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71477029 - A dramatic seascape with dark storm clouds and sun rays breaking through, illuminating the sandy beach and ocean waves.

A vibrant rainbow arches over a green landscape under a dramatic sky filled with dark clouds. The scene captures the contrast between the colorful rainbow and the moody weather, with a road leading into the distance.

71477024 - A vibrant rainbow arches over a green landscape under a dramatic sky filled with dark clouds. The scene captures the contrast between the colorful rainbow and the moody weather, with a road leading into the distance.

71478806 - Dark Hollow Falls on Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, USA

71478807 - Dark Hollow Falls on Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, USA

71474566 - dark green old front door

71466257 - Rocky coast at Burravoe. Dark rain clouds.

71466243 - Rainbow in the mountains. Partial sunshine. Dark clouds.

71463826 - Dark earth bumblebee on a field scabious, Bavaria, Germany

14302525 - The majestic façade of León Cathedral is beautifully illuminated at night, showcasing intricate details against the dark sky.

14301549 - A narrow arched passage painted dark red in Old Prague

$The magnificent Seville Cathedral stands illuminated at night, showcasing its stunning architecture against the dark sky in Spain\'s Andalusia region.$

14299327 - The magnificent Seville Cathedral stands illuminated at night, showcasing its stunning architecture against the dark sky in Spain\'s Andalusia region.

This is the complex of nebulosity around the star Gamma Cygni, aka Sadr, in central Cygnus, and labeled IC 1318 or the Butterfly Nebula. The star cluster NGC 6910 is at top centre. The dark dust lane cutting through the nebula is catalogued as Lynds Dark Nebula 889.

14249328 - This is the complex of nebulosity around the star Gamma Cygni, aka Sadr, in central Cygnus, and labeled IC 1318 or the Butterfly Nebula. The star cluster NGC 6910 is at top centre. The dark dust lane cutting through the nebula is catalogued as Lynds Dark Nebula 889.

This is a wide-field view of the April 8, 2024 total eclipse of the Sun, taking in the bright planets Jupiter (at top) and Venus (below) that were easily visible to the unaided eye during totality. Here the Sun appears only as its outer atmosphere, the corona, in shades of yellow and blue, surrounding the dark disk of the Moon.

14249247 - This is a wide-field view of the April 8, 2024 total eclipse of the Sun, taking in the bright planets Jupiter (at top) and Venus (below) that were easily visible to the unaided eye during totality. Here the Sun appears only as its outer atmosphere, the corona, in shades of yellow and blue, surrounding the dark disk of the Moon.

This is a portrait of the dust-filled region of sky in Taurus that frames the Hyades star cluster (at bottom) with bright yellow Aldebaran, up to the blue Pleiades star cluster (M45) at top. At left are the dense, dark brown Taurus Molecular Clouds catalogued by E.E. Barnard in the early 20th century with various B numbers such as B209 and B19.

14249184 - This is a portrait of the dust-filled region of sky in Taurus that frames the Hyades star cluster (at bottom) with bright yellow Aldebaran, up to the blue Pleiades star cluster (M45) at top. At left are the dense, dark brown Taurus Molecular Clouds catalogued by E.E. Barnard in the early 20th century with various B numbers such as B209 and B19.

This is the total eclipse of the Sun of April 8, 2024, in a blend of two exposures to display all the fiery pink prominences that were visible during totality around the lunar disk in one image, set against the bright inner corona of the Sun with the dark disk of the Moon in silhouette in front of the Sun.

14249105 - This is the total eclipse of the Sun of April 8, 2024, in a blend of two exposures to display all the fiery pink prominences that were visible during totality around the lunar disk in one image, set against the bright inner corona of the Sun with the dark disk of the Moon in silhouette in front of the Sun.

The galactic core area of the Milky Way Galaxy in Sagittarius and Scorpius rising in the east at left, with the spectacular southern reaches of the Milky Way from Centaurus to Carina above high in the south. The Dark Emu made of dark dust lanes in the Milky Way is fully visible here. Scorpius is rising on its side at left, while the Southern Cross is high in the south at upper right.

