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Abbaye aux Hommes (Men's Abbey, Hôtel de Ville, Town Hall) and Church of Saint-Ètienne (Saint-Etienne) with garden and sculpture "Lou" by Jaume Plensa (2015) in Caen in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of France

71469176 - Abbaye aux Hommes (Men's Abbey, Hôtel de Ville, Town Hall) and Church of Saint-Ètienne (Saint-Etienne) with garden and sculpture "Lou" by Jaume Plensa (2015) in Caen in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of France

71467353 - Woman's feet on the black lava beach with red nail polish on Gozo/Malta November 2015

71467352 - Jaguar under tarpaulin in front of garage on Gozo/Malta November 2015

CRANORAMA on Lake Günzer, a modern and barrier-free observation station for cranes, opened in 2015. Groß Mohrdorf, Baltic Sea coast, Mecklenburg Western Pomerania, Germany

71450819 - CRANORAMA on Lake Günzer, a modern and barrier-free observation station for cranes, opened in 2015. Groß Mohrdorf, Baltic Sea coast, Mecklenburg Western Pomerania, Germany

14128082 - Peel Twisted, Gabriel Lester, 2015. The Museum of Modern Art of Medellin (MAMM), Colombia.

71469177 - Abbaye aux Hommes (Men's Abbey, Hôtel de Ville, Town Hall) and Church of Saint-Ètienne (Saint-Etienne) with garden and sculpture "Lou" by Jaume Plensa (2015) in Caen in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of France

71459761 - New Parliament Building designed by Renzo Piano, Valletta, Malta completed 2015

71450821 - CRANORAMA on Lake Günzer, a modern and barrier-free observation station for cranes, opened in 2015. Groß Mohrdorf, Baltic Sea coast, Mecklenburg Western Pomerania, Germany

71450820 - CRANORAMA on Lake Günzer, a modern and barrier-free observation station for cranes, opened in 2015. Groß Mohrdorf, Baltic Sea coast, Mecklenburg Western Pomerania, Germany

14129418 - Peel Twisted, Gabriel Lester, 2015. The Museum of Modern Art of Medellin (MAMM), Colombia.

14127773 - Peel Twisted, Gabriel Lester, 2015. The Museum of Modern Art of Medellin (MAMM), Colombia.

14127104 - Peel Twisted, Gabriel Lester, 2015. The Museum of Modern Art of Medellin (MAMM), Colombia.

71459759 - New Parliament Building designed by Renzo Piano, Valletta, Malta completed 2015

14130008 - Peel Twisted, Gabriel Lester, 2015. The Museum of Modern Art of Medellin (MAMM), Colombia.

14127292 - Peel Twisted, Gabriel Lester, 2015. The Museum of Modern Art of Medellin (MAMM), Colombia.

14127023 - Peel Twisted, Gabriel Lester, 2015. The Museum of Modern Art of Medellin (MAMM), Colombia.

71450818 - CRANORAMA on Lake Günzer, a modern and barrier-free observation station for cranes, opened in 2015. Groß Mohrdorf, Baltic Sea coast, Mecklenburg Western Pomerania, Germany

The rising almost-Full Moon, a “Blue Moon” of July 30, 2015, rising behind a rustic old farmhouse near Bow Island, Alberta. The Moon sits in the pibk Belt of Venus with the blue shadow of the Earth below. This is a single frame from a 600-frame time-lapse sequence, taken with the Canon 6D and 16-35mm lens.

13900113 - The rising almost-Full Moon, a “Blue Moon” of July 30, 2015, rising behind a rustic old farmhouse near Bow Island, Alberta. The Moon sits in the pibk Belt of Venus with the blue shadow of the Earth below. This is a single frame from a 600-frame time-lapse sequence, taken with the Canon 6D and 16-35mm lens.

An ice crystal halo around the first quarter Moon high in the northern winter sky, on January 27, 2015, taken from near Pinos Altos, New Mexico. The Pleiades is above and left of the Moo, the Hyades and Aldebaran at left. The green Comet Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2) is on the lunar halo at top.

13898375 - An ice crystal halo around the first quarter Moon high in the northern winter sky, on January 27, 2015, taken from near Pinos Altos, New Mexico. The Pleiades is above and left of the Moo, the Hyades and Aldebaran at left. The green Comet Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2) is on the lunar halo at top.

The Full Moon rising in partial eclipse on the night of September 27, 2015, night of a total eclipse that began with the partial phase in progress at moonrise from my location. The pink Belt of Venus colours the sky at top. The Moon sits in the blue shadow of the Earth, which also partly obscures the disk of the Moon.

