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Polar Bear (Ursa maritimus) in fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) on an island off the sub-arctic coast of Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Bears come to spend the summer loafing on the island and looking for a careless seal or dead whale to wash up. Global warming has shortened their winter so they are increasingly looking for food in the summer.

13820552 - Polar Bear (Ursa maritimus) in fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) on an island off the sub-arctic coast of Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Bears come to spend the summer loafing on the island and looking for a careless seal or dead whale to wash up. Global warming has shortened their winter so they are increasingly looking for food in the summer.

13699750 - A fresh fish – gills are red and well supplied with blood

A framing of the northern winter sky constellations of Gemini (left),Auriga (top) and Taurus (bottom right). The Messier star clusters M35 in Gemini,and the trio of M36,M37 and M38 in Auriga show up well. The large nebula at upper right is NGC 1499,the California Nebula in Perseus. The Flaming Star,IC 405,and other IC nebulas in Auriga are right of centre. The small round nebula at bottom is IC 2174 in northern Orion. The dark lanes of the Taurus Dark Molecular Clouds are right of centre. Mars is just below centre in Taurus,adding an extra star to this already rich area of sky and matching Ald

13998490 - A framing of the northern winter sky constellations of Gemini (left),Auriga (top) and Taurus (bottom right). The Messier star clusters M35 in Gemini,and the trio of M36,M37 and M38 in Auriga show up well. The large nebula at upper right is NGC 1499,the California Nebula in Perseus. The Flaming Star,IC 405,and other IC nebulas in Auriga are right of centre. The small round nebula at bottom is IC 2174 in northern Orion. The dark lanes of the Taurus Dark Molecular Clouds are right of centre. Mars is just below centre in Taurus,adding an extra star to this already rich area of sky and matching Ald

A composite showing the 2017 Geminid meteors streaking from the radiant point in Gemini at upper left, above the blue-white star Castor. 2 or 3 meteors are not Geminids as their paths do not project back to the radiant, but I have left them in regardless, as an illustration.

13900411 - A composite showing the 2017 Geminid meteors streaking from the radiant point in Gemini at upper left, above the blue-white star Castor. 2 or 3 meteors are not Geminids as their paths do not project back to the radiant, but I have left them in regardless, as an illustration.

A composite of the August 21, 2017 total eclipse of the Sun, showing the second and third contact diamond rings and Baily’s Beads at the start (left) and end (right) of totality, flanking a composite image of totality itself. The diamond ring and Baily’s Beads images are single images.

13899354 - A composite of the August 21, 2017 total eclipse of the Sun, showing the second and third contact diamond rings and Baily’s Beads at the start (left) and end (right) of totality, flanking a composite image of totality itself. The diamond ring and Baily’s Beads images are single images.

A scene looking west on January 16, 2015 but with a field stretching up to and beyond the zenith overhead, taking in the Zodiacal Light stretching up to the Pleiades at upper left. Just below the Pleiades is green Comet Lovejoy, with its faint ion tail pointing away from the Sun along the same plane as the Zodiacal Light, as it should. Ion tails always point directly away from the Sun, as they are blown out by the solar wind. Comet Lovejoy was crossing the ecliptic this night, as it heads north in its orbit traveling almost perpendicular to the ecliptic plane.

13899168 - A scene looking west on January 16, 2015 but with a field stretching up to and beyond the zenith overhead, taking in the Zodiacal Light stretching up to the Pleiades at upper left. Just below the Pleiades is green Comet Lovejoy, with its faint ion tail pointing away from the Sun along the same plane as the Zodiacal Light, as it should. Ion tails always point directly away from the Sun, as they are blown out by the solar wind. Comet Lovejoy was crossing the ecliptic this night, as it heads north in its orbit traveling almost perpendicular to the ecliptic plane.

The region of the Milky Way in Puppis and Vela encompassing the vast Gum Nebula, a photographic object only. Sirius and Canis Major are at right; Canopus in Carina is at bottom. The False Cross and the open cluster NGC 2516 are at left.

13899148 - The region of the Milky Way in Puppis and Vela encompassing the vast Gum Nebula, a photographic object only. Sirius and Canis Major are at right; Canopus in Carina is at bottom. The False Cross and the open cluster NGC 2516 are at left.

A panorama of Lake Edith in Jasper National Park, Alberta, on a calm autumn night, looking north to the stars of Ursa Major, the Great Bear, and the Big Dipper in deep twilight. Arcturus is at far left setting in the northwest over Pyramid Mountain, while Capella in Auriga and the stars of Perseus are rising at right in the northeast. This was on a mid-October night when the Big Dipper rides low in the northern sky from this latitude of 53° N.

13899054 - A panorama of Lake Edith in Jasper National Park, Alberta, on a calm autumn night, looking north to the stars of Ursa Major, the Great Bear, and the Big Dipper in deep twilight. Arcturus is at far left setting in the northwest over Pyramid Mountain, while Capella in Auriga and the stars of Perseus are rising at right in the northeast. This was on a mid-October night when the Big Dipper rides low in the northern sky from this latitude of 53° N.

The colourful region around yellow Antares (bottom) in Scorpius and blue Rho Ophiuchi (top) in Ophiuchus. The nebulas are largely reflection nebulas, taking on the colour of the stars embedded in the nebulas. However, the field also contains a lot of emission nebulosity, hydrogen gas glowing red and magenta. Plus there are fingers of brown dark dusty nebulosity. It is one of the most colourful regions of the sky.

13899016 - The colourful region around yellow Antares (bottom) in Scorpius and blue Rho Ophiuchi (top) in Ophiuchus. The nebulas are largely reflection nebulas, taking on the colour of the stars embedded in the nebulas. However, the field also contains a lot of emission nebulosity, hydrogen gas glowing red and magenta. Plus there are fingers of brown dark dusty nebulosity. It is one of the most colourful regions of the sky.

Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) reflected in the still waters this night of Crawling Lake in southern Alberta. A dim aurora at right colours the sky magenta. Lingering twilight colours the sky blue. A meteor or more likely a flaring satellite appears at right and is also reflected in the water. Even in this short exposure, the two tails — dust and ion — are visible. This was July 20, 2020.

13898763 - Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) reflected in the still waters this night of Crawling Lake in southern Alberta. A dim aurora at right colours the sky magenta. Lingering twilight colours the sky blue. A meteor or more likely a flaring satellite appears at right and is also reflected in the water. Even in this short exposure, the two tails — dust and ion — are visible. This was July 20, 2020.

The Cordon de los Condores forms the east side of the valley of the Rio de las Vueltas north of Los Glaciares National Park, near El Chalten, Argentina, in the Patagonia region of South America. In the foreground are lenga or Southern Beech Trees.

