri, above in the moonlight of the waning gibbous Moon before dawn, from the Smoky Cape Lighthouse looking southwest, on the coast of New South Wales, Australia. The Cape was named by James Cook in 1770 for the fires he saw on shore here.

13899506 - The Southern Cross, Crux, and the Pointer Stars, Alpha and Beta Centauri, above in the moonlight of the waning gibbous Moon before dawn, from the Smoky Cape Lighthouse looking southwest, on the coast of New South Wales, Australia. The Cape was named by James Cook in 1770 for the fires he saw on shore here.

Comey Lovejoy, C/2014 Q2, nearest the Pleiades star cluster, Messier 45, on the night of Sunday, January 18, 2015, with its blue ion tail almost passing over the cluster. This is a stack of 6 x 2 minute exposures at f/2.5 with the 135mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600, on the Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer tracker. Taken from City of Rocks State Park, New Mexico, Some haze was passing thru this night but this is a stack of the cleanest frames.

13899504 - Comey Lovejoy, C/2014 Q2, nearest the Pleiades star cluster, Messier 45, on the night of Sunday, January 18, 2015, with its blue ion tail almost passing over the cluster. This is a stack of 6 x 2 minute exposures at f/2.5 with the 135mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600, on the Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer tracker. Taken from City of Rocks State Park, New Mexico, Some haze was passing thru this night but this is a stack of the cleanest frames.

13899406 - A stunning dawn sky on the day of summer solstice.

The galactic centre region of the Milky Way in Sagittarius setting behind Bow Glacier at the end of Bow Lake, in Banff National Park, Alberta.

13899399 - The galactic centre region of the Milky Way in Sagittarius setting behind Bow Glacier at the end of Bow Lake, in Banff National Park, Alberta.

Orion rising behind the iconic Hoodoos on Highway 10 east of Drumheller, Alberta, near East Coulee, on a moonless January night, with illumination by starlight and by a nearby yardlight providing some shadows and warmer illumination. Clouds are beginning to move in and are providing the natural star glows.

13899377 - Orion rising behind the iconic Hoodoos on Highway 10 east of Drumheller, Alberta, near East Coulee, on a moonless January night, with illumination by starlight and by a nearby yardlight providing some shadows and warmer illumination. Clouds are beginning to move in and are providing the natural star glows.

Conjunction of Waning crescent Moon near Venus, February 2, 2000 in morning sky.200mm telephoto lens.from home in Alberta, early in morning (#1 is same event but a few minutes earlier in darker sky)

13899360 - Conjunction of Waning crescent Moon near Venus, February 2, 2000 in morning sky.200mm telephoto lens.from home in Alberta, early in morning (#1 is same event but a few minutes earlier in darker sky)

A pass of the International Space Station in the brightening twilight of dawn, on the morning of June 1, 2015, with the gibbous Moon setting to the southwest at right. The view is looking south, with the ISS travelling from right (west) to left (southeast) over several minutes. This was the last pass of a 4-pass night, May 31/June 1, starting at 3:55 am MDT this morning.

13899356 - A pass of the International Space Station in the brightening twilight of dawn, on the morning of June 1, 2015, with the gibbous Moon setting to the southwest at right. The view is looking south, with the ISS travelling from right (west) to left (southeast) over several minutes. This was the last pass of a 4-pass night, May 31/June 1, starting at 3:55 am MDT this morning.

$Mark gazing at a target, M22, in the Milky Way with his TeleVue 127 refractor at the annual Rothney Observatory Milky Way Nights for July 25, 2019. Several satellite trails mark the sky. Jupiter (brightest at right) and Saturn (at left) flank the Milky Way.$

13899336 - Mark gazing at a target, M22, in the Milky Way with his TeleVue 127 refractor at the annual Rothney Observatory Milky Way Nights for July 25, 2019. Several satellite trails mark the sky. Jupiter (brightest at right) and Saturn (at left) flank the Milky Way.

The March 5, 2015 “mini-Moon” rises over the Santa Rita Copper Mine, east of Silver City, New Mexico. This was the night of the farthest Full Moon of 2015, the apogee Moon. I caught the Moon as it was rising behind the Mine and the cliff formation known locally as the Kneeling Nun.

13899321 - The March 5, 2015 “mini-Moon” rises over the Santa Rita Copper Mine, east of Silver City, New Mexico. This was the night of the farthest Full Moon of 2015, the apogee Moon. I caught the Moon as it was rising behind the Mine and the cliff formation known locally as the Kneeling Nun.

13899309 - Sunset over an old cabin in the Frenchman River valley near Eastend, Saskatchewan, amid the sagebrush and badlands of the valley.

Sunset at Herbert Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta, with the last sunlight illuminating the peaks around Lake Louise on the Continental Divide, in a show of “alpenglow.” The main peak at left is Mount Temple.

13899297 - Sunset at Herbert Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta, with the last sunlight illuminating the peaks around Lake Louise on the Continental Divide, in a show of “alpenglow.” The main peak at left is Mount Temple.

The aurora of February 3-4, 2014 seen from Churchill, Manitoba at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre. I posed for my self-portrait under the stars and Northern Lights. This is a 30-second exposure at f/2.8 with the 24mm lens and ISO 2000 wth the Canon 5D MkII. Vega is setting at left, Arcturus is rising at right.

13899253 - The aurora of February 3-4, 2014 seen from Churchill, Manitoba at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre. I posed for my self-portrait under the stars and Northern Lights. This is a 30-second exposure at f/2.8 with the 24mm lens and ISO 2000 wth the Canon 5D MkII. Vega is setting at left, Arcturus is rising at right.