A 300° panorama of the winter evening sky, January 12, 2017, with the Full “Wolf” Moon of mid-winter rising at left in the northeast, and Venus (brightest) and Mars (above) over in the southwest at right. Orion is rising in the east at centre, with Taurus above. The Big Dipper is at far left to the north. The remaining glow of twilight creates an arch of light in the southwest, while the rising Moon creates an arch of brighter sky at left. This was a very clear, transparent night but at -20° C. Note the glitter path on the snow from the Moon. I shot this from home in southern Alberta, using the Nikon D750 and 24mm Sigma Art lens. This is a stitch of 14 segments with generous overlap, stitched in Adobe Camera Raw.
Venus (brightest), Mars (between the Moon and Venus), and the waxing cresent Moon over a frosty scene at my property in southern Alberta. On a cold -20° C night January 3, 2017. This is an HDR stack of 5 exposures at 1-stop increments with the 24mm lens and Nikon D750. Diffraction spikes added with Astronomy Tools actions.
The thin 41-hour-old crescent Moon in colourful twilight and sunset clouds, setting in the southwest on December 30, 2016. Earthshine is plainly visible illuminating the dark side of the Moon, despite the low atltitude and thin cloud. This is a single 0.8-second exposure at f/2.8 with the 135mm telephoto and Canon 6D at ISO 400. Shot from home in southern Alberta on the eve of New Year’s Eve!
