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A composite showing me (on the right lit in green) and fellow Calgary RASC astronomy club members pointing at Polaris with green laser pointers at a public star party July 27, 2019 at the Rothney Astrophysical Observatory. About 600 people attended this night. I was presenting a laser-guided tour of the night sky.
13897928 - A composite showing me (on the right lit in green) and fellow Calgary RASC astronomy club members pointing at Polaris with green laser pointers at a public star party July 27, 2019 at the Rothney Astrophysical Observatory. About 600 people attended this night. I was presenting a laser-guided tour of the night sky.
Museum of Astronomy with Observatory in Padua, Italy.
71387370 - Museum of Astronomy with Observatory in Padua, Italy.
Museum of Astronomy with Observatory in Padua, Italy.
71387369 - Museum of Astronomy with Observatory in Padua, Italy.
Universitaet Potsdam, House 28, Institute for Physics and Astronomy, Potsdam, Land Brandenburg, Germany
71338690 - Universitaet Potsdam, House 28, Institute for Physics and Astronomy, Potsdam, Land Brandenburg, Germany
The Buruciye Medrese (Madrasah) built in 1271 by Dr. Muzaffer Burucerdi of Iran as a school teach physics,chemistry and astronomy. Its magnificent crown gate is one of the best examples of Seljuk architecture in Anatolia. The islamic Muqarnas corbelled vault is made up of a large number of miniature squinches,producing a sort of cellular structure. Sivas,Turkey.
71398356 - The Buruciye Medrese (Madrasah) built in 1271 by Dr. Muzaffer Burucerdi of Iran as a school teach physics,chemistry and astronomy. Its magnificent crown gate is one of the best examples of Seljuk architecture in Anatolia. The islamic Muqarnas corbelled vault is made up of a large number of miniature squinches,producing a sort of cellular structure. Sivas,Turkey.
Universitaet Potsdam, House 28, Institute for Physics and Astronomy, Potsdam, Land Brandenburg, Germany
71338691 - Universitaet Potsdam, House 28, Institute for Physics and Astronomy, Potsdam, Land Brandenburg, Germany
The Very Large Array (The National Radio Astronomy Observatory), multiple antennas, New Mexico, United States of America, North America
71034933 - The Very Large Array (The National Radio Astronomy Observatory), multiple antennas, New Mexico, United States of America, North America
Italy, Tuscany, Florence, historical centre listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Villa Il Gioiello d'Arcetri, where Galileo Galilei spent time during his stay in Florence, astronomy Professor Francesco Palla and a colleague with a prototype of Galilee astr
71118920 - Italy, Tuscany, Florence, historical centre listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Villa Il Gioiello d'Arcetri, where Galileo Galilei spent time during his stay in Florence, astronomy Professor Francesco Palla and a colleague with a prototype of Galilee astr
The Very Large Array (The National Radio Astronomy Observatory), multiple antennas, New Mexico, United States of America, North America
71034932 - The Very Large Array (The National Radio Astronomy Observatory), multiple antennas, New Mexico, United States of America, North America
VLA (Very Large Array) of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, New Mexico, United States of America, North America
71048442 - VLA (Very Large Array) of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, New Mexico, United States of America, North America
Radio telescope, satellite dish part of the radio astronomy observatory, Very Large Array, Plains of San Agustin, Socorro, New Mexico, USA
70014496 - Radio telescope, satellite dish part of the radio astronomy observatory, Very Large Array, Plains of San Agustin, Socorro, New Mexico, USA
Radio telescope at sunset, satellite dish part of the radio astronomy observatory, Very Large Array, Plains of San Agustin, Socorro, New Mexico, USA
70014499 - Radio telescope at sunset, satellite dish part of the radio astronomy observatory, Very Large Array, Plains of San Agustin, Socorro, New Mexico, USA
Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, observatory, cupolas, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, national parc, Parque Nacional Caldera de Taburiente, natural preserve, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Euro
70269425 - Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, observatory, cupolas, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, national parc, Parque Nacional Caldera de Taburiente, natural preserve, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Euro
Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, observatory, cupolas, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, national parc, Parque Nacional Caldera de Taburiente, natural preserve, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Euro
70269427 - Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, observatory, cupolas, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, national parc, Parque Nacional Caldera de Taburiente, natural preserve, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Euro
Radio telescope at sunset, satellite dish part of the radio astronomy observatory, Very Large Array, Plains of San Agustin, Socorro, New Mexico, USA
70014497 - Radio telescope at sunset, satellite dish part of the radio astronomy observatory, Very Large Array, Plains of San Agustin, Socorro, New Mexico, USA
Magic telescope, worlds largest IACT mirror telescope, Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope, 17m diameter, Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, observatory, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, E
70269420 - Magic telescope, worlds largest IACT mirror telescope, Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope, 17m diameter, Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, observatory, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, E
Gran Telescopio Canarias, GranTeCan, GTC, the world's largest mirror telescope, Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, cupola of the observatory, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe
70269414 - Gran Telescopio Canarias, GranTeCan, GTC, the world's largest mirror telescope, Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, cupola of the observatory, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe
USA New Mexico  VLA Very Large Array of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory
70239408 - USA New Mexico VLA Very Large Array of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory
