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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.

13799245 - 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.

13517618 - Peach and poppy seed crostata (poppy seeds are in the batter) with cardamom and spelled flake crumble

Sled dog during winter in Uummannaq in Greenland. Dog teams are still draft animals for the fishermen of the villages. Greenland, Denmark.

71417819 - Sled dog during winter in Uummannaq in Greenland. Dog teams are still draft animals for the fishermen of the villages. Greenland, Denmark.

71410317 - The summits of Brenta mountain range are reflected in Lago Nero. Brenta group in the Dolomites, part of UNESCO. Europe, Italy, Val Rendena

Valle Corpassa in the Civetta Mountain range in the dolomites of the Veneto. In the background the peaks of Pale di San Martino. The Dolomites of the Veneto are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Italy

71410303 - Valle Corpassa in the Civetta Mountain range in the dolomites of the Veneto. In the background the peaks of Pale di San Martino. The Dolomites of the Veneto are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Italy

Geisler mountains in the nature park Puez-Geisler. The dolomites of the Val Gardena in South Tyrol, Alto Adige. The Dolomites are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site. Central Europe, Italy

71410287 - Geisler mountains in the nature park Puez-Geisler. The dolomites of the Val Gardena in South Tyrol, Alto Adige. The Dolomites are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site. Central Europe, Italy

The Dolomites in the valley of Val Gardena in South Tyrol, Alto Adige, Aschgler Alpe in the foreground. The Dolomites are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site. Central Europe, Italy

71410286 - The Dolomites in the valley of Val Gardena in South Tyrol, Alto Adige, Aschgler Alpe in the foreground. The Dolomites are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site. Central Europe, Italy

This is a panorama of the ground and sky framing the badlands of Dinosaur Provincial Park,in the Red Deer River valley in Alberta,with the summer sky above filled with three dozen meteors from the annual Perseid meteor shower,of August 12,2023. The meteors all appear to be streaking away from the radiant point in Perseus at far left. The location is the upper viewpoint near the Park Entrance,and looking northeast to southeast. The lights in the valley below are from the campground and service centre. The one glaring sodium vapour light should be removed or at least shielded. The brightest hori

13999527 - This is a panorama of the ground and sky framing the badlands of Dinosaur Provincial Park,in the Red Deer River valley in Alberta,with the summer sky above filled with three dozen meteors from the annual Perseid meteor shower,of August 12,2023. The meteors all appear to be streaking away from the radiant point in Perseus at far left. The location is the upper viewpoint near the Park Entrance,and looking northeast to southeast. The lights in the valley below are from the campground and service centre. The one glaring sodium vapour light should be removed or at least shielded. The brightest hori

This is the active Sun on July 9,2023,with numerous sunspot groups across the disk,including the very large region AR3363 at lower left that had just turned into view. At top is the pair of spots comprising AR3361,and at lower right another pair AR3366. Bright faculae are visible on the darker limbs of the Sun as well as the general fine granulation across the surface. North is approximately up here.

13999448 - This is the active Sun on July 9,2023,with numerous sunspot groups across the disk,including the very large region AR3363 at lower left that had just turned into view. At top is the pair of spots comprising AR3361,and at lower right another pair AR3366. Bright faculae are visible on the darker limbs of the Sun as well as the general fine granulation across the surface. North is approximately up here.

The open star cluster NGC 1528,at left,accompanied by the emission nebula NGC 1491,at right,aka the Fossil Footprint Nebula,both in Perseus. The very red star below NGC 1528 is SY Persei. The faint nebula at centre is unidentified – the nebulas Sharpless 2-209 and Sharpless 2-206 are in the area but their positions on the TriAtlas do not coincide with the nebula recorded here. Nor is it marked on any other atlas I was able to check. But the TriAtlas might plot the Sharpless nebulas incorrectly. But photos on-line label this object as Sh2-209. The bright star at bottom right is Lambda Persei.

13999258 - The open star cluster NGC 1528,at left,accompanied by the emission nebula NGC 1491,at right,aka the Fossil Footprint Nebula,both in Perseus. The very red star below NGC 1528 is SY Persei. The faint nebula at centre is unidentified – the nebulas Sharpless 2-209 and Sharpless 2-206 are in the area but their positions on the TriAtlas do not coincide with the nebula recorded here. Nor is it marked on any other atlas I was able to check. But the TriAtlas might plot the Sharpless nebulas incorrectly. But photos on-line label this object as Sh2-209. The bright star at bottom right is Lambda Persei.

Summer solstice twilight and circumpolar star trails over the badlands of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. Some bright noctilucent clouds are visible low on the northern horizon. I shot this June 15, 2015 as part of a shoot for a “star trail” video tutorial, as an example image.

13899171 - Summer solstice twilight and circumpolar star trails over the badlands of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. Some bright noctilucent clouds are visible low on the northern horizon. I shot this June 15, 2015 as part of a shoot for a “star trail” video tutorial, as an example image.

