A 160° panorama looking south near summer solstice time in June 2018, with the bright planets Mars (left) and Jupiter (right) and their glitter paths on the water flanking the Milky Way and Saturn in Sagittarius above the pinkish Lagoon Nebula. The waxing Moon is setting off frame at right brightening the sky and lighting the landscape. The sky is also blue from the solstice twilight. The stars of Scorpius shine between Jupiter and the Milky Way. Some faint bands of red and green airglow are visible at left, despite the bright sky. This is a stitch of 8 segments, all for 25 seconds with the 35mm lens at f/2.2 and Canon 6D MkII at ISO 800. Stitched with ACR. An Orton effect with ON1 Photo RAW was added to soften the sky and add a sky glow. Taken June 19/20, 2018 from southern Alberta.
The Milky Way reflected in the unusually calm waters of Middle Waterton Lake from Driftwood Beach, in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada. The Park is an International Dark Sky Preserve, along with Glacier National Park in the U.S. The Park is also a U.N. World Heritage Site. Sagittarius, with Saturn and the Dark Horse dark nebula area is at centre; Scorpius and Antares are at right. This was June 17/18, 2018, on a windless night and a clear night between storm systems. This is a stack of 5 exposures for the ground, mean combined to smooth noise, and a single exposure for the sky and reflected stars, to minimize trailing. All were 25 seconds at f/2.2 with the Sigma 20mm Art lens and Nikon D750 at ISO 3200. Softening “Orton” style effects added to the sky and ground using Luminar and ON1 Photo RAW as filters.
Jupiter (at right) and Saturn (at left) shining brightly in the sky and reflected in the still waters of Maskinonge Lake at Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, on June 17/18, 2018. The Milky Way is at left, Scorpius is at centre, and two satellite trails are at top. The sky is blue with solstice twilight. The trees on the opposite shore are charred from the Kenow Fire in September 2017. In the distance are Sofa Mountain and Viny Peak. This is a stack of 10 exposures for the ground, mean combined to smooth noise, and one exposure for the sky and stellar reflections. All 20 seconds at f/2.2 with the Sigma 20mm Art lens and Nikon D750 at ISO 3200.