14249071 - The galactic core area of the Milky Way Galaxy in Sagittarius and Scorpius rising in the east at left, with the spectacular southern reaches of the Milky Way from Centaurus to Carina above high in the south. The Dark Emu made of dark dust lanes in the Milky Way is fully visible here. Scorpius is rising on its side at left, while the Southern Cross is high in the south at upper right.

This frames the Australian aboriginal "Dark Emu" made of dark dust lanes in the Milky Way as it rises in the east. The spectacular southern reaches of the Milky Way from Centaurus to Carina shine above high in the south, including the Southern Cross. The dark Coal Sack beside the Cross is the head of the Emu. Her neck is the dark lane that splits the Milky Way starting at the star Alpha Centauri and extending down and into Scorpius, here rising above the trees.

14249010 - This frames the Australian aboriginal "Dark Emu" made of dark dust lanes in the Milky Way as it rises in the east. The spectacular southern reaches of the Milky Way from Centaurus to Carina shine above high in the south, including the Southern Cross. The dark Coal Sack beside the Cross is the head of the Emu. Her neck is the dark lane that splits the Milky Way starting at the star Alpha Centauri and extending down and into Scorpius, here rising above the trees.

$The waxing crescent Moon near Jupiter on the evening of March 14, 2024, setting into the western twilight sky on an austral autumn evening. The Moon is in thin cloud adding the colourful lunar "corona" around it from diffraction from the cloud's water droplets. Earthshine is visible on the "dark side of the Moon."$

14248603 - The waxing crescent Moon near Jupiter on the evening of March 14, 2024, setting into the western twilight sky on an austral autumn evening. The Moon is in thin cloud adding the colourful lunar "corona" around it from diffraction from the cloud's water droplets. Earthshine is visible on the "dark side of the Moon."

71470503 - Luxurious swimming pool with view on the sunlit old town Ostuni with a dark clouded sky, Puglia, Italy.

71466274 - A dilapidated cottage with remains of walls stands in a lonely landscape on Shetland. Dark sky.

71466254 - Dilapidated house by the lake. Dark, threatening sky.

71452534 - Colorful light mood in sunshine with autumn colors and dramatic dark clouds, Gernsheim, Germany

14302139 - A narrow arched passage painted dark red in Old Prague

A panorama of weak Kp1-level auroral arcs in the moonlight, on February 15, 2024, from the deck of the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Manitoba. This is an example of the kind of low-level aurora that is almost always present at locations like Churchill under the main auroral oval. The northerly lower arc did not appear until close to midnight, as is typical for weak displays. It was then joined by the broad dim arc at centre reaching overhead. Note the dark streaks in the wide arc.

14249372 - A panorama of weak Kp1-level auroral arcs in the moonlight, on February 15, 2024, from the deck of the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Manitoba. This is an example of the kind of low-level aurora that is almost always present at locations like Churchill under the main auroral oval. The northerly lower arc did not appear until close to midnight, as is typical for weak displays. It was then joined by the broad dim arc at centre reaching overhead. Note the dark streaks in the wide arc.

14249218 - This frames the variety of bright nebulas and dark dust clouds in and around the Belt and Sword of Orion.

This is a portrait of Orion the Hunter with exposures and processing to emphasize the complex and colourful array of bright and dark nebulas within its boundaries.

14249139 - This is a portrait of Orion the Hunter with exposures and processing to emphasize the complex and colourful array of bright and dark nebulas within its boundaries.

This is a 200° panorama of the arch of the northern Milky Way rising over the Badlands landscape of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. This was the night of May 31/June 1, 2024, when from this latitude of 50° 45' N the sky is not fully dark even in the middle of the night, here at about 1:30 a.m. MDT. So the sky retains a blue tint, especially to the north at left.

14249115 - This is a 200° panorama of the arch of the northern Milky Way rising over the Badlands landscape of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. This was the night of May 31/June 1, 2024, when from this latitude of 50° 45' N the sky is not fully dark even in the middle of the night, here at about 1:30 a.m. MDT. So the sky retains a blue tint, especially to the north at left.

This fish-eye lens view takes in the southern Milky Way, from Scorpius rising at lower left in the east (though partly behind trees here), to Orion setting at upper right in the west. At centre are the bright starclouds of Carina and Centaurus, along with the Southern Cross, Crux, and the dark Coal Sack. To the left of the Coal Sack are the stars Alpha and Beta Centauri, the Pointers.

