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A nebula rich region in the constellation of Monoceros the Unicorn with the dark Cone Nebula (left of centre) and the small V-shaped and bright
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
A nebula rich region in the constellation of Monoceros the Unicorn with the dark Cone Nebula (left of centre) and the small V-shaped and bright Hubble’s Variable Nebula at bottom, a reflection nebula that varies in form and brightness. Above the Cone Nebula is the triangular Christmas Tree Cluster, NGC 2264, here upside down as the bright blue star 15 Mon is the base of the tree. The large region of nebulosity is Sharpless 2-273. The V-shaped dark nebula above centre is LDN 1603. . . Near 15 Mon is a blue reflection nebula. Another blue reflection nebula IC 2169 and associated star cluster Collinder 95 is at left. Other bits of reflection nebulosity surround it - clockwise: NGC 2245, NGC 2247 and IC 446 above the main nebula. The rich faint cluster near centre is Trumpler 5.
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December 2, 2019 - Orion and the winter stars and constellations rising in the light of a first quarter moon in Alberta, Canada. Orion is above the
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
December 2, 2019 - Orion and the winter stars and constellations rising in the light of a first quarter moon in Alberta, Canada. Orion is above the trees with Aldebaran in Taurus and the Pleiades above him. At top left is the star Capella and the constellation of Auriga. At left of centre are Castor and Pollux in Gemini. Just rising amid the trees is Procyon in Canis Minor. Sirius and Canis Major had not yet risen. The timing nicely captures 4 of the sky’s best star clusters in a row across the sky, with the Beehive just rising at lower left, the Hyades at upper right, and the Pleiades at top. Between the Hyades and the Beehive is the small binocular cluster in Gemini, M35, but visible in this wide-angle view. . . The low setting moon behind the camera to the right added a warm bronze hour tint to the landscape. Tracks in the snow are from deer.
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Orion and the winter stars and constellations rising in the light
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
Orion and the winter stars and constellations rising in the light of a first quarter moon on December 3, 2019. The vertical format sweeps up the Milky Way. . . This was from a viewpoint overlooking the Bow River on the Siksika Nation in southern Alberta, Canada. . Orion is above the river with Sirius in Canis Major just rising. Aldebaran in Taurus and the Pleiades are at top right. At top is the star Capella and the constellation of Auriga. At left are Castor and Pollux in Gemini. Above the lights is Procyon in Canis Minor. The Beehive Cluster is at left. . The low moon behind the camera to the right added a warm bronze hour tint to the landscape.
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The nearly 2 day old and very thin waxing moon in the evening twilight, above Venus which is just above the tree tops at right, about to set.
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
The nearly 2 day old and very thin waxing moon in the evening twilight, above Venus which is just above the tree tops at right, about to set.
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The waxing 3 day old moon in twilight with earthshine on the dark side of the moon. Note the Baily’s Beads of bright peaks catching the morning
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
The waxing 3 day old moon in twilight with earthshine on the dark side of the moon. Note the Baily’s Beads of bright peaks catching the morning sunlight around the lunar south pole.
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March 18, 2020 - A couple watches an aurora display in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Arcturus is the bright star at right in the northeast.
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
March 18, 2020 - A couple watches an aurora display in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Arcturus is the bright star at right in the northeast.
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A wide-field image of the Coma-Virgo Galaxy Cluster (mostly in Virgo) including the Messier galaxies of Markarian’s Chain at right, and to Messier 59
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
A wide-field image of the Coma-Virgo Galaxy Cluster (mostly in Virgo) including the Messier galaxies of Markarian’s Chain at right, and to Messier 59 and 60 at bottom left, adn up to M91 and M88 at top. The field is about 4 degrees high and 6 degrees wide.
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The northern spring constellation of Virgo, one of the constellations of the zodiac. The bright star at lower left is Spica. Denebola in Leo is at
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
The northern spring constellation of Virgo, one of the constellations of the zodiac. The bright star at lower left is Spica. Denebola in Leo is at top right. The field contains the realm of the galaxies in the Coma-Virgo galaxy cluster. The double star Porrima is near centre.
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Venus as a razor-thin crescent and only 8 degrees east of the Sun on May 29, 2020, five days before its June 3 inferior conjunction. The crescent is
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
Venus as a razor-thin crescent and only 8 degrees east of the Sun on May 29, 2020, five days before its June 3 inferior conjunction. The crescent is extending a little beyond 180 degrees here due to scattering in the Venusian clouds. The disk was 57 arc seconds across and 0.9% illuminated. The magnitude was -3.9.
