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Bright Lights Big City https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54060526195_09c5321aeb_c.jpg" width="800" height="534" Here are the Northern Lights captured over the Vancouver city skyline. It is usually best to get away from city light pollution to catch a glimpse of the northe...

NGC 281 - Pacman Nebula https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53987664953_5a06afc729.jpg" width="500" height="345 Say hello to the Pacman Nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia. And in case you were wondering, yes, there is a Ghost nebula nearby as well. Despite being almost 10, 0...

The Right Shoulder of Cygnus https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53925825868_daf08e7fda_z.jpg This is a wide-field view of the rich molecular clouds in Cygnus. In this image, we see NGC 6914, the Propeller nebula, and what appears to be a massive supernova remnant on the right side of the frame. I i...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53904134293_ea1db2fa44_z.jpg The Elephant Trunk Nebula, or IC 1396, is a concentration of interstellar gas and dust located 2400 light-years away in the constellation Cepheus. It is a prime example of pareidolia, where our mind tries to impose a meaningful interp...

SH2-54 and NGC 6604 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53850100153_9f2b731070_c.jpg The often overlooked SH2-54 and NGC 6604 and their surroundings in the constellation Serpens, which I call the Serpent's Nest, are star-forming regions rich in ionized gasses, dust, and protostars. They are rarely ...

The Starfish Today’s submission is titled The Starfish. I have attempted to take this photograph for three years during my annual trips to Tofino, British Columbia. The first year, I couldn’t find any starfish at all. In the second year, I found some and made an image, but the starfish were so smal...

Flight of the Valkyrie Norse legends hold that the Aurora Borealis were the reflection of the armour and shields of the Valkyrie as they flew fallen warriors to Valhalla. I can see it, can you? Shot with a Sony A7R and Sigma 14mm F1.4 lens from Vancouver, Canada on the night of May 10th at 11pm. ht...

Aurora Borealis Time-Lapse Vancouver, Canada
May 10th, 2024 from 11pm to May 11th at 1am.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOCmV0b8ulA&t=2s

Aurora Borealis over Vancouver Canada Here is one of my images from the night of May 10th featuring the strongest portion of the aurora over the skyline of Vancouver. This is a single frame from a timelapse video shot on the Sony A7R and a Sigma 14mm f1.4 lens. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/5...

M81, Bode’s Galaxy. It took the light from this galaxy 12 million years to reach us, and I welcomed it with an open telescope. I gave it a full day — 24 hours — of exposure over three nights in March (15th, 16th, and 17th. For this feat, I employed the Edge HD 8, 0.7x Reducer, ASI533MC Pro, Antlia ...

Cave of Wonder This is an image from within a sea cave at Pettinger Point in Tofino, British Columbia, on the west coast of Vancouver Island. The sea is mighty here, making it a popular surfing spot and also a dangerous place to photograph at night. I made this image by shooting the cave at sunset ...

The Rosette Nebula and NGC 2244 The Rosette nebula and NGC 2244 in the constellation Monoceros. Imaged over three nights in early Feb(4,9, 12) 2024 with my Sky-Watcher Quattro 150p at F3, ASI183MM Pro, and Antlia 3nm Pro SHO filters from Bortle 9 Vancouver. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/536492...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53412520673_86f7bbcd86.jpg" width="500" height="333" This is a wide-field view of Orion’s belt featuring the Flame, Horse Head, Running Man, and Orion Nebulae. Imaged from Vancouver, BC on the nights of November 22nd and 23rd, 2023. I use...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53412316461_1f7015b130.jpg" width="334" height="500" The Bubble Nebula in the constellation, Cassiopeia. The bubble is formed from the stellar wind coming from a star about 45 times larger than our own. I shot this from Vancouver, Canada,...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53411384752_d4220338ca.jpg" width="500" height="333" RCW 16 RCW (RCW stands for Rodgers, Campbell, and Whiteoak) catalogues a series of emission nebulae found in the southern hemisphere. RCW 16, in particular, is a stunning and intricate ...

Christmas Tree Cluster, Cone Nebula, and Fox Fur Nebula I created this image for an astronomical-themed Christmas card this year, and what better subject could there be than the Christmas Tree Cluster, Cone, and Fox Fur Nebulae. Imaged from El Sauce Observatory on December 16th, 2020. Equipment used...

NGC 6188: The Rim Nebula This iconic nebula is more popularly named the Fighting Dragons of Ara and the Dragon's Egg. Seen here in the classic Hubble colour palette to help distinguish the different gas emission lines in the nebula. Imaged from the Heaven's Mirror Observatory in NSW, Australia on Ju...

Heart of the Swan Gamma Cygni Here is my widefield image of Gamma Cygnus (Sadr Region) shot from my Bortle 8/9 rooftop in Vancouver, Canada. I created this image over the nights of September 7, 8, and 12th for a total of 33 hours of imaging time. I used my full frame Sony A7R, Altair Astro 4nm HA/O...

California Nebula California was too hot to handle! I shot this back in February of 2022 at -30 degrees celsius, but the weather warmed up the next day and I was unable to get the camera cold enough until now(Nov 2022). In the time in between I have replaced almost all the gear I use and will be sel...

M33 - The Triangulum Galaxy The Triangulum Galaxy captured over 6 nights from the Bortle 8/9 skies of downtown Vancouver, Canada. I wanted to know if it was even possible, and it actually turned out way better than I expected! The light from this neighbouring galaxy travelled almost 3 million years ...

NGC 281 - The Pacman Nebula The Pacman Nebula imaged from the Trottier Observatory on Tuesday November 15th/16th, 2022. I used the mighty CDK700 to reach deep into the constellation Cassiopeia to capture this close up view of the Pacman Nebula. I wonder if he was on his way to eat the Ghost of Cassi...

Sol - Nov 18th, 2022 Sol on the morning of November 18th at 11am PST from Vancouver, Canada. There are filaments, sunspots, and a prominence all performing their nuclear dance together. Telescope: Daystar 60DS Camera: ASI290MM Mount: SW Solar Scout https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6e5...

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6e5adcbdb6bc770b84f98f/29c3034d-1e29-4b50-9494-372e8825539d/Lobster+Claw+Nebula+Rob+Lyons.jpg?format=1500w The Lobster Claw Nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia. Imaged from Vancouver, Canada over 3 nights in October, 2022. Telescope: Sky-Watcher Qu...

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6e5adcbdb6bc770b84f98f/345dd011-f442-4b14-a58f-98e016067d84/Eastern+Veil+Nebula+Rob+Lyons.jpg?format=1500w The Eastern Veil Nebula imaged over 3 nights in early October from Vancouver, Canada. This is one half of the expanding shockwave of ionized gas...

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6e5adcbdb6bc770b84f98f/a1091081-b8ae-4bf2-ac14-5861c39eaeab/IC1805_Rob_Lyons.jpg?format=1500w The remarkable Fish Head Nebula and Melotte 15 star forming region within the Heart Nebula. This is the first light image from my new Sky-Watcher Quattro 150...