14248797 - This fish-eye lens view takes in the southern Milky Way, from Scorpius rising at lower left in the east (though partly behind trees here), to Orion setting at upper right in the west. At centre are the bright starclouds of Carina and Centaurus, along with the Southern Cross, Crux, and the dark Coal Sack. To the left of the Coal Sack are the stars Alpha and Beta Centauri, the Pointers.

There's no more colorful area of the deep-sky than this field in the head of Scorpius. A mix of red and magenta emission nebulas combine with blue reflection nebulas, and unique to this field, a yellow reflection nebula around the red giant star Antares at bottom. Dark dust lanes glow brown and yellow as well.

14248595 - There's no more colorful area of the deep-sky than this field in the head of Scorpius. A mix of red and magenta emission nebulas combine with blue reflection nebulas, and unique to this field, a yellow reflection nebula around the red giant star Antares at bottom. Dark dust lanes glow brown and yellow as well.

This is a framing of most of the constellation of Taurus the Bull, with exposures and processing to emphasize the dim and dark clouds of interstellar dust within its boundaries.

14248584 - This is a framing of most of the constellation of Taurus the Bull, with exposures and processing to emphasize the dim and dark clouds of interstellar dust within its boundaries.

71466223 - Cobblestone alley in mountain village. Mountain in background. Street lamp. Dark clouds. Bulnes Asturias, Spain.

71461739 - Classic Cars, Vintage Cars, Mercedes Cabrio, dark blue

71461667 - 500 Fiat dark blue in front of a shop,

71461357 - Line of sunshades along the beach with dark storm clouds offshore, Dhermi, Albania, Europe

71460585 - Dark storm clouds over bright cornfields, Bavaria, Germany

14301817 - A streetlamp is illuminated while the crescent moon glows in the dark blue sky, creating a tranquil nighttime atmosphere.

This is a telescopic close-up of the eclipsed Sun at the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse, with the Sun's intricate atmosphere, the corona, surrounding the dark silhouetted disk of the Moon.

14249240 - This is a telescopic close-up of the eclipsed Sun at the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse, with the Sun's intricate atmosphere, the corona, surrounding the dark silhouetted disk of the Moon.

This frames the small constellation of Musca the Fly below the Southern Cross, whose notable feature is the long dark nebula called the Dark Doodad, part of the Musca Dark Nebula Complex.

14249042 - This frames the small constellation of Musca the Fly below the Southern Cross, whose notable feature is the long dark nebula called the Dark Doodad, part of the Musca Dark Nebula Complex.

The waning crescent Moon rising in a wide conjunction with Venus in the pre-dawn sky, over a snowy field with a deer posing for the photo! Earthshine lights the dark side of the Moon. This was December 9, 2023.

14249028 - The waning crescent Moon rising in a wide conjunction with Venus in the pre-dawn sky, over a snowy field with a deer posing for the photo! Earthshine lights the dark side of the Moon. This was December 9, 2023.

This frames the spectacular region of the southern Milky Way, indeed the southernmost portion of the Milky Way, through Crux (at left) and Carina (at right). Below Crux are the stars of Musca the Fly, framed to include the Dark Doodad nebula, the long streak of dark dust below the larger Coal Sack nebula beside the stars of Crux, the Southern Cross. The large bright Carina Nebula at right is surrounded by a variety of star clusters, including the blue Southern Pleiades, IC 2602, at lower right. At centre is the Running Chicken Nebula, IC 2944/48.

14248697 - This frames the spectacular region of the southern Milky Way, indeed the southernmost portion of the Milky Way, through Crux (at left) and Carina (at right). Below Crux are the stars of Musca the Fly, framed to include the Dark Doodad nebula, the long streak of dark dust below the larger Coal Sack nebula beside the stars of Crux, the Southern Cross. The large bright Carina Nebula at right is surrounded by a variety of star clusters, including the blue Southern Pleiades, IC 2602, at lower right. At centre is the Running Chicken Nebula, IC 2944/48.

71476899 - Dark red flowering marigold, Nigritella nigra, Lechtal Alps, Tyrol, Austria

71475258 - Domestic sheep, Ovis orientalis aries, dark sheep, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

71466262 - View of small rocky island in calm sea. Dark sky with sunrays over the horizon. Shetland.

