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13772753 - Richtersveld National Park With Dead Kookerboom Tree And Star Trails In The Night Sky; South Africa

71126503 - Star trails above a quiver tree kokerboom or aloe dichotoma in Richtersveld National Park, South Africa

On August 24,2023 the waxing gibbous Moon occulted the bright star Antares in Scorpius. This is the scene about 30 minutes after the star reappeared from behind the moving Moon,and so here is a close conjunction. I missed capturing the actual occultation reappearance,though that would have been in a much brighter sky. And the Moon was low in my sky and amid the trees,here purposefully included to capture the scene low in the south,as Antares always is in late summer from my latitude of 51° N. .

13999102 - On August 24,2023 the waxing gibbous Moon occulted the bright star Antares in Scorpius. This is the scene about 30 minutes after the star reappeared from behind the moving Moon,and so here is a close conjunction. I missed capturing the actual occultation reappearance,though that would have been in a much brighter sky. And the Moon was low in my sky and amid the trees,here purposefully included to capture the scene low in the south,as Antares always is in late summer from my latitude of 51° N. .

A portrait of the northern autumn constellation of Cepheus the King. The large red nebula at the bottom (to the south) is IC 1396. Mu Cephei is the red star, aka the Garnet Star, on its edge.

13899183 - A portrait of the northern autumn constellation of Cepheus the King. The large red nebula at the bottom (to the south) is IC 1396. Mu Cephei is the red star, aka the Garnet Star, on its edge.

13706999 - Long Exposure of The South Star, Drakensberg Mountains, Royal Natal National Park, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, Africa

70392809 - Shooting star streaks through Milky Way in clear night sky above Mamalluca Observatory, near Coquimbo, Coquimbo, Chile, South America

This frames the Australian aboriginal "Dark Emu" made of dark dust lanes in the Milky Way as it rises in the east. The spectacular southern reaches of the Milky Way from Centaurus to Carina shine above high in the south, including the Southern Cross. The dark Coal Sack beside the Cross is the head of the Emu. Her neck is the dark lane that splits the Milky Way starting at the star Alpha Centauri and extending down and into Scorpius, here rising above the trees.

14249010 - This frames the Australian aboriginal "Dark Emu" made of dark dust lanes in the Milky Way as it rises in the east. The spectacular southern reaches of the Milky Way from Centaurus to Carina shine above high in the south, including the Southern Cross. The dark Coal Sack beside the Cross is the head of the Emu. Her neck is the dark lane that splits the Milky Way starting at the star Alpha Centauri and extending down and into Scorpius, here rising above the trees.

14249309 - This is the large and bright globular star cluster NGC 6397 in Ara below Scorpius and just south of the Milky Way.

14123808 - Star trails circling the North Star over South Coyote Buttes in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona.

13837143 - A pride of lions, Panthera leo, resting under a star-filled sky. Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa.

Circumpolar star trails over a grand old barn in southern Alberta, on a fine spring night, May 23, 2018. Illumination is from the waxing gibbous Moon to the south. This is looking north to Polaris at top right. A thunderstorm is on the northern horizon with a lightning bolt as a bonus.

13900556 - Circumpolar star trails over a grand old barn in southern Alberta, on a fine spring night, May 23, 2018. Illumination is from the waxing gibbous Moon to the south. This is looking north to Polaris at top right. A thunderstorm is on the northern horizon with a lightning bolt as a bonus.

The Scutum Starcloud (at top) in the Milky Way, with the Milky Way also bright to the south in Serpens. The nebulas M16 and M17 are at the bottom of the field. The bright star cluster M11, the Wild Duck Cluster, is at the top on the northern edge of the Scutum Starcloud. The area is rife with dark nebulas and dust lanes.

13899972 - The Scutum Starcloud (at top) in the Milky Way, with the Milky Way also bright to the south in Serpens. The nebulas M16 and M17 are at the bottom of the field. The bright star cluster M11, the Wild Duck Cluster, is at the top on the northern edge of the Scutum Starcloud. The area is rife with dark nebulas and dust lanes.

