The Alberta Star Party scene in the Starland County Recreation area campground in the Red Deer River valley, September 15, 2012. A panorama of the scene at sunset.
Venus and the waning crescent Moon at dawn, with Jupiter above in Taurus and Orion and Sirius at right. Venus and the Moon are just below M44, Beehive cluster in Cancer. Taken from home Sept 12, 2012, with Canon 5D MkII and 16-35mm lens at 16mm and f/4. This is a stack of two 2-minute exposures at ISO 800, with the ground from one exposure only.
Venus, low in twilight, 6 days before the June 5, 2012 transit. This was May 30, 2012, with Venus 9.5° east of the Sun. The crescent phase is visible in this frame under magnification, despite this shot being taken with just a 200mm telephoto lens. Camera was the Canon 60Da at ISO 100. A plane is flying just below Venus.
