13885430 - A bluish haze over the Blue Ridge Mountains at sunset.; Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina.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 Moo13998672 - 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 ar13998285 - 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 Mo13899263 - A composite of several exposures to stack images of five Geminid meteors into a wide view of the winter sky with Comet Wirtanen at upper right in Taurus, taken on December 12, 2018. The meteors are shooting away from the radiant point in Gemini near the bluish-white star Castor at left. The Milky Way runs vertically through the frame from Auriga at top to past Orion at bottom.70234202 - Accumulates, Agriculture, And, Apex, Asian, Bamboo, Become, Binomial, Blackish, Bluish, Broad, Canes, Capability, Casting, Class, Close, Coat, Color, Colour, Consumed, Conventionally, Corn, Corns, Covered, Cuisine, Developsbaby, Distinct, Division, Ear, E70357748 - Volcanic Rocks Bordering the Blue Lagoon, a Man-Made Lake of Turquoise Blue Waters Naturally Rich in Minerals, Silicate and Bluish-Green Algae Fed By the Svartsengi Geothermal Plant, Southwest Iceland, Europe71469529 - Musicians' fountain in front of the Blue Town Hall in Donaueschingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 71466215 - Tower on the small island of Ile au Guerdain. Blue cloudy sky, calm sea. 71451200 - Dragon fountain, in the background the observation tower Kyoto tower, sacred purified water, in front of the Founder's Hall Gate (Goei-do Mon) of the Higashi-Honganji Temple during the day, Kyoto, Japan, Asia 14093097 - Saint Jean de luz, Port of Saint-Jean de Luz, Aquitaine, France14092934 - Saint Jean de luz, Port of Saint-Jean de Luz, Aquitaine, France14092149 - Aerial view of Iznajar village and lake reservoir in Cordoba province, Andalusia, southern Spain.14092014 - Viewing window at the New York Aquarium in Brooklyn, NY, USA14091593 - Old bus Santa Ana to Lago De Coatepeque, Lake Coatepeque, Crater Lake, El Salvador, Department Of Santa Ana Cenral America.14091498 - Wildflowers and the east face of Mount Timpanogos in the Wasatch Mountain Range in northern Utah.14091334 - Boat in Lago De Coatepeque, Lake Coatepeque, Crater Lake, El Salvador, Department Of Santa Ana Cenral America.14091170 - Aerial view of Iznajar village and lake reservoir in Cordoba province, Andalusia, southern Spain.14090959 - Blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna) portrait.14090162 - Viewing window at the New York Aquarium in Brooklyn, NY, USA14089498 - Maison Adam, macarons maison adam, maisaon adam macarons, Macarons, Saint Jean de luz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques,71463002 - Würth Museum 2, sculpture Blue Nana by Niki de Saint Phalle, Gaisbach, Künzelsau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 71460025 - Blue and white azulejo tiles Oriental Far Eastern scene China, University of Evora, Portugal71456722 - Tourists riding camels on beach dressed in blue Bedouin robes, Essaouira, Morocco, north Africa71456721 - Tourists riding camels on beach dressed in blue Bedouin robes, Essaouira, Morocco, north Africa71454390 - MoroccoMorocco, blue old town of Chefchaouen 71454389 - MoroccoMorocco, blue old town of Chefchaouen 71451225 - The view of the lotus fountain in front of the Founder's Hall Gate (Goei-do Mon) of the Higashi-Honganji Temple during the day, Kyoto, Japan, Asia 71451224 - The view of the lotus fountain in front of the Founder's Hall Gate (Goei-do Mon) of the Higashi-Honganji Temple during the day, Kyoto, Japan, Asia 71451211 - The view of the Higashi-Honganji Temple complex during the day, in the background the Founder's Hall Gate (Goei-do Mon), Kyoto, Japan, Asia 71449329 - Blue tower and half-timbered houses in Bad Wimpfen, Kraichgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany14090681 - Basque Corniche between Ciboure and Hendaye, Basque country, Pyrenees Atlantique, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe14090310 - Blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna) portrait.14090254 - Aerial view of Iznajar village and lake reservoir in Cordoba province, Andalusia, southern Spain.14088751 - Aerial view of Iznajar village town reservoir and cemetry in Cordoba province, Andalusia, southern Spain.71460274 - Modern architecture, Sparkasse office building, designed by Lederer, Ragnarsdottir, Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe 14093013 - Aerial view of Iznajar cemetry in Cordoba province, Andalusia, southern Spain.14092319 - Aerial view of Iznajar village town reservoir and cemetry in Cordoba province, Andalusia, southern Spain.14092148 - Courtyard full of plant pots, Iznajar village, Cordoba province Andalusia, southern Spain.14091492 - Saint Jean de luz, Port of Saint-Jean de Luz, Aquitaine, France14090994 - Stars and clouds over Mesa Arch in the Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.14090991 - Lago De Coatepeque, Lake Coatepeque, Crater Lake, El Salvador, Department Of Santa Ana Cenral America.14089995 - Aerial view of Iznajar village town reservoir and cemetry in Cordoba province, Andalusia, southern Spain.14088759 - Fisher in Lago De Coatepeque, Lake Coatepeque, Crater Lake, El Salvador, Department Of Santa Ana Cenral America.71463367 - White and Blue Alley in Kos Town on the island of Kos, Kos Town, Kos, Greece 71461644 - Raft trip, Bavaria, spa, Isar, river, snack, 71457427 - Nil Manel, blue water lily (Nymphaea stellata, or Nymphaea nouchali) at Dambulla, Sri Lanka, Asia71454134 - Oriental Christmas roses Blue Metallic Lady (Oriental Hellebore, Blue Lentenrose, Helleborus orientalis) 71451221 - Lantern in front of the Higashi-Honganji Temple, in the background the observation