Horizon-to-zenith panorama of the northern winter sky, from Canis Major in the south just above the horizon to Cassiopeia past the zenith at the top of the frame. Capella is near the zenith above centre. The extra star at left is Mars, just 10 days past opposition, on Feb. 9, 2010, when it was just above the Beehive star cluster. Taken with Canon 5DMkII and Canon 15mm lens, at f/5 for stack of 3 exposures x 4.5 minutes each at ISO 800. Two exposures had frost on the lens, thus the big star haloes. Taken from southern Alberta, Canada.

13899690 - Horizon-to-zenith panorama of the northern winter sky, from Canis Major in the south just above the horizon to Cassiopeia past the zenith at the top of the frame. Capella is near the zenith above centre. The extra star at left is Mars, just 10 days past opposition, on Feb. 9, 2010, when it was just above the Beehive star cluster. Taken with Canon 5DMkII and Canon 15mm lens, at f/5 for stack of 3 exposures x 4.5 minutes each at ISO 800. Two exposures had frost on the lens, thus the big star haloes. Taken from southern Alberta, Canada.

A Perseid meteor streaks down the Milky Way over the Saskatchewan Summer Star Party in the Cypress Hills of southwest Saskatchewan, at Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, a Dark Sky Preserve. The Milky Way shines to the south. About 350 stargazers attend the SSSP every year.

13898481 - A Perseid meteor streaks down the Milky Way over the Saskatchewan Summer Star Party in the Cypress Hills of southwest Saskatchewan, at Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, a Dark Sky Preserve. The Milky Way shines to the south. About 350 stargazers attend the SSSP every year.

A panorama of a fairly bright display of noctilucent clouds to the northwest early in the evening on July 7, 2022. Even so, this was about 11:45 pm MDT. Capella is the bright star due north down the north-south range road at right. The bright NLCs contrast with the dark silhouettes of the closer and lower tropospheric clouds. A gibbous Moon lights the foreground.

13897743 - A panorama of a fairly bright display of noctilucent clouds to the northwest early in the evening on July 7, 2022. Even so, this was about 11:45 pm MDT. Capella is the bright star due north down the north-south range road at right. The bright NLCs contrast with the dark silhouettes of the closer and lower tropospheric clouds. A gibbous Moon lights the foreground.

71439344 - Sun star over the mountains at Torres del Paine National Park on Lago Nordenskjöld, Chile, Patagonia, South America

A green,red and magenta auroral curtain over the old Churchill Rocket Range,in the light of the waxing quarter Moon,February 26,2023. The Moon is in Taurus between the Pleiades and Hyades star clusters. At far right are Jupiter and Venus setting in the west. This is looking south and southwest.

13998328 - A green,red and magenta auroral curtain over the old Churchill Rocket Range,in the light of the waxing quarter Moon,February 26,2023. The Moon is in Taurus between the Pleiades and Hyades star clusters. At far right are Jupiter and Venus setting in the west. This is looking south and southwest.

This is a stack of images demonstrating the number of satellites passing through the field of a wide-field telescope over a little more an hour. The field frames the Coma Berenices star cluster. This is from my home at 51° North, a latitude more prone to seeing satellites lit by the Sun well into the evening, if not all night closer to summer solstice. Most trails are north-south so they are likely NOT Starlink satellites but polar orbiting satellites. Interesting that the trails have different colours, likely from their solar panels or other structures reflecting blue and gold tints.

13899519 - This is a stack of images demonstrating the number of satellites passing through the field of a wide-field telescope over a little more an hour. The field frames the Coma Berenices star cluster. This is from my home at 51° North, a latitude more prone to seeing satellites lit by the Sun well into the evening, if not all night closer to summer solstice. Most trails are north-south so they are likely NOT Starlink satellites but polar orbiting satellites. Interesting that the trails have different colours, likely from their solar panels or other structures reflecting blue and gold tints.

Bright -6 magnitude Iridium flare, June 21, 2010, at 12:28 am MDT, moving from south to north. Camera on tripod exposure for 40s at f/4 with 24mm lens, and Canon 5D MkII camera at ISO 1000. Star below Iridium is Acrturus.

13898761 - Bright -6 magnitude Iridium flare, June 21, 2010, at 12:28 am MDT, moving from south to north. Camera on tripod exposure for 40s at f/4 with 24mm lens, and Canon 5D MkII camera at ISO 1000. Star below Iridium is Acrturus.