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April 4, 2020 - Venus above the Pleiades star cluster, M45, in the twilight and moonlight. Light from the gibbous moon illuminated the sky, so no
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
April 4, 2020 - Venus above the Pleiades star cluster, M45, in the twilight and moonlight. Light from the gibbous moon illuminated the sky, so no long exposure would reveal much detail in and around the Pleiades.
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July 7, 2020 - Bright noctilucent clouds in the dawn sky over a prairie pond in southern Alberta, Canada, with Venus bright as a morning star at
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
July 7, 2020 - Bright noctilucent clouds in the dawn sky over a prairie pond in southern Alberta, Canada, with Venus bright as a morning star at right above Aldebaran. Comet NEOWISE was in the scene but hidden behind dark weather clouds here.
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The supernova remnant in Cygnus variously called the Veil Nebula, the Network Nebula, the Lacework Nebula, or the Cygnus Loop. Nearby is the bright
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
The supernova remnant in Cygnus variously called the Veil Nebula, the Network Nebula, the Lacework Nebula, or the Cygnus Loop. Nearby is the bright and large star cluster NGC 6940 over the border in Vulpecula. This shows both the eastern and western halves of the Veil as well as the little bits in between such as prominent Pickering’s Triangle component.
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A composite of the November 11, 2019 transit of Mercury across the disk of the Sun, on a day with no sunspots on the Sun. . . North
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
A composite of the November 11, 2019 transit of Mercury across the disk of the Sun, on a day with no sunspots on the Sun. . . North is up here, with Mercury moving from left to right, east to west, across the Sun above the ecliptic which itself is angled up in relation to the cardinal directions.
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A composite of the November 11, 2019 transit of Mercury across the disk of the Sun, on a day with no sunspots on the Sun. . . North is up here, with
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
A composite of the November 11, 2019 transit of Mercury across the disk of the Sun, on a day with no sunspots on the Sun. . . North is up here, with Mercury moving from left to right, east to west, across the Sun above the ecliptic which itself is angled up in relation to the cardinal directions.
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The Hyades star cluster with the red giant star Aldebaran (looking yellow here) in Taurus the bull in the winter sky.
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
The Hyades star cluster with the red giant star Aldebaran (looking yellow here) in Taurus the bull in the winter sky.
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A pass of the Starlink 4 train of satellites on March 26, 2020. This was the set launched February 17, 2020. At left they can be seen dimming as
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
A pass of the Starlink 4 train of satellites on March 26, 2020. This was the set launched February 17, 2020. At left they can be seen dimming as they enter Earth’s shadow. They paraded across the sky over many minutes, each disappearing to the south. The stars are pinpoints but the satellites are streaks because of their motion over the length of the 13-second exposure. . This view is looking southwest. Sirius is at right; Alphard in Hydra is at upper left.
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A 360 degree by 180 degree panorama of the northern spring sky taken from Alberta, Canada, on a very clear
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
A 360 degree by 180 degree panorama of the northern spring sky taken from Alberta, Canada, on a very clear night April 20, 2020. This is the sky with as little Milky Way as is possible from this latitude. North is at top, south at bottom; west is to the right, east to the left. . The North Pole of the Milky Way is just below centre here, near the large Coma Berenices star cluster. I shot this as a demonstration of the view looking up out of the plane of the Milky Way toward its galactic pole and the realm of the galaxies in the spring sky. . . As a result of the orientation of the Earth at this time of year, the Milky Way is as low as it gets from the latitude of 51 degrees North and appears here as a low arc across the northern horizon at top. . . To the south at bottom the faint glow of Gegenschein is visible in Virgo around the star Spica. There is the suggestion of the even fainter Zodiacal Band stretching across the south over to the western sky at right brightened by light pollution and with a few annoying clouds over the urban areas to the west. . . Gemini, Cancer and Leo are at right; Auriga and Perseus are at top right. Arcturus is the bright star left of centre, Vega is the bright star at top left, rising. The Big Dipper and Ursa Major are overhead at the zenith. Polaris is above centre due north.
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A 3-image blend of images taken at the March 20, 2019 Equinox (centre), the June 19, 2020 Summer Solstice (at right, or technically the day before solstice), and at the December
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
A 3-image blend of images taken at the March 20, 2019 Equinox (centre), the June 19, 2020 Summer Solstice (at right, or technically the day before solstice), and at the December 21, 2019 Winter Solstice (at left). All were taken from the same location and with the same camera and lens. . . The composite shows the changing position of the sunset point, from far to the northwest at right in summer, to due west at centre at the equinoxes, and far to the southwest at left at the winter solstice. Snow covered the field in March and December but was the field was green in June with the crop just starting to grow. . This demonstrates the shifting sunset point through the seasons, in a version revised in June 2020. Following and marking the changing rise and set points of the Sun through the year was important to cultures around the world as it was their calendar, and indeed resulted in many archaeo-astronomy sites and structures in both the Old and New Worlds. . . This is from a latitude of 51 degrees north from southern Alberta, Canada. The Sun sets due west only at the two equinoxes.