The summer Milky Way rising late on a spring night over a fallow wheatfield in spring, 2013. Taken from home, May 6, 2013, with the Canon 5D MkII and Samyang 14mm lens at f/2.8 for a stack of 5 x 2.5 minute exposures at ISO 1600, all tracked on the iOptron Sky-Tracker. The ground is from one exposure. Taken from a latitude of +50° so Scorpius at right and Sagittarius right of centre are skimming the southern horizon. Taken from southern Alberta, Canada.

13898959 - The summer Milky Way rising late on a spring night over a fallow wheatfield in spring, 2013. Taken from home, May 6, 2013, with the Canon 5D MkII and Samyang 14mm lens at f/2.8 for a stack of 5 x 2.5 minute exposures at ISO 1600, all tracked on the iOptron Sky-Tracker. The ground is from one exposure. Taken from a latitude of +50° so Scorpius at right and Sagittarius right of centre are skimming the southern horizon. Taken from southern Alberta, Canada.

The Northern Lights from the deck of the ms Trollfjord, a ferry in the Hurtigruten fleet. This was out of Tromsø sailing north toward Skjervøy. As is now the case, most people are capturing the display with handheld phone cameras, with varying degrees of success.

13898824 - The Northern Lights from the deck of the ms Trollfjord, a ferry in the Hurtigruten fleet. This was out of Tromsø sailing north toward Skjervøy. As is now the case, most people are capturing the display with handheld phone cameras, with varying degrees of success.

The summer Milky Way overhead and through the Summer Triangle stars in July, looking up through trees in Banff National Park at Herbert Lake. Deneb is at top left, Vega at top right, and Altair is at bottom. The bright Cygnus star cloud is obvious. As are the dark lanes in the Milky Way, including the Funnel Nebula at top, aka Le Gentil 3.

13897397 - The summer Milky Way overhead and through the Summer Triangle stars in July, looking up through trees in Banff National Park at Herbert Lake. Deneb is at top left, Vega at top right, and Altair is at bottom. The bright Cygnus star cloud is obvious. As are the dark lanes in the Milky Way, including the Funnel Nebula at top, aka Le Gentil 3.

$The partial eclipse of the Sun, October 23, 2014, as seen from Jasper, Alberta, shot under clear skies through a mylar filter, on the front of a 66mm f/6 apo refractor using the Canon 60Da for 1/8000 (!) sec exposure at ISO 100. The colours are natural, with the mylar filter providing a neutral “white light” image. The big sunspot on the Sun that day is just disappearing behind the Moon’s limb. The mylar filter gave a white Sun, its natural colour, but I have tinted the Sun’s disk yellow for a more pleasing view that is not just white Sun/black sky.$

13897388 - The partial eclipse of the Sun, October 23, 2014, as seen from Jasper, Alberta, shot under clear skies through a mylar filter, on the front of a 66mm f/6 apo refractor using the Canon 60Da for 1/8000 (!) sec exposure at ISO 100. The colours are natural, with the mylar filter providing a neutral “white light” image. The big sunspot on the Sun that day is just disappearing behind the Moon’s limb. The mylar filter gave a white Sun, its natural colour, but I have tinted the Sun’s disk yellow for a more pleasing view that is not just white Sun/black sky.

The Large Bee-fly, Bombylius major, is a bee mimic. The eggs are flicked by the adult female toward the entrance of the underground nests of solitary bees and wasps. After hatching, the larvae find their way into the nests to feed on the grubs..

13849016 - The Large Bee-fly, Bombylius major, is a bee mimic. The eggs are flicked by the adult female toward the entrance of the underground nests of solitary bees and wasps. After hatching, the larvae find their way into the nests to feed on the grubs..

Portrait of a 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

13846164 - Portrait of a 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

13845657 - These weevils are among the most colorfull ones in the world; high magnification detail of the scales in the thorax

Spider mites are members of the Acari (mite) family Tetranychidae, which includes about 1,200 species. They generally live on the undersides of leaves of plants, where they may spin protective silk webs, and they can cause damage by puncturing the plant cells to feed.Spider mites are known to feed on several hundred species of plants.

13844675 - Spider mites are members of the Acari (mite) family Tetranychidae, which includes about 1,200 species. They generally live on the undersides of leaves of plants, where they may spin protective silk webs, and they can cause damage by puncturing the plant cells to feed.Spider mites are known to feed on several hundred species of plants.

13844302 - The Mitla Caves are located along the walls of semi-arid canyons of the Tlacolula Valley near Oaxaca, Mexico.

Somo kind of wolf spider, they are robust and agile hunters with good eyesight. They live mostly solitary lives and hunt alone. Some are opportunistic hunters pouncing upon prey as they find it or even chasing it over short distances. Some will wait for passing prey in or near the mouth of a burrow.

13844188 - Somo kind of wolf spider, they are robust and agile hunters with good eyesight. They live mostly solitary lives and hunt alone. Some are opportunistic hunters pouncing upon prey as they find it or even chasing it over short distances. Some will wait for passing prey in or near the mouth of a burrow.

