Albert Wai Kit Lau

Gallery

Astrophotography from my own telescopes and cameras. Despite the city lights, I head out whenever the sky is clear. Select a photo to enlarge it.

Milky Way

The Milky Way rising beside the silhouette of a large radio dish The Milky Way over the 46 m Algonquin radio telescope The Milky Way above a line of trees The Milky Way The constellation Orion above bare winter trees Orion over the trees

Deep sky

The centre of Orion, with the Horsehead and Orion nebulae The centre of Orion Wide field of the Orion constellation with red nebulosity Orion constellation M57, the Ring Nebula M57, the Ring Nebula IC405, the Flaming Star Nebula IC405 IC1805, the Heart Nebula IC1805 M8 and M20, the Lagoon and Trifid nebulae M8 and M20

Comets, meteors and eclipses

Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) with its tail Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) A meteor streaking past snow-covered trees A meteor in the direction of the Big Dipper A sequence of images of a partial solar eclipse A partial solar eclipse

Aurora

Purple and green aurora pillars over a lake shore Aurora over a lake Green aurora rays fanning out over still water Aurora over a lake Green and pink aurora reflected in a lake Aurora over a lake Aurora in Yellowknife Aurora in Yellowknife Aurora in Yellowknife Aurora in Yellowknife Aurora in Yellowknife Aurora in Yellowknife Aurora in Yellowknife Aurora in Yellowknife Aurora in Yellowknife Aurora in Yellowknife Aurora in Yellowknife Aurora in Yellowknife Aurora in Yellowknife Aurora in Yellowknife Aurora in Yellowknife Aurora in Yellowknife Aurora in Yellowknife Aurora in Yellowknife Aurora in Yellowknife Aurora in Yellowknife Aurora in Yellowknife Aurora in Yellowknife