Tsarkon's images http://my.afterdawn.com/tsarkon/all_images.cfm All images from user are stored in user's profile at my.afterdawn.com. hourly 2 That streak of light is a 4-second exposure of the International Space Station passing overhead. It started off invisible, then dim, then outshone everything else in the sky, all in those 4 seconds. It was awesome to see, and happens quite often. http://my.afterdawn.com/tsarkon/show_image.cfm/17110 <a href="http://my.afterdawn.com/tsarkon/show_image.cfm/17110"> <img src="http://i.my.afterdawn.com/thumb/17110.jpg" border="0" vspace="10" </a></a> This is the RAO, home of the 1.8m ARCT (left) and a 16 Baker-Nunn Telescope actively used in the NEAR project. The orange glow is every astronomer's bane: light pollution. This was a longer exposure (3 minutes), as evident by the star trails. http://my.afterdawn.com/tsarkon/show_image.cfm/17109 <a href="http://my.afterdawn.com/tsarkon/show_image.cfm/17109"> <img src="http://i.my.afterdawn.com/thumb/17109.jpg" border="0" vspace="10" </a></a> This picture is a bit blurry; it was one of my first attempts at amateur astrophotography. The familiar asterism of the Big Dipper is easy to spot, and the green glow on the horizon is the Aurora Borealis. Location: Fort Smith, NT, Canada http://my.afterdawn.com/tsarkon/show_image.cfm/17108 <a href="http://my.afterdawn.com/tsarkon/show_image.cfm/17108"> <img src="http://i.my.afterdawn.com/thumb/17108.jpg" border="0" vspace="10" </a></a> This is a picture of the ARCT--3rd largest telescope in Canada and only one capable of observing in infrared. It is located at the Rothney Astrophysical Observatory (RAO) and has a primary mirror with an aperture of 1.8m. http://my.afterdawn.com/tsarkon/show_image.cfm/17107 <a href="http://my.afterdawn.com/tsarkon/show_image.cfm/17107"> <img src="http://i.my.afterdawn.com/thumb/17107.jpg" border="0" vspace="10" </a></a> I took this picture at the Rothney Astrophysical Observatory (RAO). An 8 http://my.afterdawn.com/tsarkon/show_image.cfm/17106 <a href="http://my.afterdawn.com/tsarkon/show_image.cfm/17106"> <img src="http://i.my.afterdawn.com/thumb/17106.jpg" border="0" vspace="10" </a></a>