The Big Dipper

Went out the other night to try to see some of the Perseid meteor shower. It was a bit overcast so I saw just one, but then the clouds cleared a bit and the Big Dipper became visible. This image is a stack of seven one-second exposures taken over 14 seconds, resulting in clear stars with minimal motion. Shot using a tripod, of course.

Two Planes and a Shadow

The contrail from one plane casts a shadow on the clouds above while a second plane passes by on its way into Pearson International Airport. The shadow appears because the sun was setting and was at a lower angle to the horizon than the plane, effectively below it.