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Unexpected discovery in the backyard: The goddess in the lotus blossom, Quan Yin, stands next to a parked scooter and is illuminated by numerous lanterns. Taipei, Taiwan

71454472 - Unexpected discovery in the backyard: The goddess in the lotus blossom, Quan Yin, stands next to a parked scooter and is illuminated by numerous lanterns. Taipei, Taiwan

71450615 - Jewish monument in the backyard at St. John's Monastery, Stralsund, Baltic Sea coast, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany

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

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

A selfie of me gazing at the sky while the camera and telescope shoot deep-sky targets with the auto-guided equatorial mount and astrographic reflector telescope. An aurora is kicking up to the left in the northeast. Orion is rising at centre in the east. I shot this Thanksgiving evening, October 13m, 2015, from the backyard at home in southern Alberta. It is part of a 730-frame time-lapse.

13897586 - A selfie of me gazing at the sky while the camera and telescope shoot deep-sky targets with the auto-guided equatorial mount and astrographic reflector telescope. An aurora is kicking up to the left in the northeast. Orion is rising at centre in the east. I shot this Thanksgiving evening, October 13m, 2015, from the backyard at home in southern Alberta. It is part of a 730-frame time-lapse.

A selfie of me with the Celestron C8 telescope, with an aurora in the north, for a book illustration. Taken July 21, 2019 from the backyard on a very clear night just at moonrise.

13899626 - A selfie of me with the Celestron C8 telescope, with an aurora in the north, for a book illustration. Taken July 21, 2019 from the backyard on a very clear night just at moonrise.

The late-night spring Milky Way from my rural backyard in Alberta (latitude 51° N) on a fine May night in 2020, with the waxing Moon just setting and lighting the landscape and sky. Jupiter (brightest) and Saturn to the east (left) are just rising together at left, east of the Milky Way. West of the galactic centre at right is red Antares in Scorpius. The Small Sagittarius and Scutum starclouds are prominent at centre, with their various Messier nebulas and star clusters visible.

13898150 - The late-night spring Milky Way from my rural backyard in Alberta (latitude 51° N) on a fine May night in 2020, with the waxing Moon just setting and lighting the landscape and sky. Jupiter (brightest) and Saturn to the east (left) are just rising together at left, east of the Milky Way. West of the galactic centre at right is red Antares in Scorpius. The Small Sagittarius and Scutum starclouds are prominent at centre, with their various Messier nebulas and star clusters visible.

The summer Milky Way on a clear moonless September evening, from my rural backyard in southern Alberta. This is a stack of 5 x 5 minute exposures with the 15mm f/2.8 lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800, on the iOptron SkyTracker. Portrait version.

13897607 - The summer Milky Way on a clear moonless September evening, from my rural backyard in southern Alberta. This is a stack of 5 x 5 minute exposures with the 15mm f/2.8 lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800, on the iOptron SkyTracker. Portrait version.

The Celestron GPS8 scope looking at M22 in the Milky Way in the light of the rising waxing gibbous Moon, from the backyard July 21, 2019. Jupiter is bright at right, Saturn at left.

13898229 - The Celestron GPS8 scope looking at M22 in the Milky Way in the light of the rising waxing gibbous Moon, from the backyard July 21, 2019. Jupiter is bright at right, Saturn at left.

The summer constellations of Sagittarius and Scorpius skimming low across the south from my latitude of 51° N, above the trees from my backyard site in rural Alberta.

13898188 - The summer constellations of Sagittarius and Scorpius skimming low across the south from my latitude of 51° N, above the trees from my backyard site in rural Alberta.

71426795 - Backyard with clothesline in Teshie-Nungua in the Greater Accra region of eastern Ghana in West Africa

A selfie of me observing with the 20cm Sky-Watcher Dobsonian telescope on a June night in the backyard. Shot for a book illustration of accessories and observing. The sky is blue from solstice twilight as this was June 18, 2020. The galactic core is at centre; Jupiter is rising at left.

13899372 - A selfie of me observing with the 20cm Sky-Watcher Dobsonian telescope on a June night in the backyard. Shot for a book illustration of accessories and observing. The sky is blue from solstice twilight as this was June 18, 2020. The galactic core is at centre; Jupiter is rising at left.

A session shooting deep-sky objects in the rural backyard in Alberta, on a chilly November night, November 8, 2018. I was using the Celestron 8 HD tube assembly on the Astro-Physics Mach One mount, and was shooting Messier 27 with the Canon 6 D MkII. I shot this image with the Sony a7III and Venus Optics 15mm lens at f/2 focused on the foreground.

