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Alexander’s Prison (left) and the Shrine of the Twelve Imams (right), 11th century mausoleum and shrine, the oldest remaining building in Yazd, Iran.

71469967 - Alexander’s Prison (left) and the Shrine of the Twelve Imams (right), 11th century mausoleum and shrine, the oldest remaining building in Yazd, Iran.

Asklipieion (Asklipion) on the island of Kos in Greece: Middle terrace, Ionic columns, Asklipios Temple (Temple of Asklipios) (left) and Apollon Temple (Temple of Apollo, Apollo Temple) (right)

71463170 - Asklipieion (Asklipion) on the island of Kos in Greece: Middle terrace, Ionic columns, Asklipios Temple (Temple of Asklipios) (left) and Apollon Temple (Temple of Apollo, Apollo Temple) (right)

71455335 - View of the old town cathedral with tower, left church Basilica di San Domenico, Siena, Tuscany region, Italy, Europe

Lost Place enthusiasts will get their money's worth here: in the UFO Village in Wanli near Taipei/Taiwan, a settlement of Futuro and Venturo houses by the Finnish architect Matti Suuronen is left to decay. Once planned as a holiday resort on the South China Sea, the unusual buildings now stand there like wrecked mini spaceships.

71454491 - Lost Place enthusiasts will get their money's worth here: in the UFO Village in Wanli near Taipei/Taiwan, a settlement of Futuro and Venturo houses by the Finnish architect Matti Suuronen is left to decay. Once planned as a holiday resort on the South China Sea, the unusual buildings now stand there like wrecked mini spaceships.

71453414 - Chateau de Cabaret (left) and Tour Regine, Lastours, Montagne Noire, Occitanie, France

71453409 - Chateau de Cabaret (left) and Tour Regine, Lastours, Montagne Noire, Occitanie, France

This frames the rich region of the southern Milky Way in the small constellations of Norma (at centre) and Ara (at left and extending to the top). The bright Norma Starcloud is at bottom with the rich star cluster NGC 6067 ermbedded in it. The large red nebula at top is NGC 6188, aka RCW 108, that surrounds a loose star cluster NGC 6193. The nebula has become known as the Fighting Dragons of Ara, from its apperance in close-up images. To the right of the large nebula is the small double-lobed planetary nebula NGC 6164, though it is tiny at this image scale.

14249380 - This frames the rich region of the southern Milky Way in the small constellations of Norma (at centre) and Ara (at left and extending to the top). The bright Norma Starcloud is at bottom with the rich star cluster NGC 6067 ermbedded in it. The large red nebula at top is NGC 6188, aka RCW 108, that surrounds a loose star cluster NGC 6193. The nebula has become known as the Fighting Dragons of Ara, from its apperance in close-up images. To the right of the large nebula is the small double-lobed planetary nebula NGC 6164, though it is tiny at this image scale.

This is a 360° panorama of the May 10/11, 2024 great aurora display, when the Kp Index reached 8 this night bringing aurora to as far south as the southern U.S. Here, from my home in southern Alberta, Canada (latitude 51° N) it is exhibiting very odd vertical blue and magenta rays across the western (left), northern (bottom), and eastern (right) sky, and an odder bright patch to the south at top. This was toward the end of the main activity of the show for me this night, at about 2:30 am. These distinctive blue rays appeared like this only at this time after the main show died down. The colour

14249351 - This is a 360° panorama of the May 10/11, 2024 great aurora display, when the Kp Index reached 8 this night bringing aurora to as far south as the southern U.S. Here, from my home in southern Alberta, Canada (latitude 51° N) it is exhibiting very odd vertical blue and magenta rays across the western (left), northern (bottom), and eastern (right) sky, and an odder bright patch to the south at top. This was toward the end of the main activity of the show for me this night, at about 2:30 am. These distinctive blue rays appeared like this only at this time after the main show died down. The colour

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 reflection nebula called the Witch Head Nebula, but officially IC 2118 (also with the catalogue number NGC 1909), near the very bright star Rigel, at lower left in Orion. But the nebula is over the border in Eridanus the River. Hot blue-white Rigel is the source of illumination lighting this dusty nebula. Some faint magenta emission nebulosity also populates the field in Orion.