13837142 - A pride of lions, Panthera leo, resting under a star-filled sky. Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa.

A 360° panorama of the Saskatchewan Summer Star Party, August 4, 2016, at the Meadows Campground in Cypress Hills Inter-Provincial Park, south of Maple Creek, Saskatchewan. The Park is a Dark Sky Preserve and is home to the annual star party that attracts about 300 people and telescopes each summer.

13900603 - A 360° panorama of the Saskatchewan Summer Star Party, August 4, 2016, at the Meadows Campground in Cypress Hills Inter-Provincial Park, south of Maple Creek, Saskatchewan. The Park is a Dark Sky Preserve and is home to the annual star party that attracts about 300 people and telescopes each summer.

An observer gazes skyward with his Dobsonian reflector telescope at the Saskatchewan Summer Star Party on August 9, 2018, in the Cypress Hills of southwest Saskatchewan, at the Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, a Dark Sky Preserve. The Milky Way shines to the south. Smoke in the sky obscures the horizon somewhat.

13898570 - An observer gazes skyward with his Dobsonian reflector telescope at the Saskatchewan Summer Star Party on August 9, 2018, in the Cypress Hills of southwest Saskatchewan, at the Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, a Dark Sky Preserve. The Milky Way shines to the south. Smoke in the sky obscures the horizon somewhat.

A 360° "all-sky" panorama of the northern spring sky, taken when the North Galactic Pole was almost due south high in the sky, so we are looking up out of the plane of our galaxy. The Milky Way is visible but only as an arc low across the north, and on this night (April 27, 2022) an arc of a dim green and magenta aurora nicely coincided with the location of the Milky Way. The North Galactic Pole is located just left of the Coma Berenices star cluster below centre.

13899446 - A 360° "all-sky" panorama of the northern spring sky, taken when the North Galactic Pole was almost due south high in the sky, so we are looking up out of the plane of our galaxy. The Milky Way is visible but only as an arc low across the north, and on this night (April 27, 2022) an arc of a dim green and magenta aurora nicely coincided with the location of the Milky Way. The North Galactic Pole is located just left of the Coma Berenices star cluster below centre.

71402316 - Local Hotel Mair, four-star hotel, Parcines, South Tyrol, Alto Adige, Italy

Panamic cushion star (Pentaceratser cumingi), in a scrum on Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

14141657 - Panamic cushion star (Pentaceratser cumingi), in a scrum on Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Panamic cushion star (Pentaceratser cumingi), in a scrum on Fernandina Island, Galapagos carpet (Sesuvium edmonstonei), Punta Pitt, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

14141651 - Panamic cushion star (Pentaceratser cumingi), in a scrum on Fernandina Island, Galapagos carpet (Sesuvium edmonstonei), Punta Pitt, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

71355142 - Carambola star fruit on tree, Puamau, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific

Former Minorite monastery of the Order of the Knights of the Cross with the red star, Cesky Krumlov, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

70292081 - Former Minorite monastery of the Order of the Knights of the Cross with the red star, Cesky Krumlov, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

70433341 - BRAZIL, Belem, South America, green parrot with star fruit, Carambola

70028952 - PANAMIC CUSHION STAR, PENTACERASTER CUMMUNGI, Ecuador, South America, Galápagos, Galapagos, Island, Pacific Ocean

70058112 - Basket star, Astrocladus euryale, South Africa, Tsitsikamma National Park, Indian Ocean

70231839 - Star boy wearing ski goggles and a crown sitting on a chair lift, Alpe di Siusi, Valle Isarco, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

Brittle star living on a blue starfish, Ophiotrix, Linckia laevigata, South China Sea, Busuanga Island, Calamian Group, Palawan, Philippines

70407540 - Brittle star living on a blue starfish, Ophiotrix, Linckia laevigata, South China Sea, Busuanga Island, Calamian Group, Palawan, Philippines

70150155 - Unidentified sea star. Ha apai Group. Tonga. South Pacific Ocean.

71149407 - Star trail and snowy trees frame the wooden hut and Sass De Putia, Passo Delle Erbe, Funes Valley, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

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.

