Two bright Perseid meteors streaka cross the rising star trails of the autumn constellations. This is a stack of 9 x 1 minute exposures, taken sequentially, with the Canon 5D MkII at ISO 3200, and 16-35mm lens at f/6 and 17mm. Taken at the Upper Bankhead parking lot, Banff, Alberta during the peak night of the 2012 Perseid meteor shower.
A total of 98 exposures, each 45 seconds long, composited to form one long exposure star trail image, of stars circling above Pyramid Mountain and Patricia Lake, in Jasper National Park, Alberta. This was taken July 28, 2012 with the Canon 7D camera at ISO 800 and 10-22mm lens at f/4. Moonlight provides the illumination, as well as light from passing car headlights on the trees.
Circumpolar stars trails over Castle Mountain in Banff, Alberta. Taken July 23, 2010 from Castle Cliffs viewpoint on Bow Valley Parkway. A stack of 160 25-second exposures with Canon 15mm lens at f/4 and Canon 7D camera at ISO 640. Taken over 2 hours. Full Moon light provided the illumination.