71466246 - Clouds between forested mountain slopes. High mountains and dark clouds in the background.

71461359 - Heavy rain falling dark storm cloud above Ionian Sea, offshore from Dhermi, Albania, Europe

71452393 - Dark clouds over Pag island, Metajna, Croatia, Europe

14354184 - A dynamic display of fish swimming in a tank at the Oceanário in Lisbon, showcasing vibrant ocean life against a dark backdrop.

Other than the region of the Milky Way around the Galactic Centre in Sagittarius and Scorpius, this is arguably the richest area of the Milky Way for showpiece nebulas and star clusters. This two-segment telephoto lens panorama extends from the colourful stars of Crux, the Southern Cross at left, to Carina at right — from the dark Coal Sack Nebula to the bright Carina Nebula.

14249041 - Other than the region of the Milky Way around the Galactic Centre in Sagittarius and Scorpius, this is arguably the richest area of the Milky Way for showpiece nebulas and star clusters. This two-segment telephoto lens panorama extends from the colourful stars of Crux, the Southern Cross at left, to Carina at right — from the dark Coal Sack Nebula to the bright Carina Nebula.

This is a portrait of the constellation of Orion, shot and processed to bring out the rich array of bright and dark nebulas within its boundaries.

14248816 - This is a portrait of the constellation of Orion, shot and processed to bring out the rich array of bright and dark nebulas within its boundaries.

71476974 - Dark red flowering purple gentian, Gentiana purpurea, Tour du Mont Blanc, Mont Blanc group, Graian Alps, Haute-Savoie, Upper Savoy, France

71474577 - Dark green front door on ivy-covered facade

71466251 - A dilapidated cottage with remains of walls stands in a lonely landscape on Shetland. Dark sky.

71466237 - View of the path and the rocky island of San Juan de Gaztelugatxe under dark clouds.

71460736 - Dark Angel, Devils Garden Trail, Arches National Park, Moab, Utah, USA, United States

This frames the rich area surrounding the Galactic Centre, which is located at top centre here amid the dark lane of dust and above a small diffuse area of red nebulosity. To the left is the bright Sagittarius Starcloud, which contrasts with the dark lane that runs down the Milky Way. Nowhere else is there such a stark and sharp contrast between bright starclouds and dark lanes of dust. The star clouds show the yellowing effect of interstellar dust absorbing star light and reddening it.

14249418 - This frames the rich area surrounding the Galactic Centre, which is located at top centre here amid the dark lane of dust and above a small diffuse area of red nebulosity. To the left is the bright Sagittarius Starcloud, which contrasts with the dark lane that runs down the Milky Way. Nowhere else is there such a stark and sharp contrast between bright starclouds and dark lanes of dust. The star clouds show the yellowing effect of interstellar dust absorbing star light and reddening it.

14249132 - This is a telescopic close-up of the eclipsed Sun at the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse, with the Sun's intricate atmosphere, the corona, surrounding the dark silhouetted disk of the Moon.

The Scutum Starcloud in the Milky Way, with the bright star cluster Messier 11 embedded within it. M11 is known as the Wild Duck Cluster. Below and to the right of M11 is another Messier cluster, the smaller M26. Directly below M11 is the star cluster NGC 6712, paired with the small green planetary nebula IC 1295, which barely shows up on this scale. At lower right is the small star cluster NGC 6649. Surrounding the bright starclouds are dark dust clouds are varying densities. Some are almost starless. Most of these dark regions carry "B" designations from E.E. Barnard's catalogue of dark nebu

14249074 - The Scutum Starcloud in the Milky Way, with the bright star cluster Messier 11 embedded within it. M11 is known as the Wild Duck Cluster. Below and to the right of M11 is another Messier cluster, the smaller M26. Directly below M11 is the star cluster NGC 6712, paired with the small green planetary nebula IC 1295, which barely shows up on this scale. At lower right is the small star cluster NGC 6649. Surrounding the bright starclouds are dark dust clouds are varying densities. Some are almost starless. Most of these dark regions carry "B" designations from E.E. Barnard's catalogue of dark nebu

14249067 - This is a telescopic close-up of the eclipsed Sun at the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse, with the Sun's intricate atmosphere, the corona, surrounding the dark silhouetted disk of the Moon.

