The Big Dipper (right of centre) and Arcturus (left) as shot from Mt Kobau at the Mt Kobau Star Party, July 28, 2014. This is a single untracked 40-second exposure with the 24mm lens at f/2.5 and Canon 6D at ISO 6400.
The Big Dipper (left) and Little Dippers, Polaris (centre) and Cassiopeia (right) over the sandstone concretions of Red Rock Coulee Natural Area in southern Alberta. Capella is just above the horizon. Perseus is rising at right. Illumination is from the Full Moon. This is a single 19 second exposure at f/5 and ISO 800 with the Canon 60Da and 10-22mm lens.
The Big and Little Dippers, Polaris and Cassiopeia in the northern sky, in the moonlight, July 8, 2014, from Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, on the Saskatchewan side. This is a single 30-second exposure at f/4 with the Canon 10-22mm lens and Canon 60Da at ISO 1600. The focus is a little soft. Slight star glows added in Photoshop.
