71454468 - In the center of Taipei/Taiwan is the impressive Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall. Together with the surrounding park, it occupies a total area of 240,000 square meters. It was built between 1976 and 1980 in honor of the long-time president and supreme military commander of the Republic of China, Chiang Kai-shek (1878 - 1975). Here: View from the main gate to the main hall. 71453225 - View of Four Mile Beach and surrounding areas, Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia 71453219 - View of Four Mile Beach and surrounding areas, Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia 14275991 - Picturesque view of the historic Guerande wall and its surrounding moat on a sunny day in Brittany, France.14249247 - This is a wide-field view of the April 8, 2024 total eclipse of the Sun, taking in the bright planets Jupiter (at top) and Venus (below) that were easily visible to the unaided eye during totality. Here the Sun appears only as its outer atmosphere, the corona, in shades of yellow and blue, surrounding the dark disk of the Moon.71468707 - Rocca di Cerere and surrounding valley, elevated view, Enna, Siclly, Italy71460020 - Fountain in the Largo das Portas de Moura with a view to the cathedral and surrounding historic buildings in the city centre of Evora, Alto Alentejo, Portugal, Southern Europe - 23 March 201971460019 - Fountain in the Largo das Portas de Moura with a view to the cathedral and surrounding historic buildings in the city centre of Evora, Alto Alentejo, Portugal, Southern Europe - 23 March 201971453221 - View of Four Mile Beach and surrounding areas, Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia 14136699 - Woman Swimming In Clear Waters Surrounding Mumbo Island, Lake Malawi; Malawi71469077 - Aerial view of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia main building (one of the seven Stalinist skyscrapers) and surrounding area. Moscow, Russia.71453222 - View of Four Mile Beach and surrounding areas, Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia 14275490 - Railway line under construction in Carrión de los Céspedes, Sevilla, Spain. Clear blue sky and open fields surrounding the tracks.14249240 - This is a telescopic close-up of the eclipsed Sun at the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse, with the Sun's intricate atmosphere, the corona, surrounding the dark silhouetted disk of the Moon.14248887 - This is the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way and member of the Local Group of galaxies, framed in portrait orientartion to include all of the Cloud and some of the fainter outlying glow and surrounding stars of Mensa and Dorado.71470088 - Aerial view of the Alavi street with moving cars and surrounding buildings illuminated at night. Kashan, Iran.71469078 - Aerial view of the Golden Ring Hotel towers at the Garden Ring and surrounding buildings. Moscow, Russia.71468709 - Countyside views surrounding Enna town, Enna, Siclly, Italy71467632 - Spanish Colonial style buildings surrounding the main square of Zipaquira, Cundinamarca department, Savannah of Bogota, Colombia, South America71454480 - In the center of Taipei/Taiwan is the impressive Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall. Together with the surrounding park, it occupies a total area of 240,000 square meters. It was built between 1976 and 1980 in honor of the long-time president and supreme military commander of the Republic of China, Chiang Kai-shek (1878 - 1975). Here: View over the park to the main hall. 71454471 - In the center of Taipei/Taiwan is the impressive Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall. Together with the surrounding park, it occupies a total area of 240,000 square meters. It was built between 1976 and 1980 in honor of the long-time president and supreme military commander of the Republic of China, Chiang Kai-shek (1878 - 1975). 71453224 - View of Four Mile Beach and surrounding areas, Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia 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).14207835 - A scenic view of the ice covered mountains surrounding Magdalenefjorden, Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard, Norway.71453324 - View from the Miradouro da Boca do Inferno of the surrounding volcanic lakes on the Azores island of Sao Miguel. 