The summer Milky Way on a clear moonless September evening, from my rural backyard in southern Alberta. This is a stack of 5 x 5 minute exposures with the 15mm f/2.8 lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800, on the iOptron SkyTracker. Landscape version.
The summer Milky Way on a clear moonless September evening, from my rural backyard in southern Alberta. This is a stack of 5 x 5 minute exposures with the 15mm f/2.8 lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800, on the iOptron SkyTracker. Portrait version.
The northern Milky Way from Cygnus at right to Cassiopeia and northern Perseus at left, with boosted contrast to bring out faint nebulosity. Taken from Cypress Hills at the Saskatchewan Summer Star Party, August 18, 2012. Taken with the Canon L-series 24mm lens at f/2.8 and Canon 5D MkII (modified) for a stack of 5 x 5 minute exposures at ISO 800.