13849130 - The Cordon de los Condores forms the east side of the valley of the Rio de las Vueltas north of Los Glaciares National Park, near El Chalten, Argentina, in the Patagonia region of South America. In the foreground are lenga or Southern Beech Trees.

Clouds obscure the Fitz Roy Massif in Los Glaciares National Park near El Chalten, Argentina. A UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Patagonia region of South America. Visible are Loma de las Pizarras and Techado Negro, with a partial rainbow over the Torre Valley.

13846023 - Clouds obscure the Fitz Roy Massif in Los Glaciares National Park near El Chalten, Argentina. A UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Patagonia region of South America. Visible are Loma de las Pizarras and Techado Negro, with a partial rainbow over the Torre Valley.

The Arch gateway into the pre-Hispanic Mayan ruins of Kabah are part of the Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal UNESCO World Heritage Center in Yucatan, Mexico. The gate was built in early Puuc style.

13845609 - The Arch gateway into the pre-Hispanic Mayan ruins of Kabah are part of the Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal UNESCO World Heritage Center in Yucatan, Mexico. The gate was built in early Puuc style.

13797746 - The Fanes Mountains in the Dolomites. The Dolomites are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site. Central Europe, Italy

71410962 - Faja de Sao Joao, Sao Jorge Island in the Azores. The Azores are an autonomous region of Portugal.

This is a framing of an array of emission nebulas in Cygnus: the bright North America Nebula (NGC 7000) at right,and to the right of it,the Pelican Nebula (IC 5067/8). Those bright nebulas are set amid a complex of fainter nebulosity,notably the Clamshell Nebula at left,as it has become known recently,and catalogued as Sharpless 2-119. At bottom right is the curving Cygnus Arc,aka IC 5068. The small star cluster NGC 7044 is below the Clamshell.

13998611 - This is a framing of an array of emission nebulas in Cygnus: the bright North America Nebula (NGC 7000) at right,and to the right of it,the Pelican Nebula (IC 5067/8). Those bright nebulas are set amid a complex of fainter nebulosity,notably the Clamshell Nebula at left,as it has become known recently,and catalogued as Sharpless 2-119. At bottom right is the curving Cygnus Arc,aka IC 5068. The small star cluster NGC 7044 is below the Clamshell.

Auroral streamers or rays rather than classic curtains as part of the pulsating phase of the great equinox display of Northern Lights on March 23,2023. The rays have a strong vertical structure from precipitating electrons but were pulsing off and on rather than rippling. While the predominent colour is green,there is a lot of red and magenta mixed in. The rays are converging upward to the magnetic zenith. This is looking northwest over my house. A short exposure froze the motion and pulsations to better record the structure. Cassiopeia is at centre. The Pleiades are at left.

13998564 - Auroral streamers or rays rather than classic curtains as part of the pulsating phase of the great equinox display of Northern Lights on March 23,2023. The rays have a strong vertical structure from precipitating electrons but were pulsing off and on rather than rippling. While the predominent colour is green,there is a lot of red and magenta mixed in. The rays are converging upward to the magnetic zenith. This is looking northwest over my house. A short exposure froze the motion and pulsations to better record the structure. Cassiopeia is at centre. The Pleiades are at left.

The aurora of March 23,2023,caught early in the evening when there was a green arc to the south as the sky darkened that exhibited a "dunes" type of structure,with horizontal banding rather than vertical rays or curtains. Above is a purple arct that has some characteristics of a STEVE arc but is likely a standard vertical curtain. At right are Venus and the crescent Moon below,above the glow of twilight. Orion is left of centre,with Sirius embedded in the dunes arc. This is looking southwest to west. The time was about 9 pm MDT.

13998267 - The aurora of March 23,2023,caught early in the evening when there was a green arc to the south as the sky darkened that exhibited a "dunes" type of structure,with horizontal banding rather than vertical rays or curtains. Above is a purple arct that has some characteristics of a STEVE arc but is likely a standard vertical curtain. At right are Venus and the crescent Moon below,above the glow of twilight. Orion is left of centre,with Sirius embedded in the dunes arc. This is looking southwest to west. The time was about 9 pm MDT.

Mars (at left) and the galactic centre area of the summer Milky Way low over the southern horizon at Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, Alberta, on June 8/9, 2018. Sagittarus is at centre, with Scorpius at right. The Messier 6 and 7 open star clusters are just above the horizon at centre, just right of the Sweetgrass Hills on the horizon in Montana.

13900244 - Mars (at left) and the galactic centre area of the summer Milky Way low over the southern horizon at Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, Alberta, on June 8/9, 2018. Sagittarus is at centre, with Scorpius at right. The Messier 6 and 7 open star clusters are just above the horizon at centre, just right of the Sweetgrass Hills on the horizon in Montana.

A wide-angle view of the Northern Hemisphere autumn Milky, from Aquila at bottom right in thw south, to Cassiopeia and Perseus at upper left in the northeast. Cygnus is at centre overhead on a late October evening. The Summer Triangle stars are at centre and right; the Andromeda Galaxy and Triangulum galaxies are at bottom left. The dark nebula Le Gentil 3, aka the Funnel Nebula, is at centre.

13900189 - A wide-angle view of the Northern Hemisphere autumn Milky, from Aquila at bottom right in thw south, to Cassiopeia and Perseus at upper left in the northeast. Cygnus is at centre overhead on a late October evening. The Summer Triangle stars are at centre and right; the Andromeda Galaxy and Triangulum galaxies are at bottom left. The dark nebula Le Gentil 3, aka the Funnel Nebula, is at centre.

Exiting the narrow Trollfjord by searchlight and under moonlight, on the northbound voyage of the Hurtigruten ferry ship the ms Trollfjord, on October 15, 2019. Capella is at top; Betelgeuse and Orion are rising at centre at the mouth of the fjord; Aldebaran is partly in cloud left of the Moon.

13899628 - Exiting the narrow Trollfjord by searchlight and under moonlight, on the northbound voyage of the Hurtigruten ferry ship the ms Trollfjord, on October 15, 2019. Capella is at top; Betelgeuse and Orion are rising at centre at the mouth of the fjord; Aldebaran is partly in cloud left of the Moon.

The stars of the Big Dipper at left and the W of Cassiopeia at right over a silhouette of trees in the Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Saskatchewan. Polaris and the Little Dipper are at centre. This serves to illustrate the location of these northern stars in late summer and autumn. The Andromeda Galaxy is at upper right, with a short meteor trail below it.

