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A panorama or mosaic of the 10-day-old gibbous Moon, on March 16, 2019, showing the full disk and extent of incredible detail along the terminator, the dividing line between the day and night sides of the Moon where the Sun is rising as seen from the surface of the Moon.

13898555 - A panorama or mosaic of the 10-day-old gibbous Moon, on March 16, 2019, showing the full disk and extent of incredible detail along the terminator, the dividing line between the day and night sides of the Moon where the Sun is rising as seen from the surface of the Moon.

A portrait of the infamous STEVE arc of hot flowing gas associated with an active aurora, here showing his distinctive pink colour and the fleeting appearance of the green picket fence fingers that often show up hanging down from the main arc. On this night the green fingers lasted no more than two minutes. STEVE = Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement, and is a river of hot gas flowing east to west equatorward of the main aurora band. STEVE appeared after the main Kp5-level aurora died down in activity to the north, typical behaviour for STEVE. He was visible for only 35 to 40 minutes,

13898370 - A portrait of the infamous STEVE arc of hot flowing gas associated with an active aurora, here showing his distinctive pink colour and the fleeting appearance of the green picket fence fingers that often show up hanging down from the main arc. On this night the green fingers lasted no more than two minutes. STEVE = Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement, and is a river of hot gas flowing east to west equatorward of the main aurora band. STEVE appeared after the main Kp5-level aurora died down in activity to the north, typical behaviour for STEVE. He was visible for only 35 to 40 minutes,

The northern summer Milky Way through the area of the Summer Triangle, showing the change in colour as the Milky Way heads south toward the dustier regions around the galactic core.

13897992 - The northern summer Milky Way through the area of the Summer Triangle, showing the change in colour as the Milky Way heads south toward the dustier regions around the galactic core.

Polistes dominula or european paper wasp; a top view show showing part of the thorax and part of the head, the ocelli and the ommatidium are easy distinguished

13847200 - Polistes dominula or european paper wasp; a top view show showing part of the thorax and part of the head, the ocelli and the ommatidium are easy distinguished

Perfection Lake and Little Annapurna mountain with alpine larch trees showing autumn color in The Enchantments, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington.

13846786 - Perfection Lake and Little Annapurna mountain with alpine larch trees showing autumn color in The Enchantments, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington.

13846759 - A top view close up of a Nezara viridula, showing both ocelli and the ommatidium of both compoud eyes, orange spots are pollen grains

13846021 - A wet grasshopper, watter drops act as a magnifying glass showing details of the ommatideum

A fresco mural showing tortured captives on the north wall of Room 2 of the Temple of the Murals in the ruins of the Mayan city of Bonampak in Chiapas, Mexico.

13845252 - A fresco mural showing tortured captives on the north wall of Room 2 of the Temple of the Murals in the ruins of the Mayan city of Bonampak in Chiapas, Mexico.

A Musca domestica or house fly showing a severe mite infestion; three mites under the subgenal area and two more between labellum and thorax. Those mites show a bright red colour and finger-print like texture

13844947 - A Musca domestica or house fly showing a severe mite infestion; three mites under the subgenal area and two more between labellum and thorax. Those mites show a bright red colour and finger-print like texture

13844580 - These weevils are among the most colorfull ones in the world; detail of the claw showing the colorful scales that cover it

Paleolithic tools and replica of cave painting showing bison, National Museum and Research Center of Altamira, Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, Spain

13833998 - Paleolithic tools and replica of cave painting showing bison, National Museum and Research Center of Altamira, Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, Spain

13829474 - A study of the face of the Spiny Squad Lobster (Galathea Strigosa) showing the eyes, mandibles and mouth. Loch Fyne, Scotland.

A Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) showing it's whiskers, nose and mouth with green phytoplankton rich water in the background. Farne Islands, England.

13829470 - A Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) showing it's whiskers, nose and mouth with green phytoplankton rich water in the background. Farne Islands, England.

Lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) with tentacles retracted showing it's huge flowing underside, underneath sunlight penetrating the water in Inverclyde, Scotland.

13829437 - Lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) with tentacles retracted showing it's huge flowing underside, underneath sunlight penetrating the water in Inverclyde, Scotland.

13826764 - Harvey Perttola, head chef of Maribel restaurant, showing The dish duck liver with raspberries, 6 Brindley Pl, Birmingham, England

13814147 - Pronghorn buck showing territorial behavior, Antilocapra americana, Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming

Aerial view showing the distinctive and remote Arco de Piedra in front of a bay at sunrise near the Chilean border, Lago Posadas, Argentina, Patagonia

71438004 - Aerial view showing the distinctive and remote Arco de Piedra in front of a bay at sunrise near the Chilean border, Lago Posadas, Argentina, Patagonia

Excavation showing earlier construction layers in the North Acropolis in the Mayan ruins in Yaxha-Nakun-Naranjo National Park,Guatemala. Structure 135.

13999664 - Excavation showing earlier construction layers in the North Acropolis in the Mayan ruins in Yaxha-Nakun-Naranjo National Park,Guatemala. Structure 135.

A fine showing of auroral curtains in the northeastern sky,with the Big Dipper and Ursa Major at upper left,with the sky and ground also illumimnated by the light of the waxing crescent Moon. This was February 25,2023 from the observing deck at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre,Churchill,Manitoba.

13999655 - A fine showing of auroral curtains in the northeastern sky,with the Big Dipper and Ursa Major at upper left,with the sky and ground also illumimnated by the light of the waxing crescent Moon. This was February 25,2023 from the observing deck at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre,Churchill,Manitoba.

This is a composite of the October 14,2023 annular solar eclipse with a sequence of six images showing the Moon advancing across a sunspot,the largest one visible on the Sun that day.

13999613 - This is a composite of the October 14,2023 annular solar eclipse with a sequence of six images showing the Moon advancing across a sunspot,the largest one visible on the Sun that day.

13999277 - Kimono: Piel de Seda Exhibition at Museo de Zaragoza showing pieces from Anita Henry´s Collection,Aragon,Spain

13998915 - Kimono: Piel de Seda Exhibition at Museo de Zaragoza showing pieces from Anita Henry´s Collection,Aragon,Spain

13998582 - Kimono: Piel de Seda Exhibition at Museo de Zaragoza showing pieces from Anita Henry´s Collection,Aragon,Spain

13998416 - Kimono: Piel de Seda Exhibition at Museo de Zaragoza showing pieces from Anita Henry´s Collection,Aragon,Spain

13998378 - Excavation showing earlier construction in the North Acropolis in the Mayan ruins in Yaxha-Nakun-Naranjo National Park,Guatemala.

13998331 - Kimono: Piel de Seda Exhibition at Museo de Zaragoza showing pieces from Anita Henry´s Collection,Aragon,Spain

$Excavation showing stairs of an earlier pyramid inside Structure A-7 in the Xunantunich Archeological Reserve in Belize.\n$

13926798 - Excavation showing stairs of an earlier pyramid inside Structure A-7 in the Xunantunich Archeological Reserve in Belize.\n

$Transit of Venus, June 8, 2004, from Luxor, Egypt. A single image taekn during immersion just at 3rd contact showing brief blackdrop effect. Taken with a Sony DSC-V1 digital camera shooting afocally through a 40mm eyepiece and on a 90mm apochromatic refractor, equatorially mounted and driven. Shot thru a Baader solar filter, which gives a white Sun. Yellow coloration added in Photoshop.$

13900009 - Transit of Venus, June 8, 2004, from Luxor, Egypt. A single image taekn during immersion just at 3rd contact showing brief blackdrop effect. Taken with a Sony DSC-V1 digital camera shooting afocally through a 40mm eyepiece and on a 90mm apochromatic refractor, equatorially mounted and driven. Shot thru a Baader solar filter, which gives a white Sun. Yellow coloration added in Photoshop.