13898242 - The Full Moon rising in partial eclipse on the night of September 27, 2015, night of a total eclipse that began with the partial phase in progress at moonrise from my location. The pink Belt of Venus colours the sky at top. The Moon sits in the blue shadow of the Earth, which also partly obscures the disk of the Moon.

A selfie of me gazing at the sky while the camera and telescope shoot deep-sky targets with the auto-guided equatorial mount and astrographic reflector telescope. An aurora is kicking up to the left in the northeast. Orion is rising at centre in the east. I shot this Thanksgiving evening, October 13m, 2015, from the backyard at home in southern Alberta. It is part of a 730-frame time-lapse.

13897586 - A selfie of me gazing at the sky while the camera and telescope shoot deep-sky targets with the auto-guided equatorial mount and astrographic reflector telescope. An aurora is kicking up to the left in the northeast. Orion is rising at centre in the east. I shot this Thanksgiving evening, October 13m, 2015, from the backyard at home in southern Alberta. It is part of a 730-frame time-lapse.

Orion and the stars of the winter sky trailing as they set behind and through Turret Arch, in Arches National Park, Utah. I shot this April 6, 2015 after twilight but before the waning Moon rose, so the sky was dark. Illumination is from stars and the sky – no artificial light provided, and the Moon was not up.

13900394 - Orion and the stars of the winter sky trailing as they set behind and through Turret Arch, in Arches National Park, Utah. I shot this April 6, 2015 after twilight but before the waning Moon rose, so the sky was dark. Illumination is from stars and the sky – no artificial light provided, and the Moon was not up.

An overhead pass of the International Space Station in a bright moonlit sky on the night of May 31/ June 1, 2015, with the gibbous Moon in to the south, below. The view is looking south, with the ISS travelling from right (west) to left (east) over several minutes. This was the second pass of a 4-pass night, May 31/June 1, starting at 12:44 am MDT this morning.

13900092 - An overhead pass of the International Space Station in a bright moonlit sky on the night of May 31/ June 1, 2015, with the gibbous Moon in to the south, below. The view is looking south, with the ISS travelling from right (west) to left (east) over several minutes. This was the second pass of a 4-pass night, May 31/June 1, starting at 12:44 am MDT this morning.

A scene at the public "Parks 'n Stars" stargazing night, March 15, 2015, at the City of Rocks State Park, New Mexico, and at their Gene and Elizabeth Simons Observatory in the Orion group campground. Here observers are aiming their laser pointers at the position of Comet Lovejoy in Cassiopeia, just visible at top left. Observers are using the big binoculars to view the comet.

13899040 - A scene at the public "Parks 'n Stars" stargazing night, March 15, 2015, at the City of Rocks State Park, New Mexico, and at their Gene and Elizabeth Simons Observatory in the Orion group campground. Here observers are aiming their laser pointers at the position of Comet Lovejoy in Cassiopeia, just visible at top left. Observers are using the big binoculars to view the comet.

An all-sky aurora from Churchill, Manitoba, on Feb 17, 2015, in a frame from a 250-frame time-lapse movie. Taken from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, using an 8mm Sigma fish-eye lens on the Canon 6D for a 360° view of the sky, though with the camera titled about 25° to create an image suitable for projection in a tilted-dome digital planetarium. This a 15-second exposure at ISO 3200 and f/3.5. The temperature was about -30° C.

13898238 - An all-sky aurora from Churchill, Manitoba, on Feb 17, 2015, in a frame from a 250-frame time-lapse movie. Taken from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, using an 8mm Sigma fish-eye lens on the Canon 6D for a 360° view of the sky, though with the camera titled about 25° to create an image suitable for projection in a tilted-dome digital planetarium. This a 15-second exposure at ISO 3200 and f/3.5. The temperature was about -30° C.

A 360° fish-eye panorama of the evening sky, January 16, 2015, showing the Zodiacal Light rising out of the western sky and last vestiges of twilight, and the Milky Way across the sky in the east. Comet Lovejoy (C/2-14 Q2) near the Pleiades just left of centre at the top of the pyramid of light from the Zodiacal Light. A meteor appears below centre. This is a stitch of 8 segments, each taken with the 15mm lens and Canon 6D in portrait orientation, for 1 minute at ISO 3200 and f/2.8. Stitched with PTGui.