tower Kyoto tower, r ,Higashi-Honganji Temple during the day, Kyoto, Japan, Asia 14093070 - Stars over moonlit Standing Rock in the Maze District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.14092271 - A view of the Nowen Bridge in San Jose del Guaviare, Colombia14092015 - Basque Corniche between Ciboure and Hendaye, Basque country, Pyrenees Atlantique, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe14091602 - Maison Adam, macarons maison adam, maisaon adam macarons, Macarons, Saint Jean de luz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques,14091363 - Aerial view of Iznajar village and cemetry in Cordoba province, Andalusia, southern Spain.14091022 - A view from San Jose del Guaviare towards Chiribiquete Park14088901 - Ciboure beach with few tourist and Saint jean de Luz bay with luxurious boats on background Basque country. France14088810 - Aerial view of Iznajar village town reservoir and cemetry in Cordoba province, Andalusia, southern Spain.71463001 - Würth Museum 2, sculpture Blue Nana by Niki de Saint Phalle, Gaisbach, Künzelsau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 71454388 - MoroccoMorocco, blue old town of Chefchaouen 71451222 - Lantern in front of the Higashi-Honganji Temple, in the background the observation tower Kyoto tower, r ,Higashi-Honganji Temple during the day, Kyoto, Japan, Asia 71449328 - Blue tower and half-timbered houses in Bad Wimpfen, Kraichgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany14093033 - The BIg Dipper beside moonlit Chimney Rock in the Maze District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.14092736 - Saint Jean de luz, Port of Saint-Jean de Luz, Aquitaine, France14092617 - Oropendola bird nests in the Amazon rain forest in the indiana village near Iquitos, Loreto, Peru, South America.14091345 - Statue of Liberty in New York and the water ferry taxi14091274 - Iznajar cemetry in Cordoba province, Andalusia, southern Spain.14091248 - The east face of Mount Timpanogos in the Wasatch Mountain Range in northern Utah.14090611 - Aerial view of Iznajar village town reservoir and cemetry in Cordoba province, Andalusia, southern Spain.14090288 - The east face of Mount Timpanogos in the Wasatch Mountain Range in northern Utah.71466236 - View over the beach to the rock chapel Ermita de Santa Justa. Blue and pink sky. 71460273 - Modern architecture, Sparkasse office building, designed by Lederer, Ragnarsdottir, Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe 71460267 - Historic Ulm Town Hall, facade with mural painting on the south side. Market Square, Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe 71458811 - “Reading Between the Lines”, ten-meter-high art installation, church made of thousands of Corten steel plates by Pieterjan Gijs and Arnout Van Vaerenbergh, 2011. Borgloon, Limburg, Belgium, Europe 14092487 - Courtyard full of plant pots, Iznajar village, Cordoba province Andalusia, southern Spain.14092177 - The blue mushroom Entoloma hochstetteri native to the rainforests of New Zealand, known to the Maori as werewere-kokako.14092105 - Maison Adam, macarons maison adam, maisaon adam macarons, Macarons, Saint Jean de luz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques,14090753 - Stars over Standing Rock in the Maze District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.14090320 - Viewing window at the New York Aquarium in Brooklyn, NY, USA14089771 - Lago De Coatepeque, Lake Coatepeque, Crater Lake, El Salvador, Department Of Santa Ana Cenral America.14089650 - Blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna) portrait.14089623 - Iznajar center of the village in Cordoba province, Andalusia, southern Spain.14089030 - Courtyard full of plant pots, Iznajar village, Cordoba province Andalusia, southern Spain.14088905 - Blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna) portrait.71445019 - Wild blue crocos flower in sunlight outdoor71443592 - Great Britain, West Wales, Shell Island peninsula, blue evening mist71430376 - Hare bells, Hückelhoven, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany71430372 - Bluebells in the forest, Hückelhoven, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany13991385 - Dinghy at the Great Barrier Reef,Port Douglas,North Queensland,Australia13991254 - Double-decker bus,pedestrians and University Church of St Mary the Virgin in Oxford,UK,Oxford,England13991239 - Endangered Florida Manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) gather at Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River,Florida,USA. The Florida Manatee is a subspecies of the West Indian Manatee,Crystal River,Florida,United States of America13991186 - Rugged rock and boulders on the beach along the coast of Barbados at Bathsheba,Bathsheba,Barbados13990883 - The front end of a Tiger shark ( Galeocerdo cuvier),Tiger Beach,in the Atlantic Ocean,Bahamas13990870 - Four giant trevally or jacks (Caranx ignobilis),also known as white ulua in Hawaii,are patrolling the outside of a fish farm off the Kona Coast of the Big Island. The pens contain Almaco jacks (Seriola rivoliana),Hawaii,United States of America13990749 - Rialto Bridge and the Grand Canal,Venice,Veneto,Italy13990737 - The Yangtze Bridge,crossing the River Yangtze at Nanjing,China,Nanjing,Jiangsu province,China13990430 - Moored boats and restaurant patio at Emporio Harbor,Emporio,Halki,Dodecanese,Greece13990332 - Morning fog adds beauty to Ecola State Park looking south to Haystack Rock and Cannon Beach,Oregon,United States of America13990314 - Morning light adds beauty to Cape Sebastian along the South Oregon Coast,Oregon,United States of America13990313 - Morning light adds beauty to Cape Sebastian along the South Oregon Coast,Oregon,United States of Americanext page