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

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

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

The Moon in total eclipse, on January 20, 2019, in a multiple exposure composite showing the Moon moving from right to left (west to east) through the Earth’s umbral shadow.

13899765 - The Moon in total eclipse, on January 20, 2019, in a multiple exposure composite showing the Moon moving from right to left (west to east) through the Earth’s umbral shadow.

13899294 - A portrait of the infamous STEVE arc of hot flowing gas associated with an active aurora, here showing his distinctive pink colour and the fleeting appearance of the green picket fence fingers that often show up hanging down from the main arc. On this night the green fingers lasted no more than two minutes. STEVE = Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement, and is a river of hot gas flowing east to west equatorward of the main aurora band.

The Geminid meteor shower of 2022, showing the radiant point in Gemini at left, above Castor and Pollux. Orion is at lower right. Mars in Taurus is at top, to the left of Aldebaran and the Hyades star cluster. The M44 Beehive star cluster is in the lower left corner. Small star clusters in Gemini (M35) and Auriga (M36, M37, M38) are at top.

13898560 - The Geminid meteor shower of 2022, showing the radiant point in Gemini at left, above Castor and Pollux. Orion is at lower right. Mars in Taurus is at top, to the left of Aldebaran and the Hyades star cluster. The M44 Beehive star cluster is in the lower left corner. Small star clusters in Gemini (M35) and Auriga (M36, M37, M38) are at top.

13849393 - An 80:1 shot showing detail of a Lepisma sacharina scales

a close up of a Musca domestica or house fly showing a severe mite infestion; three mites under the subgenal area . Those mites show a bright red colour and finger-print like texture

13847933 - a close up of a Musca domestica or house fly showing a severe mite infestion; three mites under the subgenal area . Those mites show a bright red colour and finger-print like texture

The Danzantes are figures carved in stone showing what are thought to be mutilated captives at the pre-Columbian Zapotec ruins of Monte Alban in Oaxaca, Mexico. A UNESCO World Heritage Site. Orignially they were thought to be dancers, but this is no longer believed.

13847012 - The Danzantes are figures carved in stone showing what are thought to be mutilated captives at the pre-Columbian Zapotec ruins of Monte Alban in Oaxaca, Mexico. A UNESCO World Heritage Site. Orignially they were thought to be dancers, but this is no longer believed.

13846636 - A close up of the bee's tongue showing small details, it is covered in pollem

A fresco mural showing celebration and ritual in Room 3 of the Temple of the Murals in the ruins of the Mayan city of Bonampak in Chiapas, Mexico.

13846560 - A fresco mural showing celebration and ritual in Room 3 of the Temple of the Murals in the ruins of the Mayan city of Bonampak in Chiapas, Mexico.

13846238 - The Danzantes are figures carved in stone showing what are thought to be mutilated captives at the pre-Columbian Zapotec ruins of Monte Alban in Oaxaca, Mexico. A UNESCO World Heritage Site. Orignially they were thought to be dancers, but this is no longer believed.

13845740 - A butterfly portrait, showing detail of compound eye, scales and proboscis

A skull from the ruins of Monte Alban showing cranial deformation and trepanation surgery. Monte Alban Site Museum, Oaxaca, Mexico. A UNESCO World Heritage Site.

13844327 - A skull from the ruins of Monte Alban showing cranial deformation and trepanation surgery. Monte Alban Site Museum, Oaxaca, Mexico. A UNESCO World Heritage Site.

13844201 - A fresco mural showing celebration and ritual in Room 3 of the Temple of the Murals in the ruins of the Mayan city of Bonampak in Chiapas, Mexico.