14249087 - This is the reflection nebula called the Witch Head Nebula, but officially IC 2118 (also with the catalogue number NGC 1909), near the very bright star Rigel, at lower left in Orion. But the nebula is over the border in Eridanus the River. Hot blue-white Rigel is the source of illumination lighting this dusty nebula. Some faint magenta emission nebulosity also populates the field in Orion.

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.

An outburst of a substorm during the great May 10, 2024 display of Northern Lights, here creating an overhead corona with rays converging to the magnetic zenith (south of the true zenith), and amid clouds. Arcturus is below the zenith. The constellation of Corona Borealis (fittingly!) is left of the convergence point.

14248791 - An outburst of a substorm during the great May 10, 2024 display of Northern Lights, here creating an overhead corona with rays converging to the magnetic zenith (south of the true zenith), and amid clouds. Arcturus is below the zenith. The constellation of Corona Borealis (fittingly!) is left of the convergence point.

This is the pair of contrasting star clusters in Puppis: the richly populated Messier 46 on the left and the sparser but brighter Messier 47 on the right. M46 has embedded in it the small green planetary nebula, NGC 2438, just visible here at this scale.

14248782 - This is the pair of contrasting star clusters in Puppis: the richly populated Messier 46 on the left and the sparser but brighter Messier 47 on the right. M46 has embedded in it the small green planetary nebula, NGC 2438, just visible here at this scale.

A lone meteor from the 2023 Geminid meteor shower streaks away from the radiant point in Gemini below centre amid the red aurora, with the meteor in Auriga and above Orion rising at lower right. An aurora brightens the northern sky at left, with a broad green lower curtain and red upper curtain.

14248577 - A lone meteor from the 2023 Geminid meteor shower streaks away from the radiant point in Gemini below centre amid the red aurora, with the meteor in Auriga and above Orion rising at lower right. An aurora brightens the northern sky at left, with a broad green lower curtain and red upper curtain.

Roof detail of buildings by the Temple of the Emerald Buddha at the Grand Palace complex in Bangkok, Thailand. The Ho Phra Monthien Tham is at left.

14125964 - Roof detail of buildings by the Temple of the Emerald Buddha at the Grand Palace complex in Bangkok, Thailand. The Ho Phra Monthien Tham is at left.

Sunset light on the sandstone formations in the Monument Navajo Valley Tribal Park in Arizona. View from Hunt's Mesa. The Abajo Mountains and the Bear's Ears, left, in the distance.

14125329 - Sunset light on the sandstone formations in the Monument Navajo Valley Tribal Park in Arizona. View from Hunt's Mesa. The Abajo Mountains and the Bear's Ears, left, in the distance.

14125186 - Fruits & vegetables for sale at a stand on the street in Samana, Dominican Republic, including cacao bean pods at lower left.

Colorful clouds over a pond before sunrise at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico. A bald eagle is perched on the tree snag at left.

14124898 - Colorful clouds over a pond before sunrise at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico. A bald eagle is perched on the tree snag at left.

14124638 - The Book Cliffs and farms in the Grand Valley near Fruita, Colorado, near sunset. A small petroleum refinery is at left center.

Rock-cut tombs of two Achaemenian kings of Persian Empire - Artaxerxes I (right) and Darius II (left). Naqsh-e Rostam Necropolis near Persepolis, Iran.

71470067 - Rock-cut tombs of two Achaemenian kings of Persian Empire - Artaxerxes I (right) and Darius II (left). Naqsh-e Rostam Necropolis near Persepolis, Iran.