13898975 - The stars of the Big Dipper at left and the W of Cassiopeia at right over a silhouette of trees in the Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Saskatchewan. Polaris and the Little Dipper are at centre. This serves to illustrate the location of these northern stars in late summer and autumn. The Andromeda Galaxy is at upper right, with a short meteor trail below it.

The International Space Station (ISS) flying away to the east over the moonlit badlands formations at Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, on July 12, 2022, just before local midnight. The image frames the stars of Cassiopeia (upper left), Perseus (at left), Andromeda (centre) and Pegasus (at right). A couple of other fainter satellites are also in the image. Light from the almost Full Moon illuminates the sky blue and foreground a warm colour.

13898054 - The International Space Station (ISS) flying away to the east over the moonlit badlands formations at Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, on July 12, 2022, just before local midnight. The image frames the stars of Cassiopeia (upper left), Perseus (at left), Andromeda (centre) and Pegasus (at right). A couple of other fainter satellites are also in the image. Light from the almost Full Moon illuminates the sky blue and foreground a warm colour.

Tourists on Dubrovnik City Walls, Dubrovnik Old Town, Dalmatia, Croatia. This is a photo of tourists on Dubrovnik City Walls. It shows the Dominican Monastery in UNESCO World Heritage listed Dubrovnik Old Town. For most tourists, Dubrovnik City Walls are without a doubt the highlight of visiting this beautiful, historic old town on the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia. Dubrovnik City Walls offer unrivalled panoramic views over Dubrovnik Old Town and the Dominican Monastery.

13849027 - Tourists on Dubrovnik City Walls, Dubrovnik Old Town, Dalmatia, Croatia. This is a photo of tourists on Dubrovnik City Walls. It shows the Dominican Monastery in UNESCO World Heritage listed Dubrovnik Old Town. For most tourists, Dubrovnik City Walls are without a doubt the highlight of visiting this beautiful, historic old town on the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia. Dubrovnik City Walls offer unrivalled panoramic views over Dubrovnik Old Town and the Dominican Monastery.

New Ireland Malagan funerary statue in at the Metropolitan Museum of Art museum, New York, USA. New Ireland is part of the Bismarck Archipelago, situated north of New Guinea, and has an estimated population of 100,000. The Dutch first encountered the island in 1616, and today New Ireland is a province of Papua New Guinea. Nineteen different languages are spoken on the island, and it is divided by a chain of mountains into three distinct regions: northern, central, and southeastern. The art of New Ireland traditionally centered on mortuary ceremonies and feasts to honor the dead. In northern Ne

13848666 - New Ireland Malagan funerary statue in at the Metropolitan Museum of Art museum, New York, USA. New Ireland is part of the Bismarck Archipelago, situated north of New Guinea, and has an estimated population of 100,000. The Dutch first encountered the island in 1616, and today New Ireland is a province of Papua New Guinea. Nineteen different languages are spoken on the island, and it is divided by a chain of mountains into three distinct regions: northern, central, and southeastern. The art of New Ireland traditionally centered on mortuary ceremonies and feasts to honor the dead. In northern Ne

13847683 - The ruins of the Mayan city of Labna are part of the Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal UNESCO World Heritage Center in Yucatan, Mexico.

The Palace at Kabah. The pre-Hispanic Mayan ruins of Kabah are part of the Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal UNESCO World Heritage Center in Yucatan, Mexico.

13845271 - The Palace at Kabah. The pre-Hispanic Mayan ruins of Kabah are part of the Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal UNESCO World Heritage Center in Yucatan, Mexico.

Sulphur Worker at Kawah Ijen, Java, Indonesia. Kawah Ijen is a volcano with an active crater and acid lake in East Java, Indonesia. It is an unbelievable and unmissable destination for anyone visiting Java or Bali. Not only is the view on the 4km walk up to the craters edge impressive, but what goes on there is mind boggling. Walking down to the bottom of Kwah Ijen (Ijen Crater), hundreds of Indonesian men, many in flipflops, are mining sulphur from the heart of the volcano. They load their baskets up with up to 80kg of sulphur, before starting the arduous and extremely dangerous scramble up 3

13845148 - Sulphur Worker at Kawah Ijen, Java, Indonesia. Kawah Ijen is a volcano with an active crater and acid lake in East Java, Indonesia. It is an unbelievable and unmissable destination for anyone visiting Java or Bali. Not only is the view on the 4km walk up to the craters edge impressive, but what goes on there is mind boggling. Walking down to the bottom of Kwah Ijen (Ijen Crater), hundreds of Indonesian men, many in flipflops, are mining sulphur from the heart of the volcano. They load their baskets up with up to 80kg of sulphur, before starting the arduous and extremely dangerous scramble up 3

Tipula is a very large insect genus in the fly family Tipulidae. They are commonly known as crane flies or daddy longlegs. Worldwide there are well over a thousand species.

13844824 - Tipula is a very large insect genus in the fly family Tipulidae. They are commonly known as crane flies or daddy longlegs. Worldwide there are well over a thousand species.

Takahiro Koizumi and his assistant Kohei ishimori are pouring molten iron into the mold, to make a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

13824908 - Takahiro Koizumi and his assistant Kohei ishimori are pouring molten iron into the mold, to make a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

The American Southwest is famous for its dramatic scenery and aboriginal art. Petroglyphs abound on canyon walls and rock faces, and they date back in antiquity for hundreds and even thousands of years. They are not as ancient as the stone formations, but are a historical record of native artistry and communication.

13820458 - The American Southwest is famous for its dramatic scenery and aboriginal art. Petroglyphs abound on canyon walls and rock faces, and they date back in antiquity for hundreds and even thousands of years. They are not as ancient as the stone formations, but are a historical record of native artistry and communication.

The Fanis mountains seen from Val Travenanzes in the nature park Fanes Sennes Prags (Fanes, Senes, Braies) in the Dolomites near Cortina d'Ampezzo. The Dolomites are listed as UNESCO World Heritage. ()

71410915 - The Fanis mountains seen from Val Travenanzes in the nature park Fanes Sennes Prags (Fanes, Senes, Braies) in the Dolomites near Cortina d'Ampezzo. The Dolomites are listed as UNESCO World Heritage. ()

Auroral streamers or rays rather than curtains as part of the pulsating phase of the great equinox display of Northern Lights on March 23,2023. The rays have a strong vertical structure from precipitating electrons but were pulsing off and on rather than rippling. While the predominent colour is green,there is a lot of red and magenta mixed in. The rays are converging upward to the magnetic zenith. This is looking east over my house.

13999376 - Auroral streamers or rays rather than curtains as part of the pulsating phase of the great equinox display of Northern Lights on March 23,2023. The rays have a strong vertical structure from precipitating electrons but were pulsing off and on rather than rippling. While the predominent colour is green,there is a lot of red and magenta mixed in. The rays are converging upward to the magnetic zenith. This is looking east over my house.