13898092 - A 360° fish-eye panorama of the evening sky, January 16, 2015, showing the Zodiacal Light rising out of the western sky and last vestiges of twilight, and the Milky Way across the sky in the east. Comet Lovejoy (C/2-14 Q2) near the Pleiades just left of centre at the top of the pyramid of light from the Zodiacal Light. A meteor appears below centre. This is a stitch of 8 segments, each taken with the 15mm lens and Canon 6D in portrait orientation, for 1 minute at ISO 3200 and f/2.8. Stitched with PTGui.

The Big Dipper (at right) trailing over Pyramid Mountain in Jasper National Park, on a moonlit night on October 24/25, 2015. An Iridium satellite, in fact two following each other on the same path, streak at left.

13900385 - The Big Dipper (at right) trailing over Pyramid Mountain in Jasper National Park, on a moonlit night on October 24/25, 2015. An Iridium satellite, in fact two following each other on the same path, streak at left.

13900259 - Aerial view of the Australian Open Tennis tournamant 2015. Melbourne, Australia.

Comey Lovejoy, C/2014 Q2, nearest the Pleiades star cluster, Messier 45, on the night of Sunday, January 18, 2015, with its blue ion tail almost passing over the cluster. This is a stack of 6 x 2 minute exposures at f/2.5 with the 135mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600, on the Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer tracker. Taken from City of Rocks State Park, New Mexico, Some haze was passing thru this night but this is a stack of the cleanest frames.

13899504 - Comey Lovejoy, C/2014 Q2, nearest the Pleiades star cluster, Messier 45, on the night of Sunday, January 18, 2015, with its blue ion tail almost passing over the cluster. This is a stack of 6 x 2 minute exposures at f/2.5 with the 135mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600, on the Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer tracker. Taken from City of Rocks State Park, New Mexico, Some haze was passing thru this night but this is a stack of the cleanest frames.

A pass of the International Space Station in the brightening twilight of dawn, on the morning of June 1, 2015, with the gibbous Moon setting to the southwest at right. The view is looking south, with the ISS travelling from right (west) to left (southeast) over several minutes. This was the last pass of a 4-pass night, May 31/June 1, starting at 3:55 am MDT this morning.

13899356 - A pass of the International Space Station in the brightening twilight of dawn, on the morning of June 1, 2015, with the gibbous Moon setting to the southwest at right. The view is looking south, with the ISS travelling from right (west) to left (southeast) over several minutes. This was the last pass of a 4-pass night, May 31/June 1, starting at 3:55 am MDT this morning.

The March 5, 2015 “mini-Moon” rises over the Santa Rita Copper Mine, east of Silver City, New Mexico. This was the night of the farthest Full Moon of 2015, the apogee Moon. I caught the Moon as it was rising behind the Mine and the cliff formation known locally as the Kneeling Nun.

13899321 - The March 5, 2015 “mini-Moon” rises over the Santa Rita Copper Mine, east of Silver City, New Mexico. This was the night of the farthest Full Moon of 2015, the apogee Moon. I caught the Moon as it was rising behind the Mine and the cliff formation known locally as the Kneeling Nun.

The Northern Lights on Feb 16, 2015, as seen from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, in Churchill, Manitoba at 58° latitude, and under the auroral oval. The aurora appeared as skies cleared somewhat during a blizzard with high winds and blowing snow conditions. I shot these from the second floor deck of the Centre, out of the wind and off the ground. The view overlooks the launch buildings of the old and abandoned Churchill Rocket Range. Jupiter is at centre, Orion is to the right.

13898941 - The Northern Lights on Feb 16, 2015, as seen from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, in Churchill, Manitoba at 58° latitude, and under the auroral oval. The aurora appeared as skies cleared somewhat during a blizzard with high winds and blowing snow conditions. I shot these from the second floor deck of the Centre, out of the wind and off the ground. The view overlooks the launch buildings of the old and abandoned Churchill Rocket Range. Jupiter is at centre, Orion is to the right.

13898732 - Sunset on August 1, 2015 at the Horsethief Canyon Viewpoint overlooking the Red Deer River, north of Drumheller, Alberta, on the Dinosaur Trail scenic drive. The name comes from the pioneer days when horses would get lost in the Badlands here and then re-emerge found, but with a new brand on them. The region is home to rich deposits of late Cretaceous dinosaur fossils. Just south of here is the world class Royal Tyrrell Museum, a centre of research into dinosaurs and prehistoric life.

This is a multiple-exposure composite of the total lunar eclipse of Sunday, September 27, 2015, as shot from Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada.