13898252 - A session shooting deep-sky objects in the rural backyard in Alberta, on a chilly November night, November 8, 2018. I was using the Celestron 8 HD tube assembly on the Astro-Physics Mach One mount, and was shooting Messier 27 with the Canon 6 D MkII. I shot this image with the Sony a7III and Venus Optics 15mm lens at f/2 focused on the foreground.

An image of the entire sky and summer Milky Way, from home in southern Alberta, from my backyard, on September 12, 2015. The night was clear but not that transparent, as some humidity and haze added more than usual horizon glows reflecting yellow light pollution. But there was no aurora, in a week filled with auroras every night. The prominent red nebula overhead is the North America Nebula in Cygnus. South is at bottom, west to the right.

13898053 - An image of the entire sky and summer Milky Way, from home in southern Alberta, from my backyard, on September 12, 2015. The night was clear but not that transparent, as some humidity and haze added more than usual horizon glows reflecting yellow light pollution. But there was no aurora, in a week filled with auroras every night. The prominent red nebula overhead is the North America Nebula in Cygnus. South is at bottom, west to the right.

71386189 - Historical backyard in the Hackesche Höfe in Berlin, Germany

71377153 - Restaurant in the backyard in Ystad in Sweden

71377151 - Restaurant in the backyard in Ystad in Sweden

71372079 - Historic backyard in the Hackesche Höfe in Berlin, Germany

71369655 - Backyard cafe in the mining town of Røros: Bergstaden (old town), Roros, Norway

70451503 - 'Girl Cuddling Against Her Mother On A Chair In The Backyard;Otterburn Park Quebec Canada'

10237501 - Backyard of the Hotel La Mirande in Avignon, France

70302393 - Washing hanging on the line in the backyard of the Surya Lanka Ayurveda Beach Resort, Talalla, Matara, South coast, Sri Lanka, Asia

71312562 - Small lake with waterfall and backyard grotto in the garden Quinta da Regaleira, Sintra, Portugal

70263526 - Goats in the backyard of the Queseria Vicente, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

71104666 - Fields in the backyard of Lindau, Lake Constance, Bavaria, Germany

70496550 - Backyard in the medina, Marrakech, Morocco

70486183 - 'Turkeys In A Backyard In Santa Teresa And Mal Pais (Malpais) On The Nicoya Peninsula; Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica'

71126336 - A cockapoo playing with a rope and ball on the grass in a backyard, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

71183182 - 'Backyard or Patio in the old city of Palma, Palma de Mallorca; Balearic Islands; Spain; Europe'

71183176 - Backyard in the Arab Baths in the old town of Palma, Palma, Mallorca, Spain, Europe

71183177 - 'Backyard or Patio in the old city of Palma, Palma de Mallorca; Balearic Islands; Spain; Europe'

71183253 - 'Backyard or Patio in the old city of Palma, Palma de Mallorca; Balearic Islands; Spain; Europe'

71183181 - 'Backyard or Patio in the old city of Palma, Palma de Mallorca; Balearic Islands; Spain; Europe'

71170025 - In the backyard to the Huguenot museum, painting on stone wall shows the Huguenots, Bad Karlshafen, Hesse, Germany, Europe

A moose calf (alces alces) stands on the grass of a residential backyard with a child's slide in the background, Alaska, United States of America

71171649 - A moose calf (alces alces) stands on the grass of a residential backyard with a child's slide in the background, Alaska, United States of America

71111253 - A blond toddler girl in pink sits on a tricycle in a backyard with sunlight streaming through the trees.

A backyard chicken coop in Bellingham, Washington. Backyard coops are growing in popularity throughout the country as people are wanting to source their food locally.

71076406 - A backyard chicken coop in Bellingham, Washington. Backyard coops are growing in popularity throughout the country as people are wanting to source their food locally.

70509502 - A woman preparing a healthy meal outdoors in the backyard

Backyard coops are growing in popularity throughout the country as people are wanting to source their food locally. Eggs come daily and kids enjoy the connection to the animals.

71081485 - Backyard coops are growing in popularity throughout the country as people are wanting to source their food locally. Eggs come daily and kids enjoy the connection to the animals.

70509916 - An easel, toy blocks and watercolor paints in the grass of a backyard

A backyard chicken coop in Austin, Texas. Backyard coops are growing in popularity throughout the country as people are wanting to source their food locally.

71076399 - A backyard chicken coop in Austin, Texas. Backyard coops are growing in popularity throughout the country as people are wanting to source their food locally.

71183252 - 'Backyard or Patio in the old city of Palma, Palma de Mallorca; Balearic Islands; Spain; Europe'

71168030 - A Japanese American women grills colorful vegetables on a charcoal grill in the backyard.