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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.
A well-stocked Burgundy wine cellar
13241114 - A well-stocked Burgundy wine cellar
The waxing crescent Moon two days after New low in a smoky sky and over the Red Deer River in Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada. This was June 30, 2022, Despite the hazy skies, the twilight colours show up well in the sky and reflected in the water. The glow of Earthshine shows up slightly on the night side of the Moon. Castor and Pollux in Gemini show up faintly at right.
13899692 - The waxing crescent Moon two days after New low in a smoky sky and over the Red Deer River in Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada. This was June 30, 2022, Despite the hazy skies, the twilight colours show up well in the sky and reflected in the water. The glow of Earthshine shows up slightly on the night side of the Moon. Castor and Pollux in Gemini show up faintly at right.
The well-known Andromeda Galaxy, Messier 31, with its companion galaxies. M32, below it and seemingly embedded in M31's outer arms, and M110 above M31. Many yellow giant stars litter the field, as foreground stars in our Milky Way Galaxy. North is up in this framing.
13899475 - The well-known Andromeda Galaxy, Messier 31, with its companion galaxies. M32, below it and seemingly embedded in M31's outer arms, and M110 above M31. Many yellow giant stars litter the field, as foreground stars in our Milky Way Galaxy. North is up in this framing.
The arcs and wisps of the Veil Nebula supernova remnant in Cygnus,framed with the open star cluster NGC 6940 in Vulpecula at lower right. The area is marked by a sharp transition between clear starry sky in the Millky Way and brownish-yellow areas obscured by interstellar dust with fewer stars visible. The nebula colours show up well despite this being a "stock" camera,with no filters employed.
13999660 - The arcs and wisps of the Veil Nebula supernova remnant in Cygnus,framed with the open star cluster NGC 6940 in Vulpecula at lower right. The area is marked by a sharp transition between clear starry sky in the Millky Way and brownish-yellow areas obscured by interstellar dust with fewer stars visible. The nebula colours show up well despite this being a "stock" camera,with no filters employed.
UK, Wales, Newport. Pentre Ifan Cromlech, a well, preserved ancient burial chamber (dolman).
13798116 - UK, Wales, Newport. Pentre Ifan Cromlech, a well, preserved ancient burial chamber (dolman).
An ice crystal halo around the waxing gibbous Moon set in the winter stars of a January night. The 22° halo is most obvious and with a reddish and sharply defined inner rim and a bluish and more diffuse outer edge. But a faint 8° halo is also visible,a rare halo sometimes called the Van Buijsen Halo (according to Lynch and Livingston in their book Color and Light in Nature; Minnaert also mentions it in his seminal book The Nature of Color and Light in the Open Air). It is not a lens flare as shots taken with the Moon well off to one side of the frame still show the inner halo centred on the Mo
13998285 - An ice crystal halo around the waxing gibbous Moon set in the winter stars of a January night. The 22° halo is most obvious and with a reddish and sharply defined inner rim and a bluish and more diffuse outer edge. But a faint 8° halo is also visible,a rare halo sometimes called the Van Buijsen Halo (according to Lynch and Livingston in their book Color and Light in Nature; Minnaert also mentions it in his seminal book The Nature of Color and Light in the Open Air). It is not a lens flare as shots taken with the Moon well off to one side of the frame still show the inner halo centred on the Mo
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.
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.
The 2016 Perseid meteor shower, in a view looking north to the Big Dipper and with the radiant point in Perseus at upper right, the point where the meteors appear to be streaking from. I shot this on the peak night of the shower, August 11/12 after moonset so the sky was dark and in fact filled with bright airglow, appearing here as bands of green and yellow, mixed with a low-level aurora to the north as well. While it looks like the sky has artificial light pollution, the glows here are natural, from aurora and airglow.
13897964 - The 2016 Perseid meteor shower, in a view looking north to the Big Dipper and with the radiant point in Perseus at upper right, the point where the meteors appear to be streaking from. I shot this on the peak night of the shower, August 11/12 after moonset so the sky was dark and in fact filled with bright airglow, appearing here as bands of green and yellow, mixed with a low-level aurora to the north as well. While it looks like the sky has artificial light pollution, the glows here are natural, from aurora and airglow.