13897446 - This is a multiple-exposure composite of the total lunar eclipse of Sunday, September 27, 2015, as shot from Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada.

The aurora borealis, the Northern Lights, on Feb 21, 2015, from tne Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Churchill, Manitoba, This is looking north with an ultrawide 15mm lens taking in about half the sky from west (left) to east (right) and with the zenith near the top. This is a 15-second exposure at f/2.8 and ISO 3200 with the Canon 6D camera. This frame is part of a 360-frame time lapse taken over 1.5 hours.

13900598 - The aurora borealis, the Northern Lights, on Feb 21, 2015, from tne Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Churchill, Manitoba, This is looking north with an ultrawide 15mm lens taking in about half the sky from west (left) to east (right) and with the zenith near the top. This is a 15-second exposure at f/2.8 and ISO 3200 with the Canon 6D camera. This frame is part of a 360-frame time lapse taken over 1.5 hours.

The rising Hunter’s Full Moon on October 27, 2015, at the old barn near home in southern Alberta. This is one frame from a time-lapse sequence, with a 3-second exposure at f/5.6 and ISO 3200 with the Nikon D750 and Sigma 24mm.

13899955 - The rising Hunter’s Full Moon on October 27, 2015, at the old barn near home in southern Alberta. This is one frame from a time-lapse sequence, with a 3-second exposure at f/5.6 and ISO 3200 with the Nikon D750 and Sigma 24mm.

A telescopic closeup of Comet Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2) on January 17, 2015, showing structure in the ion gas tail, in the form of streamers and discontinuities in the tail.

13899867 - A telescopic closeup of Comet Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2) on January 17, 2015, showing structure in the ion gas tail, in the form of streamers and discontinuities in the tail.

13899826 - A scene at the Nova East Star Party near Windsor, Nova Scotia, in August 2015, showing laser pointer in use under a clear starry sky.

The Full Moon rises in partial eclipse over the sandstone formations of Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park in southern Alberta, on the evening of September 27, 2015. This was the night of a total lunar eclipse, which was in progress in its initial partial phase as the Moon rose this night. The blue band on the horizon containing the Moon is the shadow of Earth on our atmosphere, while the dark bite taken out of the lunar disk is the shadow of Earth on the Moon. The pink band above is the Belt of Venus.

13899581 - The Full Moon rises in partial eclipse over the sandstone formations of Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park in southern Alberta, on the evening of September 27, 2015. This was the night of a total lunar eclipse, which was in progress in its initial partial phase as the Moon rose this night. The blue band on the horizon containing the Moon is the shadow of Earth on our atmosphere, while the dark bite taken out of the lunar disk is the shadow of Earth on the Moon. The pink band above is the Belt of Venus.

13899572 - The Northern Lights on Feb 16, 2015, as seen from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, in Churchill, Manitoba at 58° latitude, and under the auroral oval. The aurora appeared as skies cleared somewhat during a blizzard with high winds and blowing snow conditions. I shot these from the second floor deck of the Centre, out of the wind and off the ground. Jupiter is at right, the Big Dipper at left.

Observing Venus in the evening twilight, at the Old Man on His Back Prairie and Heritage Conservation Area in southwest Saskatchewan, May 2015. Jupiter shines above at left. This is a single 30 second exposure at f/4.5 with the 24mm lens and Canon 6D at ISO 2500.

13899524 - Observing Venus in the evening twilight, at the Old Man on His Back Prairie and Heritage Conservation Area in southwest Saskatchewan, May 2015. Jupiter shines above at left. This is a single 30 second exposure at f/4.5 with the 24mm lens and Canon 6D at ISO 2500.

$A telescopic closeup of Comet Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2) on January 19, 2015. I shot this from near Silver City, New Mexico, using a TMB 92mm apo refractor at f/4.4 and using a Canon 6D at ISO 1600 for a stack of 4 x 5 minute exposures. The ion tail is primarily from a single exposure to minimize blurring from the comet’s motion relative to the stars. The rest of the image is from the stacked combination to minimize noise.$

13898512 - A telescopic closeup of Comet Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2) on January 19, 2015. I shot this from near Silver City, New Mexico, using a TMB 92mm apo refractor at f/4.4 and using a Canon 6D at ISO 1600 for a stack of 4 x 5 minute exposures. The ion tail is primarily from a single exposure to minimize blurring from the comet’s motion relative to the stars. The rest of the image is from the stacked combination to minimize noise.