Takahiro Koizumi at right and his assistant kohei ishimori at left are making mud to build a molds to make a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

13824888 - Takahiro Koizumi at right and his assistant kohei ishimori at left are making mud to build a molds to make a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

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.

13820454 - 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.

The dolomites in the Veneto. Monte Pelmo, Averau, Nuvolau and Ra Gusela in the background. The Dolomites are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site. Central Europe, Italy

13797749 - The dolomites in the Veneto. Monte Pelmo, Averau, Nuvolau and Ra Gusela in the background. The Dolomites are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site. Central Europe, Italy

71440114 - Williams Reservoir and Creek are in the wilderness between Pagosa Springs and lake City

Levada, traditional irrigation channel near Cabeco Gordo in dense forest. Faial Island, an island in the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean. The Azores are an autonomous region of Portugal.

71412331 - Levada, traditional irrigation channel near Cabeco Gordo in dense forest. Faial Island, an island in the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean. The Azores are an autonomous region of Portugal.

This wide-field image frames the end stars of the Big Dipper's handle — Mizar at top,and Alkaid at bottom — and to also include in the frame the bright galaxies Messier 101 (at left) and Messier 51 (at lower right,aka the Whirlpool Galaxy). They are small on this image scale but the image serves for a finder chart illustration of the location of these galaxies relative to the Handle. The famous double star Mizar and Alcor is also obvious at top,as is the red giant star 83 Ursa Majoris. The field is 10° x 15°,so wider than binoculars.

13999239 - This wide-field image frames the end stars of the Big Dipper's handle — Mizar at top,and Alkaid at bottom — and to also include in the frame the bright galaxies Messier 101 (at left) and Messier 51 (at lower right,aka the Whirlpool Galaxy). They are small on this image scale but the image serves for a finder chart illustration of the location of these galaxies relative to the Handle. The famous double star Mizar and Alcor is also obvious at top,as is the red giant star 83 Ursa Majoris. The field is 10° x 15°,so wider than binoculars.

This is the central area of Cygnus and its bright Milky Way starcloud surrounded by red nebulosity. At left is the star Sadr (gamma Cygni) with the complex of nebulosity catalogued as IC 1318. At centre is the distinct Crescent Nebula, NGC 6888, a expanding nebula created by winds from a hot Wolf-Rayet star. At bottom left is the star cluster Messier 29, though looking a little lost in the rich starfields here. At top is the cluster IC 1311, looking more obvious than M29 but not observed visually and included in the NGC catalog. Odd. At far right are the large and loose star clusters NGC 6883

13899635 - This is the central area of Cygnus and its bright Milky Way starcloud surrounded by red nebulosity. At left is the star Sadr (gamma Cygni) with the complex of nebulosity catalogued as IC 1318. At centre is the distinct Crescent Nebula, NGC 6888, a expanding nebula created by winds from a hot Wolf-Rayet star. At bottom left is the star cluster Messier 29, though looking a little lost in the rich starfields here. At top is the cluster IC 1311, looking more obvious than M29 but not observed visually and included in the NGC catalog. Odd. At far right are the large and loose star clusters NGC 6883

The northern autumn constellations of Pegasus (partially seen at right), Andromeda (across the centre), Perseus (at lower left) and Cassiopeia (at upper left) rising over moonlit formations at Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. Illumination is from the waxing gibbous Moon, setting in the southwest so it is providing a warm "bronze-hour" light. The Andromeda Galaxy, M31, is at centre. The star clusters NGC 752, M34 and the Double Cluster are at left, as well as the Perseus OB Association of stars. Some of the small star clusters in Cassiopeia are resolved as well.

13898171 - The northern autumn constellations of Pegasus (partially seen at right), Andromeda (across the centre), Perseus (at lower left) and Cassiopeia (at upper left) rising over moonlit formations at Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. Illumination is from the waxing gibbous Moon, setting in the southwest so it is providing a warm "bronze-hour" light. The Andromeda Galaxy, M31, is at centre. The star clusters NGC 752, M34 and the Double Cluster are at left, as well as the Perseus OB Association of stars. Some of the small star clusters in Cassiopeia are resolved as well.

13847723 - While flies in the city are covered in dust flies found in the field can ve covered on pollen, from which they may feed

13846512 - The ruins of the Mayan city of Sayil are part of the Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal UNESCO World Heritage Center in Yucatan, Mexico.

13845874 - Hoi An Streets at Night, Vietnam. Many of the streets are decorated by chinese lanterns at night.