This frames the dark Coal Sack nebula in Crux, the Southern Cross, here recorded as multiple dark lanes, though to the eye the Coal Sack appears as one solid dark region in the Milky Way. The bright star at bottom is Acrux, or Alpha Cruxis, while the star at top is Becrux, or Beta Cruxis. Acrux is a superb double star in a telescope but it is not resolved here at this scale.

14249066 - This frames the dark Coal Sack nebula in Crux, the Southern Cross, here recorded as multiple dark lanes, though to the eye the Coal Sack appears as one solid dark region in the Milky Way. The bright star at bottom is Acrux, or Alpha Cruxis, while the star at top is Becrux, or Beta Cruxis. Acrux is a superb double star in a telescope but it is not resolved here at this scale.

The waning crescent Moon in a wide conjunction below Venus in the dawn sky, over a snowy field at home in southern Alberta. Earthshine lights the dark side of the Moon. This was December 9, 2023.

14248736 - The waning crescent Moon in a wide conjunction below Venus in the dawn sky, over a snowy field at home in southern Alberta. Earthshine lights the dark side of the Moon. This was December 9, 2023.

This is a portrait of most of the northern constellation of Cepheus the King, shot and processed to emphasize the rich collection of bright and dark nebulas within its borders. North is up in this framing. The lower portion of the image contains the Milky Way and is rich in bright stars, emission nebulas, but also dark dust lanes that stand out easily.

14248635 - This is a portrait of most of the northern constellation of Cepheus the King, shot and processed to emphasize the rich collection of bright and dark nebulas within its borders. North is up in this framing. The lower portion of the image contains the Milky Way and is rich in bright stars, emission nebulas, but also dark dust lanes that stand out easily.

This is a selfie portrait of me under the Milky Way from my backyard in rural Alberta, on a spring night, May 9/10, 2024. The summer Milky Way and the constellations of Sagittarius and Scorpius (with yellow Antares) lie due south here, but low in the sky at my latitude of 51° N. This shows the Dark Horse well, made of dark dust lanes in the Milky Way. The galactic centre is just above the trees at centre. A meteor is at left below Altair.

14248609 - This is a selfie portrait of me under the Milky Way from my backyard in rural Alberta, on a spring night, May 9/10, 2024. The summer Milky Way and the constellations of Sagittarius and Scorpius (with yellow Antares) lie due south here, but low in the sky at my latitude of 51° N. This shows the Dark Horse well, made of dark dust lanes in the Milky Way. The galactic centre is just above the trees at centre. A meteor is at left below Altair.

14248567 - This is the rich region in the Milky Way in the tail of Scorpius. It is replete with many nebulas, both bright emission and dark dust clouds.

71476927 - Dark red flowering purple gentian, Gentiana purpurea, Zillertal Alps, Tyrol, Austria

71466258 - Rocky coast at Burravoe. Dark rain clouds.

71466238 - View of the path and the rocky island of San Juan de Gaztelugatxe under dark clouds.

This is the bright reflection nebula complex that includes Messier 78 (the largest blue-white nebula) and NGC 2071 above it. They are set in a region of dark clouds of interstellar dust, and framed by the red-magenta arc of the emission nebula known as Barnard's Loop, aka Sharpless 2-276. The small reflection nebula at upper left on the edge of another dark cloud is van den Bergh 62. The large star cluster left of centre on the edge of the Loop is NGC 2112.

14249298 - This is the bright reflection nebula complex that includes Messier 78 (the largest blue-white nebula) and NGC 2071 above it. They are set in a region of dark clouds of interstellar dust, and framed by the red-magenta arc of the emission nebula known as Barnard's Loop, aka Sharpless 2-276. The small reflection nebula at upper left on the edge of another dark cloud is van den Bergh 62. The large star cluster left of centre on the edge of the Loop is NGC 2112.

There's no richer and more colourful area of the sky than this field encompassing the Galactic Center in Sagittarius at left and the constellation of Scorpius seen in full here at centre and at right. The Dark Horse prances at top with dark tendrils of dust r.eaching down to yellow Antares and the colourful emission and reflection nebulas of the Rho Ophuichi area.