13772723 - Milky Way Shines In The Night Sky Above A Dead Kookerboom Tree In Richtersveld National Park; South Africa

13772721 - Kookerboom Tree Under The Milky Way, Richtersveld National Park; South Africa

70244846 - Resort Moevenpick at twilight, south coast of Mauritius, Africa

70244849 - Resort Moevenpick at twilight, luxery table in small pavillion, sunset, south coast of Mauritius, Africa

70244848 - Resort Moevenpick at twilight, luxery table in small pavillion, sunset, south coast of Mauritius, Africa

70244845 - Resort Moevenpick south coast of Mauritius, Africa

70244847 - Resort Moevenpick at twilight, luxery table in small pavillion, sunset, south coast of Mauritius, Africa

71126504 - Milky way slashes across the night sky in Richtersveld National Park, South Africa

71126502 - The milky way slashes across the night sky above a quiver tree kokerboom, aloe dichotoma in Richtersveld National Park, South Africa

The northern summer Milky Way setting over the mountains of Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada, with the Space Station rising at right, then fading into sunset, in a trail from the series of long exposures. This is from the Bison Compound viewpoint looking south and southwest, on September 21, 2019, in frames taken as part of a time-lapse.

13900059 - The northern summer Milky Way setting over the mountains of Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada, with the Space Station rising at right, then fading into sunset, in a trail from the series of long exposures. This is from the Bison Compound viewpoint looking south and southwest, on September 21, 2019, in frames taken as part of a time-lapse.

The core of the Milky Way in Sagittarius low in the south over the Frenchman River valley at Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan. This is from the 76 Ranch Corral site. Grasslands is a Dark Sky Preserve.

13897860 - The core of the Milky Way in Sagittarius low in the south over the Frenchman River valley at Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan. This is from the 76 Ranch Corral site. Grasslands is a Dark Sky Preserve.

13845060 - Restaurant in the luxury Paul Gauguin cruise, Society Islands, Tuamotus Archipelago, French Polynesia, South Pacific.

The dark nebula on the Cygnus-Cepheus border nicknamed the Funnel Cloud Nebula (a name provided by Alan Whitman in a 2006 Sky and Telescope article) but that is a very prominent naked eye feature to the northern Milky Way, more obvious as a dark area than the Northern Coal Sack to the south. This is a fine object for binoculars and the telephoto lens shot here provides the field of most binoculars.

13900504 - The dark nebula on the Cygnus-Cepheus border nicknamed the Funnel Cloud Nebula (a name provided by Alan Whitman in a 2006 Sky and Telescope article) but that is a very prominent naked eye feature to the northern Milky Way, more obvious as a dark area than the Northern Coal Sack to the south. This is a fine object for binoculars and the telephoto lens shot here provides the field of most binoculars.

13849312 - Restaurant in the luxury Paul Gauguin cruise, Society Islands, Tuamotus Archipelago, French Polynesia, South Pacific.

13845779 - Restaurant in the luxury Paul Gauguin cruise, Society Islands, Tuamotus Archipelago, French Polynesia, South Pacific.

Beef carpaccio served in the restaurant of the luxury Paul Gauguin cruise, Society Islands, Tuamotus Archipelago, French Polynesia, South Pacific.

13844891 - Beef carpaccio served in the restaurant of the luxury Paul Gauguin cruise, Society Islands, Tuamotus Archipelago, French Polynesia, South Pacific.

A wide-angle view of the Northern Hemisphere autumn Milky, from Aquila at bottom right in thw south, to Cassiopeia and Perseus at upper left in the northeast. Cygnus is at centre overhead on a late October evening. The Summer Triangle stars are at centre and right; the Andromeda Galaxy and Triangulum galaxies are at bottom left. The dark nebula Le Gentil 3, aka the Funnel Nebula, is at centre.

13900189 - A wide-angle view of the Northern Hemisphere autumn Milky, from Aquila at bottom right in thw south, to Cassiopeia and Perseus at upper left in the northeast. Cygnus is at centre overhead on a late October evening. The Summer Triangle stars are at centre and right; the Andromeda Galaxy and Triangulum galaxies are at bottom left. The dark nebula Le Gentil 3, aka the Funnel Nebula, is at centre.