 Astronomy, Color, Colour, Exterior, Half-light, Horizontal, Moon, Nature, Night, Nighttime, Outdoor, Outdoors, Outside, Satellite, Satellites, Scenic, Scenics, Science, Skies, Sky, K83-242679, agefotostock
70172759 - Astronomy, Color, Colour, Exterior, Half-light, Horizontal, Moon, Nature, Night, Nighttime, Outdoor, Outdoors, Outside, Satellite, Satellites, Scenic, Scenics, Science, Skies, Sky, K83-242679, agefotostock
VLA Radio Telescopes. National Radio Astronomy Observatory. New Mexico, USA
70140920 - VLA Radio Telescopes. National Radio Astronomy Observatory. New Mexico, USA
USA New Mexico  VLA Very Large Array of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory
70239407 - USA New Mexico VLA Very Large Array of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Latvia, Western Latvia, Kurzeme Region, Irbene, Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre, Soviet-era R-32, 600 ton radio spying telescope
70323233 - Latvia, Western Latvia, Kurzeme Region, Irbene, Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre, Soviet-era R-32, 600 ton radio spying telescope
Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, observatory, cupolas, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, national parc, Parque Nacional Caldera de Taburiente, natural preserve, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Euro
70269426 - Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, observatory, cupolas, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, national parc, Parque Nacional Caldera de Taburiente, natural preserve, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Euro
USA, West Virginia, Green Bank, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Robert C  Byrd Green Bank Telescope GBT, the world´s largest fully steerable radio telescope
70296943 - USA, West Virginia, Green Bank, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Robert C Byrd Green Bank Telescope GBT, the world´s largest fully steerable radio telescope
Latvia, Western Latvia, Kurzeme Region, Irbene, Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre, Soviet-era R-32, 600 ton radio spying telescope
70323232 - Latvia, Western Latvia, Kurzeme Region, Irbene, Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre, Soviet-era R-32, 600 ton radio spying telescope
Magic telescope, worlds largest IACT mirror telescope, Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope, 17m diameter, Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, observatory, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, E
70269421 - Magic telescope, worlds largest IACT mirror telescope, Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope, 17m diameter, Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, observatory, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, E
Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, observatory, cupolas, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, national parc, Parque Nacional Caldera de Taburiente, natural preserve, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Euro
70269424 - Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, observatory, cupolas, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, national parc, Parque Nacional Caldera de Taburiente, natural preserve, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Euro
VLA Radio Telescopes. National Radio Astronomy Observatory. New Mexico. USA
70198036 - VLA Radio Telescopes. National Radio Astronomy Observatory. New Mexico. USA
Gran Telescopio Canarias, GranTeCan, GTC, world's largest mirror telescope, Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, observatory, cupola, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe
70269422 - Gran Telescopio Canarias, GranTeCan, GTC, world's largest mirror telescope, Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, observatory, cupola, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe
Jantar Mantar architectural astronomy instruments, New Delhi, India
70309583 - Jantar Mantar architectural astronomy instruments, New Delhi, India
Datil, New Mexico - The Very Large Array radio telescope consists of 27 large dish antennas on the Plains of San Agustin in western New Mexico  The facility is part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory
70389322 - Datil, New Mexico - The Very Large Array radio telescope consists of 27 large dish antennas on the Plains of San Agustin in western New Mexico The facility is part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, observatory, cupolas, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, national parc, Parque Nacional Caldera de Taburiente, natural preserve, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Euro
70269423 - Observatorio Astrofisico, astronomy, astrophysics, observatory, cupolas, Roque de los Muchachos, Caldera de Taburiente, national parc, Parque Nacional Caldera de Taburiente, natural preserve, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Euro
Latvia, Western Latvia, Kurzeme Region, Irbene, Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre, Soviet-era R-32, 600 ton radio spying telescope
70323231 - Latvia, Western Latvia, Kurzeme Region, Irbene, Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre, Soviet-era R-32, 600 ton radio spying telescope
 Astronomy, Color, Colour, Exterior, Half-light, Moon, Nature, Night, Nighttime, Outdoor, Outdoors, Outside, Satellite, Satellites, Scenic, Scenics, Science, Skies, Sky, Vertical, K83-242678, agefotostock
70172758 - Astronomy, Color, Colour, Exterior, Half-light, Moon, Nature, Night, Nighttime, Outdoor, Outdoors, Outside, Satellite, Satellites, Scenic, Scenics, Science, Skies, Sky, Vertical, K83-242678, agefotostock
Datil, New Mexico - The Very Large Array radio telescope consists of 27 large dish antennas on the Plains of San Agustin in western New Mexico  The facility is part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory
70389321 - Datil, New Mexico - The Very Large Array radio telescope consists of 27 large dish antennas on the Plains of San Agustin in western New Mexico The facility is part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory
astronomical, astronomy, Bern, clock, clockwise, ho. Astronomical, Astronomy, Bern, Clock, Clockwise, Holiday, Hour, Landmark, Minute, Second, Switzerland, Europe, Timepiece, Touris
70387937 - astronomical, astronomy, Bern, clock, clockwise, ho. Astronomical, Astronomy, Bern, Clock, Clockwise, Holiday, Hour, Landmark, Minute, Second, Switzerland, Europe, Timepiece, Touris
Ellison S. Onizuka Astronomy Complex, Mauna Kea. Big Island, Hawaii. USA.