Two lone Lyrid meteors on the peak of the meteor shower night,April 22,2023. Two captured out of 342 frames taken over 2 hours. The sky and ground come from the exposure with the bright meteor on it,when a dim aurora was also on the northeast horizon. The bright meteor shows the classic green to pink gradient of colours. Vega and Lyra are rising at lower centre. Deneb and Cygnus are at left. Arcturus is at upper right.

13999274 - Two lone Lyrid meteors on the peak of the meteor shower night,April 22,2023. Two captured out of 342 frames taken over 2 hours. The sky and ground come from the exposure with the bright meteor on it,when a dim aurora was also on the northeast horizon. The bright meteor shows the classic green to pink gradient of colours. Vega and Lyra are rising at lower centre. Deneb and Cygnus are at left. Arcturus is at upper right.

Environmental activists and supporters attend the March For Climate And Justice on November 12,2023 in Amsterdam,Netherlands. Protestors demand action from the Dutch government and world leaders to combat the climate change crisis,heat records are being broken again and again,resulting in profound changes for all life on Earth. An estimated 70,000 people have walked on Sunday with the climate march in Amsterdam,according to the Amsterdam municipality.

13999225 - Environmental activists and supporters attend the March For Climate And Justice on November 12,2023 in Amsterdam,Netherlands. Protestors demand action from the Dutch government and world leaders to combat the climate change crisis,heat records are being broken again and again,resulting in profound changes for all life on Earth. An estimated 70,000 people have walked on Sunday with the climate march in Amsterdam,according to the Amsterdam municipality.

The planets Venus (brightest at centre) and Mars (upper left of Venus) in the late evening twilight over the Rocky Mountains and Bow River in Banff National Park. This was June 6,2023,from the Storm Mountain viewpoint on the Bow Valley Parkway north of Castle Junction. The stars Castor and Pollux in Gemini are at right. Mars is just to the left of the Beehive star cluster,M44,just showing up here.

13998619 - The planets Venus (brightest at centre) and Mars (upper left of Venus) in the late evening twilight over the Rocky Mountains and Bow River in Banff National Park. This was June 6,2023,from the Storm Mountain viewpoint on the Bow Valley Parkway north of Castle Junction. The stars Castor and Pollux in Gemini are at right. Mars is just to the left of the Beehive star cluster,M44,just showing up here.

A green,red and magenta auroral curtain over the old Churchill Rocket Range,in the light of the waxing quarter Moon,February 26,2023. The Moon is in Taurus between the Pleiades and Hyades star clusters. At far right are Jupiter and Venus setting in the west. This is looking south and southwest.

13998328 - A green,red and magenta auroral curtain over the old Churchill Rocket Range,in the light of the waxing quarter Moon,February 26,2023. The Moon is in Taurus between the Pleiades and Hyades star clusters. At far right are Jupiter and Venus setting in the west. This is looking south and southwest.

A framing of most of the constellation of Perseus, with the brightest star in the constellation, Mirfak or Alpha Persei at centre. At lower right is Algol, the Demon Star. At top is the Double Cluster of stars, aka NGC 868 and 884, while at top left is the Heart and Soul Nebula complex, aka IC 1805 and IC 1848. The small star cluster NGC 1245 lies between Mirfak and Algol. The bright Messier cluster M34 is just off frame at right. The bright blue stars surrounding Mirfak are the Perseus OB3 Association, or Melotte 20, aka the Alpha Persei Moving Group.

13899503 - A framing of most of the constellation of Perseus, with the brightest star in the constellation, Mirfak or Alpha Persei at centre. At lower right is Algol, the Demon Star. At top is the Double Cluster of stars, aka NGC 868 and 884, while at top left is the Heart and Soul Nebula complex, aka IC 1805 and IC 1848. The small star cluster NGC 1245 lies between Mirfak and Algol. The bright Messier cluster M34 is just off frame at right. The bright blue stars surrounding Mirfak are the Perseus OB3 Association, or Melotte 20, aka the Alpha Persei Moving Group.

The summer Milky Way over the sandstone formations at Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park in southern Alberta, on a dark of the Moon night, July 31, 2016. The foreground is iluminated only by starlight. No artificial light painting was employed here. The Lagoon Nebula and objects in Sagittarius and Scutum are to the south here at centre.

13897842 - The summer Milky Way over the sandstone formations at Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park in southern Alberta, on a dark of the Moon night, July 31, 2016. The foreground is iluminated only by starlight. No artificial light painting was employed here. The Lagoon Nebula and objects in Sagittarius and Scutum are to the south here at centre.

A composite stack of 12 images taken June 11/12, 2017 of the waning gibbous Moon tracking low across the southern sky on a June nght, from moonrise at left at 11:30 pm to when it began to leave the frame at right at 4 a.m. and when the sky was brightening with dawn. Images are at 25-minute intervals. The sky is blue here from the moonlight.

13897834 - A composite stack of 12 images taken June 11/12, 2017 of the waning gibbous Moon tracking low across the southern sky on a June nght, from moonrise at left at 11:30 pm to when it began to leave the frame at right at 4 a.m. and when the sky was brightening with dawn. Images are at 25-minute intervals. The sky is blue here from the moonlight.

Venus, very bright as an evening star, shines over the old historic Atlas Coal Mine in the Red Deer River Valley, Alberta, near East Coulee. The mine buildings are the last standing from many coal mines that operated in the valley up until the 1970s. The Atlas Coal Mine is now a museum and National Historic Site.

13897444 - Venus, very bright as an evening star, shines over the old historic Atlas Coal Mine in the Red Deer River Valley, Alberta, near East Coulee. The mine buildings are the last standing from many coal mines that operated in the valley up until the 1970s. The Atlas Coal Mine is now a museum and National Historic Site.

A trail through the rain forest to the ruins of the Mayan city of Sayil are part of the Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal UNESCO World Heritage Center in Yucatan, Mexico.

13847094 - A trail through the rain forest to the ruins of the Mayan city of Sayil are part of the Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal UNESCO World Heritage Center in Yucatan, Mexico.

13820685 - Polar Bear (Ursa maritimus) in fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) on an island off the sub-arctic coast of Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Bears come to spend the summer loafing on the island and looking for a careless seal or dead whale to wash up. Global warming has shortened their winter so they are increasingly looking for food in the summer.

13820663 - Polar Bear (Ursa maritimus) in fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) on an island off the sub-arctic coast of Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Bears come to spend the summer loafing on the island and looking for a careless seal or dead whale to wash up. Global warming has shortened their winter so they are increasingly looking for food in the summer.