14249227 - There's no richer and more colourful area of the sky than this field encompassing the Galactic Center in Sagittarius at left and the constellation of Scorpius seen in full here at centre and at right. The Dark Horse prances at top with dark tendrils of dust r.eaching down to yellow Antares and the colourful emission and reflection nebulas of the Rho Ophuichi area.

This is a panorama or mosaic of the rich region in the tail of Scorpius — from the bright star cluster Messier 7 at upper left embdded in bright Milky Way starclouds, to the large star cluster NGC 6124 amid dusty dark lanes at lower right.

14249162 - This is a panorama or mosaic of the rich region in the tail of Scorpius — from the bright star cluster Messier 7 at upper left embdded in bright Milky Way starclouds, to the large star cluster NGC 6124 amid dusty dark lanes at lower right.

The Milky Way and its core region in Sagittarius and Scorpius is here low over the Badlands landscape of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. This was the night of May 31/June 1, 2024, when from this latitude of 50° 45' N the sky is not fully dark even in the middle of the night, here about 2:30 a.m. MDT. So the sky retains a blue tint.

14248641 - The Milky Way and its core region in Sagittarius and Scorpius is here low over the Badlands landscape of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. This was the night of May 31/June 1, 2024, when from this latitude of 50° 45' N the sky is not fully dark even in the middle of the night, here about 2:30 a.m. MDT. So the sky retains a blue tint.

A vertical panorama of the moonlit spring sky with the Big Dipper and Arcturus over the jagged outline of Anderson Peak at the Red Rock Canyon area of Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, a UNESCO World Heritage site and Dark Sky Preserve.

14248633 - A vertical panorama of the moonlit spring sky with the Big Dipper and Arcturus over the jagged outline of Anderson Peak at the Red Rock Canyon area of Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, a UNESCO World Heritage site and Dark Sky Preserve.

14207565 - Canada, British Columbia, Kootenay National Park. Dark throat shooting star flower close-up.

14208223 - USA, Washington State. Titlow Park, dark-eyed Junco (Oregon Race), winter snow

14208224 - USA, Colorado, North Park, dark-eyed Junco (Gray-headed)

14208225 - USA, Washington State. Olympic National Park, dark-eyed Junco (Oregon Race)

Argentina; Fire land; Southern Patagonia; Beagle Channel on the Argentine side; View of the mountain peaks of Isla Navarino in Southern Chile; dark clouds in the bright yellow evening sky

71442276 - Argentina; Fire land; Southern Patagonia; Beagle Channel on the Argentine side; View of the mountain peaks of Isla Navarino in Southern Chile; dark clouds in the bright yellow evening sky

71434870 - Blossoming elder bush in front of a dark Taunus forest, Niedernhausen, Hesse, Germany

71430208 - Confluence of the Danube (dark) and Iller (light) at the state border of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, Germany, aerial photograph

Buddha figure and antique wall unit with candles and offerings in the dark interior of a prayer hall at Kumbum Champa Ling Monastery, Xining, China

71429453 - Buddha figure and antique wall unit with candles and offerings in the dark interior of a prayer hall at Kumbum Champa Ling Monastery, Xining, China

This is the gathering on the evening of April 22,2023 of the waxing crescent Moon below Venus and near the Hyades star cluster in Taurus. The dim Earthshine is visible on the dark side of the Moon. High cloud added the natural glows on the Moon and Venus.

13999674 - This is the gathering on the evening of April 22,2023 of the waxing crescent Moon below Venus and near the Hyades star cluster in Taurus. The dim Earthshine is visible on the dark side of the Moon. High cloud added the natural glows on the Moon and Venus.

The thin one-day-old crescent Moon just above Jupiter as both set on the evening of March 22,2023. The Earthshine glow is obvious on the dark side of the Moon. The age of the Moon was about 31.5 hours this night at this time and longitude.

13999615 - The thin one-day-old crescent Moon just above Jupiter as both set on the evening of March 22,2023. The Earthshine glow is obvious on the dark side of the Moon. The age of the Moon was about 31.5 hours this night at this time and longitude.