70103366 - Ellison S. Onizuka Astronomy Complex, Mauna Kea. Big Island, Hawaii. USA.
Photographers photographing the Karl G. Jansky, Very Large Array (VLA), National Radio Astronomy Observatory, The dishes, 82 feet or 25 meters in diameter and in a Y-shaped configuration in the plains of San Agustin, New Mexico, USA
13812299 - Photographers photographing the Karl G. Jansky, Very Large Array (VLA), National Radio Astronomy Observatory, The dishes, 82 feet or 25 meters in diameter and in a Y-shaped configuration in the plains of San Agustin, New Mexico, USA
Karl G. Jansky, Very Large Array (VLA), National Radio Astronomy Observatory, The dishes, 82 feet or 25 meters in diameter and in a Y-shaped configuration in the plains of San Agustin, New Mexico, USA
13812300 - Karl G. Jansky, Very Large Array (VLA), National Radio Astronomy Observatory, The dishes, 82 feet or 25 meters in diameter and in a Y-shaped configuration in the plains of San Agustin, New Mexico, USA
Karl G. Jansky, Very Large Array (VLA), National Radio Astronomy Observatory. 82 feet or 25 meters in diameter in the plains of San Agustin, New Mexico, USA
13812295 - Karl G. Jansky, Very Large Array (VLA), National Radio Astronomy Observatory. 82 feet or 25 meters in diameter in the plains of San Agustin, New Mexico, USA
Karl G. Jansky, Very Large Array (VLA), National Radio Astronomy Observatory. 82 feet or 25 meters in diameter in the plains of San Agustin, New Mexico, USA
13812296 - Karl G. Jansky, Very Large Array (VLA), National Radio Astronomy Observatory. 82 feet or 25 meters in diameter in the plains of San Agustin, New Mexico, USA
A mechanical cockchafer beetle in the astronomy and physics exhibition at the Orangery in Kassel, Hesse, Germany
12338737 - A mechanical cockchafer beetle in the astronomy and physics exhibition at the Orangery in Kassel, Hesse, Germany
Open Sky, Radio Astronomy Station, Planetarium, Nancay, Cher (18), France
70272504 - Open Sky, Radio Astronomy Station, Planetarium, Nancay, Cher (18), France
A 220° panorama of a colourful aurora on a Kp6 night on February 26,2023,from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre,Churchill,Manitoba,at 58° N. This is mostly looking south over the old Rocket Range,with the waxing Moon prominent at right in Taurus near the Pleiades and above Orion. Moonlight illuminates the foreground.
13999691 - A 220° panorama of a colourful aurora on a Kp6 night on February 26,2023,from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre,Churchill,Manitoba,at 58° N. This is mostly looking south over the old Rocket Range,with the waxing Moon prominent at right in Taurus near the Pleiades and above Orion. Moonlight illuminates the foreground.
This is the California Nebula,aka NGC 1499,in Perseus near the star Menkib,or Xi Persei,at bottom. While this is primarly an emission nebula,there is dust in the periphery forming some faint reflection nebulosity. The main nebula emits strongly in not only the red H-Alpha wavelength but also the blue-green H-Beta wavelength,thus the pink or magenta colour.
13999255 - This is the California Nebula,aka NGC 1499,in Perseus near the star Menkib,or Xi Persei,at bottom. While this is primarly an emission nebula,there is dust in the periphery forming some faint reflection nebulosity. The main nebula emits strongly in not only the red H-Alpha wavelength but also the blue-green H-Beta wavelength,thus the pink or magenta colour.
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
Aurora photographers at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre,February 26,2023,under a magenta curtain of Northern Lights.
13998805 - Aurora photographers at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre,February 26,2023,under a magenta curtain of Northern Lights.
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.
13998792 - 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.
The conjunction of the waxing 4-day-old crescent Moon below the Pleiades,and set in a slightly hazy sky on March 25,2023. The haze adds the colourful "lunar corona" halo around the bright crescent of the Moon from diffraction effects in the high icy clouds. Shot before the sky got dark,the remaining twilight adds the blue to the background sky. Earthshine is visible on the dark side of the Moon.
13998604 - The conjunction of the waxing 4-day-old crescent Moon below the Pleiades,and set in a slightly hazy sky on March 25,2023. The haze adds the colourful "lunar corona" halo around the bright crescent of the Moon from diffraction effects in the high icy clouds. Shot before the sky got dark,the remaining twilight adds the blue to the background sky. Earthshine is visible on the dark side of the Moon.