13833999 - Paleolithic tools and replica of cave painting showing bison, National Museum and Research Center of Altamira, Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, Spain

13833995 - Paleolithic tools and replica of cave painting showing bison, National Museum and Research Center of Altamira, Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, Spain

13833993 - Paleolithic tools and replica of cave painting showing bison, National Museum and Research Center of Altamira, Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, Spain

13829622 - Guide showing bird species on book, Baja California, Mexico

13798059 - Europe, United Kingdom, England, London Borough of Lambeth, Vauxhall. St. George Wharf riverside development showing Vauxhall Bridge.

13999227 - A fine showing of auroral curtains in the northeastern sky,with the Big Dipper and Ursa Major at upper left,with the sky and ground also illumimnated by the light of the waxing crescent Moon. This was February 25,2023 from the observing deck at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre,Churchill,Manitoba.

A widefield view of Orion's Belt and Sword showing the complex of nebulosity in the area. The three Belt stars are at top (L to R): Alnitak,Alnilam and Mintaka,with the dark Horsehead Nebula (B33) below Alnitak. Above Alnitak is the pinkish Flame Nebula,NGC 2024. At bottom are Messiers 42 and 43,making up the Orion Nebula,with the bluish Running Man Nebula above it,aka NGC 1973-5-7. Above it is the star cluster NGC 1981. Messier 78 is just on frame at upper left. Numerous other bits of emission and reflection nebulas populate the field amid a backdrop of faint emission nebulosity. The stars ar

13998672 - A widefield view of Orion's Belt and Sword showing the complex of nebulosity in the area. The three Belt stars are at top (L to R): Alnitak,Alnilam and Mintaka,with the dark Horsehead Nebula (B33) below Alnitak. Above Alnitak is the pinkish Flame Nebula,NGC 2024. At bottom are Messiers 42 and 43,making up the Orion Nebula,with the bluish Running Man Nebula above it,aka NGC 1973-5-7. Above it is the star cluster NGC 1981. Messier 78 is just on frame at upper left. Numerous other bits of emission and reflection nebulas populate the field amid a backdrop of faint emission nebulosity. The stars ar

The planets Venus (brightest at centre) and Mars (upper left of Venus) in the late evening twilight over the Rocky Mountains and Bow River in Banff National Park. This was June 6,2023,from the Storm Mountain viewpoint on the Bow Valley Parkway north of Castle Junction. The stars Castor and Pollux in Gemini are at right. Mars is just to the left of the Beehive star cluster,M44,just showing up here.

13998619 - The planets Venus (brightest at centre) and Mars (upper left of Venus) in the late evening twilight over the Rocky Mountains and Bow River in Banff National Park. This was June 6,2023,from the Storm Mountain viewpoint on the Bow Valley Parkway north of Castle Junction. The stars Castor and Pollux in Gemini are at right. Mars is just to the left of the Beehive star cluster,M44,just showing up here.

13998608 - Kimono: Piel de Seda Exhibition at Museo de Zaragoza showing pieces from Anita Henry´s Collection,Aragon,Spain

A composite of 233 images, taken with the Canon 5D MkII and 16-35mm lens, at Bow Lake in Banff, showing circumpolar star trails across the sky looking north over Num-Ti-Jah Lodge. Each image was 50 seconds, taken at 1s intervals at ISO 1250 and at f/4. Stacked in Photoshop using Chris Schur's Photoshop Action.

13900346 - A composite of 233 images, taken with the Canon 5D MkII and 16-35mm lens, at Bow Lake in Banff, showing circumpolar star trails across the sky looking north over Num-Ti-Jah Lodge. Each image was 50 seconds, taken at 1s intervals at ISO 1250 and at f/4. Stacked in Photoshop using Chris Schur's Photoshop Action.

A framing of the major areas of bright and dark nebulosity in Cygnus, showing pink emission nebulas contrasting with dark dusty regions in the Cygnus arm of the Milky Way. The main area of the bright Cygnus Starcloud is at upper right.

13900307 - A framing of the major areas of bright and dark nebulosity in Cygnus, showing pink emission nebulas contrasting with dark dusty regions in the Cygnus arm of the Milky Way. The main area of the bright Cygnus Starcloud is at upper right.