Mars, Venus and Jupiter (in that order from top to bottom) in a triangle, in conjunction, at an old farmstead near Vulcan, Alberta, in the morning twilight, October 28, 2015. Illumination is from the nearly Full Hunter’s Moon in the west. The trio of planets were in Leo in a fine conjunction not to be repeated until November 21, 2111. Almost all of Leo is visible here, with Regulus, the constellation’s brightest star, just to the right of the windmill blades at top.

13898071 - Mars, Venus and Jupiter (in that order from top to bottom) in a triangle, in conjunction, at an old farmstead near Vulcan, Alberta, in the morning twilight, October 28, 2015. Illumination is from the nearly Full Hunter’s Moon in the west. The trio of planets were in Leo in a fine conjunction not to be repeated until November 21, 2111. Almost all of Leo is visible here, with Regulus, the constellation’s brightest star, just to the right of the windmill blades at top.

Cassiopeia and the northern stars over Red Rock Canyon at Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, in June 2015. The scene is illuminated by the waxing gibbous Moon. This is a single 30-second exposure at f/5 with the 24mm lens and Canon 6D at ISO 3200.

13897849 - Cassiopeia and the northern stars over Red Rock Canyon at Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, in June 2015. The scene is illuminated by the waxing gibbous Moon. This is a single 30-second exposure at f/5 with the 24mm lens and Canon 6D at ISO 3200.

Stars over Elbow Falls in the Kananaskis area of southern Alberta, shot under the light of the gibbous Moon on the last night of summer, September 22, 2015. The aspens were in full fall foliage on a very clear, mild night.

13900016 - Stars over Elbow Falls in the Kananaskis area of southern Alberta, shot under the light of the gibbous Moon on the last night of summer, September 22, 2015. The aspens were in full fall foliage on a very clear, mild night.

Circumpolar star trails at dawn over the historic Butala homestead at the Old Man on His Back Prairie and Heritage Conservation Area in southwest Saskatchewan, taken May 2015. This is a stack of 70 frames from a larger time-lapse sequence, from the start of the sequence in the dusk twilight, with some aurora active and adding green and magenta to the sky. Cassiopeia is at left over the house.

13899777 - Circumpolar star trails at dawn over the historic Butala homestead at the Old Man on His Back Prairie and Heritage Conservation Area in southwest Saskatchewan, taken May 2015. This is a stack of 70 frames from a larger time-lapse sequence, from the start of the sequence in the dusk twilight, with some aurora active and adding green and magenta to the sky. Cassiopeia is at left over the house.

The Full Moon of July 31, 2015, an infamous “blue Moon”, the second Full Moon of July, rising over the skyline of Calgary, Alberta. This is one frame of a 480-frame time-lapse sequence taken with the Canon 60Da and 28-105mm lens. The location was Toronto Crescent.

13899272 - The Full Moon of July 31, 2015, an infamous “blue Moon”, the second Full Moon of July, rising over the skyline of Calgary, Alberta. This is one frame of a 480-frame time-lapse sequence taken with the Canon 60Da and 28-105mm lens. The location was Toronto Crescent.

A “cloud streak” photo made using the same techniques as in stacking star trails only its the clouds trailing, or streaking. I shot this Canada Day, July 1, 2015 from Scotsman Hill overlooking Calgary, awaiting the fireworks. This is a stack of 110 frames, merged with Advanced Stacker Actions using the Ultrastreaks action. Despite the blending, the ~ 8s gap between exposures still led to gaps in the streaks - you’d have to shoot at 1s intervals to eliminate them. To smooth out the gaps I added a duplicate layer for the sky with a Radial Blur filter applied to further streak the clouds. I also

13899093 - A “cloud streak” photo made using the same techniques as in stacking star trails only its the clouds trailing, or streaking. I shot this Canada Day, July 1, 2015 from Scotsman Hill overlooking Calgary, awaiting the fireworks. This is a stack of 110 frames, merged with Advanced Stacker Actions using the Ultrastreaks action. Despite the blending, the ~ 8s gap between exposures still led to gaps in the streaks - you’d have to shoot at 1s intervals to eliminate them. To smooth out the gaps I added a duplicate layer for the sky with a Radial Blur filter applied to further streak the clouds. I also

13899014 - Circumpolar star trails at dawn over the historic Butala homestead at the Old Man on His Back Prairie and Heritage Conservation Area in southwest Saskatchewan, taken May 2015. This is a stack of 70 frames from a larger time-lapse sequence, from the end of the sequence in the dawn twilight. Each exposure is 40 seconds with the 14mm lens at f/2.8 and Canon 60Da at ISO 1600. Stacked with Advanced Stacker Actions. The foreground comes from a stack of 8 of the final exposures, mean combined, to smooth noise.