A colourful display of aurora on March 23,2023 during the great equinox show that night. This is looking northwest toward the Big Dipper and Little Dipper with Polaris,and with nice green and magenta curtains. The dark streak is an aircraft contrail seen in silhouette in front of the Lights.

13999468 - A colourful display of aurora on March 23,2023 during the great equinox show that night. This is looking northwest toward the Big Dipper and Little Dipper with Polaris,and with nice green and magenta curtains. The dark streak is an aircraft contrail seen in silhouette in front of the Lights.

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.

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

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

A rich starfield in the constellation of Vulpecula the Fox,in the Milky Way,with a mix of nebulosity. At bottom is the Coathanger asterism of stars,aka Collinder 399,or Brocchi's Cluster. At top left is the emission nebula NGC 6820. Other dark nebulas from the Lynds Dark Nebula catalogue populate the field. The blue glow above the Coathanger is reflection nebulosity which does not appear to have a catlogue number. A small reflection nebula around the blue stars at right is van den Burgh 126. The small round red emission nebula at lower left is Sharpless 2-82. The yellow star at top right is An

13998813 - A rich starfield in the constellation of Vulpecula the Fox,in the Milky Way,with a mix of nebulosity. At bottom is the Coathanger asterism of stars,aka Collinder 399,or Brocchi's Cluster. At top left is the emission nebula NGC 6820. Other dark nebulas from the Lynds Dark Nebula catalogue populate the field. The blue glow above the Coathanger is reflection nebulosity which does not appear to have a catlogue number. A small reflection nebula around the blue stars at right is van den Burgh 126. The small round red emission nebula at lower left is Sharpless 2-82. The yellow star at top right is An

A view of the great April aurora show of April 23,2023,looking to the south,with multiple curtains across the sky forming parallel ribbons from east to west at the zenith. Taken from home in southern Alberta,Canada. Dark clouds appear in silhouette in front of the higher aurora.

13998776 - A view of the great April aurora show of April 23,2023,looking to the south,with multiple curtains across the sky forming parallel ribbons from east to west at the zenith. Taken from home in southern Alberta,Canada. Dark clouds appear in silhouette in front of the higher aurora.

The infamous "Green" Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) passing by reddish Mars with both in the constellation of Taurus on the night of Feb 11,2023. The comet was 2° south of Mars this night. Mars was embedded in some of the dark obscuring dust clouds in Taurus,creating the dark patchy appearance to the background sky. The comet's coma glows cyan due to emission from diatomic carbon molecules,a common trait of comets. The dust tail and faint ion tail are just visible.

13998596 - The infamous "Green" Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) passing by reddish Mars with both in the constellation of Taurus on the night of Feb 11,2023. The comet was 2° south of Mars this night. Mars was embedded in some of the dark obscuring dust clouds in Taurus,creating the dark patchy appearance to the background sky. The comet's coma glows cyan due to emission from diatomic carbon molecules,a common trait of comets. The dust tail and faint ion tail are just visible.

The conjunction of the waxing crescent Moon with Venus (bright and below) and Mars (dim and to the left) on June 21,2023,summer solstice evening,with the worlds in clouds in the colourful twilight sky. Earthshine is just visible on the dark side of the Moon,despite the obscuring clouds.

13998286 - The conjunction of the waxing crescent Moon with Venus (bright and below) and Mars (dim and to the left) on June 21,2023,summer solstice evening,with the worlds in clouds in the colourful twilight sky. Earthshine is just visible on the dark side of the Moon,despite the obscuring clouds.

$The image presents Utricularia trap, a kind of carnivorous plant, photographed through the microscope in polarized light and dark field, at a magnification of 100X\n$

13925083 - The image presents Utricularia trap, a kind of carnivorous plant, photographed through the microscope in polarized light and dark field, at a magnification of 100X\n

Earthshine lights the “dark side of the Moon” on the waxing crescent Moon of February 27, 2020. Stars surround the Moon in the deep twilight sky. The brightest star is 4.4-magnitude Nu Piscium.

13900614 - Earthshine lights the “dark side of the Moon” on the waxing crescent Moon of February 27, 2020. Stars surround the Moon in the deep twilight sky. The brightest star is 4.4-magnitude Nu Piscium.