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Astronomer using binoculars to view the Orion Nebula just before local moonrise on February 10, 2020.
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
Astronomer using binoculars to view the Orion Nebula just before local moonrise on February 10, 2020.
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Astronomer using binoculars and guidebook to find targets in the night sky. Taken under the light of a full moon with Orion and Sirius to the
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
Astronomer using binoculars and guidebook to find targets in the night sky. Taken under the light of a full moon with Orion and Sirius to the south.
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March 19, 2020 - Stargazer under the aurora borealis in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. This was at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre looking north
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
March 19, 2020 - Stargazer under the aurora borealis in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. This was at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre looking north to the boreal forest.
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February 27, 2020 - An astronomer looking at the waxing crescent moon near Venus, standing beside the Celestron SkyMaster 15x70 Pro binoculars on
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
February 27, 2020 - An astronomer looking at the waxing crescent moon near Venus, standing beside the Celestron SkyMaster 15x70 Pro binoculars on the Sky-Watcher AZ5 mount.
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The small constellation of Sagitta the arrow in the Milky Way, with the cluster M71 left of centre.
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
The small constellation of Sagitta the arrow in the Milky Way, with the cluster M71 left of centre.
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The Rosette Nebula (aka NGC 2237) in Monoceros, an emission nebula and site of star formation in the Orion Arm of the Milky Way. The star cluster
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
The Rosette Nebula (aka NGC 2237) in Monoceros, an emission nebula and site of star formation in the Orion Arm of the Milky Way. The star cluster at the centre of the nebula is NGC 2244.
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The Pleiades star cluster, Messier 45, amid the faint and dusty nebulosity that surrounds it. The stars of the Pleiades are passing through the
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
The Pleiades star cluster, Messier 45, amid the faint and dusty nebulosity that surrounds it. The stars of the Pleiades are passing through the dust clouds in Taurus and are lighting them up as examples of reflection nebulas.
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March 26, 2020 - The trio of (L to R) Saturn, Mars and Jupiter in conjunction in the dawn twilight, taken from Alberta, Canada.
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
March 26, 2020 - The trio of (L to R) Saturn, Mars and Jupiter in conjunction in the dawn twilight, taken from Alberta, Canada.
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The Milky Way through the Perseus to Auriga area, populated by clusters and nebulas of the next spiral arm out from ours, in the Perseus Arm. The
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
The Milky Way through the Perseus to Auriga area, populated by clusters and nebulas of the next spiral arm out from ours, in the Perseus Arm. The Double Cluster is at right, with the Heart and Soul Nebulas above it, while the Auriga clusters and nebulas are at left. At bottom is the California Nebula and Messier 34 cluster. The Perseus OB Association of hot blue stars is at centre. Capella is the bright star at upper left. The Taurus Dark Clouds are at lower left.
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March 18, 2020 - The pastel colours of the aurora borealis over the boreal forest, from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Manitoba, Canada. Arcturus is at right.
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
March 18, 2020 - The pastel colours of the aurora borealis over the boreal forest, from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Manitoba, Canada. Arcturus is at right.
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December 3, 2019 - Orion and the winter stars rising in the light of a waxing moon. This was from a viewpoint overlooking the Bow River on the
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
December 3, 2019 - Orion and the winter stars rising in the light of a waxing moon. This was from a viewpoint overlooking the Bow River on the Siksika Nation in southern Alberta, Canada. Orion is above the river with Sirius in Canis Major just rising. Aldebaran and the Hyades in Taurus are at top. At left are Castor and Pollux in Gemini. Above the lights is Procyon in Canis Minor. The Beehive Cluster in Cancer is at far left. . The low moon behind the camera to the right added a warm bronze hour tint to the landscape.
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The Orion Nebula, aka Messier 42, at centre, with the blue Running Man Nebula (NGC 1973-5-7) above it. The smaller nebula attached to the top edge of
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
The Orion Nebula, aka Messier 42, at centre, with the blue Running Man Nebula (NGC 1973-5-7) above it. The smaller nebula attached to the top edge of M42 is M43. The blue star cluster at top above the Running Man is NGC 1981; the loose star cluster below M42 is NGC 1980.