71463175 - Asklipieion (Asklipion) on the island of Kos in Greece: Middle terrace, Ionic columns, Asklipios Temple (Temple of Asklipios) (left) and Apollon Temple (Temple of Apollo, Apollo Temple) (right)

View from Asomatos on the island of Kos in Greece to the north coast of Kos, the Greek islands of Kalymnos and Pserimos (left) and the Turkish coast (right)

71462554 - View from Asomatos on the island of Kos in Greece to the north coast of Kos, the Greek islands of Kalymnos and Pserimos (left) and the Turkish coast (right)

Palacio de Correos de México Post Office building left, El Museo Banco de México, Bank of Mexico buildings right, Centro Historico, Mexico City, Mexico

71459968 - Palacio de Correos de México Post Office building left, El Museo Banco de México, Bank of Mexico buildings right, Centro Historico, Mexico City, Mexico

71454490 - Lost Place enthusiasts will get their money's worth here: in the UFO Village in Wanli near Taipei/Taiwan, a settlement of Futuro and Venturo houses by the Finnish architect Matti Suuronen is left to decay. Once planned as a holiday resort on the South China Sea, the unusual buildings now stand there like wrecked mini spaceships.

71453412 - Chateau de Cabaret (left) and Tour Regine, Lastours, Montagne Noire, Occitanie, France

14249468 - This is a 360° panorama of the May 10/11, 2024 great aurora display, when the Kp Index reached 8 this night bringing aurora to as far south as the southern U.S. Here, from my home in southern Alberta, Canada (latitude 51° N) it is exhibiting very odd vertical blue and magenta rays across the western (left), and northern and eastern sky (centre), and an odder bright patch to the south at far right. This was toward the end of the main activity of the show for me this night, at about 2:30 am. These distinctive blue rays appeared like this only at this time after the main show died down. The colou

14249341 - Visitors in the left side nave in the Metropolitan Cathedral, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

This mosaic or panorama frames the rich region of the southern Milky Way in the small constellations of Norma (on the right) and Ara (on the left) in the Milky Way south of Scorpius.

14249258 - This mosaic or panorama frames the rich region of the southern Milky Way in the small constellations of Norma (on the right) and Ara (on the left) in the Milky Way south of Scorpius.

This frames a selection of nebulas and star clusters in Puppis in a wide 15º by 10º field of view. At centre is the pair of contrasting and superb star clusters: rich NGC 2477 on the left and sparse but bright NGC 2451 on the right, centred on the orange star c Puppis.

14249212 - This frames a selection of nebulas and star clusters in Puppis in a wide 15º by 10º field of view. At centre is the pair of contrasting and superb star clusters: rich NGC 2477 on the left and sparse but bright NGC 2451 on the right, centred on the orange star c Puppis.

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.

The pair of small open star clusters in northern Orion: NGC 2194 at lower left, a rich cluster, and NGC 2169 at upper right, a loose cluster but with stars arranged in two groups making it look like a number 37 or an XY letter pair. The small red nebula at left above NGC 2194 is Sharpless 2-269.

14249106 - The pair of small open star clusters in northern Orion: NGC 2194 at lower left, a rich cluster, and NGC 2169 at upper right, a loose cluster but with stars arranged in two groups making it look like a number 37 or an XY letter pair. The small red nebula at left above NGC 2194 is Sharpless 2-269.

This is Messier 1, the first entry in Charles Messier's 18th century catalogue of deep-sky objects that were not to be mistaken for comets, his real quest. It is also NGC 1952, or the Crab Nebula, from the Earl of Rosse's 19th century description and naming. It is north of the lower horn of Taurus the Bull. This is a remnant cloud of debris expanding away from a supernova explosion that was witnessed in 1054 CE. All that's left of the progeniitor star now is a neutron star forming a spinning pulsar at the heart of the explosion debris. Some red H-alpha tendrils are obvious around the extremity

14248996 - This is Messier 1, the first entry in Charles Messier's 18th century catalogue of deep-sky objects that were not to be mistaken for comets, his real quest. It is also NGC 1952, or the Crab Nebula, from the Earl of Rosse's 19th century description and naming. It is north of the lower horn of Taurus the Bull. This is a remnant cloud of debris expanding away from a supernova explosion that was witnessed in 1054 CE. All that's left of the progeniitor star now is a neutron star forming a spinning pulsar at the heart of the explosion debris. Some red H-alpha tendrils are obvious around the extremity