$Me aiming the A&M 80mm refractor on the Astro-Tech Voyager mount at the Milky Way with its laser pointer finder showing the way. I am aiming at M11 in Scutum.$

13899534 - Me aiming the A&M 80mm refractor on the Astro-Tech Voyager mount at the Milky Way with its laser pointer finder showing the way. I am aiming at M11 in Scutum.

This is the occultation of Mars by the Full Moon on December 7, 2022, in a composite showing the motion of Mars relative to the Moon. The motion here is from left to right. However, while this composite makes it look like Mars was doing the moving, it was really the Moon that was passing in front of Mars. But for this sequence I set the telescope mount to track the Moon at its rate of motion against the background stars and Mars, to keep the Moon more or less stationary on the frame while Mars and the background sky passed behind it.

13899320 - This is the occultation of Mars by the Full Moon on December 7, 2022, in a composite showing the motion of Mars relative to the Moon. The motion here is from left to right. However, while this composite makes it look like Mars was doing the moving, it was really the Moon that was passing in front of Mars. But for this sequence I set the telescope mount to track the Moon at its rate of motion against the background stars and Mars, to keep the Moon more or less stationary on the frame while Mars and the background sky passed behind it.

A panorama of the 8-day-old first quarter Moon on March 14, 2019, showing the full disk and extent of incredible detail along the terminator, the dividing line between the day and night sides of the Moon where the Sun is rising as seen from the surface of the Moon.

13898397 - A panorama of the 8-day-old first quarter Moon on March 14, 2019, showing the full disk and extent of incredible detail along the terminator, the dividing line between the day and night sides of the Moon where the Sun is rising as seen from the surface of the Moon.

Auroral curtains in twilight on March 14, 2018 from at sea north of Tromsø, Norway, on the Hurtigruten ship the m/s Nordnorge, with the curtains showing a purple tinge to the background sky, likely from scattered blue sunlight mixing with the red oxygen colours.

13897902 - Auroral curtains in twilight on March 14, 2018 from at sea north of Tromsø, Norway, on the Hurtigruten ship the m/s Nordnorge, with the curtains showing a purple tinge to the background sky, likely from scattered blue sunlight mixing with the red oxygen colours.

A panorama of the 9-day-old gibbous Moon on March 15, 2019, showing the full disk and extent of incredible detail along the terminator, the dividing line between the day and night sides of the Moon where the Sun is rising as seen from the surface of the Moon.

13897614 - A panorama of the 9-day-old gibbous Moon on March 15, 2019, showing the full disk and extent of incredible detail along the terminator, the dividing line between the day and night sides of the Moon where the Sun is rising as seen from the surface of the Moon.

A panorama of the 7-day-old first quarter Moon on March 13, 2019, showing the full disk and extent of incredible detail along the terminator, the dividing line between the day and night sides of the Moon where the Sun is rising as seen from the surface of the Moon. Note the tiny points of light at the centres of some of the craters (particularly Alphonsus and Arzachel below centre) in the Southern Highlands from sunlight just catching the central peaks of those craters. At top in the north the slash of the Alpine Valley is obvious as well as the curve of the Apennine Mountains.

13897428 - A panorama of the 7-day-old first quarter Moon on March 13, 2019, showing the full disk and extent of incredible detail along the terminator, the dividing line between the day and night sides of the Moon where the Sun is rising as seen from the surface of the Moon. Note the tiny points of light at the centres of some of the craters (particularly Alphonsus and Arzachel below centre) in the Southern Highlands from sunlight just catching the central peaks of those craters. At top in the north the slash of the Alpine Valley is obvious as well as the curve of the Apennine Mountains.

13887111 - Kodiak Brown Bear Sleeping On A Log With It's Claws Showing At Lake Clarke National Park; Alaska United States Of America

A fresco mural showing musicians on the east wall of Room 1 of the Temple of the Murals in the ruins of the Mayan city of Bonampak in Chiapas, Mexico.