13814092 - Usa, Wyoming, Grand Teton National Park, the Grand Teton Mountains are reflected along the Snake River at Schwabacher landing.

13813212 - Twilight over Shi Shi Beach, sea stacks of Point of the Arches are in the distance. Olympic National Park, Washington State.

13813209 - Sunset on Shi Shi Beach, sea stacks of Point of the Arches are in the distance. Olympic National Park, Washington State.

Mars,the bright orange object right of centre,is here amid the stars and constellations of the winter Milky Way in January 2023. Mars is in Taurus,above Aldebaran and the Hyades,and below the blue Pleiades. The stars of Auriga are at left. At top are stars in Perseus,including the reddish California Nebula. The interstellar Dark Clouds of Taurus are at centre.

13998632 - Mars,the bright orange object right of centre,is here amid the stars and constellations of the winter Milky Way in January 2023. Mars is in Taurus,above Aldebaran and the Hyades,and below the blue Pleiades. The stars of Auriga are at left. At top are stars in Perseus,including the reddish California Nebula. The interstellar Dark Clouds of Taurus are at centre.

13998532 - Environmental activists and supporters attend the March For Climate And Justice on November 12,2023 in Amsterdam,Netherlands. Protestors demand action from the Dutch government and world leaders to combat the climate change crisis,heat records are being broken again and again,resulting in profound changes for all life on Earth. An estimated 70,000 people have walked on Sunday with the climate march in Amsterdam,according to the Amsterdam municipality.

This is a panorama of the Milky Way from Vulpecula and Sagitta (at left) to Serpens and Sagittarius (at right). The Coathanger asterism of stars,aka CR399,is at upper left. At centre is the constellation of Aquila with the bright star Altair at bottom. The Scutum Starcloud with Messier 11 is right of centre. The pink Eagle and Swan Nebulas,(M16 and M17) are at far right,as is the Small Sagittarius Starcloud,Messier 24. Flanking M24 are the two large star clusters,M25 (below) and M23 (above),amid the trees. The globular cluster M22 is at bottom right,also just clearing the trees. The large diff

13998401 - This is a panorama of the Milky Way from Vulpecula and Sagitta (at left) to Serpens and Sagittarius (at right). The Coathanger asterism of stars,aka CR399,is at upper left. At centre is the constellation of Aquila with the bright star Altair at bottom. The Scutum Starcloud with Messier 11 is right of centre. The pink Eagle and Swan Nebulas,(M16 and M17) are at far right,as is the Small Sagittarius Starcloud,Messier 24. Flanking M24 are the two large star clusters,M25 (below) and M23 (above),amid the trees. The globular cluster M22 is at bottom right,also just clearing the trees. The large diff

The colourful region around Antares in Scorpius, the yellow star at centre. To the right is the globular cluster Messier 4. Above right of Antares is the smaller globular NGC 6144. Above are the nebulas associated with Rho Ophiuchi. The area is filled with reflection (yellow and blue) and emission nebulas (red and pink). The field simulates a binocular field.

13900192 - The colourful region around Antares in Scorpius, the yellow star at centre. To the right is the globular cluster Messier 4. Above right of Antares is the smaller globular NGC 6144. Above are the nebulas associated with Rho Ophiuchi. The area is filled with reflection (yellow and blue) and emission nebulas (red and pink). The field simulates a binocular field.

A self-portrait of me observing the total eclipse of the Moon on November 8, 2022, on a very cold (-25° C) morning at 4 am. Above the red Moon are the stars of Taurus including the Hyades and Pleiades star clusters.

13899695 - A self-portrait of me observing the total eclipse of the Moon on November 8, 2022, on a very cold (-25° C) morning at 4 am. Above the red Moon are the stars of Taurus including the Hyades and Pleiades star clusters.

Orion rising behind the iconic Hoodoos on Highway 10 east of Drumheller, Alberta, near East Coulee, on a moonless January night, with illumination by starlight and by a nearby yardlight providing some shadows and warmer illumination. Clouds are beginning to move in and are providing the natural star glows.

13899377 - Orion rising behind the iconic Hoodoos on Highway 10 east of Drumheller, Alberta, near East Coulee, on a moonless January night, with illumination by starlight and by a nearby yardlight providing some shadows and warmer illumination. Clouds are beginning to move in and are providing the natural star glows.

Particularly large groups of sunspots on the Sun on September 4, 2017. The group at bottom is AR 2673, the group at top is 2674. The small spot at left on the emerging limb is AR 2677, while the groups disappearing at right are AR 2675 (top) and AR 2776.

13899289 - Particularly large groups of sunspots on the Sun on September 4, 2017. The group at bottom is AR 2673, the group at top is 2674. The small spot at left on the emerging limb is AR 2677, while the groups disappearing at right are AR 2675 (top) and AR 2776.

The aurora of February 3-4, 2014 seen from Churchill, Manitoba at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, in an all-sky view with the 8mm fish-eye lens. This is a 20-second exposure at f/3.5 and ISO 3200 wth the Canon 5D MkII. This is looking north and east. Members of the aurora tour group are in the foreground, in front of the main CNSC building.

13899186 - The aurora of February 3-4, 2014 seen from Churchill, Manitoba at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, in an all-sky view with the 8mm fish-eye lens. This is a 20-second exposure at f/3.5 and ISO 3200 wth the Canon 5D MkII. This is looking north and east. Members of the aurora tour group are in the foreground, in front of the main CNSC building.

A reconstuction of a dinosaur dig camp in the William Sill Museum in Ischigualasto Provincial Park, San Juan, Argentina. Actual dinosaur bones are displayed where they have been partially excavated.

13897752 - A reconstuction of a dinosaur dig camp in the William Sill Museum in Ischigualasto Provincial Park, San Juan, Argentina. Actual dinosaur bones are displayed where they have been partially excavated.

This captures the vertical sweep of the summer Milky Way over the foreground landscape of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. The image serves as a good illustration of the richness of objects, dark dust lanes and bright starfields along the Milky Way, from Sagittarius low in the south at bottom, to Cygnus at top. In between are Aquila and Scutum, with part of Ophiuchus at right. This was from latitude 50.5° North, where Sagittarius and the galactic centre are low in sky. The Summer Triangle stars of Deneb, Vega and Altair are at top.

13897654 - This captures the vertical sweep of the summer Milky Way over the foreground landscape of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. The image serves as a good illustration of the richness of objects, dark dust lanes and bright starfields along the Milky Way, from Sagittarius low in the south at bottom, to Cygnus at top. In between are Aquila and Scutum, with part of Ophiuchus at right. This was from latitude 50.5° North, where Sagittarius and the galactic centre are low in sky. The Summer Triangle stars of Deneb, Vega and Altair are at top.

