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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.

71466935 - Mollestien lane, picturesque cobbled street right in the centre of Aarhus, Jutland Peninsula, Denmark, Northern Europe

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)

A framing of the Carina Nebula below and the colourful double star, Chi (or ??) Velorum (in Vela) above. The Gem Cluster, NGC 3293, is also resolved at the upper right of the nebula.

14249391 - A framing of the Carina Nebula below and the colourful double star, Chi (or ??) Velorum (in Vela) above. The Gem Cluster, NGC 3293, is also resolved at the upper right of the nebula.

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

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.

14248832 - This frames the asterism called the False Cross, made of stars in Vela at top and Carina at right.

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.

14126330 - River rafting on the Rio Grande River in Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend National Park with Mexico at right.

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.

71466932 - Mollestien lane, picturesque cobbled street right in the centre of Aarhus, Jutland Peninsula, Denmark, Northern Europe

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)

71461108 - View of the Kayak Bar in Copenhagen, In the heart of Copenhagen right on the water, Copenhagen, Denmark

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

Romanesque church of St. Ulrich in Ainau near Geisenfeld in Upper Bavaria in Germany: Romanesque portal with depiction of the poor souls in Abraham's bosom, above it teaching Christ, on the right relief stones with Christ's entry into Jerusalem

71457749 - Romanesque church of St. Ulrich in Ainau near Geisenfeld in Upper Bavaria in Germany: Romanesque portal with depiction of the poor souls in Abraham's bosom, above it teaching Christ, on the right relief stones with Christ's entry into Jerusalem

The town of Lastours is located on the Orbiel River and on the southern edge of the Montagne Noire, on the right in the picture are the ruins of the Cathar castles, Occident, France

71453407 - The town of Lastours is located on the Orbiel River and on the southern edge of the Montagne Noire, on the right in the picture are the ruins of the Cathar castles, Occident, 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

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.

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 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.

14137354 - Canal In Amsterdam With The Old Church In The Background On The Right; Holland, Amsterdam

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.

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.

14123335 - Sunset clouds over the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona. Lollipop Rock is at center right.

71466931 - Mollestien lane, picturesque cobbled street right in the centre of Aarhus, Jutland Peninsula, Denmark, Northern Europe

71466929 - Mollestien lane, picturesque cobbled street right in the centre of Aarhus, Jutland Peninsula, Denmark, Northern Europe

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)

Palazzo dei Pio on the right, people on the Piazza dei Martiri, in the background Carpi Cathedral, Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta, Carpi, Province of Modena, Region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Europe

71455445 - Palazzo dei Pio on the right, people on the Piazza dei Martiri, in the background Carpi Cathedral, Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta, Carpi, Province of Modena, Region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Europe

71454567 - Great Britain, Scotland, Hebrides, Staffa Island, on the right the entrance to Fingalls Cave

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.

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

14137362 - Boston Skyline As Seen From The Bay, Custom House Tower Is On The Right; Boston, Massachusetts, United States Of America

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

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.

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.

Sunset light on the Mittens and Merrick Butte in the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park in Arizona. Spearhead Mesa, Elephant Butte, Camel Butte, Rain God Mesa are at right.

14123596 - Sunset light on the Mittens and Merrick Butte in the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park in Arizona. Spearhead Mesa, Elephant Butte, Camel Butte, Rain God Mesa are at right.

14091023 - Lake Powell in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona. Navajo Mountain, center, & Tower Butte, right.

71466934 - Mollestien lane, picturesque cobbled street right in the centre of Aarhus, Jutland Peninsula, Denmark, Northern Europe

71466928 - Mollestien lane, picturesque cobbled street right in the centre of Aarhus, Jutland Peninsula, Denmark, Northern Europe

71466927 - Mollestien lane, picturesque cobbled street right in the centre of Aarhus, Jutland Peninsula, Denmark, Northern Europe

71458374 - House of the Blackheads in the morning at blue hour, Town Hall Square, on the right Occupation Museum, Riga, Latvia

The Colorado River by the Shafer Trail near Moab, Utah. The area at right is the northernmost part of the Bears Ears National Monument. Note: The drone was flown legally outside the boundaries of the monument.

14249269 - The Colorado River by the Shafer Trail near Moab, Utah. The area at right is the northernmost part of the Bears Ears National Monument. Note: The drone was flown legally outside the boundaries of the monument.

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.