This is a portrait of a field in the "club" of Orion the Hunter, in northern Orion, that contains the emission nebula (at top) catalogued as Sharpless 2-262, or LBN 863, but known popularly as Lower's Nebula for its discovery in 1939 by the father and son team of Harold and Charles Lower. Below it just right of centre is the small, loose star cluster NGC 2169, with its stars arranged in a number 37 or XY pattern. It is sometimes called the Number 37 Cluster. At lower left is the rich star cluster NGC 2194. The small red nebula above NGC 2194 is Sharpless 2-269, with faint Sh2-267 above it. A r

14248894 - This is a portrait of a field in the "club" of Orion the Hunter, in northern Orion, that contains the emission nebula (at top) catalogued as Sharpless 2-262, or LBN 863, but known popularly as Lower's Nebula for its discovery in 1939 by the father and son team of Harold and Charles Lower. Below it just right of centre is the small, loose star cluster NGC 2169, with its stars arranged in a number 37 or XY pattern. It is sometimes called the Number 37 Cluster. At lower left is the rich star cluster NGC 2194. The small red nebula above NGC 2194 is Sharpless 2-269, with faint Sh2-267 above it. A r

This is a wide-angle view of the southern Milky Way, here from Carina and Crux at lower left up to Orion and Monoceros at upper right. This was shot from latitude 31° S on an austral autumn night, March 3, 2024.

14248841 - This is a wide-angle view of the southern Milky Way, here from Carina and Crux at lower left up to Orion and Monoceros at upper right. This was shot from latitude 31° S on an austral autumn night, March 3, 2024.

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.

14126845 - The Economic Naturalist book left on the street in San Francisco.

Angel Peak Scenic Area near Bloomfield, New Mexico. At left is the Castle with the Kutz Canyon badlands below. On the horizon is Sleeping Ute Mountain.

14125558 - Angel Peak Scenic Area near Bloomfield, New Mexico. At left is the Castle with the Kutz Canyon badlands below. On the horizon is Sleeping Ute Mountain.

14125200 - A thorny ocotillo in the Lost Dutchman State Park, Apache Junction, Arizona. At left is the Four Peaks.

Sunrise in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park in Arizona with the East Mitten at center & the Utah monuments behind. Brigham's Tomb is at left with the Bear & Rabbit and the Stagecoach at right.

14125014 - Sunrise in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park in Arizona with the East Mitten at center & the Utah monuments behind. Brigham's Tomb is at left with the Bear & Rabbit and the Stagecoach at right.

14124923 - Classic architecture in the historic Old Town of Vilnius, Lithuania. The Church of St. Johns is at left. A UNESCO World Heritage Site.

14123990 - Low clouds over farms in the hills near Constanza in the Dominican Republic. Large Hispanola pine trees are at left.

14123797 - Fruits & vegetables for sale at a stand on the street in Samana, Dominican Republic, including cacao bean pods at lower left.

Sunrise in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park in Arizona. View from Hunt's Mesa. Rain God Mesa is at left. The East Mitten is at right with the Utah monuments behind.

14123450 - Sunrise in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park in Arizona. View from Hunt's Mesa. Rain God Mesa is at left. The East Mitten is at right with the Utah monuments behind.

14091748 - Female lipstick mark left on cup of coffee

71470918 - Exterior view of the buildings of two nearby casino hotels – The Grand Lisboa Hotel (left) and The Lisboa Hotel (right). Macau, China.

71463177 - Asklipieion (Asklipion) on the island of Kos in Greece: Middle terrace, Ionic columns, Asklipios Temple (Temple of Asklipios) (left) and Apollon Temple (Temple of Apollo, Apollo Temple) (right)

View of Isola San Giulio from the port of Orta San Giulio, Piazza Motta, Hotel Leon d'Oro left side, Orta San Giulio, Lake Orta is a northern Italian lake in the northern Italian, Lago d'Orta, or Cusio, region of Piedmont, Italy, Europe

71455592 - View of Isola San Giulio from the port of Orta San Giulio, Piazza Motta, Hotel Leon d'Oro left side, Orta San Giulio, Lake Orta is a northern Italian lake in the northern Italian, Lago d'Orta, or Cusio, region of Piedmont, Italy, Europe

71455491 - View of the church tower of San Giovanni Evangelista, cathedral on the left sideParma, Province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Europe

71453413 - Chateau de Cabaret (left) and Tour Regine, Lastours, Montagne Noire, Occitanie, France

This is a fish-eye view of the centre of the Galaxy region in Sagittarius and Scorpius nearly overhead before dawn on an austral autumn morning in March 2024. The Milky Way stretches from Aquila at bottom left to Crux and Carina at upper right.