13844865 - These weevils are among the most colorfull ones in the world, very high magnification shot of the scales. They do look like jewels

13844580 - These weevils are among the most colorfull ones in the world; detail of the claw showing the colorful scales that cover it

Iron teapots or tetsubin,are waiting for receiving the film of japanese natural lacquer, nanbu tekki, in Workshop of Morihisha Suzuki,craftsmen since 1625, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

13824921 - Iron teapots or tetsubin,are waiting for receiving the film of japanese natural lacquer, nanbu tekki, in Workshop of Morihisha Suzuki,craftsmen since 1625, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takahiro Koizumi at left and his assistant at right are showing their finish work, iron teapots or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

13824915 - Takahiro Koizumi at left and his assistant at right are showing their finish work, iron teapots or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Very nice place, very far from common turistic destinations; these natural waterfalls are from Volturno river, which the longest river in South of Italy

13821294 - Very nice place, very far from common turistic destinations; these natural waterfalls are from Volturno river, which the longest river in South of Italy

13820453 - 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.

The dolomites in the Veneto. Monte Pelmo, Croda da Lago, Averau, Nuvolau and Ra Gusela in the background. The Dolomites are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site. Central Europe, Italy

71410292 - The dolomites in the Veneto. Monte Pelmo, Croda da Lago, Averau, Nuvolau and Ra Gusela in the background. The Dolomites are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site. Central Europe, Italy

$This is the waxing gibbous Moon (11.7 days old) near reddish Mars (above the Moon),and with reddish Aldebaran and the Hyades star cluster below. All are set in a swirl of clouds,looking like they are in an interstellar nebula. Diffraction from ice crystals in the clouds adds the colourful corona around the Moon. This was the Moon-Mars conjunction of January 3,2023. Mars was then about a month past opposition.$

13999549 - This is the waxing gibbous Moon (11.7 days old) near reddish Mars (above the Moon),and with reddish Aldebaran and the Hyades star cluster below. All are set in a swirl of clouds,looking like they are in an interstellar nebula. Diffraction from ice crystals in the clouds adds the colourful corona around the Moon. This was the Moon-Mars conjunction of January 3,2023. Mars was then about a month past opposition.

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.

13999349 - 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 dusty blue reflection nebulas Messier 78 (bottom) and NGC 2071 (top) in Orion near the red arc of Barnard's Loop at left. A fan-shaped reflection nebula above NGC 2071 is not identified on any charts I had. Dark dust lanes run through the region and colour the sky brown. The tiny variable nebula known as McNeil's Nebula is below M78. Remarkably,some small 16th magnitude galaxies in the PGC catalog are recorded amid the dust at upper right in the frame.

13999043 - The dusty blue reflection nebulas Messier 78 (bottom) and NGC 2071 (top) in Orion near the red arc of Barnard's Loop at left. A fan-shaped reflection nebula above NGC 2071 is not identified on any charts I had. Dark dust lanes run through the region and colour the sky brown. The tiny variable nebula known as McNeil's Nebula is below M78. Remarkably,some small 16th magnitude galaxies in the PGC catalog are recorded amid the dust at upper right in the frame.

The northern sky over the Hoodoos badlands formations in the Red Deer River valley near Drumheller,Alberta,on a night with some aurora tinting the sky yellow and magenta,with a touch of blue. The foreground is lit partly by a yardlight nearby and car headlights. The Big Dipper is at left; Polaris and the Little Dipper are above centre; the W of Cassiopeia is at upper right.

13998900 - The northern sky over the Hoodoos badlands formations in the Red Deer River valley near Drumheller,Alberta,on a night with some aurora tinting the sky yellow and magenta,with a touch of blue. The foreground is lit partly by a yardlight nearby and car headlights. The Big Dipper is at left; Polaris and the Little Dipper are above centre; the W of Cassiopeia is at upper right.

A widefield view of Orion's Belt and Sword showing the complex of nebulosity in the area. The three Belt stars are at top (L to R): Alnitak,Alnilam and Mintaka,with the dark Horsehead Nebula (B33) below Alnitak. Above Alnitak is the pinkish Flame Nebula,NGC 2024. At bottom are Messiers 42 and 43,making up the Orion Nebula,with the bluish Running Man Nebula above it,aka NGC 1973-5-7. Above it is the star cluster NGC 1981. Messier 78 is just on frame at upper left. Numerous other bits of emission and reflection nebulas populate the field amid a backdrop of faint emission nebulosity. The stars ar

13998672 - A widefield view of Orion's Belt and Sword showing the complex of nebulosity in the area. The three Belt stars are at top (L to R): Alnitak,Alnilam and Mintaka,with the dark Horsehead Nebula (B33) below Alnitak. Above Alnitak is the pinkish Flame Nebula,NGC 2024. At bottom are Messiers 42 and 43,making up the Orion Nebula,with the bluish Running Man Nebula above it,aka NGC 1973-5-7. Above it is the star cluster NGC 1981. Messier 78 is just on frame at upper left. Numerous other bits of emission and reflection nebulas populate the field amid a backdrop of faint emission nebulosity. The stars ar

13998579 - Golf carts are the primary means of transportation around San Pedro and Ambergris Caye in Belize.

