A nightscape from the summit of Mt Kobau near Osoyoos, BC, Canada during the Mt Kobau Star Party, July 28, 2014. The centre of the Galaxy area is above the horizon to the south, the foreground is a field of sagebrush lit only by starlight. This is a single 45-second exposure with the Canon 24mm lens at f/2.2 and Canon 6D at ISO 6400.
Sagittarius, Scorpius and the centre of the Galaxy area over the pine trees and sagebrush of the summit of Mt. Kobau, BC, July 29, 2014. This is a stack of 5 x 5 minute exposures with the 24mm lens at f/2.8 and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600. Tracking on the Sky-Watcher Sky Adventurer. The ground is from the first exposure.
The northern summer Milky Way from Cepheus (at top) to Sagittarius (at bottom) from the Table Mountain Star Party, on the Eden Valley Guest Ranch, Washington, July 26, 2014. This is a stack of 5 x 5 minute exposures at ISO 800 with the 15mm lens at f/2.8 and modified Canon 5D MkII, on the Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer tracking platform. The ground is from a single untracked 2 minute exposure at ISO 1600.