Perseus and Cassiopeia rising, with the Pleiades at right and Capella at left, at the end of a service road in Waterton Lakes National Park, Aug 30, 2013. A faint aurora adds the green and red glow on the horizon. A single 30 second untracked exposure at f/2.5 with the 24mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 2500. Clouds added the star glows.
Perseus constellation, southern part from Perseus association at top to Zeta Persei and California Nebula at bottom. Algol at centre right. Taken with 165mm telephoto lens at f/3.5 on Pentax 6x7 camera, and Ektachrome E200 slide film. 18 minute exposure. Taken from home October 2003.
A deep exposure of Perseus, with Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800 and 50mm Sigma lens at f/2.8 for 5 x 4 minute exposures, plus 3 x 4min exposures with Kenko soft filter for star glows. Note the lanes of dark nebulosity. Pleiades are at bottom and M34 open cluster at top right.