This captures the colourful rays of aurora towering up the sky and displaying a variety of colours from green to red and magenta, and at the right blue, the latter likely from sunlight interacting with the aurora. This was the great display of May 10/11, 2024 over my house in southern Alberta, Canada at latitude 51° N.

14249169 - This captures the colourful rays of aurora towering up the sky and displaying a variety of colours from green to red and magenta, and at the right blue, the latter likely from sunlight interacting with the aurora. This was the great display of May 10/11, 2024 over my house in southern Alberta, Canada at latitude 51° N.

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).

A panorama of the landscape and sky at sunset at Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park (Áísínai'pi) in Alberta, with the Milk River below winding amid the sandstone rock formations, and the Sweetgrass Hills in the distance in Montana. Note the people at far right for scale.

14248995 - A panorama of the landscape and sky at sunset at Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park (Áísínai'pi) in Alberta, with the Milk River below winding amid the sandstone rock formations, and the Sweetgrass Hills in the distance in Montana. Note the people at far right for scale.

Tourists parked at Thelma and Louise Point on the Shafer Trail by the Colorado River near Moab, Utah. The official name is Fossil Point, but it is the site of the famous scene at the end of the movie, "Thelma and Louise". The Bears Ears National Monument is at right, across the river. Note: The drone was flown legally outside the boundaries of the monument.

14248673 - Tourists parked at Thelma and Louise Point on the Shafer Trail by the Colorado River near Moab, Utah. The official name is Fossil Point, but it is the site of the famous scene at the end of the movie, "Thelma and Louise". The Bears Ears National Monument is at right, across the river. Note: The drone was flown legally outside the boundaries of the monument.

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.

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.

14124057 - River rafting on the Rio Grande River in Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend National Park with Mexico at right.

71466933 - Mollestien lane, picturesque cobbled street right in the centre of Aarhus, Jutland Peninsula, Denmark, Northern Europe

Nineteenth twenties architecture buildings in Plaza Tendillas, Cordoba, Spain - right is Union and the Phoenix building 1926, architect Benjamin Gutierrez Prieto

71464335 - Nineteenth twenties architecture buildings in Plaza Tendillas, Cordoba, Spain - right is Union and the Phoenix building 1926, architect Benjamin Gutierrez Prieto

71454619 - Great Britain, Scotland, Isle of Skye, Trotternish Peninsula, Old Man of Storr on the right side of the path

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.

14275807 - The historic Men’s Abbey and the City Hall (right), in Caen showcases Gothic spires against a serene sky.

Saddle bronc cowboys in leather chaps put the bronc rein & halter on the bucking horses in the chute at a rodeo in rural Utah. Logan Nunn is at right.

14275722 - Saddle bronc cowboys in leather chaps put the bronc rein & halter on the bucking horses in the chute at a rodeo in rural Utah. Logan Nunn is at right.

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

This is the supernova remnant known as the Spaghetti Nebula, but more formally as Simeis 147 or Sharpless 2-240. It was discovered at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in 1952, an observatory also known by its name of Simeiz for the location where one of its facilities was located, thus the name of the catalogue of objects that includes entry #147. The supernova that created this nebula exploded some 40,000 years ago and is about 3,000 light years away. In the sky it stretches across more than 3°, so it is big! The field of view here is 6.6° by 4.4°. The bright star at right is Elnath in T

14248959 - This is the supernova remnant known as the Spaghetti Nebula, but more formally as Simeis 147 or Sharpless 2-240. It was discovered at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in 1952, an observatory also known by its name of Simeiz for the location where one of its facilities was located, thus the name of the catalogue of objects that includes entry #147. The supernova that created this nebula exploded some 40,000 years ago and is about 3,000 light years away. In the sky it stretches across more than 3°, so it is big! The field of view here is 6.6° by 4.4°. The bright star at right is Elnath in T

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 the southern Milky Way in Carina, Crux and Centaurus arcing over Mirrabook Cottage near Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. At right are the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. This is looking south to the South Celestial Pole which is near centre here.

14248773 - This is the southern Milky Way in Carina, Crux and Centaurus arcing over Mirrabook Cottage near Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. At right are the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. This is looking south to the South Celestial Pole which is near centre here.

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.

A view northward in Mystery Valley in the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park in Arizona. Grey Whiskers Butte is shaded in the background at center right.

14126071 - A view northward in Mystery Valley in the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park in Arizona. Grey Whiskers Butte is shaded in the background at center right.

14125411 - Traditional Navajo hogan in front of Mitchell Butte in the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park in Arizona. A sweat lodge is a right.