14275941 - Picturesque view of the historic Guerande wall and its surrounding moat on a sunny day in Brittany, France.14249418 - This frames the rich area surrounding the Galactic Centre, which is located at top centre here amid the dark lane of dust and above a small diffuse area of red nebulosity. To the left is the bright Sagittarius Starcloud, which contrasts with the dark lane that runs down the Milky Way. Nowhere else is there such a stark and sharp contrast between bright starclouds and dark lanes of dust. The star clouds show the yellowing effect of interstellar dust absorbing star light and reddening it.14249132 - This is a telescopic close-up of the eclipsed Sun at the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse, with the Sun's intricate atmosphere, the corona, surrounding the dark silhouetted disk of the Moon.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 nebu14249067 - This is a telescopic close-up of the eclipsed Sun at the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse, with the Sun's intricate atmosphere, the corona, surrounding the dark silhouetted disk of the Moon.14248634 - This is the very blue and bright Southern Pleiades star cluster, catalogued as IC 2602, surrounding the naked eye star Theta Carinae.71470889 - Aerial view of the Parisian Macao Hotel and surrounding buildings illuminated at night. Cotai, Macau, China.71468704 - Rocca di Cerere and surrounding valley, elevated view, Enna, Siclly, Italy71467746 - Inscriptions and hieroglyphs on the surrounding walls of the Great Hypostyle Hall in the Precinct of Amon-Re, Karnak Temple Complex, Luxor, Egypt, Northeast Africa71456049 - Tower of church Igrexa de Santo André surrounding countryside, Campo Redondo, Ribadavia, Ourense province, Galicia, Spain14275625 - Ancient stone King William Tower located in Caen, Normandy, France. Clear blue sky and urban background with surrounding buildings.14275498 - Peaceful sunrise over the rice fields in Isla Mayor, Sevilla, Spain. The early morning light bathes a white building and surrounding landscape.14275071 - Aerial view of Josselin Castle and the surrounding Sainte Croix medieval quarter in Josselin, Brittany, France. The historic castle and charming rooftops create a picturesque scene.14248750 - This is the region around the star Lambda Centauri, with the Running Chicken Nebula or IC 2948, at bottom, surrounding the star Lambda Centauri and the loose open star cluster IC 2944. The "head" of the chicken is the nebula catalogued as Gum 39, the "feet" of the chicken is RCW 61 (Rodgers-Campbell-Whiteoak).14123345 - Detail of the adobe brick wall surrounding the Mission San Xavier del Bac, Tucson Arizona.71443220 - UNESCO World Heritage Site "Jewish-Medieval Heritage in Erfurt", stucco figures, paintings and surrounding gallery in the dance hall of the Old Synagogue, Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany71436247 - The defense tower of the moated castle of Kapellendorf with the surrounding moat and deciduous trees in the foreground, Kapellendorf, Thuringia, Germany71433697 - View from the ruins of the "Grupo Norte" to the surrounding jungle of the archaeological zone of Palenque, Mayan metropolis, Chiapas, Mexico, North America, Latin America, UNESCO World Heritage71433686 - View from Monte Albán (former capital of the Zapotec) on ruins and the surrounding area, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America, Latin America, UNESCO World Heritage71431361 - Owl Tower of Hirsau Monastery near Calw rises above surrounding forest, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe71425434 - View along the narrow streets of Como's old town towards the Duomo and surrounding mountains, Lake Como, Italy13988540 - Lush green foliage surrounding a trail in Silver Falls State Park,Oregon,United States of America13898213 - The Carina Nebula, NGC 3572, and surrounding clusters. To the upper left is NGC 3532, the Football Cluster. To the upper right is NGC 3293, the Gem Cluster To the lower left is the nebula complex NGC 3576/81. This is a stack of 5 x 10 minute exposures at f/4.3 with the Borg 77mm astrograph (330mm focal length) and filter-modified Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800. Taken from Coonabarabran, Australia, March 2014.13846315 - Camping at the Second Night Campsite on the Three Day Mount Rinjani Trek, Lombok, Indonesia. Much of the three day Mount Rinjani trek is spent walking above the clouds. Camping above the clouds on both nights is one of the highlights, with stunning views of the surrounding scenery. Mount Rinjani, (Gunung Rinjani in Indonesian) is an active volcano on Lombok island, Indonesia, whose summit of 3726m, makes it the second highest volcano in Indonesia.13846214 - The colonial Church of Our Lady of the Assumption was completed by Franciscan friars in 1751 in the town of Tecoh, Yucatan, Mexico. In 1842, John Lloyd Stevens, the archeological explorer and author of "Incidents of Travel in Yucatan" climbed this church