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A portrait of Orion and the northern winter Milky Way, on a February night, 2020. The Orion Nebula is the bright, overexposed pink glow below the
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
A portrait of Orion and the northern winter Milky Way, on a February night, 2020. The Orion Nebula is the bright, overexposed pink glow below the Belt of Orion, while the curving arc of red is Barnard’s Loop, now thought to be a supernova remnant. The bright red glow at upper left is the Rosette Nebula. Red Betelgeuse was at its minimum then, at about the same brightness as Bellatrix to the right, Betelgeuse is usually about as bright as blue-white Rigel at lower right.
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Orion and Taurus (at top) beside the Milky Way, with Betelgeuse
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
Orion and Taurus (at top) beside the Milky Way, with Betelgeuse dimmer than usual at this time (about magnitude +1.3) during one of its fading episodes. The Taurus Dark Clouds are at top. Barnard’s Loop, apparently now thought to be a supernova remnant and not a bubble, is at lower left encircling Orion. The Rosette Nebula is at far left. The Auriga clusters and nebulas are at top, as is M35 in Gemini.
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January 9, 2020 - Astronomer observing Venus in clouds and in the moonlight. Equipment used is the Explore Scientific 80mm refractor on the
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
January 9, 2020 - Astronomer observing Venus in clouds and in the moonlight. Equipment used is the Explore Scientific 80mm refractor on the Twilight Nano alt-az mount.
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December 8, 2018 - Astronomer observing the grouping of Venus and Saturn in the evening twilight.
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
December 8, 2018 - Astronomer observing the grouping of Venus and Saturn in the evening twilight.
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July 2, 2020 - A display of the bright and extensive noctilucent clouds across the north, from southern Alberta, Canada. Capella is at right.
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
July 2, 2020 - A display of the bright and extensive noctilucent clouds across the north, from southern Alberta, Canada. Capella is at right.
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A 45 degree panorama of noctilucent clouds seen the night of June 1-2, 2020 in Alberta, Canada, first at dusk and then later at dawn at about 3:15 a.m. MDT. Dark nearby weather clouds are silhouetted in front of the noctilucent clouds, which are at a height of some 80 km above the Earth near the edge of space. Note
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
A 45 degree panorama of noctilucent clouds seen the night of June 1-2, 2020 in Alberta, Canada, first at dusk and then later at dawn at about 3:15 a.m. MDT. Dark nearby weather clouds are silhouetted in front of the noctilucent clouds, which are at a height of some 80 km above the Earth near the edge of space. Note the north-south wavy structure and east-west herringbone patterns. Capella is at right of centre.
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July 7, 2020 - A 120 degree panorama of the bright display of noctilucent clouds at dawn from southern Alberta, Canada, with the bonus of Comet NEOWISE amid the clouds. Venus is at right, reflected in the slough. The NLCs appeared low on the horizon at first then expanded upwards as the Sun angle below the horizon decreased and more of the clouds lit up.
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
July 7, 2020 - A 120 degree panorama of the bright display of noctilucent clouds at dawn from southern Alberta, Canada, with the bonus of Comet NEOWISE amid the clouds. Venus is at right, reflected in the slough. The NLCs appeared low on the horizon at first then expanded upwards as the Sun angle below the horizon decreased and more of the clouds lit up.
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A grand display of noctilucent clouds on June 7-8, 2020 with the NLCs very bright to the northwest and north and early in the evening. . The illumination dropped quickly to reduce the NLCs to a bright band low across the horizon and then to disappear. The clouds exhibit a tremendous amount of fine structure and wave patterns. Capella, usually present in NLC images, is just right of centre.
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
A grand display of noctilucent clouds on June 7-8, 2020 with the NLCs very bright to the northwest and north and early in the evening. . The illumination dropped quickly to reduce the NLCs to a bright band low across the horizon and then to disappear. The clouds exhibit a tremendous amount of fine structure and wave patterns. Capella, usually present in NLC images, is just right of centre.
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A collection of faint nebulae in southern Cepheus, including the Wizard Nebula. . The visually faint emission nebula NGC 7380, aka the Wizard
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
A collection of faint nebulae in southern Cepheus, including the Wizard Nebula. . The visually faint emission nebula NGC 7380, aka the Wizard Nebula, is at left, while at right is Sharpless 2-135. In between is the famous variable and double star Delta Cephei. The orange star at far right is Zeta Cephei. To be precise, the star cluster embedded in the Wizard is actually NGC 7380.
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NGC 4656, the Whale Galaxy, above, and NGC 4631, the Hockey Stick Galaxy, below, in Canes Venatici.