13847340 - A fresco mural showing musicians on the east wall of Room 1 of the Temple of the Murals in the ruins of the Mayan city of Bonampak in Chiapas, Mexico.

13846244 - A fresco mural showing celebration and ritual in Room 3 of the Temple of the Murals in the ruins of the Mayan city of Bonampak in Chiapas, Mexico.

Luxury accommodation background, with copy space showing Lavender on pillow at a luxurious boutique hotel with beautiful details in the bedroom

13845378 - Luxury accommodation background, with copy space showing Lavender on pillow at a luxurious boutique hotel with beautiful details in the bedroom

13845015 - A bee wing covered on pollen showing two parasitic mites; 50:1 magnification

13844803 - A fresco mural showing celebration and ritual in Room 3 of the Temple of the Murals in the ruins of the Mayan city of Bonampak in Chiapas, Mexico.

13833997 - Paleolithic tools and replica of cave painting showing bison, National Museum and Research Center of Altamira, Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, Spain

13833992 - Paleolithic tools and replica of cave painting showing bison, National Museum and Research Center of Altamira, Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, Spain

A Seven Armed Starfish Luidia ciliaris) raises it's arm showing sticky tubed feet. It sits in the darkness of the seabed around he Garvellach islands in Scotland.

13829458 - A Seven Armed Starfish Luidia ciliaris) raises it's arm showing sticky tubed feet. It sits in the darkness of the seabed around he Garvellach islands in Scotland.

Takahiro Koizumi at left and his assistant at right are showing their finish work, iron teapots or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

13824915 - Takahiro Koizumi at left and his assistant at right are showing their finish work, iron teapots or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Europe, United Kingdom, England, London Borough of Lambeth, Vauxhall. St. George Wharf riverside development showing the St. George Wharf Tower (Vauxhall Tower).

13798060 - Europe, United Kingdom, England, London Borough of Lambeth, Vauxhall. St. George Wharf riverside development showing the St. George Wharf Tower (Vauxhall Tower).

13792759 - Building with marble walls showing decorative facade and archways

13790242 - View From Resort On Lefkas, Showing Some Sail Boats.

13776622 - Bamburgh Castle with the tide out showing rocky coastline; Bamburgh, Northumberland, England

13999699 - Kimono: Piel de Seda Exhibition at Museo de Zaragoza showing pieces from Anita Henry´s Collection,Aragon,Spain

13999175 - Excavation showing earlier construction layers in the North Acropolis in the Mayan ruins in Yaxha-Nakun-Naranjo National Park,Guatemala. Structure 135.

A framing of the northern winter sky constellation of Gemini. the Twins The Messier star cluster M35 is at right,along with the emission nebulas IC 443 and NGC 2174. The twin stars of Castor (top) and Pollux are at left,but showing their colour difference here. The Milky Way runs down the right side of the frame making this area much brighter and richer than the sky at left.

13999153 - A framing of the northern winter sky constellation of Gemini. the Twins The Messier star cluster M35 is at right,along with the emission nebulas IC 443 and NGC 2174. The twin stars of Castor (top) and Pollux are at left,but showing their colour difference here. The Milky Way runs down the right side of the frame making this area much brighter and richer than the sky at left.

13999087 - Kimono: Piel de Seda Exhibition at Museo de Zaragoza showing pieces from Anita Henry´s Collection,Aragon,Spain

13998993 - Kimono: Piel de Seda Exhibition at Museo de Zaragoza showing pieces from Anita Henry´s Collection,Aragon,Spain

13998479 - Kimono: Piel de Seda Exhibition at Museo de Zaragoza showing pieces from Anita Henry´s Collection,Aragon,Spain

13998458 - Kimono: Piel de Seda Exhibition at Museo de Zaragoza showing pieces from Anita Henry´s Collection,Aragon,Spain

$The Pleiades star cluster, aka Seven Sisters, or M45, in Taurus. A deep exposure showing the reflection nebulosity which fills the area. This is a stack of 5 x 14 minute exposures with the TMB 92mm apo refractor and Borg 0.85x flattener/reducer at f/4.8 and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800. Taken from home Oct 9/10, 2013.$

13900605 - The Pleiades star cluster, aka Seven Sisters, or M45, in Taurus. A deep exposure showing the reflection nebulosity which fills the area. This is a stack of 5 x 14 minute exposures with the TMB 92mm apo refractor and Borg 0.85x flattener/reducer at f/4.8 and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800. Taken from home Oct 9/10, 2013.