The North America Nebula (left of centre) and the Pelican Nebula (at centre) complex in Cygnus,framed with the bright star Deneb. The Cygnus Arc of IC 5068 is at bottom. Smaller Sharpless catalogue nebulas are at upper right,notably Sh 2-112. The nebulas show up well despite this being a "stock" camera,with no filters employed. The field of view is about 7.5° by 5°,similar to binoculars. This is a stack of 5 x 5-minute exposures with the Sharpstar 61 EDPH III apo refractor and its 0.75x Reducer for f/4.4,and the old Canon 6D DSLR at ISO 800,all on the ZWO AM5 mount autoguided with the ASIAir,a
13999717 - The North America Nebula (left of centre) and the Pelican Nebula (at centre) complex in Cygnus,framed with the bright star Deneb. The Cygnus Arc of IC 5068 is at bottom. Smaller Sharpless catalogue nebulas are at upper right,notably Sh 2-112. The nebulas show up well despite this being a "stock" camera,with no filters employed. The field of view is about 7.5° by 5°,similar to binoculars. This is a stack of 5 x 5-minute exposures with the Sharpstar 61 EDPH III apo refractor and its 0.75x Reducer for f/4.4,and the old Canon 6D DSLR at ISO 800,all on the ZWO AM5 mount autoguided with the ASIAir,a
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) passing Mars in the constellation of Taurus on the night of Feb 10,2023. Mars appears to be at the tip of a dark lane of interstellar dust in the Taurus Dark Clouds. The comet is showing its whitish dust tail and blue ion tail,as well as its cyan coma from diatomic carbon emission. The star cluster at left is NGC 1746.
13999415 - Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) passing Mars in the constellation of Taurus on the night of Feb 10,2023. Mars appears to be at the tip of a dark lane of interstellar dust in the Taurus Dark Clouds. The comet is showing its whitish dust tail and blue ion tail,as well as its cyan coma from diatomic carbon emission. The star cluster at left is NGC 1746.
Jupiter (brightest), Saturn (to the left), and the Milky Way over the Saskatchewan River and the area of Howse Pass, on July 26, 2020. Mount Cephren is at left; the scene is framed to include Cephren. The nebulas and star clouds of the galactic centre area at right show up well on this very clear night. The bright Small Sagittarius Starcloud, aka M24, is most obvious, flanked by the star clusters M23 and M25 to the side, and the nebulas M17 and M16 above, and M8 and M20 below. The fuzzy globular cluster M22 is to the left of the large Lagoon Nebula, M8. Green airglow tints the sky.
13899645 - Jupiter (brightest), Saturn (to the left), and the Milky Way over the Saskatchewan River and the area of Howse Pass, on July 26, 2020. Mount Cephren is at left; the scene is framed to include Cephren. The nebulas and star clouds of the galactic centre area at right show up well on this very clear night. The bright Small Sagittarius Starcloud, aka M24, is most obvious, flanked by the star clusters M23 and M25 to the side, and the nebulas M17 and M16 above, and M8 and M20 below. The fuzzy globular cluster M22 is to the left of the large Lagoon Nebula, M8. Green airglow tints the sky.
An old mechanical pump on water well on a former cattle ranch in southeastern Utah. Behind is a collapsed windpump or windmill.
13998673 - An old mechanical pump on water well on a former cattle ranch in southeastern Utah. Behind is a collapsed windpump or windmill.
The Andromeda Galaxy (aka Messier 31) and the stars of Andromeda rising over moonlit formations at Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. Illumination is from the waxing gibbous Moon, low in the southwest so it is providing a warm light. This is an example of a "deepscape" - a nightcape with a telephoto lens to also record a deep-sky object in the frame above the horizon. However, moonlight prevents the galaxy from showing up as well as it would in a dark sky.
13900215 - The Andromeda Galaxy (aka Messier 31) and the stars of Andromeda rising over moonlit formations at Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. Illumination is from the waxing gibbous Moon, low in the southwest so it is providing a warm light. This is an example of a "deepscape" - a nightcape with a telephoto lens to also record a deep-sky object in the frame above the horizon. However, moonlight prevents the galaxy from showing up as well as it would in a dark sky.
A framing of the Milky Way in Sagitta and Vulpecula below Cygnus. The stars of Sagitta the Arrow are at lower left. The distinctive asterism, the Coathanger, is at lower right embedded in the dark lanes of the Milky Way. It is also called Collinder 399 and Brocchi's Cluster. The green Dumbbell Nebula, M27, is just left of centre. The star Albireo is at top. Faint nebulosity inhabits the area, such as NGC 6820 left of the Coathanger, but as this was shot with an unmodified camera the red nebulas don't show up well here.
13898365 - A framing of the Milky Way in Sagitta and Vulpecula below Cygnus. The stars of Sagitta the Arrow are at lower left. The distinctive asterism, the Coathanger, is at lower right embedded in the dark lanes of the Milky Way. It is also called Collinder 399 and Brocchi's Cluster. The green Dumbbell Nebula, M27, is just left of centre. The star Albireo is at top. Faint nebulosity inhabits the area, such as NGC 6820 left of the Coathanger, but as this was shot with an unmodified camera the red nebulas don't show up well here.
Photo of Sydney Opera House, Australia. The Sydney Opera House, made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007, is located in Sydney Harbour alongside Circular Quay and with fantastic views of Sydney Harbour Bridge. It is used for concerts, drama productions and as a recording studio as well as, more obviously opera. The Sydney Opera Bar, situated in the Shadow of the Sydney Opera House is a lively spot to soak up the best of Sydney's nightlife.