One of the dish of Stefan Berndt, the executive chef of Paul Gauguin show some dishes of the restaurant, 2-star Michelin. Paul Gauguin cruise, Society Islands, Tuamotus Archipelago, French Polynesia, South Pacific.

13848604 - One of the dish of Stefan Berndt, the executive chef of Paul Gauguin show some dishes of the restaurant, 2-star Michelin. Paul Gauguin cruise, Society Islands, Tuamotus Archipelago, French Polynesia, South Pacific.

13847163 - Restaurant in the luxury Paul Gauguin cruise, Society Islands, Tuamotus Archipelago, French Polynesia, South Pacific.

Stefan Berndt, the executive chef of Paul Gauguin show some dishes of the restaurant, 2-star Michelin. Paul Gauguin cruise, Society Islands, Tuamotus Archipelago, French Polynesia, South Pacific.

13848841 - Stefan Berndt, the executive chef of Paul Gauguin show some dishes of the restaurant, 2-star Michelin. Paul Gauguin cruise, Society Islands, Tuamotus Archipelago, French Polynesia, South Pacific.

13883387 - The northern lights dance over a mountain range on Iceland's South Coast; Vik, Southern Region, Iceland

13883386 - The northern lights dance over a mountain range on Iceland's South Coast; Vik, Southern Region, Iceland

71422015 - Milky Way seen from Ohau, Mackenzie Country, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand

71422016 - Milky Way seen from Ohau, Mackenzie Country, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand

13832048 - Moonlight on snowy Monte Paterno, Tre Cime di Lavaredo and Rifugio Locatelli, Sesto Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy

The swirl of stars in the night sky over Grand Canyon South Rim viewed from Navajo Point with the historic Watchtower in the distance on the right,Grand Canyon National Park,UNESCO World Heritage Site,Arizona,United States of America,North America

13997938 - The swirl of stars in the night sky over Grand Canyon South Rim viewed from Navajo Point with the historic Watchtower in the distance on the right,Grand Canyon National Park,UNESCO World Heritage Site,Arizona,United States of America,North America

13707003 - The Milky Way at night, Drakensberg Mountains, Royal Natal National Park, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, Africa

13708429 - Milky Way above trees, Los Glaciares National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Patagonia, Argentina, South America

The swirl of stars in the night sky over Grand Canyon South Rim viewed from Moran Point,Grand Canyon National Park,UNESCO World Heritage Site,Arizona,United States of America,North America

13997937 - The swirl of stars in the night sky over Grand Canyon South Rim viewed from Moran Point,Grand Canyon National Park,UNESCO World Heritage Site,Arizona,United States of America,North America

Hiker with head torch views the Tre Cime di Lavaredo on a starry night with the Milky Way,winter view,Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Lavaredo peaks),Sesto (Sexten),Dolomites,South Tyrol,Italy,Europe

13997691 - Hiker with head torch views the Tre Cime di Lavaredo on a starry night with the Milky Way,winter view,Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Lavaredo peaks),Sesto (Sexten),Dolomites,South Tyrol,Italy,Europe

Starry night over Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Lavaredo peaks) and Paterno mountain,winter view,Sesto (Sexten),Dolomites,South Tyrol,Italy,Europe

13997689 - Starry night over Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Lavaredo peaks) and Paterno mountain,winter view,Sesto (Sexten),Dolomites,South Tyrol,Italy,Europe

Night photography at South Canyon, just before river mile 32, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States of America, North America

13709240 - Night photography at South Canyon, just before river mile 32, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States of America, North America

13708426 - Milky way above tree, Los Glaciares National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Patagonia, Argentina, South America

13997974 - Worms Head and Rhossili beach under moonlight,Gower,South Wales,United Kingdom,Europe

Man with head torch illuminates the starry sky over the snowy Paterno mountain and Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Lavaredo peaks),Sesto (Sexten),Dolomites,South Tyrol,Italy,Europe

13997694 - Man with head torch illuminates the starry sky over the snowy Paterno mountain and Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Lavaredo peaks),Sesto (Sexten),Dolomites,South Tyrol,Italy,Europe

13816815 - Milky way over Refugio Tinquilco, Huerquehue National Park, Pucon, Chile, South America

71397124 - Milky way above the rocky peaks of Tre Cime di Lavaredo,Sesto Dolomites,Bolzano province,South Tyrol,Italy.