A mosaic of the Sword and Belt region of Orion the Hunter, showing the diverse array of colourful nebulas in the area, including: curving Barnard’s Loop, the Horsehead Nebula below the left star of the Belt, Alnitak, and the Orion Nebula itself as the bright region in the Sword.

13900128 - A mosaic of the Sword and Belt region of Orion the Hunter, showing the diverse array of colourful nebulas in the area, including: curving Barnard’s Loop, the Horsehead Nebula below the left star of the Belt, Alnitak, and the Orion Nebula itself as the bright region in the Sword.

13899752 - Detail of the Lope de Vega Theatre Hall, showing the Giralda Tower and a caravel ship over the Globe. Seville, Spain.

A composite of the August 21, 2017 total eclipse of the Sun, showing the second and third contact diamond rings and Baily’s Beads at the start (left) and end (right) of totality, flanking a composite image of totality itself. The diamond ring and Baily’s Beads images are single images.

13899354 - A composite of the August 21, 2017 total eclipse of the Sun, showing the second and third contact diamond rings and Baily’s Beads at the start (left) and end (right) of totality, flanking a composite image of totality itself. The diamond ring and Baily’s Beads images are single images.

A composite of about 280 images, taken with the Canon 60Da and 10-22mm lens at 17mm, at Bow Lake in Banff, Alberta showing star trails across the sky looking west. Illumination is from the waning gibbous Moon over frame to the left Moon. Each image was 45 seconds, taken at 1s intervals at ISO 1250 and at f/4.5. Stacked in Photoshop using Chris Schur's Photoshop Action.

13899299 - A composite of about 280 images, taken with the Canon 60Da and 10-22mm lens at 17mm, at Bow Lake in Banff, Alberta showing star trails across the sky looking west. Illumination is from the waning gibbous Moon over frame to the left Moon. Each image was 45 seconds, taken at 1s intervals at ISO 1250 and at f/4.5. Stacked in Photoshop using Chris Schur's Photoshop Action.

One of a series of images showing the STEVE arc appearing in the east and developing brighter. This was August 7-8, 2022, from southern Alberta, Canada at about 12:25 am MDT. This shows a faint green-white band on the left edge of the main pink arc.

13898779 - One of a series of images showing the STEVE arc appearing in the east and developing brighter. This was August 7-8, 2022, from southern Alberta, Canada at about 12:25 am MDT. This shows a faint green-white band on the left edge of the main pink arc.

The quarter Moon reflected in the waters of Reesor Lake, Alberta in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park. Taken on July 5, 2014. This is with the 14mm Rokinon lens and Canon 6D at ISO800. This is a high dynamic range stack of 6 exposures from 1/15 to 0.6 seconds taken just before using the camera to take a motion control time-lapse. The Moon was in conjunction with Mars (right of Moon) and Spica (left of Moon) but in the bright twilight they are not showing up here.

13898528 - The quarter Moon reflected in the waters of Reesor Lake, Alberta in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park. Taken on July 5, 2014. This is with the 14mm Rokinon lens and Canon 6D at ISO800. This is a high dynamic range stack of 6 exposures from 1/15 to 0.6 seconds taken just before using the camera to take a motion control time-lapse. The Moon was in conjunction with Mars (right of Moon) and Spica (left of Moon) but in the bright twilight they are not showing up here.