14125295 - River rafting on the Rio Grande River in Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend National Park in Texas. Mexico is at right.

A yaksha guardian statue at the Temple of the Emerald Buddha complex in the Grand Palace grounds in Bangkok, Thailand. At right is a Panom Mak sculpture. A yaksha or yak is a giant guardian spirit in Thai lore.

14124216 - A yaksha guardian statue at the Temple of the Emerald Buddha complex in the Grand Palace grounds in Bangkok, Thailand. At right is a Panom Mak sculpture. A yaksha or yak is a giant guardian spirit in Thai lore.

14092046 - Lake Powell in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona. Navajo Mountain, center, & Tower Butte, right.

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.

14091050 - The southern end of Lake Powell in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona. Navajo Mountain behind at right.

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

71463180 - Asklipieion (Asklipion) on the island of Kos in Greece: Middle terrace, Ionic columns, Apollon Temple (Temple of Apollo, Apollo Temple) (left) and Asklipios Temple (Temple of Asklipios (right)

71462941 - Dempterhaus (1607 - 1608) at the market in Hameln, on the right the city gallery, old town of Hameln, Lower Saxony, Germany

71462936 - City tour with the Pied Piper, Osterstraße, on the right Stiftsherrenhaus (1558) and Leist-Haus (1585), Hameln, Lower Saxony, Germany

Old town of Koblenz on the banks of the Moselle in the evening light, on the right the Old Castle (13th century), in the background the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

71458526 - Old town of Koblenz on the banks of the Moselle in the evening light, on the right the Old Castle (13th century), in the background the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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 demonstration of the crowded sky we now have, with all the trails being from Earth-orbiting satellites, with the exception of the tapered orange streak at lower right which is likely a meteor. This is a stack of 40 exposures taken over 70 minutes, layered to accumulate the satellite trails, not eliminate them, to show how many satellites crossed the field in the hour plus of the imaging. Are some SpaceX Starlinks? Perhaps, but there are many other satellites up there now.

14249220 - This is a demonstration of the crowded sky we now have, with all the trails being from Earth-orbiting satellites, with the exception of the tapered orange streak at lower right which is likely a meteor. This is a stack of 40 exposures taken over 70 minutes, layered to accumulate the satellite trails, not eliminate them, to show how many satellites crossed the field in the hour plus of the imaging. Are some SpaceX Starlinks? Perhaps, but there are many other satellites up there now.

This is the sequence of the total eclipse of the Sun over the waters of Lac Brome, in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada, on April 8, 2024. Onto the base single exposure of the totally eclipsed Sun set in the darkened eclipse sky I have layered in images of the pre- and post-totality partial phases taken every 5 minutes from the start to the end of the eclipse. As the Sun moved across the sky from left to right, the Moon moved across the disk of the Sun from right to left.

14249216 - This is the sequence of the total eclipse of the Sun over the waters of Lac Brome, in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada, on April 8, 2024. Onto the base single exposure of the totally eclipsed Sun set in the darkened eclipse sky I have layered in images of the pre- and post-totality partial phases taken every 5 minutes from the start to the end of the eclipse. As the Sun moved across the sky from left to right, the Moon moved across the disk of the Sun from right to left.

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.

This is a 270° 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 northwestern (left) and northern and eastern sky (centre), green and red bands to the southeast (right), and an odder bright patch to the south high at top. This was toward the end of the main activity of the show for me this night, at about 2:20 am. These distinctive blue rays appeared like this only at t

14249102 - This is a 270° 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 northwestern (left) and northern and eastern sky (centre), green and red bands to the southeast (right), and an odder bright patch to the south high at top. This was toward the end of the main activity of the show for me this night, at about 2:20 am. These distinctive blue rays appeared like this only at t

The stars and clouds trail across the sky over Cameron Lake in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, and Mt. Custer across the border in Glacier National Park in Montana. The sky and mountains are illuminated by a waxing crescent Moon off frame to the right, setting in the northwest. The stars of Scorpius are rising at left. Some ice remains in this alpine lake, as this was early June 2024. Wind and the long exxposures blurs the lake surface and reflections. The hill at left is scarred by the 2017 forest fire.

14248989 - The stars and clouds trail across the sky over Cameron Lake in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, and Mt. Custer across the border in Glacier National Park in Montana. The sky and mountains are illuminated by a waxing crescent Moon off frame to the right, setting in the northwest. The stars of Scorpius are rising at left. Some ice remains in this alpine lake, as this was early June 2024. Wind and the long exxposures blurs the lake surface and reflections. The hill at left is scarred by the 2017 forest fire.