13847259 - Photo of Sydney Opera House, Australia. The Sydney Opera House, made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007, is located in Sydney Harbour alongside Circular Quay and with fantastic views of Sydney Harbour Bridge. It is used for concerts, drama productions and as a recording studio as well as, more obviously opera. The Sydney Opera Bar, situated in the Shadow of the Sydney Opera House is a lively spot to soak up the best of Sydney's nightlife.
Well pump in the garden
14069658 - Well pump in the garden
Water well
14051458 - Water well
Colourful auroral curtains exhibiting very fine vertical structures and rays,and a mix of red and magenta tones as well as the usual oxygen greens. This is looking southeast over the Churchill Rocket Range on a Kp6 night February 26,2023.
13999662 - Colourful auroral curtains exhibiting very fine vertical structures and rays,and a mix of red and magenta tones as well as the usual oxygen greens. This is looking southeast over the Churchill Rocket Range on a Kp6 night February 26,2023.
A Kp4-level aurora to the north with a STEVE arc to the east with traits of a red SAR arc as well. Taken from home as part of a time-lapse sequence, August 29, 2022, with the Canon R6 and Venus Optics Laowa 15mm lens at f/2 for 20 seconds at ISO 1600.
13897848 - A Kp4-level aurora to the north with a STEVE arc to the east with traits of a red SAR arc as well. Taken from home as part of a time-lapse sequence, August 29, 2022, with the Canon R6 and Venus Optics Laowa 15mm lens at f/2 for 20 seconds at ISO 1600.
Orotava; The "House of Balconies" is one of the outstanding buildings in the town, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, which is well worth seeing
71448421 - Orotava; The "House of Balconies" is one of the outstanding buildings in the town, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, which is well worth seeing
Water well
14051457 - Water well
The waxing crescent Moon two days after New low in a smoky sky setting over the Badlands of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada. This was June 30, 2022. Despite the hazy skies, the twilight colours show up well in the sky. The glow of Earthshine shows up slightly on the night side of the Moon.
13900484 - The waxing crescent Moon two days after New low in a smoky sky setting over the Badlands of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada. This was June 30, 2022. Despite the hazy skies, the twilight colours show up well in the sky. The glow of Earthshine shows up slightly on the night side of the Moon.
A subtle and pastel aurora borealis (Northern Lights) in the northeast, above a prairie meadow at "Lone Tree Hill". The foreground and sky are lit by a bright waxing gibbous Moon, a day before Full, shining in the south. This was just after midnight on July 11/12, 2022. The auroral curtains exhibit the usual green band and rays, though with shades of green visible, perhaps from hydrogen-beta proton emission as well as oxygen electron emission, but also upper altitude reds and purples and a faint blue tint at the very tops where the aurora is lit by the Sun. The aurora was never bright this nig
13900221 - A subtle and pastel aurora borealis (Northern Lights) in the northeast, above a prairie meadow at "Lone Tree Hill". The foreground and sky are lit by a bright waxing gibbous Moon, a day before Full, shining in the south. This was just after midnight on July 11/12, 2022. The auroral curtains exhibit the usual green band and rays, though with shades of green visible, perhaps from hydrogen-beta proton emission as well as oxygen electron emission, but also upper altitude reds and purples and a faint blue tint at the very tops where the aurora is lit by the Sun. The aurora was never bright this nig
The 6.5-day-old Moon (approximately) with the Lunar X (below centre) and V (above centre) formations well lit on the terminator. This phase has an incredible amount of detail and variety of features visible along the terminator.
13899663 - The 6.5-day-old Moon (approximately) with the Lunar X (below centre) and V (above centre) formations well lit on the terminator. This phase has an incredible amount of detail and variety of features visible along the terminator.
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.
13846770 - 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 framing of the northern winter sky constellations of Auriga (left) and Perseus (upper right). The Messier star clusters M36,M37 and M38 in Auriga show up well at lower left,along with the Flaming Star,IC 405,and other IC nebulas in Auriga. The large nebula at bottom right is NGC 1499,the California Nebula. The grouping of blue stars at upper right is the Perseus OB Association,aka Melotte 20. Mars is at lower left in Taurus,where it was on March 17,2023.
13999351 - A framing of the northern winter sky constellations of Auriga (left) and Perseus (upper right). The Messier star clusters M36,M37 and M38 in Auriga show up well at lower left,along with the Flaming Star,IC 405,and other IC nebulas in Auriga. The large nebula at bottom right is NGC 1499,the California Nebula. The grouping of blue stars at upper right is the Perseus OB Association,aka Melotte 20. Mars is at lower left in Taurus,where it was on March 17,2023.
IC 1318 area of Cygnus around Gamma Cygni. Stack of 4 x 15 minute exposure on a superb night, with TMB 92mm apo with Canon 5D MkII at ISO 400. A cooler night than previous ones as well, so lower base noise. Borg FF.
