A deep-sky observer at the top of a tall ladder looking through a tall and large Dobsonian telescope, at the Texas Star Party, May 2015. Scorpius is rising in the background; Saturn is in the head of Scorpius as the bright star above centre. Anatares is just below Saturn. This is a single 30-second exposure at f/2.5 with the 24mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 6400.
The Northern Lights beginning a display on Friday, Feb 13, from Churchill, Manitoba, on the east deck of the Churchill Northern Studies Centre. The official activity level index was near 0 at this time but we still had a marvelous display due to our location directly under the auroral oval. This displayed eventually filled much of the sky. This is a single 15-second exposure at ISO 3200 and f/2.2 with the Canon 24mm lens and Canon 6D.
Observers watching the partial eclipse of the Sun on October 23, 2014 from Jasper National Park, Alberta at the Jasper Dark Sky Festival.