The Big Dipper on its handle swinging up over the West Mitten butte at Monument Valley, Arizona/Utah border. This is a single exposure illuminated by moonlight, of 60 seconds at f/2.8 and ISO 500 with the 24mm lens and Canon 6D. I shot this April 4, 2015 on a partly cloudy night, with the nearly Full Moon rising in the east.

13898901 - The Big Dipper on its handle swinging up over the West Mitten butte at Monument Valley, Arizona/Utah border. This is a single exposure illuminated by moonlight, of 60 seconds at f/2.8 and ISO 500 with the 24mm lens and Canon 6D. I shot this April 4, 2015 on a partly cloudy night, with the nearly Full Moon rising in the east.

The total lunar eclipse of April 4, 2015 at dawn over the Tear Drop Arch Mesa at Monument Valley, Utah. This is a blend of three exposures: a 44-second shot at f/3.5 and ISO 800 for the sky (with the camera on the Star Adventurer tracker to track the sky for the sharp stars) and an identical exposure with the tracker motor off (for the sharp foreground), plus a short 1-second exposure for the eclipsed Moon blended with its over exposed image. All frames with the 16-35mm lens at 26mm and with the Canon 60Da. Frames shot at ~6:07 am. MDT, about 4 minutes after totality as the sky and landscape w

13898657 - The total lunar eclipse of April 4, 2015 at dawn over the Tear Drop Arch Mesa at Monument Valley, Utah. This is a blend of three exposures: a 44-second shot at f/3.5 and ISO 800 for the sky (with the camera on the Star Adventurer tracker to track the sky for the sharp stars) and an identical exposure with the tracker motor off (for the sharp foreground), plus a short 1-second exposure for the eclipsed Moon blended with its over exposed image. All frames with the 16-35mm lens at 26mm and with the Canon 60Da. Frames shot at ~6:07 am. MDT, about 4 minutes after totality as the sky and landscape w

The total lunar eclipse of April 4, 2015 taken from near Tear Drop Arch, in western Monument Valley, Utah. I shot the totality images at 6:01 a.m. MDT, during mid-totality during the very short 4 minutes of totality.

13898546 - The total lunar eclipse of April 4, 2015 taken from near Tear Drop Arch, in western Monument Valley, Utah. I shot the totality images at 6:01 a.m. MDT, during mid-totality during the very short 4 minutes of totality.

An aurora display on the night of June 7/8, 2015 from southern Alberta, with an old rustic farm truck as the foreground. This is a frame from a 450-frame time-lapse with the Nikon D750 at ISO 1600 and the Sigma 24mm lens at f/2.8, for 8 seconds each. The foreground is from a stack of 8 images adjacent in time to the sky image stacked in Mean mode for smoothing of noise.

13898003 - An aurora display on the night of June 7/8, 2015 from southern Alberta, with an old rustic farm truck as the foreground. This is a frame from a 450-frame time-lapse with the Nikon D750 at ISO 1600 and the Sigma 24mm lens at f/2.8, for 8 seconds each. The foreground is from a stack of 8 images adjacent in time to the sky image stacked in Mean mode for smoothing of noise.

An aurora display appears to the right of Pyramid Mountain and over Pyramid Lake, in Jasper National Park, Alberta on Oct 24/25, 2015. This is one frame from a 600-frame time-lapse sequence. Exposure was 15 seconds at f/4 and ISO 800 in the bright moonlight, with the Nikon D750 and 24mm Sigma lens.

13899617 - An aurora display appears to the right of Pyramid Mountain and over Pyramid Lake, in Jasper National Park, Alberta on Oct 24/25, 2015. This is one frame from a 600-frame time-lapse sequence. Exposure was 15 seconds at f/4 and ISO 800 in the bright moonlight, with the Nikon D750 and 24mm Sigma lens.

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.

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

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

Orion and the winter sky with Venus, setting into the western twilight, over Turret Arch in Arches National Park, Utah, on April 6, 2015. Venus is the bright object at right under the Pleaides. Sirius is the bright star at left, with Procyon the bright star ar top left.

13899070 - Orion and the winter sky with Venus, setting into the western twilight, over Turret Arch in Arches National Park, Utah, on April 6, 2015. Venus is the bright object at right under the Pleaides. Sirius is the bright star at left, with Procyon the bright star ar top left.