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

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

A single frame from a 300-frame time lapse movie, this one showing a bright meteor that showed up only on that one frame, a bit of luck as each exposure was only 4 seconds at 4 second intervals. Taken with the Canon 5D MkII and 16-35mm lens at f/2.8 and ISO 1600 to keep exposures short to minimize blurring of the windmill blades (to no avail), despite the bright moonlight from a Full Moon.

13898369 - A single frame from a 300-frame time lapse movie, this one showing a bright meteor that showed up only on that one frame, a bit of luck as each exposure was only 4 seconds at 4 second intervals. Taken with the Canon 5D MkII and 16-35mm lens at f/2.8 and ISO 1600 to keep exposures short to minimize blurring of the windmill blades (to no avail), despite the bright moonlight from a Full Moon.

A mosaic of the 11-day-old gibbous Moon, on March 17, 2019, showing the full disk and extent of incredible detail along the terminator, the dividing line between the day and night sides of the Moon where the Sun is rising as seen from the surface of the Moon.

13898050 - A mosaic of the 11-day-old gibbous Moon, on March 17, 2019, showing the full disk and extent of incredible detail along the terminator, the dividing line between the day and night sides of the Moon where the Sun is rising as seen from the surface of the Moon.

A composite showing me (on the right lit in green) and fellow Calgary RASC astronomy club members pointing at Polaris with green laser pointers at a public star party July 27, 2019 at the Rothney Astrophysical Observatory. About 600 people attended this night. I was presenting a laser-guided tour of the night sky.

13897928 - A composite showing me (on the right lit in green) and fellow Calgary RASC astronomy club members pointing at Polaris with green laser pointers at a public star party July 27, 2019 at the Rothney Astrophysical Observatory. About 600 people attended this night. I was presenting a laser-guided tour of the night sky.

13897598 - A portrait of the infamous STEVE arc of hot flowing gas associated with an active aurora, here showing his distinctive pink colour and the fleeting appearance of the green picket fence fingers that often show up hanging down from the main arc. On this night the green fingers lasted no more than two minutes. STEVE = Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement, and is a river of hot gas flowing east to west equatorward of the main aurora band. STEVE appeared after the main Kp5-level aurora died down in activity to the north, typical behaviour for STEVE. He was visible for only 35 to 40 minutes,

A framing of Andromeda and Triangulum showing both their respective galaxies, Messier 31 at top right, and Messier 33 at bottom left. As a bonus, the large star cluster NGC 752 is at upper left. The yellowish star that serves as a star-hopping starting point for M31 and M33, Mirach in Andromeda, is right of centre. The stars of Triangulum are at lower left. Almach in Andromeda is at upper left.

13897459 - A framing of Andromeda and Triangulum showing both their respective galaxies, Messier 31 at top right, and Messier 33 at bottom left. As a bonus, the large star cluster NGC 752 is at upper left. The yellowish star that serves as a star-hopping starting point for M31 and M33, Mirach in Andromeda, is right of centre. The stars of Triangulum are at lower left. Almach in Andromeda is at upper left.

13845645 - A fresco mural showing celebration and ritual in Room 3 of the Temple of the Murals in the ruins of the Mayan city of Bonampak in Chiapas, Mexico.

13829453 - Portrait of the long legged spider crab (Macropodia rostrata) showing it's eyes, claws, mouth, antena and rostrum

13882764 - Panoramic photo showing the mist from the cascades at Iguazu Falls.

13884837 - A view into the Big Spring Canyon showing wonderful geology in the Canyonlands National Park; Blanding, Utah, United States of America

Interior of ancient Pueblos cliff dwelling showing remnants of plaster on the walls in a remote canyon in southwest Colorado; Colorado, United States of America

13881698 - Interior of ancient Pueblos cliff dwelling showing remnants of plaster on the walls in a remote canyon in southwest Colorado; Colorado, United States of America

13986452 - Nares Point,showing deformation of the sandstone strata by eons of geological forces,Kimberley Region,Western Australia,Australia