13899152 - IC 1318 area of Cygnus around Gamma Cygni. Stack of 4 x 15 minute exposure on a superb night, with TMB 92mm apo with Canon 5D MkII at ISO 400. A cooler night than previous ones as well, so lower base noise. Borg FF.
The centre of the Galaxy area in Sagittarius and Scorpius rising in the east, from Australia, on March 30/31, 2014. All of Scorpius is visible as well as Norma, Ara, Lupus and most of Sagittarius.
13898689 - The centre of the Galaxy area in Sagittarius and Scorpius rising in the east, from Australia, on March 30/31, 2014. All of Scorpius is visible as well as Norma, Ara, Lupus and most of Sagittarius.
Fukuoka, here the OLD TOWN area, is the largest city on Kyūshū, the southernmost of the Japanese main islands, and the eighth largest city in Japan as well as the administrative seat of the Fukuoka Prefecture of the same name
71448516 - Fukuoka, here the OLD TOWN area, is the largest city on Kyūshū, the southernmost of the Japanese main islands, and the eighth largest city in Japan as well as the administrative seat of the Fukuoka Prefecture of the same name
Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) over the still waters this night of Crawling Lake in southern Alberta. This was early in the evening with the sky still brightly coloured with twilight. The comet was in the southern part of Ursa Major between the pairs of stars called Tania and Talitha. The clouds that were present nicely framed the scene and reflected in the water as well. The comet was too high to be visible as a reflection at this time.
13898812 - Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) over the still waters this night of Crawling Lake in southern Alberta. This was early in the evening with the sky still brightly coloured with twilight. The comet was in the southern part of Ursa Major between the pairs of stars called Tania and Talitha. The clouds that were present nicely framed the scene and reflected in the water as well. The comet was too high to be visible as a reflection at this time.
The October 14,2023 annular solar eclipse,in a single image captured at mid-eclipse,at 10:29 am MDT at the site I used. This site was the Ruby's Inn Overlook on the rim of Bryce Canyon,Utah,a site well south of the centreline,with 3m03s of annularity. Being south of the centreline moved the Moon to the north side of the Sun,so the Moon is offset from the centre of the Sun's disk.
13998567 - The October 14,2023 annular solar eclipse,in a single image captured at mid-eclipse,at 10:29 am MDT at the site I used. This site was the Ruby's Inn Overlook on the rim of Bryce Canyon,Utah,a site well south of the centreline,with 3m03s of annularity. Being south of the centreline moved the Moon to the north side of the Sun,so the Moon is offset from the centre of the Sun's disk.
The well-publicized - if not overly publicized! - supermoon (a perigee Full Moon) of November 14, 2016, seen here about 3 degrees above the horizon, rising out of low clouds. The yellow colour is natural, and illuminated the field with a golden glow. However, this is a stack of 4 exposures, from long to short, to create an “HDR” style stack as the longest exposure needed for the clouds blew out the bright Moon. A short exposure was needed for the Moon itself. I took 4 exposures at about 2 stop increments from 1.5 seconds to 1/15 second and blended them not with HDR software but with luminosity
13900260 - The well-publicized - if not overly publicized! - supermoon (a perigee Full Moon) of November 14, 2016, seen here about 3 degrees above the horizon, rising out of low clouds. The yellow colour is natural, and illuminated the field with a golden glow. However, this is a stack of 4 exposures, from long to short, to create an “HDR” style stack as the longest exposure needed for the clouds blew out the bright Moon. A short exposure was needed for the Moon itself. I took 4 exposures at about 2 stop increments from 1.5 seconds to 1/15 second and blended them not with HDR software but with luminosity
An urban nightscape of the constellations of Orion and Canis Major over the skyline of Calgary on January 18, 2018, on a very clear and moonless winter night, allowing stars to show up fairly well despite the light pollution. Sirius is above the Bow Tower building at left.
13899521 - An urban nightscape of the constellations of Orion and Canis Major over the skyline of Calgary on January 18, 2018, on a very clear and moonless winter night, allowing stars to show up fairly well despite the light pollution. Sirius is above the Bow Tower building at left.
The 6.5-day-old Moon (approximately) with the Lunar X (below centre) and V (above centre) formations well lit on the terminator. This phase has an incredible amount of detail and variety of features visible along the terminator.
13899347 - The 6.5-day-old Moon (approximately) with the Lunar X (below centre) and V (above centre) formations well lit on the terminator. This phase has an incredible amount of detail and variety of features visible along the terminator.
Hang Gliding at Cape Byron Lighthouse, Gold Coast, Australia. Byron Bay is a small town on Australia's Gold Coast, well known for its fantastic surfing, beautiful scenery, andrenaline activities such as hang gliding and the famous Byron Bay Lighthouse. Cape Byron Lighthouse is situates near the head on Cape Byron, the most eastern point of Australia.
