Fr. Darryl Millette
@saskapriest.com
I'm a priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon. Pastor (St. Augustine in Saskatoon), Chancellor, JCL student, astrophotographer, subservient to Stella the Bernedoodle
https://saskapriest.com
https://saskapriest.com
The Pleiades star cluster aka the Seven Sisters aka M45:
444 light years away, its glow can actually be seen with the naked eye if you’re in a dark enough place. Look toward the lower east in the early evening.
Enjoy!
#astrophotography
444 light years away, its glow can actually be seen with the naked eye if you’re in a dark enough place. Look toward the lower east in the early evening.
Enjoy!
#astrophotography
November 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The Pleiades star cluster aka the Seven Sisters aka M45:
444 light years away, its glow can actually be seen with the naked eye if you’re in a dark enough place. Look toward the lower east in the early evening.
Enjoy!
#astrophotography
444 light years away, its glow can actually be seen with the naked eye if you’re in a dark enough place. Look toward the lower east in the early evening.
Enjoy!
#astrophotography
Introduce yourself with four spaceships
November 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Introduce yourself with four spaceships
WOW.
I set up the camera to record a time lapse of the incredible northern lights on Nov. 11, 2025.
Nearly 800 frames later, I am seriously blown away.
Enjoy!!!
#auroraborealis #northernlights
(Music track: Where We Belong by Aylex
Source: freetouse.com/music)
I set up the camera to record a time lapse of the incredible northern lights on Nov. 11, 2025.
Nearly 800 frames later, I am seriously blown away.
Enjoy!!!
#auroraborealis #northernlights
(Music track: Where We Belong by Aylex
Source: freetouse.com/music)
November 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
WOW.
I set up the camera to record a time lapse of the incredible northern lights on Nov. 11, 2025.
Nearly 800 frames later, I am seriously blown away.
Enjoy!!!
#auroraborealis #northernlights
(Music track: Where We Belong by Aylex
Source: freetouse.com/music)
I set up the camera to record a time lapse of the incredible northern lights on Nov. 11, 2025.
Nearly 800 frames later, I am seriously blown away.
Enjoy!!!
#auroraborealis #northernlights
(Music track: Where We Belong by Aylex
Source: freetouse.com/music)
Here’s my photo of comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) using my #astrophotography rig.
It’s visible the early evening to the NW from my yard in Saskatoon. I’m glad I took this; with it not returning for 1,150 years, it’ll be harder to see it once it goes. 😆
It’s visible the early evening to the NW from my yard in Saskatoon. I’m glad I took this; with it not returning for 1,150 years, it’ll be harder to see it once it goes. 😆
October 31, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Here’s my photo of comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) using my #astrophotography rig.
It’s visible the early evening to the NW from my yard in Saskatoon. I’m glad I took this; with it not returning for 1,150 years, it’ll be harder to see it once it goes. 😆
It’s visible the early evening to the NW from my yard in Saskatoon. I’m glad I took this; with it not returning for 1,150 years, it’ll be harder to see it once it goes. 😆
Happy Thanksgiving eh! 🇨🇦
October 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Happy Thanksgiving eh! 🇨🇦
Here is my homily from Oct. 12, 2025: Thanksgiving
(It's a bit of a briefer homily due to our parish having a special Thanksgiving procession with gifts for the poor during the Preparation of the Gifts.)
saskapriest.com/2025/10/12/h...
(It's a bit of a briefer homily due to our parish having a special Thanksgiving procession with gifts for the poor during the Preparation of the Gifts.)
saskapriest.com/2025/10/12/h...
Homily from Oct. 12, 2025: Thanksgiving
Here is my homily from Oct. 12, 2025, 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C. (It’s a bit of a briefer homily due to our parish having a special Thanksgiving procession with gifts for the poor …
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October 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Here is my homily from Oct. 12, 2025: Thanksgiving
(It's a bit of a briefer homily due to our parish having a special Thanksgiving procession with gifts for the poor during the Preparation of the Gifts.)
saskapriest.com/2025/10/12/h...
(It's a bit of a briefer homily due to our parish having a special Thanksgiving procession with gifts for the poor during the Preparation of the Gifts.)
saskapriest.com/2025/10/12/h...
California Nebula, about 1000 light years away.
This was fun to capture! My setup fits half of this nebula into one photo at a time. So, I captured each half-image over two nights and then combined the two photos in software.
Enjoy!
#astrophotography
This was fun to capture! My setup fits half of this nebula into one photo at a time. So, I captured each half-image over two nights and then combined the two photos in software.
Enjoy!
#astrophotography
October 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
California Nebula, about 1000 light years away.
This was fun to capture! My setup fits half of this nebula into one photo at a time. So, I captured each half-image over two nights and then combined the two photos in software.
Enjoy!
#astrophotography
This was fun to capture! My setup fits half of this nebula into one photo at a time. So, I captured each half-image over two nights and then combined the two photos in software.
Enjoy!
#astrophotography
The Sadr Region in the constellation Cygnus contains some bright nebulosity that looks especially stunning through a narrowband filter, hydrogen-alpha wavelength.
This is a view from Saskatoon with 3hrs of exposure time. The Sadr star is at the top & is 1800 light years away.
#astrophotography
This is a view from Saskatoon with 3hrs of exposure time. The Sadr star is at the top & is 1800 light years away.
#astrophotography
September 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The Sadr Region in the constellation Cygnus contains some bright nebulosity that looks especially stunning through a narrowband filter, hydrogen-alpha wavelength.
This is a view from Saskatoon with 3hrs of exposure time. The Sadr star is at the top & is 1800 light years away.