Inside the Cathedral of St Lawrence, Trogir, Dalmatian Coast, Croatia, Europe. This photo shows the inside of the most famous cathedral in Trogir, the Cathedral of St Lawrence. Trogir is a beautiful old town on the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia and is on the UNESCO World Heritage List thanks to it's stunning Romanesque Cathedral's and architecture. Inside the walls of the old town Trogir, the cobbled streets are complemented by beautiful buildings and towering spires. After visiting the Cathedral of St Lawrence, St Lawrence Square and Kamerlengo Fortress, there is always the option of a relaxing

13849370 - Inside the Cathedral of St Lawrence, Trogir, Dalmatian Coast, Croatia, Europe. This photo shows the inside of the most famous cathedral in Trogir, the Cathedral of St Lawrence. Trogir is a beautiful old town on the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia and is on the UNESCO World Heritage List thanks to it's stunning Romanesque Cathedral's and architecture. Inside the walls of the old town Trogir, the cobbled streets are complemented by beautiful buildings and towering spires. After visiting the Cathedral of St Lawrence, St Lawrence Square and Kamerlengo Fortress, there is always the option of a relaxing

Sulphur Miner Working at Kawah Ijen, Java, Indonesia. Kawah Ijen is a volcano with an active crater and acid lake in East Java, Indonesia. It is an unbelievable and unmissable destination for anyone visiting Java or Bali. Not only is the view on the 4km walk up to the craters edge impressive, but what goes on there is mind boggling. Walking down to the bottom of Kwah Ijen (Ijen Crater), hundreds of Indonesian men, many in flipflops, are mining sulphur from the heart of the volcano. They load their baskets up with up to 80kg of sulphur, before starting the arduous and extremely dangerous scramb

13849318 - Sulphur Miner Working at Kawah Ijen, Java, Indonesia. Kawah Ijen is a volcano with an active crater and acid lake in East Java, Indonesia. It is an unbelievable and unmissable destination for anyone visiting Java or Bali. Not only is the view on the 4km walk up to the craters edge impressive, but what goes on there is mind boggling. Walking down to the bottom of Kwah Ijen (Ijen Crater), hundreds of Indonesian men, many in flipflops, are mining sulphur from the heart of the volcano. They load their baskets up with up to 80kg of sulphur, before starting the arduous and extremely dangerous scramb

This is the most common ladybird in Europe, introduced in many countries as pests control agents as they are voracious predators of aphids.

13848509 - This is the most common ladybird in Europe, introduced in many countries as pests control agents as they are voracious predators of aphids.

13820541 - Polar Bear (Ursa maritimus) in fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) on an island off the sub-arctic coast of Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Bears come to spend the summer loafing on the island and looking for a careless seal or dead whale to wash up. Global warming has shortened their winter so they are increasingly looking for food in the summer.

Sled dog during winter in Uummannaq in Greenland. Dog teams are draft animals for the fishermen and stay all winter on the sea ice of the fjord. Greenland, Denmark.

13799249 - Sled dog during winter in Uummannaq in Greenland. Dog teams are draft animals for the fishermen and stay all winter on the sea ice of the fjord. Greenland, Denmark.

13521820 - Wooden terrace with areas that are separated for three distinct areas, hot tub, lounge, , and dining area

12608541 - Calorie counting – How many calories are in my food?

The Coma Berenices star cluster,aka Melotte 111,in the constellation of Coma Berenices,here in a field of view wide enough (7.5° by 5°) to frame it with some of the surrounding galaxies,in particular the edge-on galaxy NGC 4565 at lower left and NGC 4559 at upper left. Several other fainter galaxies are in the field,some between 12th to 14th magnitude,such as the tiny quartet of Box Galaxies at the extreme upper right corner. Melotte 111 is one of the nearer star clusters,being only 288 light years away. The field is similar to that of binoculars.

13998316 - The Coma Berenices star cluster,aka Melotte 111,in the constellation of Coma Berenices,here in a field of view wide enough (7.5° by 5°) to frame it with some of the surrounding galaxies,in particular the edge-on galaxy NGC 4565 at lower left and NGC 4559 at upper left. Several other fainter galaxies are in the field,some between 12th to 14th magnitude,such as the tiny quartet of Box Galaxies at the extreme upper right corner. Melotte 111 is one of the nearer star clusters,being only 288 light years away. The field is similar to that of binoculars.

A framing of northern Aquila and the Milky Way near Altair, the bright blue-white star at left. Above is yellowish Tarazed, below is dimmer Alshain. To the right of Tarazed are the dark nebulas Barnard 142 and 143, aka Barnard's E.

13900446 - A framing of northern Aquila and the Milky Way near Altair, the bright blue-white star at left. Above is yellowish Tarazed, below is dimmer Alshain. To the right of Tarazed are the dark nebulas Barnard 142 and 143, aka Barnard's E.

$The 2-day-old crescent Moon with Earthshine, set in the stars and deep blue of twilight, on November 24, 2014. Taken from near Silver City, New Mexico with the TMB 92mm refractor at f/5.5 and Canon 6D at ISO 100. The stars are trailed slightly because the telescope was following the Moon at the lunar tracking rate.$

13898393 - The 2-day-old crescent Moon with Earthshine, set in the stars and deep blue of twilight, on November 24, 2014. Taken from near Silver City, New Mexico with the TMB 92mm refractor at f/5.5 and Canon 6D at ISO 100. The stars are trailed slightly because the telescope was following the Moon at the lunar tracking rate.

Palenquera woman sells fruts in Cartagena , Colombia. Palenqueras are a unique African descendat ethnic group found in the north region of South America

13848297 - Palenquera woman sells fruts in Cartagena , Colombia. Palenqueras are a unique African descendat ethnic group found in the north region of South America

Bush crickets have very small wings, the pronotum resembles a saddle. The atrophied wings of Ephippiger species are unfit to flight and only used for the emission of sounds. This one has some parasitic mites on it

13848185 - Bush crickets have very small wings, the pronotum resembles a saddle. The atrophied wings of Ephippiger species are unfit to flight and only used for the emission of sounds. This one has some parasitic mites on it

Household cockroaches are parasitized by this ensing wasp , it is an important biological control. Easy recogniced by it particular body shape and beautiful deep blue eyes

13847598 - Household cockroaches are parasitized by this ensing wasp , it is an important biological control. Easy recogniced by it particular body shape and beautiful deep blue eyes

13846368 - The Conopidae, usually known as the thick-headed flies, they are most frequently found at flowers, feeding on nectar wi

13846027 - The ruins of the Mayan city of Sayil are part of the Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal UNESCO World Heritage Center in Yucatan, Mexico.