A framing of the northern winter sky constellations of Gemini (left),Auriga (top) and Taurus (bottom right). The Messier star clusters M35 in Gemini,and the trio of M36,M37 and M38 in Auriga show up well. The large nebula at upper right is NGC 1499,the California Nebula in Perseus. The Flaming Star,IC 405,and other IC nebulas in Auriga are right of centre. The small round nebula at bottom is IC 2174 in northern Orion. The dark lanes of the Taurus Dark Molecular Clouds are right of centre. Mars is just below centre in Taurus,adding an extra star to this already rich area of sky and matching Ald
13998490 - A framing of the northern winter sky constellations of Gemini (left),Auriga (top) and Taurus (bottom right). The Messier star clusters M35 in Gemini,and the trio of M36,M37 and M38 in Auriga show up well. The large nebula at upper right is NGC 1499,the California Nebula in Perseus. The Flaming Star,IC 405,and other IC nebulas in Auriga are right of centre. The small round nebula at bottom is IC 2174 in northern Orion. The dark lanes of the Taurus Dark Molecular Clouds are right of centre. Mars is just below centre in Taurus,adding an extra star to this already rich area of sky and matching Ald
The galactic centre area in Sagittarius (at left) and Scorpius (at right) low in the south on a summer night at Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. This was June 30/July 1, 2022. Being just 10 days after summer solstice and at latitude +50° North, the sky even to the south still has a blue tint from all-night twilight. I made no attempt to neutralize the sky colouration. In addition, some haze from smoke discoloured the sky and reduced transparency and contrast low in the sky.
13900618 - The galactic centre area in Sagittarius (at left) and Scorpius (at right) low in the south on a summer night at Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. This was June 30/July 1, 2022. Being just 10 days after summer solstice and at latitude +50° North, the sky even to the south still has a blue tint from all-night twilight. I made no attempt to neutralize the sky colouration. In addition, some haze from smoke discoloured the sky and reduced transparency and contrast low in the sky.
A Park interpreter poses for a scene in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan, of stargazing with binoculars under the Milky Way on a dark moonless night. Grasslands is perfect for stargazing as it is a Dark Sky Preserve and the horizon is vast and unobstructed.
13900570 - A Park interpreter poses for a scene in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan, of stargazing with binoculars under the Milky Way on a dark moonless night. Grasslands is perfect for stargazing as it is a Dark Sky Preserve and the horizon is vast and unobstructed.
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.
The famous Double Cluster (NGC 869, right and NGC 884, left) in Perseus, in a wide-field shot that includes the nearby stars clusters NGC 957 to the left, and Trumpler 2 at bottom left. The large and sparse cluster Stock 2, aka the Muscle Man Cluster, is at upper right. The field is filled with yellow supergiant stars. The field of view is similar to that of binoculars.
13900356 - The famous Double Cluster (NGC 869, right and NGC 884, left) in Perseus, in a wide-field shot that includes the nearby stars clusters NGC 957 to the left, and Trumpler 2 at bottom left. The large and sparse cluster Stock 2, aka the Muscle Man Cluster, is at upper right. The field is filled with yellow supergiant stars. The field of view is similar to that of binoculars.
Here’s a variation on creating a time-sequence composite of the August 21, 2017 total solar eclipse.
13900212 - Here’s a variation on creating a time-sequence composite of the August 21, 2017 total solar eclipse.
The Carina Nebula (aka Eta Carinae) in the southern sky, shot December 11, 2012 from Timor Cottage, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. This is a stack of 5 x 12 minute exposures at ISO 400 with the Canon 5D MkII (filter modified) and Astro-Physics 105mm Traveler apo refractor and 6x7 field flattener.
13900176 - The Carina Nebula (aka Eta Carinae) in the southern sky, shot December 11, 2012 from Timor Cottage, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. This is a stack of 5 x 12 minute exposures at ISO 400 with the Canon 5D MkII (filter modified) and Astro-Physics 105mm Traveler apo refractor and 6x7 field flattener.
The 1910 Liberty Schoolhouse, a classic pioneer one-room school, on the Alberta prairie under the stars in the twilight of a spring night. Moonlight from the waxing Moon provides the illumination.
13900119 - The 1910 Liberty Schoolhouse, a classic pioneer one-room school, on the Alberta prairie under the stars in the twilight of a spring night. Moonlight from the waxing Moon provides the illumination.
Stars over Elbow Falls in the Kananaskis area of southern Alberta, shot under the light of the gibbous Moon on the last night of summer, September 22, 2015. The aspens were in full fall foliage on a very clear, mild night.
13900016 - Stars over Elbow Falls in the Kananaskis area of southern Alberta, shot under the light of the gibbous Moon on the last night of summer, September 22, 2015. The aspens were in full fall foliage on a very clear, mild night.
The nearly Full Moon of April 10, 2017 as seen from Australia, and embedded in fast-moving low cloud adding the colourful corona effect around the Moon from water-droplet diffraction.
13899760 - The nearly Full Moon of April 10, 2017 as seen from Australia, and embedded in fast-moving low cloud adding the colourful corona effect around the Moon from water-droplet diffraction.