$This is the waxing gibbous Moon (11.7 days old) near reddish Mars (at upper right),both set in a swirl of clouds,looking like they are in an interstellar nebula. Diffraction from ice crystals in the clouds adds the colourful corona around the Moon. This was the Moon-Mars conjunction of January 3,2023. Mars was then about a month past opposition.$

13998450 - This is the waxing gibbous Moon (11.7 days old) near reddish Mars (at upper right),both set in a swirl of clouds,looking like they are in an interstellar nebula. Diffraction from ice crystals in the clouds adds the colourful corona around the Moon. This was the Moon-Mars conjunction of January 3,2023. Mars was then about a month past opposition.

The Northern Lights over the waterfalls known as the Ramparts on the Cameron River east of Yellowknife, NWT, on September 8, 2019. The aspen trees are turning yellow on this September evening. This is looking northeast toward Perseus and Andromeda. M31 is at top centre.

13900420 - The Northern Lights over the waterfalls known as the Ramparts on the Cameron River east of Yellowknife, NWT, on September 8, 2019. The aspen trees are turning yellow on this September evening. This is looking northeast toward Perseus and Andromeda. M31 is at top centre.

Photographer Stephen Bedingfield is shooting the Northern Lights at the Ramparts waterfalls on the Cameron River, September 8, 2019. The Big Dipper is at centre. The aspen trees are nicely turning colour.

13897404 - Photographer Stephen Bedingfield is shooting the Northern Lights at the Ramparts waterfalls on the Cameron River, September 8, 2019. The Big Dipper is at centre. The aspen trees are nicely turning colour.

New Year's sunrise and the Kesey Memorial at the summit of Mount Pisgah; Howard Buford Recreation Area, Eugene, Oregon. Created by sculptor Pete Melzer, the memorial has slots that are oriented to catch the winter and summer solstices.

13848243 - New Year's sunrise and the Kesey Memorial at the summit of Mount Pisgah; Howard Buford Recreation Area, Eugene, Oregon. Created by sculptor Pete Melzer, the memorial has slots that are oriented to catch the winter and summer solstices.

Floating ice from the Grey Glacier in Lago Grey in Torres del Paine National Park, a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve in Chile in the Patagonia region of South America. Icebergs are those chunks more than 5 meters across, while those just smaller are called "growlers". Small pieces of ice are called "bergy bits".

13846681 - Floating ice from the Grey Glacier in Lago Grey in Torres del Paine National Park, a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve in Chile in the Patagonia region of South America. Icebergs are those chunks more than 5 meters across, while those just smaller are called "growlers". Small pieces of ice are called "bergy bits".

Inuksuit are among the most important objects created by the Inuit who were the first people to inhabit portions of Alaska, Arctic Canada, and Greenland. The term Inuksuk (the singular of Inuksuit) means 'to act in the capacity of a human.' It is an extension of Inuk, meaning 'a human being...These stone figures were placed on the temporal and spiritual landscapes. Among many practical functions, they were employed as hunting and navigation aids, coordination points, indicators, and message centers.

13820457 - Inuksuit are among the most important objects created by the Inuit who were the first people to inhabit portions of Alaska, Arctic Canada, and Greenland. The term Inuksuk (the singular of Inuksuit) means 'to act in the capacity of a human.' It is an extension of Inuk, meaning 'a human being...These stone figures were placed on the temporal and spiritual landscapes. Among many practical functions, they were employed as hunting and navigation aids, coordination points, indicators, and message centers.

France, The Camargue, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Camargue horse colt, Equus ferus caballus camarguensis. Portrait of young Camargue horses that are born dark but will turn white with age.

13797183 - France, The Camargue, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Camargue horse colt, Equus ferus caballus camarguensis. Portrait of young Camargue horses that are born dark but will turn white with age.

71440117 - Williams Reservoir and Creek are in the wilderness between Pagosa Springs and lake City

71431282 - Tourists are photographing character in carnival costumes.. Venice, Veneto, Italia

Europe, Iceland, Southwest Iceland, Skaftafell National Park, Vatnajokull Ice Caves. The ice details in the ice cave inside the glacier are varied.

71412167 - Europe, Iceland, Southwest Iceland, Skaftafell National Park, Vatnajokull Ice Caves. The ice details in the ice cave inside the glacier are varied.

71410289 - Geisler mountains in the nature park Puez-Geisler. The dolomites of the Val Gardena in South Tyrol, Alto Adige. The Dolomites are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site. Central Europe, Italy

2 rowing boats are on the shore of the lake. Old stone jetty. mountains in the background. Sunrise. Doo Lough, Clashcame, Kilgeever, County Mayo, Ireland.

71391734 - 2 rowing boats are on the shore of the lake. Old stone jetty. mountains in the background. Sunrise. Doo Lough, Clashcame, Kilgeever, County Mayo, Ireland.

13999648 - 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 roughly 150° panorama of the sunset sky at Sunset Point,Bryce Canyon,Utah,taken as the last light of the Sun was illuminating the distant buttes. The sky has subtle dark rays converging to the anti-solar point,the point opposite the Sun. These are anti-crepuscular rays – shadows cast by clouds in this case,such as the one at left.