13849154 - Hang Gliding at Cape Byron Lighthouse, Gold Coast, Australia. Byron Bay is a small town on Australia's Gold Coast, well known for its fantastic surfing, beautiful scenery, andrenaline activities such as hang gliding and the famous Byron Bay Lighthouse. Cape Byron Lighthouse is situates near the head on Cape Byron, the most eastern point of Australia.
Partnachklamm near Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany during winter. The gorge is a listed natural monument and well developed for hikers. Bavaria, Germany.
71407994 - Partnachklamm near Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany during winter. The gorge is a listed natural monument and well developed for hikers. Bavaria, Germany.
These weevils are among the most colorfull ones in the world, the colour may serve as a warning to predators that they do not taste very well.
13848763 - These weevils are among the most colorfull ones in the world, the colour may serve as a warning to predators that they do not taste very well.
Jungle Walk 8 Signpost in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia. With fantastic scenery, a variety of nature and tea plantations that stretch as far as the eye can see, the Cameron Highlands in central Malaysia is a great place for a walking holiday. The routes are generally pretty well signposted and maps detailing the routes can be easy obtained in Tanah Rata. The dense jungle can make walking quite difficult sometimes, so it is worth following the advice on levels of fitness required for each route through the jungle.
13844271 - Jungle Walk 8 Signpost in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia. With fantastic scenery, a variety of nature and tea plantations that stretch as far as the eye can see, the Cameron Highlands in central Malaysia is a great place for a walking holiday. The routes are generally pretty well signposted and maps detailing the routes can be easy obtained in Tanah Rata. The dense jungle can make walking quite difficult sometimes, so it is worth following the advice on levels of fitness required for each route through the jungle.
An ancient well in Piazza San Tomà. Venice, Veneto, Italy
71431238 - An ancient well in Piazza San Tomà. Venice, Veneto, Italy
Thor's Well with surf cascading into the well along the Oregon coastline
71412923 - Thor's Well with surf cascading into the well along the Oregon coastline
An ice crystal halo around the waxing gibbous Moon set in the winter stars of a January night. The 22° halo is most obvious and with a reddish and sharper inner rim.,and a bluish and more diffuse outer edge. But a faint inner 8° halo is also visible,a rare halo sometimes called the Van Buijsen Halo (according to Lynch and Livingston in their book Color and Light in Nature; Minnaert also mentions it in his seminal book The Nature of Color and Light in the Open Air). It is not a lens flare as shots taken with the Moon well off to one side of the frame still show the inner halo centred on the Moo
13999436 - An ice crystal halo around the waxing gibbous Moon set in the winter stars of a January night. The 22° halo is most obvious and with a reddish and sharper inner rim.,and a bluish and more diffuse outer edge. But a faint inner 8° halo is also visible,a rare halo sometimes called the Van Buijsen Halo (according to Lynch and Livingston in their book Color and Light in Nature; Minnaert also mentions it in his seminal book The Nature of Color and Light in the Open Air). It is not a lens flare as shots taken with the Moon well off to one side of the frame still show the inner halo centred on the Moo
Brazil. Common Potoo (Nyctibius Griseus) is well camouflaged while resting on a branch in the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetland area, UNESCO World Heritage Site.
71417959 - Brazil. Common Potoo (Nyctibius Griseus) is well camouflaged while resting on a branch in the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetland area, UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The well-known Double Cluster (aka NGC 884 and NGC 869) framed at upper right to include two of its companion star clusters, NGC 957 at upper left and Trumpler 2 at lower left. Dotted through the field of young blue stars are numerous aging yellow giant stars. And the gradation in sky colour from the clearer, bluer sky with more stars at right to the dustier, yellower sky and fewer stars at left is subtle but obvious here, from interstellar dust in this part of the Milky Way.
13898215 - The well-known Double Cluster (aka NGC 884 and NGC 869) framed at upper right to include two of its companion star clusters, NGC 957 at upper left and Trumpler 2 at lower left. Dotted through the field of young blue stars are numerous aging yellow giant stars. And the gradation in sky colour from the clearer, bluer sky with more stars at right to the dustier, yellower sky and fewer stars at left is subtle but obvious here, from interstellar dust in this part of the Milky Way.
A scene with a fairly high-altitude Sun and prominent and colourful sundogs (parhelia) flanking the Sun and well outside the 22° halo which is only faintly visiible. Sundogs are always well outside the 22° halo when the Sun is higher in the sky — the Sun's altitude at this time at 4 pm MDT on April 25, 2022 was 41°.
13898543 - A scene with a fairly high-altitude Sun and prominent and colourful sundogs (parhelia) flanking the Sun and well outside the 22° halo which is only faintly visiible. Sundogs are always well outside the 22° halo when the Sun is higher in the sky — the Sun's altitude at this time at 4 pm MDT on April 25, 2022 was 41°.