The array of four planets in the evening twilight on New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 2021, and on a very chilly night with the temperature at -25° C. Thus the steam from the distant power plant.
13899713 - The array of four planets in the evening twilight on New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 2021, and on a very chilly night with the temperature at -25° C. Thus the steam from the distant power plant.
Taken with Astro-Physics 4-inch Traveler apo refractor at f/6. With Hutech-modified Canon 5D camera at ISO800 for 7 minutes. Stack of two exposures. Taken from Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia.
13899361 - Taken with Astro-Physics 4-inch Traveler apo refractor at f/6. With Hutech-modified Canon 5D camera at ISO800 for 7 minutes. Stack of two exposures. Taken from Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia.
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.
Quarter Moon, April 1993
13899343 - Quarter Moon, April 1993
A collection of faint nebulas in southern Cepheus, including the Wizard Nebula.
13899317 - A collection of faint nebulas in southern Cepheus, including the Wizard Nebula.
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.
The region of the Milky Way in Puppis and Vela encompassing the vast Gum Nebula, a photographic object only. Sirius and Canis Major are at right; Canopus in Carina is at bottom. The False Cross and the open cluster NGC 2516 are at left.
13899148 - The region of the Milky Way in Puppis and Vela encompassing the vast Gum Nebula, a photographic object only. Sirius and Canis Major are at right; Canopus in Carina is at bottom. The False Cross and the open cluster NGC 2516 are at left.
Comet PANSTARRS C/2011 L4 and the thin waxing Moon, March 12, 2013, over the Chiricahua Mountains, in Arizona, but seen from New Mexico, from a site on Highway 80 north of the Painted Pony Resort. A 2s exposure at f/2.8 and ISO 640 with the Canon 60Da and 135mm telephoto + 1.4x Extender.
13899090 - Comet PANSTARRS C/2011 L4 and the thin waxing Moon, March 12, 2013, over the Chiricahua Mountains, in Arizona, but seen from New Mexico, from a site on Highway 80 north of the Painted Pony Resort. A 2s exposure at f/2.8 and ISO 640 with the Canon 60Da and 135mm telephoto + 1.4x Extender.
A panorama of Lake Edith in Jasper National Park, Alberta, on a calm autumn night, looking north to the stars of Ursa Major, the Great Bear, and the Big Dipper in deep twilight. Arcturus is at far left setting in the northwest over Pyramid Mountain, while Capella in Auriga and the stars of Perseus are rising at right in the northeast. This was on a mid-October night when the Big Dipper rides low in the northern sky from this latitude of 53° N.
13899054 - A panorama of Lake Edith in Jasper National Park, Alberta, on a calm autumn night, looking north to the stars of Ursa Major, the Great Bear, and the Big Dipper in deep twilight. Arcturus is at far left setting in the northwest over Pyramid Mountain, while Capella in Auriga and the stars of Perseus are rising at right in the northeast. This was on a mid-October night when the Big Dipper rides low in the northern sky from this latitude of 53° N.
The colourful region around yellow Antares (bottom) in Scorpius and blue Rho Ophiuchi (top) in Ophiuchus. The nebulas are largely reflection nebulas, taking on the colour of the stars embedded in the nebulas. However, the field also contains a lot of emission nebulosity, hydrogen gas glowing red and magenta. Plus there are fingers of brown dark dusty nebulosity. It is one of the most colourful regions of the sky.
13899016 - The colourful region around yellow Antares (bottom) in Scorpius and blue Rho Ophiuchi (top) in Ophiuchus. The nebulas are largely reflection nebulas, taking on the colour of the stars embedded in the nebulas. However, the field also contains a lot of emission nebulosity, hydrogen gas glowing red and magenta. Plus there are fingers of brown dark dusty nebulosity. It is one of the most colourful regions of the sky.
A frame from a time-lapse showing the rising 15-day-old Moon exhibiting the Chinese lantern effect from atmospheric refraction.
13898880 - A frame from a time-lapse showing the rising 15-day-old Moon exhibiting the Chinese lantern effect from atmospheric refraction.
Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) reflected in the still waters this night of Crawling Lake in southern Alberta. A dim aurora at right colours the sky magenta. Lingering twilight colours the sky blue. A meteor or more likely a flaring satellite appears at right and is also reflected in the water. Even in this short exposure, the two tails — dust and ion — are visible. This was July 20, 2020.
13898763 - Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) reflected in the still waters this night of Crawling Lake in southern Alberta. A dim aurora at right colours the sky magenta. Lingering twilight colours the sky blue. A meteor or more likely a flaring satellite appears at right and is also reflected in the water. Even in this short exposure, the two tails — dust and ion — are visible. This was July 20, 2020.
The Full Moon at the equinox, on March 20, 2019, reaching full phase only fours hours after the moment of the vernal equinox, and here captured rising very shortly before the moment of the Full Moon. I shot this while the Moon was still rising and in a deep blue sky, and tinted yellow from atmospheric absorption. Even so, this is a blend of short (for the Moon) and long (for the sky) exposures to capture the dynamic range.