13999638 - This is a roughly 150° panorama of the sunset sky at Sunset Point,Bryce Canyon,Utah,taken as the last light of the Sun was illuminating the distant buttes. The sky has subtle dark rays converging to the anti-solar point,the point opposite the Sun. These are anti-crepuscular rays – shadows cast by clouds in this case,such as the one at left.

Comb Ridge at sunset from Baulie Point. Shash Jaa unit,Bears Ears National Monument,Utah. In the distance are the Carrizo Mountains in Arizona.

13998702 - Comb Ridge at sunset from Baulie Point. Shash Jaa unit,Bears Ears National Monument,Utah. In the distance are the Carrizo Mountains in Arizona.

13998661 - Golf carts are the primary means of transportation around San Pedro and Ambergris Caye in Belize.

Two photographers and participants at my June 17, 2018 Night Photography Workshop in Waterton Lakes National Park, at Maskinonge, in the evening twilight, with the twilight colours over the lake. Two swans are in the distance. This was a magical evening.

13900594 - Two photographers and participants at my June 17, 2018 Night Photography Workshop in Waterton Lakes National Park, at Maskinonge, in the evening twilight, with the twilight colours over the lake. Two swans are in the distance. This was a magical evening.

The 1910 Liberty Schoolhouse, a classic pioneer one-room schoolhouse on the Alberta prairie, at sunset as the stars are appearing, and with Venus in the clouds at left. Moonlight from the waxing Moon provides the illumination.

13898346 - The 1910 Liberty Schoolhouse, a classic pioneer one-room schoolhouse on the Alberta prairie, at sunset as the stars are appearing, and with Venus in the clouds at left. Moonlight from the waxing Moon provides the illumination.

A dim aurora from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, in Churchill, Manitoba on February 26, 2022. This aurora was at Kp1 level (very low) and appeared only as featureless grey arcs to the eye. But the camera picked up unusual red colouration, and even some yellow-oranges, along with the more normal greens. The reds are odd for such a low-level aurora as the oxygen reds typically appear only when the aurora gets very active and energetic. The display did brighten later this night when it took on the more classic green arcs, with occasional lower fringes of nitrogen pinks. But at the start o

13898079 - A dim aurora from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, in Churchill, Manitoba on February 26, 2022. This aurora was at Kp1 level (very low) and appeared only as featureless grey arcs to the eye. But the camera picked up unusual red colouration, and even some yellow-oranges, along with the more normal greens. The reds are odd for such a low-level aurora as the oxygen reds typically appear only when the aurora gets very active and energetic. The display did brighten later this night when it took on the more classic green arcs, with occasional lower fringes of nitrogen pinks. But at the start o

The centre of the Galaxy region in Sagittarius and Scorpius overhead in the wee hours of an April morning in Australia. At upper right are Alpha and Beta Centauri, while at lower left is Altair.

13898068 - The centre of the Galaxy region in Sagittarius and Scorpius overhead in the wee hours of an April morning in Australia. At upper right are Alpha and Beta Centauri, while at lower left is Altair.

The Belt of Orion with the Horsehead Nebula at botton, the dark nebula set in the bright emission nebula IC 434. The nebula at left of the Zeta Orionis (aka Alnitak) is the Flame Nebula, NGC 2024. The reflection nebula at upper left is the M78 complex with NGC 2071. The other Belt stars are Alnilan (centre) and Mintaka (upper right). The field contains a wealth of other blue reflection and red emission nebulas.

13897998 - The Belt of Orion with the Horsehead Nebula at botton, the dark nebula set in the bright emission nebula IC 434. The nebula at left of the Zeta Orionis (aka Alnitak) is the Flame Nebula, NGC 2024. The reflection nebula at upper left is the M78 complex with NGC 2071. The other Belt stars are Alnilan (centre) and Mintaka (upper right). The field contains a wealth of other blue reflection and red emission nebulas.

$The partial eclipse of the Sun, October 23, 2014, as seen from Jasper, Alberta, in this case shot through thin cloud but that makes for a more interesting photo than one in a clear sky. This is still shot through a mylar filter, on the front of a 66mm f/6 apo refractor using the Canon 60Da for 1/25 sec exposure at ISO 100. The colours are natural, with the mylar filter providing a neutral “white light” image. With the Sun dimmed a lot by cloud, the longer exposure allowed picking up light and colours in the surrounding clouds.$

13897553 - The partial eclipse of the Sun, October 23, 2014, as seen from Jasper, Alberta, in this case shot through thin cloud but that makes for a more interesting photo than one in a clear sky. This is still shot through a mylar filter, on the front of a 66mm f/6 apo refractor using the Canon 60Da for 1/25 sec exposure at ISO 100. The colours are natural, with the mylar filter providing a neutral “white light” image. With the Sun dimmed a lot by cloud, the longer exposure allowed picking up light and colours in the surrounding clouds.

Scorpius and Sagittarius rising, with Scorpius coming up on its side, as seen from New South Wales, Australia, April 2, 2016. Mars is the brightest object left of Antares in Scorpius, with fainter Saturn below the reddish pairing of Mars and its rival Antares. The cyan-colored blob at lower left above the trees is Comet Linear/252P, which passed close to Earth the previous month. Many nebulas and clusters are visible along the Milky Way around the Galactic Centre in Sagittarius, which is rising here.

