14249268 - This was the view as the great aurora display of May 10, 2024 suddenly and briefly brightened and converged at the zenith for a superb corona effect. This lasted no more than a minute before it dimmed and subsided again, to continue to fill the sky but with much less structure and motion. The camera at left was set up for shooting movies, but this outburst was so brief I did not have a chance to start that camera going. The Big Dipper or Plough is above centre.13990672 - At low tide,visitors surround the giant tori gate at Miyajima. Offically named Itsukushima,it is a small island less than an hour outside the city of Hiroshima. It is most famous for its giant torii gate,which at high tide seems to float on the water. The sight is ranked as one of Japan's best views,Miyajima,Japan13848434 - They are usually small, less than 6 millimetres in length, and herbivorous. There are over 60,000 species in several families, mostly in the family Curculionidae13899320 - 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.13847979 - Tourists and Guests Shopping at Raffles Courtyard, Singapore. Raffles hotel is the most luxurious, up market hotel in Singapore. With Raffles City shopping mall home to shops such as Rolex and boasting no less that 12 different restaurants and bars, guests barely need leave the hotel. It is a popular place for tourists to shop and or enjoy afternoon tea if your purse strings can stretch a little.13884754 - Lantern lit on an evening at Miyajima. Officially named Itsukushima, it is a small island less than an hour outside the city of Hiroshima. It is most famous for its giant torii gate, which at high tide seems to float on the water. The sight is ranked as one of Japan's best views; Hiroshima, Japan13884755 - Miyajima, officially named Itsukushima, is a small island less than an hour outside the city of Hiroshima. It is most famous for its giant torii gate, which at high tide seems to float on the water. The sight is ranked as one of Japan's best views; Hiroshima, Japan13884757 - View taken from behind of a couple of tourists looking at the Great Torii Gate in Miyajima, officially named Itsukushima. It is a small island less than an hour outside the city of Hiroshima and is most famous for its giant torii gate, which at high tide seems to float on the water. The sight is ranked as one of Japan's best views; Hiroshima, Japan13884756 - Miyajima, officially named Itsukushima, is a small island less than an hour outside the city of Hiroshima. It is most famous for its giant torii gate, which at high tide seems to float on the water. The sight is ranked as one of Japan's best views; Hiroshima, Japan13829137 - The classical San Giovanni in Ranui church, under the Odle Group, from a less classical view; Southern Europe, Italy, Trentino Alto Adige - South Tyrol, Bolzano District13828985 - Europe, Italy, Tuscany, Val d'Orcia: classic view on a less classical farm on the road70398717 - The ship yard. Rabaul harbour was an important place for container ships to unload and a safe harbour for visiting yachts. Nowadays, the harbour is less deep due to the constant ash fall and the ships are buried under the weight of the ash. Tavurvur Volca70398715 - Rabaul harbour was an important place for container ships to unload and a safe harbour for visiting yachts. Nowadays, the harbour is less deep due to the constant ash fall and the ships are buried under the weight of the ash, Tavurvur Volcano, Rabaul, Eas71074068 - Buddhist monchs preparing a sand mandala with coloured wheat flour. The ceremony lasts for several days. Only very few visitors are granted entrance to this very seldom ceremony. Even less are allowed to take photographs. Lo Manthang (3840 m), former capi71074063 - Buddhist monchs preparing a sand mandala with coloured wheat flour. The ceremony lasts for several days. Only very few visitors are granted entrance to this very seldom ceremony. Even less are allowed to take photographs. Lo Manthang (3840 m), former capi70398728 - The ship yard. Rabaul harbour used to be an important place for container ships to unload and a safe harbour for visiting yachts. Nowadays, the harbour is less deep due to the constant ash fall, and the ships are buried under the weight of the ash, Tavurv70398716 - The ship yard. Rabaul harbour was an important place for container ships to unload and a safe harbour for visiting yachts. Nowadays, the harbour is less deep due to the constant ash fall and the ships are buried under the weight of the ash, Tavurvur Volca71227991 - The curving sand band of Cellito Beach is still a less frequented insider tipp71074065 - Buddhist monchs preparing a sand mandala with coloured wheat flour. The ceremony lasts for several days. Only very few visitors are granted entrance to this very seldom ceremony. Even less are allowed to take photographs. Lo Manthang (3840 m), former capi71228006 - The curving sand band of Cellito Beach is still a less frequented insider tipp71228005 - The curving sand band of Cellito Beach is still a less frequented insider tipp71227998 - The curving sand band of Cellito Beach is still a less frequented insider tipp70387875 - The Crab Nebula The Crab Nebula, the result of a supernova noted by Earth-bound chroniclers in 1054 A D, is filled with mysterious filaments that are are not only tremendously complex, but appear to have less mass than expelled in the original supernova70308969 - What dark forms lurk in the mists of the Carina Nebula These ominous figures are actually molecular clouds, knots of molecular gas and dust so thick they have become opaque In comparison, however, these clouds are typically much less dense than Earth´s a71074066 - Buddhist monchs preparing a sand mandala with coloured wheat flour. The ceremony lasts for several days. Only very few visitors are granted entrance to this very seldom ceremony. Even less are allowed to take photographs. Lo Manthang (3840 m), former capi70317094 - Underwater Life, Pygmy Seahorse Hippocampus Bargibanti, IndonesiaThese well camouflaged pigmy seahorses are usually found on coral fans between 25 and 40m deep and often measure less than 2cm in lenght70245524 - Hooded Seal (Cystophora cristata), less than four day old pup. Magdalen Islands, Quebec, Canada70201207 - Alphonso mango hanging on a tree. Mangifera indica L. _ Anacardiaceae, Alphonso mango. The flesh of a mango is peachlike and juicy, with more or less numerous fibers radiating from the husk of the single large kidney_shaped seed. Ratnagiri. Maharasthra, I71074062 - Buddhist monchs prepare a sand mandala with coloured wheat flour. The ceremony lasts for several days. Only very few visitors are granted entrance to this very seldom ceremony. Even less are allowed to take photographs. Lo Manthang (3840 m), former capita71340093 - View of the town of Corippo, the town with less inhabitants of all Switzerland, and Lake Vogorno with Verzasca Dam. Corippo, Valle Verzasca, Canton Ticino, Switzerland.71074067 - Buddhist monchs preparing a sand mandala with coloured wheat flour. The ceremony lasts for several days. Only very few visitors are granted entrance to this very seldom ceremony. Even less are allowed to take photographs. Lo Manthang (3840 m), former capi71074064 - Buddhist monchs preparing a sand mandala with coloured wheat flour. The ceremony lasts for several days. Only very few visitors are granted entrance to this very seldom ceremony. Even less are allowed to take photographs. Lo Manthang (3840 m), former capi70382384 - Lion cub aged less than 2 days old with it´s mother Panthera leo Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya September 200970245523 - Hooded Seal (Cystophora cristata), less than four day old pup. Magdalen Islands, Quebec, Canada70499588 - CRESCENT CITY, CALIFORNIA, USA. A man and a woman glide on a new prototype bicycle which causes less impact and can be used by the handicapped.70499899 - 'Ian Smith catching a little less air than he wanted in Keystone's Area 51 terrain park. As I clicked the shutter, he said in mid-air ''I'll go faster next time!'''71124981 - A kayaker has a less than perfect drop off a waterfall on the Rio Tulija, also known as Agua Azul in Chiapas, Mexico.71124982 - A kayaker has a less than perfect drop off a waterfall on the Rio Tulija, also known as Agua Azul in Chiapas, Mexico.71162499 - A man takes the road less traveled on the way to the bus station, Havana, Cuba.