13898578 - The Full Moon at the equinox, on March 20, 2019, reaching full phase only fours hours after the moment of the vernal equinox, and here captured rising very shortly before the moment of the Full Moon. I shot this while the Moon was still rising and in a deep blue sky, and tinted yellow from atmospheric absorption. Even so, this is a blend of short (for the Moon) and long (for the sky) exposures to capture the dynamic range.
The rising "supermoon" of July 12, 2022 embedded in the blue arc of Earth's shadow, rimmed by the pink Belt of Venus band of twilight colours, all over the badlands formations of Dinosaur Provincial Park on the Red Deer River in Alberta, Canada. The blue arc is the shadow of the Earth cast onto the atmosphere opposite the sunset point. The pink Belt of Venus is from red sunlight still illuminating the upper atmosphere, an effect that lasts only a few minutes at sunset or sunrise, and requires a very clear sky to show up, as it was this night.
13898526 - The rising "supermoon" of July 12, 2022 embedded in the blue arc of Earth's shadow, rimmed by the pink Belt of Venus band of twilight colours, all over the badlands formations of Dinosaur Provincial Park on the Red Deer River in Alberta, Canada. The blue arc is the shadow of the Earth cast onto the atmosphere opposite the sunset point. The pink Belt of Venus is from red sunlight still illuminating the upper atmosphere, an effect that lasts only a few minutes at sunset or sunrise, and requires a very clear sky to show up, as it was this night.
The 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 open star cluster NGC 188, in Cepheus, one of the oldest such objects known, with an estimated age of 9 billion years. NGC 188 has lasted so long as it is well above the plane of the Galaxy near the North Celestial Pole, and so free of the disruptive tidal effects of the Milky Way.
13898480 - The open star cluster NGC 188, in Cepheus, one of the oldest such objects known, with an estimated age of 9 billion years. NGC 188 has lasted so long as it is well above the plane of the Galaxy near the North Celestial Pole, and so free of the disruptive tidal effects of the Milky Way.
A selfie with me observing the North America Nebula in the fading moonlight (thus the blue sky) on August 8, 2019 from home, using the Astro-Physics Traveler 105mm refractor on the Mach One mount. I was comparing views with various nebula filters this night. So I was actually observing! In this case using the 31mm Nagler eyepiece.
13898472 - A selfie with me observing the North America Nebula in the fading moonlight (thus the blue sky) on August 8, 2019 from home, using the Astro-Physics Traveler 105mm refractor on the Mach One mount. I was comparing views with various nebula filters this night. So I was actually observing! In this case using the 31mm Nagler eyepiece.
A selfie of me using the Astro-Physics Traveler 105mm apo scope on a night of visual observing logging comments on deep-sky objects for ebook use. The night was hazy and smoky and had more horizon sky glows than usual.
13898121 - A selfie of me using the Astro-Physics Traveler 105mm apo scope on a night of visual observing logging comments on deep-sky objects for ebook use. The night was hazy and smoky and had more horizon sky glows than usual.
Gibbous Moon over Banff townsite, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. Taken July 29, 2012 with Canon 7D and 10-22mm lens at ISO 100, f/6.3 and metered. Taken in twilight. Peak is left is Mt. Rundle. Taken from Mt. Norquay viewpoint overlooking town looking south.
13897956 - Gibbous Moon over Banff townsite, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. Taken July 29, 2012 with Canon 7D and 10-22mm lens at ISO 100, f/6.3 and metered. Taken in twilight. Peak is left is Mt. Rundle. Taken from Mt. Norquay viewpoint overlooking town looking south.
Scorpius in the pre-dawn sky, March 15, 2013, from the Painted Pony Resort, New Mexico. This is a stack of 5 x 3 minute exposures at f/2.8 with the 35mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600, with the ground from one image, plus a stack of 2 exposures through the Kenko Softon filter for the star glows.
13897700 - Scorpius in the pre-dawn sky, March 15, 2013, from the Painted Pony Resort, New Mexico. This is a stack of 5 x 3 minute exposures at f/2.8 with the 35mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600, with the ground from one image, plus a stack of 2 exposures through the Kenko Softon filter for the star glows.
Hyacinthus Sky Planet
14020918 - Hyacinthus Sky Planet
This is a composite of the October 14,2023 annular solar eclipse with a sequence of six images showing the Moon advancing across a sunspot,the largest one visible on the Sun that day.
13999613 - This is a composite of the October 14,2023 annular solar eclipse with a sequence of six images showing the Moon advancing across a sunspot,the largest one visible on the Sun that day.
A framing of a wide field in Aquila,with the bright bue-white star Altair at centre,with the red star Tarazed above,and the dimmer star of the trio,Alshain,below.
13999360 - A framing of a wide field in Aquila,with the bright bue-white star Altair at centre,with the red star Tarazed above,and the dimmer star of the trio,Alshain,below.
This is a framing of the starfield in the Milky Way from Sagitta the Arrow,at bottom,to the planetary nebula Messier 27 or the Dumbbell Nebula in Vulpecula at top. The globular star cluster M71 is at lower left in Sagitta. The sparse open cluster NGC 6830 is at top right. Interstellar dust dims and yellows the starfield.