Thor's Well with surf cascading into the well along the Oregon coastline
13812586 - Thor's Well with surf cascading into the well along the Oregon coastline
UK, Wales, Newport. Pentre Ifan Cromlech, a well, preserved ancient burial chamber (dolman).
13798115 - UK, Wales, Newport. Pentre Ifan Cromlech, a well, preserved ancient burial chamber (dolman).
Fukuoka, here the OLD TOWN area, is the largest city on Kyūshū, the southernmost of the Japanese main islands, and the eighth largest city in Japan as well as the administrative seat of the Fukuoka Prefecture of the same name
71448514 - Fukuoka, here the OLD TOWN area, is the largest city on Kyūshū, the southernmost of the Japanese main islands, and the eighth largest city in Japan as well as the administrative seat of the Fukuoka Prefecture of the same name
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.
An old mechanical pump on water well on a former cattle ranch in southeastern Utah. Behind is a collapsed windpump or windmill.
13998645 - An old mechanical pump on water well on a former cattle ranch in southeastern Utah. Behind is a collapsed windpump or windmill.
The centre of the Galaxy area in Sagittarius and Scorpius rising in the east, from Australia, on March 30/31, 2014. All of Scorpius is visible as well as Norma, Ara, Lupus and Sagittarius. Scutum is just rising above the gum trees.
13899782 - The centre of the Galaxy area in Sagittarius and Scorpius rising in the east, from Australia, on March 30/31, 2014. All of Scorpius is visible as well as Norma, Ara, Lupus and Sagittarius. Scutum is just rising above the gum trees.
A framing of the converging rays of aurora overhead at the magnetic zenith,a little south of the true zenith at 90° altitude. This was the superb Kp6 to 7 display on March 23,2023,with the aurora in a pulsating mode rather than forming rippling curtains. Leo is below the convergence point. At this time later in the display the rays showed a lot of red as well as green. A short exposure helped freeze the rapid pulsations and capture the structure.
13998546 - A framing of the converging rays of aurora overhead at the magnetic zenith,a little south of the true zenith at 90° altitude. This was the superb Kp6 to 7 display on March 23,2023,with the aurora in a pulsating mode rather than forming rippling curtains. Leo is below the convergence point. At this time later in the display the rays showed a lot of red as well as green. A short exposure helped freeze the rapid pulsations and capture the structure.
A Kp4-level aurora to the north with a STEVE arc to the east with traits of a red SAR arc as well. Taken from home as part of a time-lapse sequence, August 29, 2022, with the Canon R6 and Venus Optics Laowa 15mm lens at f/2 for 20 seconds at ISO 1600.
13898731 - A Kp4-level aurora to the north with a STEVE arc to the east with traits of a red SAR arc as well. Taken from home as part of a time-lapse sequence, August 29, 2022, with the Canon R6 and Venus Optics Laowa 15mm lens at f/2 for 20 seconds at ISO 1600.
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.
Photo of a man sawing up a large fish at Split fish market, Dalmatian Coast, Croatia, Europe. This photo of a man sawing up a large fish was taken in Split Fish Market. The fish market is a pungent affair, but well worth a visit to check out the days catch.
13846588 - Photo of a man sawing up a large fish at Split fish market, Dalmatian Coast, Croatia, Europe. This photo of a man sawing up a large fish was taken in Split Fish Market. The fish market is a pungent affair, but well worth a visit to check out the days catch.
The October 14,2023 annular solar eclipse,in a series of images captured at second contact with the Moon tangent to the inside limb of the Sun,at 10:27 am MDT at the site I used. This site was the Ruby's Inn Overlook on the rim of Bryce Canyon,Utah,a site well south of the centreline,with 3m03s of annularity. This was shot at the start of annularity.
13999521 - The October 14,2023 annular solar eclipse,in a series of images captured at second contact with the Moon tangent to the inside limb of the Sun,at 10:27 am MDT at the site I used. This site was the Ruby's Inn Overlook on the rim of Bryce Canyon,Utah,a site well south of the centreline,with 3m03s of annularity. This was shot at the start of annularity.
Alicante,Passeig Esplanada well-known promenade at the port, under the castle, Spain
71433824 - Alicante,Passeig Esplanada well-known promenade at the port, under the castle, Spain
An old mechanical pump on water well on a former cattle ranch in southeastern Utah. Behind is a collapsed windpump or windmill.
13999079 - An old mechanical pump on water well on a former cattle ranch in southeastern Utah. Behind is a collapsed windpump or windmill.
A framing of the converging rays of aurora overhead at the magnetic zenith,a little south of the true zenith at 90° altitude. This was the superb Kp6 to 7 display on March 23,2023,with the aurora in a pulsating mode rather than forming rippling curtains. Leo is just below the convergence point. The Big Dipper is at top. At this time later in the display the rays showed a lot of red as well as green. A short exposure helped freeze the rapid pulsations and capture the structure.
