Auriga (at left) and Taurus (at right) rising in the moonlight at the Hoodoos near Drumheller, Alberta. Illumination is from the waxing gibbous Moon. This is a stack of 4 exposures for the ground to smooth noise, and one for the sky, all 10 seconds at f/2.8 with the 24mm lens and Nikon D750 at ISO 800.
The autumn constellations of Cassiopeia, Perseus, Andromeda, and Pegasus rising in the moonlight at Reesor Lake in the Cypress Hills of southeast Alberta. Taken July 30, 2017 with the first quarter Moon providing the illumination. The Andromeda Galaxy, M31, is at centre. Polaris is at upper left. The Milky Way is just visible depsite the moonlight. This is a stack of 4 x 25-second untracked exposures for the ground to smooth noise and one 25-second exposure for the sky to minimize trailing. All at f/2.5 with the 14mm Rokinon lens and Canon 6D at ISO 3200.
Wide-angle view of the array of classic autumn constellations: Andromeda, Pegasus, Perseus and Cassiopeia. Messier 31, the Andromeda Galaxy, is visible at centre, as is the large star cluster NGC 752 below and left of centre. The Perseus Association of bright blue stars around Mirfak is prominent at left, as well as the Double Cluster above between Perseus and Cassiopeia. Taken Sept. 11, 2010, with 24mm lens at f/4 and Canon 5D MkII camera at ISO 800 for stack of 2 x 6 minute exposures plus 2 x 6 min exposures taken thru Kenko Softon A diffusion filter for the star glows. Re-processed in February 2020.