13998744 - This is a framing of the starfield in the Milky Way from Sagitta the Arrow,at bottom,to the planetary nebula Messier 27 or the Dumbbell Nebula in Vulpecula at top. The globular star cluster M71 is at lower left in Sagitta. The sparse open cluster NGC 6830 is at top right. Interstellar dust dims and yellows the starfield.
This is a framing of an array of emission nebulas in Cygnus: the bright North America Nebula (NGC 7000) at right,and to the right of it,the Pelican Nebula (IC 5067/8). Those bright nebulas are set amid a complex of fainter nebulosity,notably the Clamshell Nebula at left,as it has become known recently,and catalogued as Sharpless 2-119. At bottom right is the curving Cygnus Arc,aka IC 5068. The small star cluster NGC 7044 is below the Clamshell.
13998611 - This is a framing of an array of emission nebulas in Cygnus: the bright North America Nebula (NGC 7000) at right,and to the right of it,the Pelican Nebula (IC 5067/8). Those bright nebulas are set amid a complex of fainter nebulosity,notably the Clamshell Nebula at left,as it has become known recently,and catalogued as Sharpless 2-119. At bottom right is the curving Cygnus Arc,aka IC 5068. The small star cluster NGC 7044 is below the Clamshell.
Auroral streamers or rays rather than classic curtains as part of the pulsating phase of the great equinox display of Northern Lights on March 23,2023. The rays have a strong vertical structure from precipitating electrons but were pulsing off and on rather than rippling. While the predominent colour is green,there is a lot of red and magenta mixed in. The rays are converging upward to the magnetic zenith. This is looking northwest over my house. A short exposure froze the motion and pulsations to better record the structure. Cassiopeia is at centre. The Pleiades are at left.
13998564 - Auroral streamers or rays rather than classic curtains as part of the pulsating phase of the great equinox display of Northern Lights on March 23,2023. The rays have a strong vertical structure from precipitating electrons but were pulsing off and on rather than rippling. While the predominent colour is green,there is a lot of red and magenta mixed in. The rays are converging upward to the magnetic zenith. This is looking northwest over my house. A short exposure froze the motion and pulsations to better record the structure. Cassiopeia is at centre. The Pleiades are at left.
The aurora of March 23,2023,caught early in the evening when there was a green arc to the south as the sky darkened that exhibited a "dunes" type of structure,with horizontal banding rather than vertical rays or curtains. Above is a purple arct that has some characteristics of a STEVE arc but is likely a standard vertical curtain. At right are Venus and the crescent Moon below,above the glow of twilight. Orion is left of centre,with Sirius embedded in the dunes arc. This is looking southwest to west. The time was about 9 pm MDT.
13998267 - The aurora of March 23,2023,caught early in the evening when there was a green arc to the south as the sky darkened that exhibited a "dunes" type of structure,with horizontal banding rather than vertical rays or curtains. Above is a purple arct that has some characteristics of a STEVE arc but is likely a standard vertical curtain. At right are Venus and the crescent Moon below,above the glow of twilight. Orion is left of centre,with Sirius embedded in the dunes arc. This is looking southwest to west. The time was about 9 pm MDT.
The aurora borealis, the Northern Lights, on Feb 21, 2015, from tne Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Churchill, Manitoba, This is looking north with an ultrawide 15mm lens taking in about half the sky from west (left) to east (right) and with the zenith near the top. This is a 15-second exposure at f/2.8 and ISO 3200 with the Canon 6D camera. This frame is part of a 360-frame time lapse taken over 1.5 hours.
13900598 - The aurora borealis, the Northern Lights, on Feb 21, 2015, from tne Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Churchill, Manitoba, This is looking north with an ultrawide 15mm lens taking in about half the sky from west (left) to east (right) and with the zenith near the top. This is a 15-second exposure at f/2.8 and ISO 3200 with the Canon 6D camera. This frame is part of a 360-frame time lapse taken over 1.5 hours.
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.
The 8-day-old Moon in twilight during a particularly colourful sunset, November 8, 2016 from home. A single exposure through the Explore Scientific FCD100 4-inch apo refractor at f/7 and with the Nikon D750 at ISO 100.
13900278 - The 8-day-old Moon in twilight during a particularly colourful sunset, November 8, 2016 from home. A single exposure through the Explore Scientific FCD100 4-inch apo refractor at f/7 and with the Nikon D750 at ISO 100.
Mars (at left) and the galactic centre area of the summer Milky Way low over the southern horizon at Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, Alberta, on June 8/9, 2018. Sagittarus is at centre, with Scorpius at right. The Messier 6 and 7 open star clusters are just above the horizon at centre, just right of the Sweetgrass Hills on the horizon in Montana.
13900244 - Mars (at left) and the galactic centre area of the summer Milky Way low over the southern horizon at Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, Alberta, on June 8/9, 2018. Sagittarus is at centre, with Scorpius at right. The Messier 6 and 7 open star clusters are just above the horizon at centre, just right of the Sweetgrass Hills on the horizon in Montana.