14249121 - This is a fish-eye view of the centre of the Galaxy region in Sagittarius and Scorpius nearly overhead before dawn on an austral autumn morning in March 2024. The Milky Way stretches from Aquila at bottom left to Crux and Carina at upper right.

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.

A nightscape scene under a twilight "blue-hour" sky, on the Red Rock Canyon Road in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, looking west toward the sunset with the four-day-old crescent Moon setting alongside the stars of Leo to the left.

14248670 - A nightscape scene under a twilight "blue-hour" sky, on the Red Rock Canyon Road in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, looking west toward the sunset with the four-day-old crescent Moon setting alongside the stars of Leo to the left.

14219355 - Paris skyline with Eiffel Tower on the left, La Defense in the background, and Les Invalides on the right.

Clouds Move Over Yosemite Valley, With Bridalveil Falls On The Right And El Capitan On The Left, Yosemite National Park; California, United States Of America

14137541 - Clouds Move Over Yosemite Valley, With Bridalveil Falls On The Right And El Capitan On The Left, Yosemite National Park; California, United States Of America

14136929 - Hong Kong Bay's Landscape, With Kowloon District On The Right And Hong Kong Island On The Left; China

14126268 - Angel Peak Scenic Area near Bloomfield, New Mexico. At left is the Castle with the Kutz Canyon badlands below.

Panoramic view of Monument Valley from the northeast. L-R: Three Sisters at the left end of Mitchell Mesa, East Mitten, Merrick Butte, West Mitten, Gray Whiskers Butte, Mitchell Butte, Sentinal Mesa, Big Indian Chief, Castle Butte, Bear & Rabbit, Stagecoach, King on the Throne, Brigham's Tomb, Eagle Mesa. The border between Arizona & Utah is between Mitchell Butte & Sentinal Mesa, almost in the very center of the image, wtih Utah at right.

14125894 - Panoramic view of Monument Valley from the northeast. L-R: Three Sisters at the left end of Mitchell Mesa, East Mitten, Merrick Butte, West Mitten, Gray Whiskers Butte, Mitchell Butte, Sentinal Mesa, Big Indian Chief, Castle Butte, Bear & Rabbit, Stagecoach, King on the Throne, Brigham's Tomb, Eagle Mesa. The border between Arizona & Utah is between Mitchell Butte & Sentinal Mesa, almost in the very center of the image, wtih Utah at right.

14124395 - River rafting on the Rio Grande River in Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend National Park in Texas. Mexico is at left.

14124142 - River rafting on the Rio Grande River in Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend National Park in Texas. Mexico is at left.

14123929 - Panoramic view of Monument Valley from the northeast. L-R: Three Sisters at the left end of Mitchell Mesa, East Mitten, Merrick Butte, West Mitten, Gray Whiskers Butte, Mitchell Butte, Sentinal Mesa, Big Indian Chief, Castle Butte, Bear & Rabbit, Stagecoach, King on the Throne, Brigham's Tomb, & Eagle Mesa at far right behind. The border between Arizona & Utah is between Mitchell Butte & Sentinal Mesa, almost in the very center of the image, wtih Utah at right.

14123642 - Sunrise in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park in Arizona with the East Mitten at center & the Utah monuments behind. Brigham's Tomb is at left with the Bear & Rabbit and the Stagecoach at right.

