A 100° panorama of noctilucent clouds seen the night of June 1-2, 2020, first at dusk, seen here at 11:40 pm MDT, and then later at dawn at about 3:15 a.m. MDT. This was from home in southern Alberta at latitude 51° N. This was the earliest in the season I had ever seen NLCs; they are more prevalent after summer solstice. Dark nearby weather clouds are silhouetted in front of the NLCs, which are at a height of some 80 km above the Earth near the edge of space. Note the north-south wavy structure. Castor and Pollux are at left, and Capella is at centre at the top of the frame. This is a 7-section panorama with the 85mm Rokinon lens and Canon 6D MkII camera, for 3.2 seconds each at f/2.8 and ISO 400. Stitched with Adobe Camera Raw.
A display of noctilucent clouds on July 31, 2019, rather late in the usual season for NLCs, and here with a tropospheric thunderstorm in the foreground to the north of me, and active with lightning. This is about the latest I have seen NLCs from my location in southern Alberta. Bright NLCs were visible this night on the Aurora webcam at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre at latitude 58° N. This is a panorama of 4 segments each 8 seconds at f/2.8 and ISO 400, with the 85mm Rokinon lens and Canon 6D MkII, stitched with Adobe Camera Raw. The lightning illumination comes from an exposure taken a few minutes later and blended in.
A bright display of noctilucent clouds at about midnight and due north on July 8/9, 2019, in the solstice twilight, with a display of aurora borealis shining through the clouds at left, and forming the classic arc over to the northeast at right, toward the magnetic pole at my location in southern Alberta. Capella is in the band of aurora. This is a panorama of 6 segments with the 50mm Sigma lens at f/1.8 and Sony a7III at ISO 400 for 6 seconds each. Stitched with Adobe Camera Raw.