13897449 - Scorpius and Sagittarius rising, with Scorpius coming up on its side, as seen from New South Wales, Australia, April 2, 2016. Mars is the brightest object left of Antares in Scorpius, with fainter Saturn below the reddish pairing of Mars and its rival Antares. The cyan-colored blob at lower left above the trees is Comet Linear/252P, which passed close to Earth the previous month. Many nebulas and clusters are visible along the Milky Way around the Galactic Centre in Sagittarius, which is rising here.

We Have Sexy Bloody Magic Mushrooms Here, Gili Trawangan, Indonesia. Gili Trawangan is the largest and most touristy of the three islands off the north-west of Lombok, known as the Gili Isles. 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. All three of three Gili Isles are fantastic for snorkelling in the crystal clea

13849035 - We Have Sexy Bloody Magic Mushrooms Here, Gili Trawangan, Indonesia. Gili Trawangan is the largest and most touristy of the three islands off the north-west of Lombok, known as the Gili Isles. 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. All three of three Gili Isles are fantastic for snorkelling in the crystal clea

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

13848780 - 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

Antlions are easily distinguished from damselflies by their prominent, apically clubbed antennae which are about as long as head and thorax combined.

13846365 - Antlions are easily distinguished from damselflies by their prominent, apically clubbed antennae which are about as long as head and thorax combined.

13846115 - A Mud dauber portrait; its name comes from the nests that are made by the females, which consist of mud molded into place by the wasp's

Rare amelanistic zebra (Equus quagga) in the Hidden Valley, Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania. An extremely rare image of a “blonde” zebra. Before this picture, zebra with partial albinism has only been confirmed to exist in captivity. This image provide confirmation that animals with this condition can survive in the wild and that they are accepted by other zebras. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.

13837534 - Rare amelanistic zebra (Equus quagga) in the Hidden Valley, Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania. An extremely rare image of a “blonde” zebra. Before this picture, zebra with partial albinism has only been confirmed to exist in captivity. This image provide confirmation that animals with this condition can survive in the wild and that they are accepted by other zebras. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.

Rocks and pebbles under the River Coe on a sunny Scottish day. The three sisters mountains, blue skies and a tree are all visible above the water line, Glencoe, Scotland.

13829488 - Rocks and pebbles under the River Coe on a sunny Scottish day. The three sisters mountains, blue skies and a tree are all visible above the water line, Glencoe, Scotland.

13826309 - The clay figurines of happy old men in traditional Uzbek costumes are the best gift from Khiva, Khiva, Uzbekistan

13820820 - Bleeding hearts flowers are symbols of love.

13820521 - 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.

13797750 - Village Selva di Cadore in Val Fiorentina. The Dolomites of the Veneto are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Italy

11352591 - High-quality oils are aromatic and healthy

A white-tiled bathroom with a bidet and toilet against the window wall with light brown floor tiles that are also used as backing for the sanitary ware

11311382 - A white-tiled bathroom with a bidet and toilet against the window wall with light brown floor tiles that are also used as backing for the sanitary ware

71410302 - Valle Corpassa in the Civetta Mountain range in the dolomites of the Veneto. In the background the peaks of Pale di San Martino. The Dolomites of the Veneto are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Italy

71410288 - Geisler mountains in the nature park Puez-Geisler. The dolomites of the Val Gardena in South Tyrol, Alto Adige. The Dolomites are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site. Central Europe, Italy

71390911 - Sailing boats are in the marina of Neustadt in Holstein. Dusk. Neustadt in Holstein, Baltic Sea, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

71387246 - Dusk at the sea in Brittany, there are a few sailing boats on the sea.

13999263 - 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 framing of the bright Messier spiral galaxy M101,with a number of its nearby galaxies in Ursa Major. The odd galaxy below M101 ins NGC 5474. NGC 5473,5485 and 5486 are above M101. an edge-on at top centre is NGC 5422,while at the top edge is NGC 5443. The elongated galaxy above the blue star 86 UMa at right is 13th magnitude UGC 8337.

13998938 - This is a framing of the bright Messier spiral galaxy M101,with a number of its nearby galaxies in Ursa Major. The odd galaxy below M101 ins NGC 5474. NGC 5473,5485 and 5486 are above M101. an edge-on at top centre is NGC 5422,while at the top edge is NGC 5443. The elongated galaxy above the blue star 86 UMa at right is 13th magnitude UGC 8337.

13998341 - 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.

A panorama of the northern stars in autumn over and reflected in the calm waters of Lake Edith in Jasper National Park, in the deep twilight. The Big Dipper and Ursa Major are at left, with Arcturus over Pyramid Mountain at far left. Capella is rising at right, and above it are the stars of Perseus and Cassiopeia. This was on a very clear mid-October night in 2022.