tower to look for Mayan ruins in the surrounding jungle.13836743 - A scenic view of ice covered mountains surrounding Magdalenefjorden. Magdalenefjorden, Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard, Norway.13836739 - A scenic view of the ice covered mountains surrounding Magdalenefjorden. Magdalenefjorden, Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard, Norway.13835502 - A bushfire on the hills surrounding the Savuti Marsh. Savuti, Chobe National Park, Botswana13812625 - USA, Oregon, Willamette National Forest, Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area, Multiple small falls and swift flow of Opal Creek with surrounding lush vegetation.71447825 - Narrow staircase leading down on the hills surrounding Marseille, France.71433887 - Alicante View from the Santa Barbara Castle, on the harbor and surrounding area, Costa Blanca, Spain71426506 - Statues on the surrounding walls of Vatican city in Rome, Italy13999365 - This is a framing of most of the constellation of Perseus,with the core region,the group of stars called the Perseus OB Association surrounding Alpha Persei,or Mirphak,at left and above centre. The large group is also called Melotte 20 or the Perseus Moving Cluster.13900339 - The Orion Nebula, M42 and M43, with surrounding associated nebula and star clusters, such as the Running Man Nebula above (NGC 1975) and blue star cluster above it, NGC 1981.13897818 - The area of the head of Orion with the large Lambda Orionis nebulosity surrounding the star Meissa at top, with Betelgeuse (left) and Bellatrix (right) at bottom, with the Fornax Lightrack tracker and 200mm lens + Canon 5D MkII. The open cluster around Meissa is Collinder 69.13877319 - UK, Hertfordshire, and Lush Green Surrounding; Hemel Hempstead, path and barges, Grand Union Canal13845488 - Lago Capri in Los Glaciares National Park near El Chalten, Argentina. A UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Patagonia region of South America. The lake is surrounding by a Lenga forest. Across the lake is Mount Fitz Roy and the Fitz Roy Massif.13836744 - A scenic view of ice covered mountains surrounding Magdalenefjorden. Magdalenafjorden, Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard, Norway.13835498 - A male lion, Panthera leo, with a bushfire on the hills surrounding the Savuti Marsh in the background. Savuti, Chobe National Park, Botswana13835496 - An African elephant at a waterhole, Loxodonta africana, in the background a bushfire on the hills surrounding the Savuti Marsh. Savuti, Chobe National Park, Botswana13829960 - Mountains surrounding Calo des Moro and Cala S´almunia in Mallorca, Spain13811205 - USA, Hawaii, Big Island of Hawaii. Wailuku River State Park, Rainbow Falls with monstera plants and surrounding lush vegetation.71427614 - View of the surrounding mountains of Safed (also Tsfat) and the Jewish Cemetery, Galilee, Israel, Middle East, Asia13999719 - This frames the bright Scutum Starcloud at centre and surrounding region of the Milky Way,with the bright starfields contrasting with the dark lanes and obscuring dust in this region of the Milky Way. The bright star cluster Messier 11,or the Wild Duck Cluster,is left of centre embedded in the Starcloud. The smaller star cluster M26 is below it. At bottom right,the star cluster set in a dark lane and above the blue star is NGC 6649. That blue star has a small reflection nebula around it,IC 1287.13988582 - Cloud surrounding mountain peaks,Mount Rainier National Park,Washington,United States of America13844241 - The stepped pyramid at Tonina rises from the surrounding rainforest near Ocosingo, Chiapas, Mexico. At 74 meters, or 243 feet in height, it is one of the tallest pyramids in Mexico.13836745 - A scenic view of ice covered mountains surrounding Magdalenefjorden. Magdalenefjorden, Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard, Norway.13836740 - A scenic view of the ice covered mountains surrounding Magdalenefjorden. Magdalenefjorden, Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard, Norway.13797657 - Italy, Puglia, Brindisi, Itria Valley, Ostuni. Ornate carvings surrounding the doors and potted plants in the alleys and narrow streets of the white city of Ostuni.71427440 - Christmas fair in Orbeliani ubani in the President Palace surrounding area in Old Tbilisi, Georgia13998473 - A portrait of the constellation of Lyra the Harp from May 2023,with a 135mm telephoto lens to frame this small pattern. Vega is the bright star and the double star to the left of Vega is Epsilon Lyrae. The colourful small group below it is the sparse star cluster Stephenson 1 surrounding the stars Delta1 and Delta2 Lyrae. The globular cluster