Mainzer Straße in the old town of Bacharach, on the left the town hall, Stahleck Castle and fortress towers, Upper Middle Rhine Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

71470233 - Mainzer Straße in the old town of Bacharach, on the left the town hall, Stahleck Castle and fortress towers, Upper Middle Rhine Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

71458358 - Cat house, Art Nouveau building, left to it the Great Guild, Riga, Latvia

71455729 - View of the church tower of San Giovanni Evangelista, cathedral on the left sideParma, Province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Europe

View of Isola San Giulio from the port of Orta San Giulio, Piazza Motta, tables and chairs in front of restaurant, Hotel Leon d'Oro left side, Orta San Giulio, Lake Orta is a northern Italian lake in the northern Italian, Lago d'Orta, or Cusio, region of Piedmont, Italy, Europe

71455598 - View of Isola San Giulio from the port of Orta San Giulio, Piazza Motta, tables and chairs in front of restaurant, Hotel Leon d'Oro left side, Orta San Giulio, Lake Orta is a northern Italian lake in the northern Italian, Lago d'Orta, or Cusio, region of Piedmont, Italy, Europe

71455511 - View of the church tower of San Giovanni Evangelista, cathedral on the left sideParma, Province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Europe

71455510 - View of the church tower of San Giovanni Evangelista, cathedral on the left sideParma, Province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Europe

71454492 - Lost Place enthusiasts will get their money's worth here: in the UFO Village in Wanli near Taipei/Taiwan, a settlement of Futuro and Venturo houses by the Finnish architect Matti Suuronen is left to decay. Once planned as a holiday resort on the South China Sea, the unusual buildings now stand there like wrecked mini spaceships.

71454489 - Lost Place enthusiasts will get their money's worth here: in the UFO Village in Wanli near Taipei/Taiwan, a settlement of Futuro and Venturo houses by the Finnish architect Matti Suuronen is left to decay. Once planned as a holiday resort on the South China Sea, the unusual buildings now stand there like wrecked mini spaceships.

71454487 - Lost Place enthusiasts will get their money's worth here: in the UFO Village in Wanli near Taipei/Taiwan, a settlement of Futuro and Venturo houses by the Finnish architect Matti Suuronen is left to decay. Once planned as a holiday resort on the South China Sea, the unusual buildings now stand there like wrecked mini spaceships.

71453415 - Chateau de Cabaret (left) and Tour Regine, Lastours, Montagne Noire, Occitanie, France

71451067 - Villa Rauhenstein (left) and Rauhenstein castle ruins, Baden near Vienna, Helenental, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

This frames the rich area in southern Scorpius that contains the "False Comet" cluster, NGC 6231 which, along with the looser, larger clusters Ruprecht 122 and Collinder 316, appears as a hazy elongated comet to the naked eye. In 1986 Comet Halley was in this area and many mistook this deep-sky field for the comet, thus the moniker, as best I know! Photos show the nebulosity in the field, which is IC 4628, aka the Prawn Nebula. Above the nebula is the star cluster NGC 6242. To the left is NGC 6268, and above it is the larger cluster NGC NGC 6281. At the bottom edge at centre is the cluster NGC

14249389 - This frames the rich area in southern Scorpius that contains the "False Comet" cluster, NGC 6231 which, along with the looser, larger clusters Ruprecht 122 and Collinder 316, appears as a hazy elongated comet to the naked eye. In 1986 Comet Halley was in this area and many mistook this deep-sky field for the comet, thus the moniker, as best I know! Photos show the nebulosity in the field, which is IC 4628, aka the Prawn Nebula. Above the nebula is the star cluster NGC 6242. To the left is NGC 6268, and above it is the larger cluster NGC NGC 6281. At the bottom edge at centre is the cluster NGC

This is a framing of the most spectacular area of the southern Milky Way, from Centaurus at left, to Carina at right, with Crux, the Southern Cross, at centre.

14249265 - This is a framing of the most spectacular area of the southern Milky Way, from Centaurus at left, to Carina at right, with Crux, the Southern Cross, at centre.

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 composite showing the sequence of events surrounding totality at the April 8, 2024 total eclipse of the Sun, from just before totality (at upper left) to just after totality (at lower right), with totality in the middle. Or, in eclipse terms, from just before second contact (C2) to just after third contact (C3).

