The Big Dipper and Ursa Major at the end of the backroad on the summit of Mt Kobau, near Osoyoos, BC, taken at the Mt Kobau Star Party, July 28, 2014. A meteor streaks down at left. This is a stack of two exposures, with the 24mm lens at f/2.5 and Canon 6D at ISO 6400, but one for the sky at 40 seconds and one for the ground at 1m40s to expose more detail in the ground lit only by starlight.
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.