13998745 - A framing of the converging rays of aurora overhead at the magnetic zenith,a little south of the true zenith at 90° altitude. This was the superb Kp6 to 7 display on March 23,2023,with the aurora in a pulsating mode rather than forming rippling curtains. Leo is just below the convergence point. The Big Dipper is at top. At this time later in the display the rays showed a lot of red as well as green. A short exposure helped freeze the rapid pulsations and capture the structure.
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.
This is a stack of images demonstrating the number of satellites passing through the field of a wide-field telescope over a little more an hour. The field frames the Coma Berenices star cluster. This is from my home at 51° North, a latitude more prone to seeing satellites lit by the Sun well into the evening, if not all night closer to summer solstice. Most trails are north-south so they are likely NOT Starlink satellites but polar orbiting satellites. Interesting that the trails have different colours, likely from their solar panels or other structures reflecting blue and gold tints.
13899519 - This is a stack of images demonstrating the number of satellites passing through the field of a wide-field telescope over a little more an hour. The field frames the Coma Berenices star cluster. This is from my home at 51° North, a latitude more prone to seeing satellites lit by the Sun well into the evening, if not all night closer to summer solstice. Most trails are north-south so they are likely NOT Starlink satellites but polar orbiting satellites. Interesting that the trails have different colours, likely from their solar panels or other structures reflecting blue and gold tints.
The October 14,2023 annular solar eclipse,in a single image captured at second contact with the Moon tangent to the inside limb of the Sun,at 10:27 am MDT at the site I used. This site was the Ruby's Inn Overlook on the rim of Bryce Canyon,Utah,a site well south of the centreline,with 3m03s of annularity. This was shot at the start of annularity.
13999111 - The October 14,2023 annular solar eclipse,in a single image captured at second contact with the Moon tangent to the inside limb of the Sun,at 10:27 am MDT at the site I used. This site was the Ruby's Inn Overlook on the rim of Bryce Canyon,Utah,a site well south of the centreline,with 3m03s of annularity. This was shot at the start of annularity.
A 150° panorama of an arc of diffuse aurora to the northeast, and above the glow of solstice twilight to the north at centre, while the urban sky glow from Calgary lights the sky at left to the west, as well as an odd band of cloud that persisted all evening across the north.
13898300 - A 150° panorama of an arc of diffuse aurora to the northeast, and above the glow of solstice twilight to the north at centre, while the urban sky glow from Calgary lights the sky at left to the west, as well as an odd band of cloud that persisted all evening across the north.
Guadalest reservoir and hill fort in the Serella mountains of the Costa Blanca is a well known destination to visit
71433910 - Guadalest reservoir and hill fort in the Serella mountains of the Costa Blanca is a well known destination to visit
A panorama of the 7-day-old first quarter Moon on March 13, 2019, showing the full disk and extent of incredible detail along the terminator, the dividing line between the day and night sides of the Moon where the Sun is rising as seen from the surface of the Moon. Note the tiny points of light at the centres of some of the craters (particularly Alphonsus and Arzachel below centre) in the Southern Highlands from sunlight just catching the central peaks of those craters. At top in the north the slash of the Alpine Valley is obvious as well as the curve of the Apennine Mountains.
13897428 - A panorama of the 7-day-old first quarter Moon on March 13, 2019, showing the full disk and extent of incredible detail along the terminator, the dividing line between the day and night sides of the Moon where the Sun is rising as seen from the surface of the Moon. Note the tiny points of light at the centres of some of the craters (particularly Alphonsus and Arzachel below centre) in the Southern Highlands from sunlight just catching the central peaks of those craters. At top in the north the slash of the Alpine Valley is obvious as well as the curve of the Apennine Mountains.
