An observer at a Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope at the Alberta Star Party, September 3-4, 2021, in the Starland County Recreation Area on the Red Deer River. The Big Dipper is at upper left. A mild aurora brightens the northern horizon.
The Big Dipper over hoodoo formations at Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. Arcturus is at left. Illumination of the foreground is from starlight. This is a blend of 2 x 3-minute stacked exposures for the ground at f/2.8 and ISO 800 with a single 30-second untracked exposure at f/2 and ISO 6400 for the sky, all with the 24mm Canon L lens on the Canon EOS Ra camera. A mild Orton glow added to the foreground with Luminar AI. ON1 NoNoise applied to the sky. Taken August 29, 2021.
Bands of green airglow in the northern sky through the area of the two Dippers (Big and Little), on a June night. This was from Red Rock Canyon road in Waterton Lakes National Park, June 3, 2021. Clouds coming in add the glows on the stars. The Big Dipper is at top; the Little Dipper is at right. All of Ursa Major is visible above the peak. This is a single tracked 2-minute exposure with the MSM Tracker, and 20mm Sigma Art lens at f/2.8 adapted to the Canon EOS Ra at ISO 1600.
