The autumn constellations rising in the east over the main observing field at the annual Saskatchewan Summer Star Party, August 26, 2017, with the crescent Moon providing some of the ground illumination. A bright satellite trail is at left. Two others are at right. Andromeda and M31 are at centre. This is a single exposure of 30 seconds with the Canon 6D MKII at ISO 3200 and Rokinon 14mm SP lens at f/2.5.
The autumn stars of the watery constellations of Capricornus, Aquarius, Piscis Austrinus, and Cetus over the Athabasca River and the peaks of the Continental Divide, from the Athabasca River Viewpoint (the “Goats and Glaciers” viewpoint) on the Icefields Parkway, Jasper National Park, Alberta. Illumination is from starlight. Thin cloud provides the natural glows around the stars. This is a stack of 8 exposures for the ground, mean combined to smooth noise, and one exposure for the sky, all 25 seconds at f/2 with the Sigma 20mm Art lens, and Nikon D750 at ISO 6400.
Cassiopeia and the northern stars over Red Rock Canyon at Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, in June 2015. The scene is illuminated by the waxing gibbous Moon. This is a single 30-second exposure at f/5 with the 24mm lens and Canon 6D at ISO 3200.