M56 is just in the lower left corner.13897553 - The partial eclipse of the Sun, October 23, 2014, as seen from Jasper, Alberta, in this case shot through thin cloud but that makes for a more interesting photo than one in a clear sky. This is still shot through a mylar filter, on the front of a 66mm f/6 apo refractor using the Canon 60Da for 1/25 sec exposure at ISO 100. The colours are natural, with the mylar filter providing a neutral “white light” image. With the Sun dimmed a lot by cloud, the longer exposure allowed picking up light and colours in the surrounding clouds.13845576 - The colonial Church of Our Lady of the Assumption was completed by Franciscan friars in 1751 in the town of Tecoh, Yucatan, Mexico. In 1842, John Lloyd Stevens, the archeological explorer and author of "Incidents of Travel in Yucatan" climbed this church tower to look for Mayan ruins in the surrounding jungle.13835504 - A bushfire on the hills surrounding the Savuti Marsh. Savuti, Chobe National Park, Botswana13835503 - A bushfire on the hills surrounding the Savuti Marsh. Savuti, Chobe National Park, Botswana13835495 - African elephants at a waterhole, Loxodonta africana, in the background a bushfire on the hills surrounding the Savuti Marsh. Savuti, Chobe National Park, Botswana13810796 - Alpine meadow surrounding by sloping aspen trees in autumn color, Uncompahgre National Forest, Colorado71433479 - Statues posted on the buildings surrounding the Burg square in Bruges.71433478 - Statues posted on the buildings surrounding the Burg square in Bruges.71427613 - View of the surrounding mountains of Safed (also Tsfat) and the Jewish Cemetery, Galilee, Israel, Middle East, Asia71426507 - Statues on the surrounding walls of Vatican city in Rome, Italy14138225 - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the regional capital, and the surrounding icy waters in Kamchatka; Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka, Russia13998316 - The Coma Berenices star cluster,aka Melotte 111,in the constellation of Coma Berenices,here in a field of view wide enough (7.5° by 5°) to frame it with some of the surrounding galaxies,in particular the edge-on galaxy NGC 4565 at lower left and NGC 4559 at upper left. Several other fainter galaxies are in the field,some between 12th to 14th magnitude,such as the tiny quartet of Box Galaxies at the extreme upper right corner. Melotte 111 is one of the nearer star clusters,being only 288 light years away. The field is similar to that of binoculars.13981446 - UK.,Hertfordshire,and lush green surrounding countryside,Hemel Hempstead,barge,towpath,The Grand Union Canal13899503 - A framing of most of the constellation of Perseus, with the brightest star in the constellation, Mirfak or Alpha Persei at centre. At lower right is Algol, the Demon Star. At top is the Double Cluster of stars, aka NGC 868 and 884, while at top left is the Heart and Soul Nebula complex, aka IC 1805 and IC 1848. The small star cluster NGC 1245 lies between Mirfak and Algol. The bright Messier cluster M34 is just off frame at right. The bright blue stars surrounding Mirfak are the Perseus OB3 Association, or Melotte 20, aka the Alpha Persei Moving Group.13848649 - Centre of New Zealand Sign at Nelson, South Island, New Zealand. Nelson, home to the 'Centre of New Zealand', is a very picturesque city at the top of South Island, New Zealand. Its location on the coast, combined with the surrounding hills and mountains give rise to its wide variety of beautiful landscapes and scenery.13812626 - USA, Oregon, Willamette National Forest, Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area, Multiple small falls and swift flow of Opal Creek with surrounding old growth forest.13797655 - Italy, Puglia, Brindisi, Itria Valley, Ostuni. Old wooden door with ornate carvings surrounding the entrance in old town Ostuni.13792178 - Fonte Gaia And Surrounding Buildings71437985 - Impressive panorama of the cloudy and turquoise Gray Glacier and the surrounding mountains in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile, Patagonia, South America71433367 - A natural granite rock arch at Spitzkoppe in front of the surrounding savannah plain in Namibia, Africa71427628 - surrounding abstract landscape at Masada, Dead Sea, Israel, Middle East, Asia, UNESCO World Heritage Site71427615 - Sign indicating a museum, view of the surrounding mountains of Safed (also Tsfat) and the Jewish Cemetery, Galilee, Israel, Middle East, Asia13880039 - Looking Along Corridor Of Columns Surrounding The Courtyard Of The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque,Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emiratespage suivante