14248988 - Tourists parked at Thelma and Louise Point on the Shafer Trail by the Colorado River near Moab, Utah. The official name is Fossil Point, but it is the site of the famous scene at the end of the movie, "Thelma and Louise". The Bears Ears National Monument is at right, across the river. Note: The drone was flown legally outside the boundaries of the monument.

The nearest bright star to our solar system, Alpha Centauri (aka Rigel Kentaurus) on the left and blue Beta Centauri on the right. Alpha and Beta are unrelated — Alpha is 4.2 light years away while Beta is 390 light years away. Together they are called the Pointers as they point to the Southern Cross, to avoid confusing it with the False Cross nearby. Alpha is a close double star, one of the finest for small telescopes, but it is not resolved at this image scale.

14248969 - The nearest bright star to our solar system, Alpha Centauri (aka Rigel Kentaurus) on the left and blue Beta Centauri on the right. Alpha and Beta are unrelated — Alpha is 4.2 light years away while Beta is 390 light years away. Together they are called the Pointers as they point to the Southern Cross, to avoid confusing it with the False Cross nearby. Alpha is a close double star, one of the finest for small telescopes, but it is not resolved at this image scale.

A weak Kp1-level aurora with a hint of dual parallel arcs in the northeast seen in a moonlit sky, February 14, 2024, from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Churchill, Manitoba. Arcturus is at right, Vega at lower left. The waxing crescent Moon provides the illumination and blue sky.

14248855 - A weak Kp1-level aurora with a hint of dual parallel arcs in the northeast seen in a moonlit sky, February 14, 2024, from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Churchill, Manitoba. Arcturus is at right, Vega at lower left. The waxing crescent Moon provides the illumination and blue sky.

This is a composite showing the complete sequence of the April 8, 2024 eclipse of the Sun, from first contact (at upper left) to last contact (at lower right), with totality at mid-eclipse in the middle.

14248786 - This is a composite showing the complete sequence of the April 8, 2024 eclipse of the Sun, from first contact (at upper left) to last contact (at lower right), with totality at mid-eclipse in the middle.

Skeletal cast of a Stegosaurus dinosaur in the Utah Field House of Natural History Museum. Vernal, Utah. On the ground at right is the skeleton of a Haplocanthosaurus, a sauropod. Behind is a Ceratosaurus.

14219976 - Skeletal cast of a Stegosaurus dinosaur in the Utah Field House of Natural History Museum. Vernal, Utah. On the ground at right is the skeleton of a Haplocanthosaurus, a sauropod. Behind is a Ceratosaurus.

14135231 - Islam Khoja Minaret (Right) And Dome Of Pakhlavan Mahmoud Mausoleum (Left), Ichan Kala Old City; Khiva, Uzbekistan

San Zanipolo (Santi Giovanni e San Paolo, in Venetian dialect) hospital (left, Renaissance) and Basilica (right, Gothic), with the statue of the Condottiero Colleoni (15h Century) on the foreground. Castello quarter, Venice, Italy

14128373 - San Zanipolo (Santi Giovanni e San Paolo, in Venetian dialect) hospital (left, Renaissance) and Basilica (right, Gothic), with the statue of the Condottiero Colleoni (15h Century) on the foreground. Castello quarter, Venice, Italy

Low clouds over the Mittens and Merrick Butte in the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park in Arizona. Spearhead Mesa, Elephant Butte, Camel Butte, Rain God Mesa and Mitchell Mesa are at right.

14125352 - Low clouds over the Mittens and Merrick Butte in the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park in Arizona. Spearhead Mesa, Elephant Butte, Camel Butte, Rain God Mesa and Mitchell Mesa are at right.

Yaksha guardian statues at the Temple of the Emerald Buddha complex in the Grand Palace grounds in Bangkok, Thailand. A yaksha or yak is a giant guardian spirit in Thai lore. Maiyarab is at left, Wirunchambang is at right.

14125246 - Yaksha guardian statues at the Temple of the Emerald Buddha complex in the Grand Palace grounds in Bangkok, Thailand. A yaksha or yak is a giant guardian spirit in Thai lore. Maiyarab is at left, Wirunchambang is at right.

14123599 - The Rio Grande River in BIg Bend National Park is the international boundry between Mexico, at right, and the United States.

14123557 - A wind storm blows over the Rio Grande River in Big Bend National Park in Texas. Mexico is at right.