The Gay Street in Greenwich Village street. At the end of this tiny street, at 15 Christopher St, the famous bookstore specializing in gay themed on the world and served as a reference and resistance to movement for many years homosexual Oscar Wilde Bookshop was until early 2009, although the Gay street itself and attracts many curious only to photograph the sign, including the sign postcards and paintings are sold. Gay Street: And its elegant Federal-style houses in the novel by Ruth McKenney about life in the Village, My Sister Eileen.

13844839 - The Gay Street in Greenwich Village street. At the end of this tiny street, at 15 Christopher St, the famous bookstore specializing in gay themed on the world and served as a reference and resistance to movement for many years homosexual Oscar Wilde Bookshop was until early 2009, although the Gay street itself and attracts many curious only to photograph the sign, including the sign postcards and paintings are sold. Gay Street: And its elegant Federal-style houses in the novel by Ruth McKenney about life in the Village, My Sister Eileen.

13820630 - Polar Bear (Ursa maritimus) in fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) on an island off the sub-arctic coast of Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Bears come to spend the summer loafing on the island and looking for a careless seal or dead whale to wash up. Global warming has shortened their winter so they are increasingly looking for food in the summer.

Partially thawed tarn, Yellow Aster Butte Basin. American Border Peak and Yellow Aster Butte are in the distance. Mount Baker Wilderness, North Cascades, Washington State

13813236 - Partially thawed tarn, Yellow Aster Butte Basin. American Border Peak and Yellow Aster Butte are in the distance. Mount Baker Wilderness, North Cascades, Washington State

13813210 - Sunset on Shi Shi Beach, sea stacks of Point of the Arches are in the distance. Olympic National Park, Washington State.

13797747 - The Fanes Mountains in the Dolomites. The Dolomites are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site. Central Europe, Italy

The peaks of Mount Tofane and the Cinque Torri (foreground) in the Dolomites of Cortina d'Ampezzo. The Dolomites are listed as UNESCO World Heritage. (Large format sizes available)

13797741 - The peaks of Mount Tofane and the Cinque Torri (foreground) in the Dolomites of Cortina d'Ampezzo. The Dolomites are listed as UNESCO World Heritage. (Large format sizes available)

Mars amid the Beehive star cluster,Messier 44,in Cancer,on June 2,2023. The stars Asellus Borealis and Asesllus Australis are above and below Mars. The sky was still blue with summer twilight at my northern latitude,while light cloud covered much of the sky,adding the gradients and banding.

13998396 - Mars amid the Beehive star cluster,Messier 44,in Cancer,on June 2,2023. The stars Asellus Borealis and Asesllus Australis are above and below Mars. The sky was still blue with summer twilight at my northern latitude,while light cloud covered much of the sky,adding the gradients and banding.

The rising Full Moon of January 6,2023 over the Badlands of Horseshoe Canyon,near Drumheller,Alberta. Here the Moon is set in the pink Belt of Venus and with dark blue crepuscular rays (or more correctly,anti-crepuscular rays) converging on the point directly opposite the Sun. The rays are shadows cast by clouds in the west,which parted enough for a few moments for the setting Sun to light the foreground,making for a colourful contrast between ground and sky.

13998361 - The rising Full Moon of January 6,2023 over the Badlands of Horseshoe Canyon,near Drumheller,Alberta. Here the Moon is set in the pink Belt of Venus and with dark blue crepuscular rays (or more correctly,anti-crepuscular rays) converging on the point directly opposite the Sun. The rays are shadows cast by clouds in the west,which parted enough for a few moments for the setting Sun to light the foreground,making for a colourful contrast between ground and sky.

The northern circumpolar sky with the Big Dipper at right rising, and Deneb in Cygnus and Vega in Lyra at left settting, over the moonlit badland hills of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, on November 27, 2017. The Dipper points up to Polaris and the Little Dipper. The Moon was a day past first quarter. Polaris and the Little Dipper are at centre, so this is looking north to the circumpolar sky.

13898992 - The northern circumpolar sky with the Big Dipper at right rising, and Deneb in Cygnus and Vega in Lyra at left settting, over the moonlit badland hills of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, on November 27, 2017. The Dipper points up to Polaris and the Little Dipper. The Moon was a day past first quarter. Polaris and the Little Dipper are at centre, so this is looking north to the circumpolar sky.

Orion at right, rising into the dawn sky on an August morning at Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan, August 26, 2019. The waning crescent Moon is bright in the clouds at left. Castor and Pollux in Gemini are at left of the tree,; Procyon is rising to the right of the tree. Taken from the Two Trees Road — this is one of the trees!

13898354 - Orion at right, rising into the dawn sky on an August morning at Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan, August 26, 2019. The waning crescent Moon is bright in the clouds at left. Castor and Pollux in Gemini are at left of the tree,; Procyon is rising to the right of the tree. Taken from the Two Trees Road — this is one of the trees!

Luxury Accommodation on Gili Trawangan, Gili Isles, Indonesia. With Gili Trawangan being the largest and most touristy of the three islands off the north-west of Lombok, known as the Gili Isles, there is a wealth of accommodation to suit every budget; from £8-150/night. Gili Trawangan, or Gili T as all visiting tourists come to know it, is the place to stay if you're after some nightlife as Gili Meno and Gili Air are much much...much quieter! Having said this, Gili Trawangan can be walked around in a couple of hours, and some quiet deserted beaches can be found on the far side of the island. A

13847753 - Luxury Accommodation on Gili Trawangan, Gili Isles, Indonesia. With Gili Trawangan being the largest and most touristy of the three islands off the north-west of Lombok, known as the Gili Isles, there is a wealth of accommodation to suit every budget; from £8-150/night. Gili Trawangan, or Gili T as all visiting tourists come to know it, is the place to stay if you're after some nightlife as Gili Meno and Gili Air are much much...much quieter! Having said this, Gili Trawangan can be walked around in a couple of hours, and some quiet deserted beaches can be found on the far side of the island. A

The sponging mouthparts consist of a fleshy, elbowed labium, at the distal end of which are large, sponge-like organs called the labella (singular, labellum). The labella is a complex structure consisting of many grooves, called pseudotrachea, which sops up liquids much like a sponge does.

13847394 - The sponging mouthparts consist of a fleshy, elbowed labium, at the distal end of which are large, sponge-like organs called the labella (singular, labellum). The labella is a complex structure consisting of many grooves, called pseudotrachea, which sops up liquids much like a sponge does.