#astrophotography
This is a view from Saskatoon with 3hrs of exposure time. The Sadr star is at the top & is 1800 light years away.
#astrophotography
After a few clear nights lately, here’s some more #astrophotography:
Wolf-Rayet 134 and the surrounding nebulosity looks quite neat with 4.5 hours of total exposure time. I especially love the bit of blue in the bubble nebula that’s being lit by the star.
Enjoy!
Wolf-Rayet 134 and the surrounding nebulosity looks quite neat with 4.5 hours of total exposure time. I especially love the bit of blue in the bubble nebula that’s being lit by the star.
Enjoy!
September 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
After a few clear nights lately, here’s some more #astrophotography:
Wolf-Rayet 134 and the surrounding nebulosity looks quite neat with 4.5 hours of total exposure time. I especially love the bit of blue in the bubble nebula that’s being lit by the star.
Enjoy!
Wolf-Rayet 134 and the surrounding nebulosity looks quite neat with 4.5 hours of total exposure time. I especially love the bit of blue in the bubble nebula that’s being lit by the star.
Enjoy!
Supernova remnant from 10-20 thousand years ago:
The Eastern Veil Nebula
About 2400 light years away, I took this image from my back yard in Saskatoon using a dual-band filter to cut through the light pollution.
158 minutes of total exposure time. Enjoy!
The Eastern Veil Nebula
About 2400 light years away, I took this image from my back yard in Saskatoon using a dual-band filter to cut through the light pollution.
158 minutes of total exposure time. Enjoy!
September 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Supernova remnant from 10-20 thousand years ago:
The Eastern Veil Nebula
About 2400 light years away, I took this image from my back yard in Saskatoon using a dual-band filter to cut through the light pollution.
158 minutes of total exposure time. Enjoy!
The Eastern Veil Nebula
About 2400 light years away, I took this image from my back yard in Saskatoon using a dual-band filter to cut through the light pollution.
158 minutes of total exposure time. Enjoy!
The most data I’ve ever collected on 1 thing reveals VAST amounts of interstellar dust lit by nearby stars: The Iris Nebula, imaged over 4 nights with ~16hrs of total exposure.
(The extra time 💯 makes a difference. I think there’s definitely an analogy for time spent in prayer…😊)
#Astrophotography
(The extra time 💯 makes a difference. I think there’s definitely an analogy for time spent in prayer…😊)
#Astrophotography
September 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM
The most data I’ve ever collected on 1 thing reveals VAST amounts of interstellar dust lit by nearby stars: The Iris Nebula, imaged over 4 nights with ~16hrs of total exposure.
(The extra time 💯 makes a difference. I think there’s definitely an analogy for time spent in prayer…😊)
#Astrophotography
(The extra time 💯 makes a difference. I think there’s definitely an analogy for time spent in prayer…😊)
#Astrophotography
2.5 million light years away: Andromeda Galaxy
It’s my most detailed version yet, with over 8hrs of exposure time.
According to NASA, our galaxy and Andromeda will collide in approx 4 billion yrs. (Look out! 😁)
I captured this over 2 nights from my back yard in Saskatoon.
Enjoy! #astrophotography
It’s my most detailed version yet, with over 8hrs of exposure time.
According to NASA, our galaxy and Andromeda will collide in approx 4 billion yrs. (Look out! 😁)
I captured this over 2 nights from my back yard in Saskatoon.
Enjoy! #astrophotography
August 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
2.5 million light years away: Andromeda Galaxy
It’s my most detailed version yet, with over 8hrs of exposure time.
According to NASA, our galaxy and Andromeda will collide in approx 4 billion yrs. (Look out! 😁)
I captured this over 2 nights from my back yard in Saskatoon.
Enjoy! #astrophotography
It’s my most detailed version yet, with over 8hrs of exposure time.
According to NASA, our galaxy and Andromeda will collide in approx 4 billion yrs. (Look out! 😁)
I captured this over 2 nights from my back yard in Saskatoon.
Enjoy! #astrophotography
Some more #astrophotography on this Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary:
The famous “Pillars of Creation” in the Eagle Nebula, ~7000 light years away.
My telescope can’t quite get the same detail as Hubble, but I’m pleased with what I got from the back yard in Saskatoon. 😁
The famous “Pillars of Creation” in the Eagle Nebula, ~7000 light years away.
My telescope can’t quite get the same detail as Hubble, but I’m pleased with what I got from the back yard in Saskatoon. 😁
August 15, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Some more #astrophotography on this Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary:
The famous “Pillars of Creation” in the Eagle Nebula, ~7000 light years away.
My telescope can’t quite get the same detail as Hubble, but I’m pleased with what I got from the back yard in Saskatoon. 😁
The famous “Pillars of Creation” in the Eagle Nebula, ~7000 light years away.
My telescope can’t quite get the same detail as Hubble, but I’m pleased with what I got from the back yard in Saskatoon. 😁
The Wizard Nebula (NGC 7380)
8000 light years away from us is another beautiful region of stars and interstellar dust, which I imaged from my back yard in Saskatoon. Enjoy!
#astrophotography
8000 light years away from us is another beautiful region of stars and interstellar dust, which I imaged from my back yard in Saskatoon. Enjoy!
#astrophotography
July 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The Wizard Nebula (NGC 7380)
8000 light years away from us is another beautiful region of stars and interstellar dust, which I imaged from my back yard in Saskatoon. Enjoy!
#astrophotography
8000 light years away from us is another beautiful region of stars and interstellar dust, which I imaged from my back yard in Saskatoon. Enjoy!
#astrophotography