70205324 - McNaught comet flying over the night sky, Patagonia, Argentina, South America

70436036 - Southern starry Sky with milky way, over the Tsaranoro Mountain Range, South Madagascar, Africa

71089818 - Geisler Group at night, seen from Seceda, Dolomites, Unesco world heritage, South Tyrol, Italy

71367908 - South hemisphere Milky Way and a small illuminated hut, Namibia, Africa

70329672 - Visitors dance at sundown in the disco at Monkey Beach, Playa de las Americas, South Tenerife, Spain

70515365 - Glowing seas, Brenton-on-Sea, Indian Ocean, Knysna, Western cape, South Africa

70306266 - Full moon and Southern Cross seen from cruiseship MS Deutschland (Deilmann Cruises), South Atlantic Ocean, South America, America

70525780 - Skardatindur, Moss covered landscape and northern lights, Skaftafellsjokull, Skaftafell, South Island, Island

70043454 - Fishes in the Amazon river in the evening, Amazonas, Brazil, South America, America

70029765 - Christmas decoration, Kovalam Beach, Kerala South India

70012818 - Illuminated statue in the evening, Moai Ko Te Rilku, Tahai, Easter Island, Chile, South America, America

70329670 - Evening run on Monkey Beach Club, disco, Playa de las Americas, South Tenerife, Spain

Mountain road leading to Sella mountain pass, Gardena Valley, Plattkofel and Langkofel in the background, Dolomites, Unesco world heritage, South Tyrol, Italy

71089749 - Mountain road leading to Sella mountain pass, Gardena Valley, Plattkofel and Langkofel in the background, Dolomites, Unesco world heritage, South Tyrol, Italy

70436037 - Southern starry Sky with the Magellanic Clouds over the Tsaranoro Mountain Range, South Madagascar, Africa

70394257 - Stars above a fale, traditional samoan accomodation without walls, Return to Paradise Beach, Upolu, Samoa, South Pacific

Hiker enjoying a nightly view in the area of the Fanes Alm mountain pasture, in heart of the Dolomites, Unesco world heritage, in Gader Valley, South Tyrol, Italy

71089808 - Hiker enjoying a nightly view in the area of the Fanes Alm mountain pasture, in heart of the Dolomites, Unesco world heritage, in Gader Valley, South Tyrol, Italy

71089789 - Camping spot in the area of Pfitscherjoch mountain pass, South Tyrol, Italy

70436015 - Starry Sky over the Andringitra Mountain Range, Andringitra National Park, South Madagascar, Africa

71089819 - Seceda and Geisler Group at night, Dolomites, Unesco world heritage, South Tyrol, Italy

Views of the volcanoes Marum and Benbow at a distance at night. Lava illuminating the gases and the night sky is coloured as red as blood, Vanuatu, Ambrym Island, South Pacific

71065342 - Views of the volcanoes Marum and Benbow at a distance at night. Lava illuminating the gases and the night sky is coloured as red as blood, Vanuatu, Ambrym Island, South Pacific

70059260 - Stars over Beach, Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia

71072457 - Northern Lights above the Chugach Mountains South of Girdwood, Southcentral Alaska, USA.

70436016 - Starry Sky over the Andringitra Mountain Range, Andringitra National Park, South Madagascar, Africa

Impressive night sky with the Milky Way over Lago de Antorno and view towards the Tre Cime di Lavaredo from the South-west, South Tyrol, Italy

70429749 - Impressive night sky with the Milky Way over Lago de Antorno and view towards the Tre Cime di Lavaredo from the South-west, South Tyrol, Italy

70378610 - Christmas tree on bridge of cruise ship MS Deutschland, Reederei Peter Deilmann, near Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America

View on an huge ash column of the active volcano Yasur under the full moon. The ash cloud is illuminated by the lava below and exposed to the light of the moon. Starry sky and trees in the foreground, Vanuatu, Tanna Island, South Pacific

71065320 - View on an huge ash column of the active volcano Yasur under the full moon. The ash cloud is illuminated by the lava below and exposed to the light of the moon. Starry sky and trees in the foreground, Vanuatu, Tanna Island, South Pacific