Comet Hale-Bopp on April 7, 1997, with it passing near M34, and showing the classic twin tails of a comet: the straight blue ion or gas tail and the curving white dust tail. Taken with the 180mm Nikkor lens at f/2.8 on Ektachrome Elite II 100 slide film (very fine grain) for about a 10 minute exposure, tracked at sidereal rate, not on comet. Taken from home in Alberta. Re-processed in May 2020.
Comet Hale-Bopp with Owl March 21, 1997 early morning Kodak PJM-2 film Tracked exposure of about 3 minutes 28mm lens at f/2.8 Owl lit by flashlight for part of exposure. Taken from my side yard north of house, in Alberta. Sky was blue from moonlight -- this is not a Photoshop effect.
Circumpolar Star Trails -- Pentax 6x7 camera with 35mm full-frame fish-eye lens at f/5.6. Fujichrome 100F slide film and 2 hour exposure. Taken from home in July 2004. Aurora adds sky color.