A wide-angle view of the Northern Hemisphere autumn Milky, from Aquila at bottom right in thw south, to Cassiopeia and Perseus at upper left in the northeast. Cygnus is at centre overhead on a late October evening. The Summer Triangle stars are at centre and right; the Andromeda Galaxy and Triangulum galaxies are at bottom left. The dark nebula Le Gentil 3, aka the Funnel Nebula, is at centre.
13900189 - A wide-angle view of the Northern Hemisphere autumn Milky, from Aquila at bottom right in thw south, to Cassiopeia and Perseus at upper left in the northeast. Cygnus is at centre overhead on a late October evening. The Summer Triangle stars are at centre and right; the Andromeda Galaxy and Triangulum galaxies are at bottom left. The dark nebula Le Gentil 3, aka the Funnel Nebula, is at centre.
This is the Belt of Orion with its three blue stars across the top of the frame (L to R: Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka), with the iconic Horsehead Nebula (aka B33) below Alnitak, with the dark Horsehead set against the bright nebula IC 434, aka Orion’s Dagger. The pinkish nebula above Alnitak is NGC 2024, the Flame Nebula. The small blue reflection nebula left of the Horsehead is NGC 2023, with smaller IC 435 to the left of it. The field is filled with the large open cluster Collinder 70. The multiple star at bottom left of centre is Sigma Orionis. Many other smaller bits of reflection nebulas
13900139 - This is the Belt of Orion with its three blue stars across the top of the frame (L to R: Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka), with the iconic Horsehead Nebula (aka B33) below Alnitak, with the dark Horsehead set against the bright nebula IC 434, aka Orion’s Dagger. The pinkish nebula above Alnitak is NGC 2024, the Flame Nebula. The small blue reflection nebula left of the Horsehead is NGC 2023, with smaller IC 435 to the left of it. The field is filled with the large open cluster Collinder 70. The multiple star at bottom left of centre is Sigma Orionis. Many other smaller bits of reflection nebulas
The summer Milky Way to the southwest over Victoria Glacier and Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Alberta on a moonless night, August 29, 2016. The bright star at top is Altair, with the stars of Aquila being the main constellation here, with the Scutum starcloud just over the glacier and the stars of Ophiuchus to the right. The Serpens-Ophiuchus Double Cluster is prominent here just to the right of the Milky Way.
13900127 - The summer Milky Way to the southwest over Victoria Glacier and Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Alberta on a moonless night, August 29, 2016. The bright star at top is Altair, with the stars of Aquila being the main constellation here, with the Scutum starcloud just over the glacier and the stars of Ophiuchus to the right. The Serpens-Ophiuchus Double Cluster is prominent here just to the right of the Milky Way.
Exiting the narrow Trollfjord by searchlight and under moonlight, on the northbound voyage of the Hurtigruten ferry ship the ms Trollfjord, on October 15, 2019. Capella is at top; Betelgeuse and Orion are rising at centre at the mouth of the fjord; Aldebaran is partly in cloud left of the Moon.
13899628 - Exiting the narrow Trollfjord by searchlight and under moonlight, on the northbound voyage of the Hurtigruten ferry ship the ms Trollfjord, on October 15, 2019. Capella is at top; Betelgeuse and Orion are rising at centre at the mouth of the fjord; Aldebaran is partly in cloud left of the Moon.
The rising of the Full Moon on Easter eve, Saturday, March 31, 2018, on a very cold night with lots of snow still on the ground in Alberta. So this is more a winter Moon than a spring one. This is the “paschal” Moon – the one that defines the date of Easter, being the first Full Moon after the vernal equinox. The first Sunday after that Full Moon, in this case the next day, is Easter Sunday.
13899296 - The rising of the Full Moon on Easter eve, Saturday, March 31, 2018, on a very cold night with lots of snow still on the ground in Alberta. So this is more a winter Moon than a spring one. This is the “paschal” Moon – the one that defines the date of Easter, being the first Full Moon after the vernal equinox. The first Sunday after that Full Moon, in this case the next day, is Easter Sunday.
The constellation of Andromeda, with Cassiopeia at upper left, and Pegasus at right, rising over moonlit formations at Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. Illumination is from the waxing gibbous Moon, low in the southwest so it is providing a warm light. The faint (in the moonlit sky) fuzzy patch of the Andromeda Galaxy, Messier 31, is visible at centre.
13899237 - The constellation of Andromeda, with Cassiopeia at upper left, and Pegasus at right, rising over moonlit formations at Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. Illumination is from the waxing gibbous Moon, low in the southwest so it is providing a warm light. The faint (in the moonlit sky) fuzzy patch of the Andromeda Galaxy, Messier 31, is visible at centre.
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.
Aurora tourists taking in the sky show on March 14, 2018 from the aft deck of the Hurtigruten ship the m/s Nordnorge on the journey south, from a location north of Tromsø this night.
13898442 - Aurora tourists taking in the sky show on March 14, 2018 from the aft deck of the Hurtigruten ship the m/s Nordnorge on the journey south, from a location north of Tromsø this night.
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.
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