Strudel dough being left to rest after being kneaded well
12603569 - Strudel dough being left to rest after being kneaded well
The view of Forcalquier in France, well known for its pastis production
11991918 - The view of Forcalquier in France, well known for its pastis production
Usa, Oregon, Yachats. Thor's Well, Waves Crashing into Thor's Well
13875855 - Usa, Oregon, Yachats. Thor's Well, Waves Crashing into Thor's Well
Preparing pasta dough: Mix raw eggs in a flour well
12996061 - Preparing pasta dough: Mix raw eggs in a flour well
Preparing pasta dough: create a well in a pile of flour
12996059 - Preparing pasta dough: create a well in a pile of flour
Harburg16.-18. Century, well preserved, entrance, between Nördlingen and Wörnitz on the Romantic Road, Bavaria, Germany
71442033 - Harburg16.-18. Century, well preserved, entrance, between Nördlingen and Wörnitz on the Romantic Road, Bavaria, Germany
A well-done steak
12266022 - A well-done steak
Preparing pasta dough: crack eggs into a flour well
12996060 - Preparing pasta dough: crack eggs into a flour well
Lutz Müller's seasonal wine bar at Schloss Albrechtsberg also serves tarte flambée as well as wine
11332716 - Lutz Müller's seasonal wine bar at Schloss Albrechtsberg also serves tarte flambée as well as wine
A well-stocked boat house belonging to a rowing club, Venice, Italy
11456824 - A well-stocked boat house belonging to a rowing club, Venice, Italy
Usa, Oregon, Yachats. Thor's Well, Waves Crashing into Thor's Well
13875854 - Usa, Oregon, Yachats. Thor's Well, Waves Crashing into Thor's Well
Usa, Oregon, Yachats. Thor's Well, Waves Crashing into Thor's Well
13873655 - Usa, Oregon, Yachats. Thor's Well, Waves Crashing into Thor's Well
Usa, Oregon, Yachats. Thor's Well, Waves Crashing into Thor's Well
13873637 - Usa, Oregon, Yachats. Thor's Well, Waves Crashing into Thor's Well
Usa, Oregon, Yachats. Thor's Well, Waves Crashing into Thor's Well
13875856 - Usa, Oregon, Yachats. Thor's Well, Waves Crashing into Thor's Well
Well protected: the Osnabrück cathedral treasure, reliquary caskets to the left and in the middle with the chapter cross in between, Diözisanmuseum, Osnabrück
11349956 - Well protected: the Osnabrück cathedral treasure, reliquary caskets to the left and in the middle with the chapter cross in between, Diözisanmuseum, Osnabrück
Usa, Oregon, Yachats. Thor's Well, Waves Crashing into Thor's Well
13873657 - Usa, Oregon, Yachats. Thor's Well, Waves Crashing into Thor's Well
USA, Oregon, Cape Perpetua and Thor's' Well at sunset.
13873586 - USA, Oregon, Cape Perpetua and Thor's' Well at sunset.
The Cathedral of Palermo with the well-kept garden in the foreground
71308777 - The Cathedral of Palermo with the well-kept garden in the foreground
Classic marble cake decorated with 'Gute Besserung' (Get Well Soon) fondant
11455346 - Classic marble cake decorated with 'Gute Besserung' (Get Well Soon) fondant
Rye-wheat bread in the oven - the volume and crust are well developed
12295901 - Rye-wheat bread in the oven - the volume and crust are well developed
Hazelnuts with and without shell as well as nutcracker on wooden background
13596608 - Hazelnuts with and without shell as well as nutcracker on wooden background
Antique pond in a well kept garden, summer house in the background
13671552 - Antique pond in a well kept garden, summer house in the background
Pool in well-tended summer garden
12100680 - Pool in well-tended summer garden
Well-treated female hands with marigolds on a wooden table
12460905 - Well-treated female hands with marigolds on a wooden table
View from the Rheinsteig on the castles of Liebenstein and Sterrenberg as well as on the Rheinbogen near Kamp-Bornhofen, Upper Middle Rhine Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
71441411 - View from the Rheinsteig on the castles of Liebenstein and Sterrenberg as well as on the Rheinbogen near Kamp-Bornhofen, Upper Middle Rhine Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
The stages of cooking steak (raw, rare, pink, well done)
12320664 - The stages of cooking steak (raw, rare, pink, well done)
Loungers and trees next to pool in well-tended garden
12100673 - Loungers and trees next to pool in well-tended garden
Well-balanced breakfast table
60428679 - Well-balanced breakfast table
Cubic glass light well containing garden in modern, architect-designed house
12478433 - Cubic glass light well containing garden in modern, architect-designed house
Vintage covered well with mossy wooden roof in garden
11968556 - Vintage covered well with mossy wooden roof in garden
Simple dining area with various chairs and emergency exit sign on wall in corner of minimalist room with old, well-tended wooden floor
11425863 - Simple dining area with various chairs and emergency exit sign on wall in corner of minimalist room with old, well-tended wooden floor
An owl, photographed landing on the top of a well, in a cloister courtyard in northern Spain.
71356101 - An owl, photographed landing on the top of a well, in a cloister courtyard in northern Spain.
This Yellow spotted guard crab (Trapezia flavopunctat) is pinching the tube feet of a crown-of-thorns seastar (Acanthaster planci) in defense of its antler coral (Pocillopora eydouxi) home. It will not stop until it has driven away the intruder who will move on to a meal that is not so well defended; Hawaii, United States of America
13776739 - This Yellow spotted guard crab (Trapezia flavopunctat) is pinching the tube feet of a crown-of-thorns seastar (Acanthaster planci) in defense of its antler coral (Pocillopora eydouxi) home. It will not stop until it has driven away the intruder who will move on to a meal that is not so well defended; Hawaii, United States of America
A close look at a squat shrimp (Thor amboinensis), on a beaded anemone (Heteractis aurora). This anemone has been found as host to 7 different species of clownfish as well as the domino damselfish; Philippines
13776355 - A close look at a squat shrimp (Thor amboinensis), on a beaded anemone (Heteractis aurora). This anemone has been found as host to 7 different species of clownfish as well as the domino damselfish; Philippines
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