14249004 - This is a composite showing the sequence of events surrounding totality at the April 8, 2024 total eclipse of the Sun, from just before totality (at upper left) to just after totality (at lower right), with totality in the middle. Or, in eclipse terms, from just before second contact (C2) to just after third contact (C3).

This frames a pair of contrasting and superb star clusters in Puppis: rich NGC 2477 on the left and sparse but bright NGC 2451 on the right, the latter centred on the orange star c Puppis.

14248661 - This frames a pair of contrasting and superb star clusters in Puppis: rich NGC 2477 on the left and sparse but bright NGC 2451 on the right, the latter centred on the orange star c Puppis.

14209490 - Emerald green pools in The Subway, Left Fork of North Creek, Zion National Park, Utah.

14124121 - Angel Peak Scenic Area near Bloomfield, New Mexico. At left is the Castle with the Kutz Canyon badlands below. At right is Angel Peak.

14123875 - River rafting on the Rio Grande River in Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend National Park in Texas. Mexico is at left.

14089321 - Female lipstick mark left on cup of coffee

Exhibition Pied Piper of Hamelin in the Hamelin Museum, evidence of the history and origins of the legend, on the left the stone from the New Gate, Hamelin, Lower Saxony, Germany

71462934 - Exhibition Pied Piper of Hamelin in the Hamelin Museum, evidence of the history and origins of the legend, on the left the stone from the New Gate, Hamelin, Lower Saxony, Germany

View of casa para Rafael Lora (left, 1930) and Casa Nogueira (right, 1907), modernist and neomudéjar buildings in Sevilla, Spain. Architectural landmarks by Ramón Cortázar, Juan Talavera y Heredia, and Aníbal González.

14276371 - View of casa para Rafael Lora (left, 1930) and Casa Nogueira (right, 1907), modernist and neomudéjar buildings in Sevilla, Spain. Architectural landmarks by Ramón Cortázar, Juan Talavera y Heredia, and Aníbal González.

This frames the southern Milky Way from Canis Major and its bright star Sirius at top, to Carina and its bright star Canopus at bottom. Sirius and Canopus are the first and second brightest stars in the night sky, respectively. The major feature here is the massive Gum Nebula, perhaps a remnant from a nearby (1500 light years away) but ancient supernova. Or it might be a more normal emission nebula created as part of star formation and stellar winds. Its 36º-wide extent sprawls across Puppis (just below Canis Major) and Vela (to the left of Canopus). It was discovered by Australian astronomer

14249478 - This frames the southern Milky Way from Canis Major and its bright star Sirius at top, to Carina and its bright star Canopus at bottom. Sirius and Canopus are the first and second brightest stars in the night sky, respectively. The major feature here is the massive Gum Nebula, perhaps a remnant from a nearby (1500 light years away) but ancient supernova. Or it might be a more normal emission nebula created as part of star formation and stellar winds. Its 36º-wide extent sprawls across Puppis (just below Canis Major) and Vela (to the left of Canopus). It was discovered by Australian astronomer

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.

This frames most of the intricate arcs and loops of the Vela Supernova Remnant (SNR), the remains of a star that exploded about 11,000 years ago. It is one of the closest SNRs to Earth, about 900 light years away. Most arcs and segments have no separate catalogue numbers, with the exception of the short straight Pencil Nebula, aka Herschel's Ray, in the lower left corner which is NGC 2736. It is the brightest segment of the Vela SNR visually in a telescope. The nebula complex is marked with lots of cyan arcs emitting oxygen III wavelengths, mixed with regions of red hydrogen-alpha emission.

14249347 - This frames most of the intricate arcs and loops of the Vela Supernova Remnant (SNR), the remains of a star that exploded about 11,000 years ago. It is one of the closest SNRs to Earth, about 900 light years away. Most arcs and segments have no separate catalogue numbers, with the exception of the short straight Pencil Nebula, aka Herschel's Ray, in the lower left corner which is NGC 2736. It is the brightest segment of the Vela SNR visually in a telescope. The nebula complex is marked with lots of cyan arcs emitting oxygen III wavelengths, mixed with regions of red hydrogen-alpha emission.