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
NGC 4656, the Whale Galaxy, above, and NGC 4631, the Hockey Stick Galaxy, below, in Canes Venatici.
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NGC 4565, the Needle Galaxy, the classic edge-on spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices in the northern spring sky. The elliptical galaxy NGC 4494 is at
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
NGC 4565, the Needle Galaxy, the classic edge-on spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices in the northern spring sky. The elliptical galaxy NGC 4494 is at the right edge. The little galaxy to the lower right of 4565 is NGC 4562. On NGC 4565, the distinction between the older yellow stars of the core and the younger bluer stars of the outer arms is obvious here, despite the edge-on orientation of the galaxy. This is the most famous and dramatic example of an edge-on galaxy
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NGC 1499, the California Nebula, in Perseus. This visually faint emission nebula shines above the hot blue star Zeta Persei, aka Menkib, and is
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
NGC 1499, the California Nebula, in Perseus. This visually faint emission nebula shines above the hot blue star Zeta Persei, aka Menkib, and is surrounded by other faint threshold nebulosity.
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NGC 281, aka the Pacman Nebula, in Cassiopeia, near the stars Achird (top) and Schedar (right). High haze added the star glows naturally.
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
NGC 281, aka the Pacman Nebula, in Cassiopeia, near the stars Achird (top) and Schedar (right). High haze added the star glows naturally.
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A pair of colourful nebulae in Cassiopeia. The Pacman Nebula, NGC
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
A pair of colourful nebulae in Cassiopeia. The Pacman Nebula, NGC 281, is at bottom near the stars Alpha Cassiopeiae, aka Schedar (or Schedir) at right, and eta Cas, aka Achird (above NGC 281). At top are the largely blue or magenta reflection nebulae IC 59 and IC 63 adjacent to the blue star Gamma Cassiopeiae, aka Navi. The tiny blue dot of the planetary nebula Abell 2 is just right of Achird. North is at top in the porttrait format image.
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March 26, 2020 - The setting waxing crescent moon below Venus which is below the Pleiades star cluster. At top centre is the Hyades star cluster
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
March 26, 2020 - The setting waxing crescent moon below Venus which is below the Pleiades star cluster. At top centre is the Hyades star cluster and Aldebaran in Taurus. At left is Orion sinking into the twilight of a spring evening. The setting is an old farmstead in Alberta, Canada.
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March 26, 2020 - The waxing crescent moon with earthshine and (above) Venus shine in the evening twilight sky over an icy pond in Alberta, Canada.
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
March 26, 2020 - The waxing crescent moon with earthshine and (above) Venus shine in the evening twilight sky over an icy pond in Alberta, Canada. Venus was just past greatest elongation from the Sun, and being spring with the high angle of the ecliptic, Venus was as high as it can get this year in an evening apparition. The Pleiades is at very top.
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A panorama along the terminator
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
A panorama along the terminator of an 8 day old gibbous moon. Mare Imbrium at top is well-illuminated with the crater Plato at top and Copernicus at centre, and the lunar Appenines and Alps mountain ranges along the east shore of Imbrium. To the bottom are the rugged Southern Highlands with craters Clavius and Tycho well lit.
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The summer Milky Way with the Summer Triangle stars through pine
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
The summer Milky Way with the Summer Triangle stars through pine trees, photographed from the Howse Pass Viewpoint at Saskatchewan River Crossing, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. Jupiter is the bright object at the bottom.
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July 27, 2020 - The Milky Way and galactic core area over Mount Andromeda (centre), Mount Athabasca (left) and the Athabasca Glacier (right) at the
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
July 27, 2020 - The Milky Way and galactic core area over Mount Andromeda (centre), Mount Athabasca (left) and the Athabasca Glacier (right) at the Columbia Icefields, on a very clear night. . Photographed as the waxing quarter moon was still up but behind Snow Dome at far right, and about to set. Warm low-angle moonlight illuminates the peaks at left with bronze hour lunar alpen glow, and brightens the sky at right, plus adds the blue tint to the sky. But in the clear mountain air, the Milky Way and its starclouds still show up very well. The constellations of Aquila and Scutum are at centre.
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July 13-14, 2020 - The galactic core area of the Milky Way over Maskinonge Pond in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada. Jupiter is the
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© Alan Dyer / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
July 13-14, 2020 - The galactic core area of the Milky Way over Maskinonge Pond in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada. Jupiter is the bright object at left, with Saturn dimmer to the left (east) of Jupiter. In the summer of 2020 the two planets were close together in the summer sky. Jupiter provides the glitter path on the water. Antares and Scorpius are to the right. Sagittarius is at centre.