Porter Carrying Food and Camping Equipment on the Trek up Mount Rinjani, Lombok, Indonesia. These porters are incredible. They carry all the food and camping equipment for the three day trek to the summit of Mount Rinjani, which weighs about 35kg, and still power on ahead of the tourists!

13847030 - Porter Carrying Food and Camping Equipment on the Trek up Mount Rinjani, Lombok, Indonesia. These porters are incredible. They carry all the food and camping equipment for the three day trek to the summit of Mount Rinjani, which weighs about 35kg, and still power on ahead of the tourists!

13847008 - True bugs have modified piercing and sucking mouthparts; some suck plant juices and are plant pests, while others can bite painfully.

13846943 - Tipula is a very large insect genus in the fly family Tipulidae. They are commonly known as crane flies or daddy longlegs. Worldwide there are well over a thousand species.

13844986 - Butterflies are often polymorphic, and many species make use of camouflage, mimicry and aposematism to evade their predators.

Polar Bear (Ursa maritimus) on sea ice off the sub-arctic coast of Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Bears come to the coast of Hudson Bay in Fall waiting for the ice to freeze, and looking for a careless seal or dead whale to wash up. Global warming has shortened their winter so they are increasingly anxious as they wait for winter. While they wait, they engage in frequent wrestling matches to determine a mating hierarchy for the breeding season in March and April, and regularly check on the ice to see if it will carry them out to sea.

13820627 - Polar Bear (Ursa maritimus) on sea ice off the sub-arctic coast of Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Bears come to the coast of Hudson Bay in Fall waiting for the ice to freeze, and looking for a careless seal or dead whale to wash up. Global warming has shortened their winter so they are increasingly anxious as they wait for winter. While they wait, they engage in frequent wrestling matches to determine a mating hierarchy for the breeding season in March and April, and regularly check on the ice to see if it will carry them out to sea.

13799244 - Sled dog during winter in Uummannaq in Greenland. Dog teams are draft animals for the fishermen and stay all winter on the sea ice of the fjord. Greenland, Denmark.

Siq, Petra, Jordan. Treasury built by the Nabataens in 100 BC. Yellow Canyon becomes rose red when sun goes. Inside buildings walls create many abstracts close up. Reds are created by magnesium in sandstone.

13795946 - Siq, Petra, Jordan. Treasury built by the Nabataens in 100 BC. Yellow Canyon becomes rose red when sun goes. Inside buildings walls create many abstracts close up. Reds are created by magnesium in sandstone.

This is a 180° panorama of the night sky over the hoodoo formations of Bryce Canyon National Park,Utah,at Sunset Point. The panorama extends from the northeast (at left) where the autumn Milky Way is rising,to the southwest (at right) where the summer Milky Way and galactic core in Sagitarius are setting. This was October 11,2023. The most notable feature is the prominent arc of green airglow bands across the eastern sky,a natural sky phenemenon. Perseus is at left in the Milky Way. At top at left is the Andromeda Galaxy,M31. Below it is the blue Triangulum Galaxy,M33. Jupiter is the bright ob

13999548 - This is a 180° panorama of the night sky over the hoodoo formations of Bryce Canyon National Park,Utah,at Sunset Point. The panorama extends from the northeast (at left) where the autumn Milky Way is rising,to the southwest (at right) where the summer Milky Way and galactic core in Sagitarius are setting. This was October 11,2023. The most notable feature is the prominent arc of green airglow bands across the eastern sky,a natural sky phenemenon. Perseus is at left in the Milky Way. At top at left is the Andromeda Galaxy,M31. Below it is the blue Triangulum Galaxy,M33. Jupiter is the bright ob

The star clusters Messier 46 (left) and Messier 47 (right) in Puppis,in a wide-field telephoto image simulating the feld of view of binoculars. The clusters NGC 2423 (above M47) and Mel71 (top) are also in the frame. The little planetary NGC 2438 embedded in M46 just shows up as a green dot.

13998751 - The star clusters Messier 46 (left) and Messier 47 (right) in Puppis,in a wide-field telephoto image simulating the feld of view of binoculars. The clusters NGC 2423 (above M47) and Mel71 (top) are also in the frame. The little planetary NGC 2438 embedded in M46 just shows up as a green dot.

13998658 - Environmental activists and supporters attend the March For Climate And Justice on November 12,2023 in Amsterdam,Netherlands. Protestors demand action from the Dutch government and world leaders to combat the climate change crisis,heat records are being broken again and again,resulting in profound changes for all life on Earth. An estimated 70,000 people have walked on Sunday with the climate march in Amsterdam,according to the Amsterdam municipality.

13998423 - A self-portrait of me observing the total eclipse of the Moon on November 8,2022,on a very cold (-25° C) morning at 4 am. Above the red Moon are the stars of Taurus including the Hyades and Pleiades star clusters.

13998384 - Golf carts are the primary means of transportation around San Pedro and Ambergris Caye in Belize.

Twilight at Prosperous Lake on the Ingraham Trail, near Yellowknife, NWT, Sept. 7, 2019. The colours are accentuated by volcanic ash in the atmosphere.

13900589 - Twilight at Prosperous Lake on the Ingraham Trail, near Yellowknife, NWT, Sept. 7, 2019. The colours are accentuated by volcanic ash in the atmosphere.

The Coma Berenices star cluster, aka Mel 111, with star glows added from haze in the sky to accentuate the star colours. The edge-on galaxy NGC 4565 (the Needle Galaxy) is at lower left; the spiral galaxy NGC 4559 is at upper left. Several other smaller NGC galaxies are in the field, which is similar to the field of view of binoculars.

13900479 - The Coma Berenices star cluster, aka Mel 111, with star glows added from haze in the sky to accentuate the star colours. The edge-on galaxy NGC 4565 (the Needle Galaxy) is at lower left; the spiral galaxy NGC 4559 is at upper left. Several other smaller NGC galaxies are in the field, which is similar to the field of view of binoculars.

A panorama of the glacier-fed Athabasca River and peaks around Mount Fryatt in Jasper National Park, as the Milky Way is setting and the waning gibbous Moon rising, lighting the peaks of the Continental DIvide with lunar alpenglow. Mount Fryatt is at centre, while to the right is Mount Geraldine, and to the left are Brussels Peak and Mount Christie. Jasper is one of the world's largest Dark Sky Preserves.

13899099 - A panorama of the glacier-fed Athabasca River and peaks around Mount Fryatt in Jasper National Park, as the Milky Way is setting and the waning gibbous Moon rising, lighting the peaks of the Continental DIvide with lunar alpenglow. Mount Fryatt is at centre, while to the right is Mount Geraldine, and to the left are Brussels Peak and Mount Christie. Jasper is one of the world's largest Dark Sky Preserves.