13900148 - A panorama of the northern stars in autumn over and reflected in the calm waters of Lake Edith in Jasper National Park, in the deep twilight. The Big Dipper and Ursa Major are at left, with Arcturus over Pyramid Mountain at far left. Capella is rising at right, and above it are the stars of Perseus and Cassiopeia. This was on a very clear mid-October night in 2022.

A superb and extensive "grand display" of noctilucent clouds at dawn on July 16, 2022, with the clouds eventually reaching up to the zenith as the sky brightened. Many ripples and wave structures are visible in the clouds.

13899965 - A superb and extensive "grand display" of noctilucent clouds at dawn on July 16, 2022, with the clouds eventually reaching up to the zenith as the sky brightened. Many ripples and wave structures are visible in the clouds.

Orion and the winter sky, at left, and a swirl of colourful aurora over the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, in a display on February 11, 2018. People from the first Learning Vacations group of the season are shooting the Lights.

13898884 - Orion and the winter sky, at left, and a swirl of colourful aurora over the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, in a display on February 11, 2018. People from the first Learning Vacations group of the season are shooting the Lights.

The Geminid meteor shower of 2022, showing the radiant point in Gemini at left, above Castor and Pollux. Orion is at lower right. Mars in Taurus is at top, to the left of Aldebaran and the Hyades star cluster. The M44 Beehive star cluster is in the lower left corner. Small star clusters in Gemini (M35) and Auriga (M36, M37, M38) are at top.

13898560 - The Geminid meteor shower of 2022, showing the radiant point in Gemini at left, above Castor and Pollux. Orion is at lower right. Mars in Taurus is at top, to the left of Aldebaran and the Hyades star cluster. The M44 Beehive star cluster is in the lower left corner. Small star clusters in Gemini (M35) and Auriga (M36, M37, M38) are at top.

A busy morning sky, with the waning crescent Moon shining above the pairing of Mars (left) and Jupiter (right), with the Space Station also streaking by below in four exposures. The Moon and planets are in Libra. Left of centre, Antares and the stars of Scorpius are just rising in the dawn twilight.

13898086 - A busy morning sky, with the waning crescent Moon shining above the pairing of Mars (left) and Jupiter (right), with the Space Station also streaking by below in four exposures. The Moon and planets are in Libra. Left of centre, Antares and the stars of Scorpius are just rising in the dawn twilight.

The telephoto view of Mount Fitz Roy and the Fitz Roy Massif from near La Leona in Argentina. From here the mountains are almost 60 or 100 kilometers miles away. The mountains are in Los Glaciares National Park near El Chalten, Argentina. A UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Patagonia region of South America.

13848573 - The telephoto view of Mount Fitz Roy and the Fitz Roy Massif from near La Leona in Argentina. From here the mountains are almost 60 or 100 kilometers miles away. The mountains are in Los Glaciares National Park near El Chalten, Argentina. A UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Patagonia region of South America.

Pineapple Selling Boat at Can Tho Floating Market, Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Can Tho floating market is a hive of activity. Fruit piled high on the boats and market traders selling to each other as well as the passing tourists. Their are endless floating markets in the Mekong Delta, but Can Tho is one of the largest with hundreds of boats squeezing past each other every morning, before preparing for market again the next day. Each boat hangs an example of what they sell off the top of the boat so passers by know what they are selling.

13848472 - Pineapple Selling Boat at Can Tho Floating Market, Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Can Tho floating market is a hive of activity. Fruit piled high on the boats and market traders selling to each other as well as the passing tourists. Their are endless floating markets in the Mekong Delta, but Can Tho is one of the largest with hundreds of boats squeezing past each other every morning, before preparing for market again the next day. Each boat hangs an example of what they sell off the top of the boat so passers by know what they are selling.

A close up of a Nezara viridula, showing a ocelli and the ommatidium of a compoud eyes, orange spots are pollen grains and texture can be apreciatted

13846955 - A close up of a Nezara viridula, showing a ocelli and the ommatidium of a compoud eyes, orange spots are pollen grains and texture can be apreciatted

13845913 - The Coreidae are a large family of predominantly sap-sucking insects in the Hemipteran suborder Heteroptera.

13844270 - The ruins of the Mayan city of Sayil are part of the Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal UNESCO World Heritage Center in Yucatan, Mexico.

A panoramic view of Perito Moreno Glacier in Los Glaciares National Park near El Calafate, Argentina. A UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Patagonia region of South America. At left is Cerro Moreno and the Cordon Reichert at right. In the background are Cerro Gardener, Teniente Iglesias and Cerro Dos Picos.

13844192 - A panoramic view of Perito Moreno Glacier in Los Glaciares National Park near El Calafate, Argentina. A UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Patagonia region of South America. At left is Cerro Moreno and the Cordon Reichert at right. In the background are Cerro Gardener, Teniente Iglesias and Cerro Dos Picos.

13827094 - Mussels dead due to heat wave. In Fangar Bay mussels and oysters are farmed. Ebro Delta Nature Reserve, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.