A wide-angle view from northern Spain of the total eclipse of the Sun of August 12, 2026. They show the sky at mid-totality, in versions with and without labels and the lines for the ecliptic and lunar orbit showing their intersection at the eclipse. To the far upper left is the planet Venus.

This frames the total solar eclipse of the Sun of August 12, 2026, as seen from northern Spain, from: — the early partial phases at top, — through to totality at centre, — and then through the final partial phases with the Sun with the eclipse still in progress. Tech details in Alt Text.

The rising Full Moon and the setting Sun, taken a few minutes apart on July 28, 2026, amid a smoky sky reddening the Sun as it set in the northwest and the Moon as it rose in the southeast. Taken from Range and Township roads near home in southern Alberta. Details in Alt Text.

Here are two versions, with and without labels, of a nightscape scene along the Icefields Parkway in Jasper National Park, Alberta, at the Athabasca Pass Viewpoint. This was from July 16 before the smoke moved in! Tech details are in the Alt Text.

This is a 180º panorama across the western sky of the summer Milky Way and stars over the peaks of the Continental Divide. The location is the eastern shore of Lower Waterfowl Lake on the Icefields Parkway in Banff National Park, Alberta. At right is towering Mt. Cephren. Details in Alt Text.

The waxing 2.5-day-old crescent Moon is setting behind Pyramid Mountain in Jasper National Park, Alberta amid a colourful sunset sky on July 16, 2026. Above and to the left of the Moon is Venus, bright as an evening star. This was from the Maligne Overlook viewpoint.

A panorama of noctilucent clouds above the northern horizon from southern Alberta on July 11, 2026, over a canola field in full bloom. From my latitude the NLCs usually peak at the same time as the canola blooms. Details in Alt Text.

The displays of noctilucent clouds keep coming! This was from July 10, from near home in southern Alberta at my local "one tree hill" site. This was at 11:30 pm MDT, with the blue-white noctilucent clouds beginning to decline in brightness. Details in the Alt Text.

A panorama of "night shining" noctilucent clouds from home amid a wheatfield in southern Alberta on July 9, 2026. This was at about 11:07 pm MDT, with the bright blue-white noctilucent clouds shining behind dark foreground storm clouds to the north. Details in Alt Text.

A capture of a "grand display" of noctilucent clouds from home amid a wheatfield in southern Alberta on July 7, 2026. This was the brightest display of NLCs so far this summer for me in southern Alberta. Details in the Alt Text.

Two versions, with and without labels, of the summer Milky Way at Dinosaur Provincial Park, June 18, 3 days before solstice in a sky not fully dark. Special filters enhanced the many red nebulas around the galactic core. Tech details in the Alt Text.

A pale arc of aurora last night, June 24-25, across the bright solstice northern sky and a foreground lit by the Moon. This was from southern Alberta in a multi-panel panorama at my local "lone tree hill." Details in the Alt Text.

We had some "nocts" last night low across the north about midnight, June 22-23. These are noctilucent clouds visible only at this time of year – bright icy clouds high in the mesosphere that are illuminated by sunlight streaming over the pole. Details in the Alt Text.

Here is a view, with and without labels, of the fine evening sky show on June 18, from Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, with the array of three planets and the Moon in the colourful twilight sky.

I missed the main event today, June 17, due to clouds as the Moon hid Venus at midday. But by 4pm the clouds had cleared to show the waxing crescent Moon retreating from Venus in the blue afternoon sky. Details in the Alt Text.

This is an accumulation of exposures showing the number of satellites across the Milky Way during 35 minutes, from 12:28 am to 1:03 am on June 14, 2026. The field of view here is 54º by 37º, framing the Summer Triangle stars. Details in Alt Text.

This is an "all-sky" fish-eye view of the night sky a week before summer solstice, taken June 13-14. 2026, from home in southern Alberta at latitude of 51º N. So the sky is not astronomically dark and is lit a deep blue by all-night perpetual twilight. Details in Alt Text.

This frames the pairing of Venus above Jupiter in the evening sky on June 10, 2026. They are over the windy waters of Crawling Lake Reservoir in southern Alberta near Bassano. Above the pair of planets are the stars Pollux (at left) and Castor (at top) in Gemini. Details in Alt Text.

Here's a wider view of the Venus-Jupiter conjunction from June 8, over the Badlands scenery of the Red Deer River valley at Horsethief Canyon north of Drumheller, Alberta. The planets appear amid blue noctilucent clouds, in my first sighting of NLCs this year. Tech details are in the Alt Text.

This frames the conjunction of Venus above Jupiter in the evening twilight of June 8, 2026. They are below Pollux, the bright star at top. Dim Mercury is at right above the dark clouds. However, the two bright planets are embedded in what look like noctilucent clouds.

Here are views of the fine close conjunction of the waxing crescent Moon above Venus in the evening sky, May 18. The conjunction is reflected in Crawling Lake, Alberta. The wide views frame Jupiter and the stars of Gemini, while the panorama takes in the sky and stars from west to north over 120º.

This is the edge-on galaxy NGC 5907 in Draco, aka the Splinter Galaxy, caught with a supernova explosion underway. This is Supernova SN2026kid, discovered on April 20, 2026 and imaged here on April 30 when it was 15th magnitude. The galaxy itself is magnitude 10.3 and 53 million light years away.

Here is a capture last night (April 29) of an exploding star in a galaxy far, far away! A blip of light — but it is 53 million light years away. So the star exploded early in the Paleogene Period well after the extinction of the dinosaurs. But the light is just reaching us now. Details in Alt Text.

Comet PanSTARRS (C/2025 R3) rising in the dawn twilight on April 19, 2026. It was at its closest point to the Sun it its orbit (at perihelion) on this date. But it was so low from my latitude the comet was embedded in the bright twilight and difficult to see even with binoculars. Details in Alt Text

April 18/19, 2026 STEVE showed up! This is from southern Alberta. At midnight the aurora peaked at Kp5 and filled the northern sky. It faded and retreated north, the cue for STEVE to put in an appearance. About 12:30 am there he was in his usual colours. Details in Alt Text.

The Orion "Integrity" capsule flew around the western (left) limb of the Moon as seen here to view features on the farside of the Moon in sunlight that no human had seen before. Faint Earthshine is visible on the night "dark" side of the Moon. This was at about 5 am MDT this morning.

30 years ago this week ! — The great Comet Hyakutake was at its best. Here it is, with a disconnection event in the tail, and with the galaxy M101 caught in the tail. From March 25, 1996. With the Nikkor 105mm lens at f/2.5, with Fuji Super G 800 film, a single 5 min exposure.

Happy Equinox! This was the scene on Equinox Eve, March 19, with the thin 25-hour-old crescent Moon below Venus in the evening twilight sky. From home in southern Alberta. Details in the Alt Text.

This is the total eclipse of the Moon of March 3, 2026, in a sequence over 30 minutes, through the mid-partial phase to totality. It shows the progression from left to right of the Moon entering the dark inner umbral shadow of the Earth and turning more and more red. Details in Alt Text.

Two views of the total eclipse of the Moon in the early morning at 4:04 am MST March 3, 2026, with a selfie with the gear taking the close-up image through the telescope as totality began. And clouds rolled in! This was from home in southern Alberta. Details in Alt Text.