A nightscape scene under a moonlit sky, on the Red Rock Canyon Road in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, looking back along Pass Creek to the south, with the Milky Way rising at left. Waterton is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

14249326 - A nightscape scene under a moonlit sky, on the Red Rock Canyon Road in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, looking back along Pass Creek to the south, with the Milky Way rising at left. Waterton is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

This was the view as the great aurora display of May 10, 2024 suddenly and briefly brightened and converged at the zenith for a superb corona effect. This lasted no more than a minute before it dimmed and subsided again, to continue to fill the sky but with much less structure and motion. The camera at left was set up for shooting movies, but this outburst was so brief I did not have a chance to start that camera going. The Big Dipper or Plough is above centre.

14249268 - This was the view as the great aurora display of May 10, 2024 suddenly and briefly brightened and converged at the zenith for a superb corona effect. This lasted no more than a minute before it dimmed and subsided again, to continue to fill the sky but with much less structure and motion. The camera at left was set up for shooting movies, but this outburst was so brief I did not have a chance to start that camera going. The Big Dipper or Plough is above centre.

This is a panorama of the southernmost portion of the Milky Way, from the stars Alpha and Beta Centauri at far left, to Sirius, the brightest nighttime star, at far right. The second brightest star, Canopus, is included at lower right.

14248893 - This is a panorama of the southernmost portion of the Milky Way, from the stars Alpha and Beta Centauri at far left, to Sirius, the brightest nighttime star, at far right. The second brightest star, Canopus, is included at lower right.

This is a framing of the southern Milky Way from the Southern Cross, Crux, at left, to the False Cross, with its stars in Vela and Carina, at right. In between is a third though upside-down cross, defined by stars in Carina, with blue Miaplacidus as the lower star of this cross.

14248769 - This is a framing of the southern Milky Way from the Southern Cross, Crux, at left, to the False Cross, with its stars in Vela and Carina, at right. In between is a third though upside-down cross, defined by stars in Carina, with blue Miaplacidus as the lower star of this cross.

This portrait frames the constellation of Orion, plus parts of Monoceros to the left and Gemini and Taurus above, composed to include most of the emission and reflection nebulas in this rich region along the Milky Way.

14248669 - This portrait frames the constellation of Orion, plus parts of Monoceros to the left and Gemini and Taurus above, composed to include most of the emission and reflection nebulas in this rich region along the Milky Way.

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.

14125355 - The boulders in front of the Mittens in the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park in Arizona. Sentinal Mesa is a left.

People walk on a street of classic architecture in the historic Old Town of Vilnius, Lithuania. The Church of St. Johns is at left. A UNESCO World Heritage Site.

14125112 - People walk on a street of classic architecture in the historic Old Town of Vilnius, Lithuania. The Church of St. Johns is at left. A UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Eroded white pillow rock or brain rock sandstone in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona. The Citadel is at left. Both the red and white are Navajo sandstone but the red contains more iron oxide.

14124886 - Eroded white pillow rock or brain rock sandstone in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona. The Citadel is at left. Both the red and white are Navajo sandstone but the red contains more iron oxide.

14124650 - Colorful clouds over a pond before sunrise at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico. A bald eagle is perched on the tree snag at left.

14124387 - River rafting on the Rio Grande River in Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend National Park in Texas. Mexico is at left.

Panorama of the Alhambra from Mirador de San Nicolas. From left to right: Generalife, Nazaries Palaces, Palace of Charles V and Alcazaba. Below, the Sacromonte - Albaicin neighborhood. Granada, Andalucia, Spain, Europe.

14091674 - Panorama of the Alhambra from Mirador de San Nicolas. From left to right: Generalife, Nazaries Palaces, Palace of Charles V and Alcazaba. Below, the Sacromonte - Albaicin neighborhood. Granada, Andalucia, Spain, Europe.

14090219 - Skeleton cast of an allosaurus, left, chasing a camptosaurus in the USU Eastern Prehistoric Mmuseum in Price, Utah.