NLCs from Alberta
Taken by Alan Dyer on June 22, 2026 @
near Gleichen, Alberta, Canada
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Camera Used: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON Z6_3
Exposure Time: 20/1
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO: 400
Date Taken: 2026:06:23 12:07:45
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Details:
This is a panorama of a display of noctilucent clouds low across the northern horizon amid the solstice twilight, a day after the 2026 summer solstice. I shot this from home in southern Alberta at latitude 51º North. The star Capella is at right. This was at about 20 minutes after midnight on June 22-23. The clouds faded shortly after this as the Sun dropped lower and its illumination of the clouds over the north pole decreased.
A waxing crescent Moon provides some foreground illumination. Dark tropospheric clouds are silhouetted in front of the bright NLCs.
Technical:
This is a panorama of 6 segments at 10º spacing, each 20 seconds at f/4 with the Nikkor 24-120mm S-Line lens at 86mm on the Nikon Z6III at ISO 400. Stitched in Camera Raw.
Photographer's website:
https://amazingsky.com
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