Cygnus or the Northern Cross is setting amid the pine trees at Athabasca Falls in Jasper National Park, on a late October night. Cepheus is above and the bright star Vega is low and just above the trees. Deneb is at centre, as is the dark nebula Lynds 3, the Funnel Cloud Nebula. Light cloud adds the natural star glows but also discolours the sky near the horizon.

13900537 - Cygnus or the Northern Cross is setting amid the pine trees at Athabasca Falls in Jasper National Park, on a late October night. Cepheus is above and the bright star Vega is low and just above the trees. Deneb is at centre, as is the dark nebula Lynds 3, the Funnel Cloud Nebula. Light cloud adds the natural star glows but also discolours the sky near the horizon.

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.

An observer with a Dobsonian telescope on the main field at the Saskatchewan Summer Star Party in the dark sky preserve of Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park in late August 2019.

13900177 - An observer with a Dobsonian telescope on the main field at the Saskatchewan Summer Star Party in the dark sky preserve of Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park in late August 2019.

This is the Milky Way of the autumn season in the Northern Hemisphere, on a late September night, from the very dark site of Red Rock Canyon, in Waterton Lakes National Park, Canada. The scene is a crop from the full 360° rectangular panorama, taken about 11:00 pm. Illumination is solely by starlight. Being autumn, the larches and aspens are in autumn colours. Snow is on Mount Blakiston at left, while the sharp peak at centre is Anderson Peak.

13899941 - This is the Milky Way of the autumn season in the Northern Hemisphere, on a late September night, from the very dark site of Red Rock Canyon, in Waterton Lakes National Park, Canada. The scene is a crop from the full 360° rectangular panorama, taken about 11:00 pm. Illumination is solely by starlight. Being autumn, the larches and aspens are in autumn colours. Snow is on Mount Blakiston at left, while the sharp peak at centre is Anderson Peak.

Observers on the main field at the Saskatchewan Summer Star Party in the dark sky preserve of Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park in late August 2019 in the deep twilight.

13899687 - Observers on the main field at the Saskatchewan Summer Star Party in the dark sky preserve of Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park in late August 2019 in the deep twilight.

A framing of the major areas of bright and dark nebulosity in Cygnus and Cepheus, showing pink emission nebulas contrasting with dark dusty regions in the Cygnus and into the Perseus arms of the Milky Way. Cepheus is at upper left; northern Cygnus is at right, with the bright Cygnus starcloud right of centre. The reddening (or yellowing) effects of interstellar dust in the spiral arms of the Milky Way is apparent.

13899552 - A framing of the major areas of bright and dark nebulosity in Cygnus and Cepheus, showing pink emission nebulas contrasting with dark dusty regions in the Cygnus and into the Perseus arms of the Milky Way. Cepheus is at upper left; northern Cygnus is at right, with the bright Cygnus starcloud right of centre. The reddening (or yellowing) effects of interstellar dust in the spiral arms of the Milky Way is apparent.

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

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

A selfie at Reesor Lake in Cypress Hills with the Milky Way, July 29, 2017, with the Canon 6D at ISO 6400 and 14mm Rokinon SP at f/2.5. The camera is shooting a panning time-lapse with the SYRP Genie Mini. A dark frame is included for demo purposes. The dark frame was taken immediately afterwards but is a single dark.

13898778 - A selfie at Reesor Lake in Cypress Hills with the Milky Way, July 29, 2017, with the Canon 6D at ISO 6400 and 14mm Rokinon SP at f/2.5. The camera is shooting a panning time-lapse with the SYRP Genie Mini. A dark frame is included for demo purposes. The dark frame was taken immediately afterwards but is a single dark.

The partial solar eclipse of October 23, 2014 as seen from Jasper, Alberta, at a public event in Centennial Park as part of the annual Dark Sky Festival. This is a single-exposure image showing the scene near mid-eclipse with telescopes from volunteers from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, and the mostly clear skies above with the crescent Sun visible through the handheld polymer solar filter.

13898410 - The partial solar eclipse of October 23, 2014 as seen from Jasper, Alberta, at a public event in Centennial Park as part of the annual Dark Sky Festival. This is a single-exposure image showing the scene near mid-eclipse with telescopes from volunteers from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, and the mostly clear skies above with the crescent Sun visible through the handheld polymer solar filter.