The Big Dipper over Double Arch in the moonlight, at Arches National Park, Utah, on April 6, 2015 with illumination from a waning gibbous Moon.

13898956 - The Big Dipper over Double Arch in the moonlight, at Arches National Park, Utah, on April 6, 2015 with illumination from a waning gibbous Moon.

A panorama of roughly 120° showing a star- and planet-filled sky in the dawn twilight over Lake Annette in Jasper National Park, Alberta, on the morning of October 25, 2015.

13898378 - A panorama of roughly 120° showing a star- and planet-filled sky in the dawn twilight over Lake Annette in Jasper National Park, Alberta, on the morning of October 25, 2015.

An image of the entire sky and summer Milky Way, from home in southern Alberta, from my backyard, on September 12, 2015. The night was clear but not that transparent, as some humidity and haze added more than usual horizon glows reflecting yellow light pollution. But there was no aurora, in a week filled with auroras every night. The prominent red nebula overhead is the North America Nebula in Cygnus. South is at bottom, west to the right.

13898053 - An image of the entire sky and summer Milky Way, from home in southern Alberta, from my backyard, on September 12, 2015. The night was clear but not that transparent, as some humidity and haze added more than usual horizon glows reflecting yellow light pollution. But there was no aurora, in a week filled with auroras every night. The prominent red nebula overhead is the North America Nebula in Cygnus. South is at bottom, west to the right.

The famous and photogenic Double Arch at Arches National Park in Utah, shot in moonlight with illumination from a rising waning gibbous Moon on April 6, 2015.

13897596 - The famous and photogenic Double Arch at Arches National Park in Utah, shot in moonlight with illumination from a rising waning gibbous Moon on April 6, 2015.

The galactic centre region of the Milky Way in Sagittarius and Scorpius, over the upper field of the Texas Star Party, near Fort Davis, Texas, May 13, 2015. About 600 people gather here each spring for a star party under very dark skies near the MacDonald Observatory. Sagittarius is left of centre and Scorpius is right of centre with the planet Saturn the bright object at the top edge right of centre. The dark lanes of the Dark Horse and Pipe Nebula areas lead from the Milky Way to the stars of Scorpius, including Antares. The semi-circular Corona Australis is just clearing the hilltop at left

13897445 - The galactic centre region of the Milky Way in Sagittarius and Scorpius, over the upper field of the Texas Star Party, near Fort Davis, Texas, May 13, 2015. About 600 people gather here each spring for a star party under very dark skies near the MacDonald Observatory. Sagittarius is left of centre and Scorpius is right of centre with the planet Saturn the bright object at the top edge right of centre. The dark lanes of the Dark Horse and Pipe Nebula areas lead from the Milky Way to the stars of Scorpius, including Antares. The semi-circular Corona Australis is just clearing the hilltop at left

LAS VEGAS - APR 28 : The Excalibur Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on April 28 2015 , The Hotel was named after King Arthur's sword and opened in 1990

13847635 - LAS VEGAS - APR 28 : The Excalibur Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on April 28 2015 , The Hotel was named after King Arthur's sword and opened in 1990

14255329 - France, Finistere, parade of the 2015 Gorse Flower Festival in Pont Aven, headdresses and costumes of Pont Aven

France, Paris (75), the European hospital Georges-Pomidou in the foreground and the new building of the Ministry of Defense called Hexagone Balard, opened in 2015 (aerial view)

14194903 - France, Paris (75), the European hospital Georges-Pomidou in the foreground and the new building of the Ministry of Defense called Hexagone Balard, opened in 2015 (aerial view)

14102071 - France, Savoie, ski area of the 3 valleys, Saint Martin de Belleville, chapel our lady of life restored in 2015

Famous Hippo monument in Mziuri park to memorize Great Tbilisi Flood 2015, which destroyed Tbilisi's Zoo and Mziuri Park area in Vake district, Tbilisi, Gergia

71406494 - Famous Hippo monument in Mziuri park to memorize Great Tbilisi Flood 2015, which destroyed Tbilisi's Zoo and Mziuri Park area in Vake district, Tbilisi, Gergia

France, Isere, Grenoble, Bouchayer-Viallet district, Esplanade Andry Farcy, the Lion of the Grenoble artists, Srek, Greg and Will, fresco created during the Grenoble Street-Art Fest 2015

14199645 - France, Isere, Grenoble, Bouchayer-Viallet district, Esplanade Andry Farcy, the Lion of the Grenoble artists, Srek, Greg and Will, fresco created during the Grenoble Street-Art Fest 2015

