Sirius (at top), the brightest star in the sky, and Canopus (above the trees), the scond brightest star in the sky, as seen from southern New Mexico. From a latitude of +33° Canopus just clears the tops of the trees. This is a stack of 2 x 2 minute exposures with the 35mm lens at f/2.8 and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600.
Sirius, Alpha Canis Majoris, the brightest star in the night sky, in Canis Major. This is a stack of 4 x 4-minute exposures with the Canon 6D at ISO 1600 plus a short 1-minute exposure, both through the 106mm Astro-Physics Traveler telescope, from Tibuc Cottage April 10, 2016 on a partly hazy night.
Sirius and Canopus, the two brightest stars in the night sky, together in the Arizona winter sky, with Canopus just clearing the horizon low in the south. Sirius is in Canis Major, while Canopus is in Carina, formerly part of Argo Navis. I shot this December 7, 2015 from the Quailway Cottage near Portal, Arizona, at a latitude of +32° N. Airglow adds the green bands. The open cluster M41 is visible just below Sirius. Several other star clusters in Puppis just show up as well below Canis Major. This is a stack of 5 x 2-minute exposures at f/2.8 with the 35mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 2500, on the iOptron Sky-Tracker.
