Wade Williamson of Calgary, Alberta, took this backyard photo on February 19, showing an auroral display easily shining through the glow of city lights. The image is a 20-second exposure at ISO 400 using a tripod-mounted Canon EOS Rebel T3i DSLR camera with a standard 18-55mm lens.
As the autumnal equinox is marked in the Northern Hemisphere, the Moon passes near Saturn and Jupiter.
Want to put your image editing skills to the test? Do so this September in the RASC Robotic Telescope image editing contest.
The winner of the August 2020 RASC Robotic Telescope image editing contest is Ian Barredo, producing a clear and beautifully coloured composition of Messier 82.
Ronald Brecher has won Photo of the Week for August 14, 2020 with his image Sharpless 2-112.
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