14198179 - France, Paris, the military parade of July 14, 2015

14194904 - France, Paris, the new building of the Ministry of Defence called Hexagone Balard, entered service in 2015 (aerial view)

14255372 - France, Finistere, parade of the 2015 Gorse Flower Festival in Pont Aven, individual groups

71380235 - New York City, Manhattan, Tribeca, City Hall Park, Sculpture Liberty by Hank Willis Thomas (2015)

14255368 - France, Finistere, Gorse Flower Festival 2015 in Pont Aven, Bridesmaid of the Queen of the Embroiderers of Pont l'Abbé

14195146 - France, Ille et Vilaine, Saint Malo, street art of the artist Seth (Julien Malland) with his fresco entitled On the road to freedom (2015)

14101497 - France, Savoie, ski area of the 3 valleys, Saint Martin de Belleville, chapel our lady of life restored in 2015

14255335 - France, Finistere, parade of the Gorse Flower Festival 2015 in Pont Aven, Jean Bernard Huon and his oxen

14255328 - France, Finistere, Gorse Flower Festival 2015 in Pont Aven, Circle Ar Vro Vigoudenn of Pont l'Abbé

14199637 - France, Isere, Grenoble, Bouchayer-Viallet district, Esplanade Andry Farcy, the Lion of the Grenoble artists, Srek, Greg and Will, fresco created during the Grenoble Street-Art Fest 2015

14198446 - France, Alpes Maritimes, Menton, the halls of 1898 restored in 2015, covered market, , facade, detail, mosaic and brick

14255387 - France, Finistere, Gorse Flower Festival 2015 in Pont Aven, Bridesmaid of the Queen of Blue Nets

14255302 - France, Finistere, Festival of embroiderers of Pont l'Abbé, Queen of Gorse Flowers 2015

13979867 - France,Finistere,Embroiderers' Festival of Pont l'Abbé,Bridesmaid of the Queen of Gorse Flowers 2015

13979355 - France,Finistere,Queen of Gorse Flowers 2015 in Pont Aven,Marie Monfort

13977909 - France,Finistere,Gorse Flower Festival 2015 in Pont Aven,Cercle Beuzeg Ar C'hap Beuzec Cap Sizun

13977790 - France,Finistere,Embroiderers Festival of Pont l'Abbé,Coronation of the Queen of Embroiderers 2015

13977336 - France,Finistere,Gorse Flower Festival 2015 in Pont Aven,Cercle Beuzeg Ar C'hap Beuzec Cap Sizun

13976385 - France,Finistere,Gorse Flower Festival 2015 in Pont Aven,Head of the parade on horseback

13975485 - France,Finistere,Gorse Flower Festival 2015 in Pont Aven,Circle Ar Vro Vigoudenn of Pont l'Abbé

13974554 - France,Finistere,Gorse Flower Festival 2015 in Pont Aven,Bagad Penhars Quimper

13974504 - France,Finistere,Gorse Flower Festival 2015 in Pont Aven,Cercle Beuzeg Ar C'hap Beuzec Cap Sizun (Heathland Group)

13973720 - France,Finistere,parade of the 2015 Gorse Flower Festival in Pont Aven,individual groups

13972732 - France,Finistere,Gorse Flower Festival 2015 in Pont Aven,Cercle Ar Pintiged Foën Fouesnant

13972603 - France,Finistere,Gorse Flower Festival 2015 in Pont Aven,Circle Ar Vro Vigoudenn of Pont l'Abbé

$France, Alpes Maritimes, Cote d'Azur, Menton, the old town, the municipal halls of 1898 restored in 2015, covered market\n$

13935987 - France, Alpes Maritimes, Cote d'Azur, Menton, the old town, the municipal halls of 1898 restored in 2015, covered market\n

13979986 - France,Finistere,Gorse Flower Festival 2015 in Pont Aven,Head of the parade on horseback

13977031 - France,Finistere,Gorse Flower Festival 2015 in Pont Aven,Cercle Korollerien Laeta Clohars Carnoët

13975656 - France,Finistere,Gorse Flower Festival 2015 in Pont Aven,Queen 2014,Attelage de Mathilde Trolez

13974635 - France,Finistere,Gorse Flower Festival 2015 in Pont Aven,Queen Gorse Flowers 2014,Mathilde Trolez

13974262 - France,Finistere,Embroiderers' Festival of Pont l'Abbé,The Queen of Gorse Flowers 2015 and her bridesmaids