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13899682 - water well in Ethiopia

13888861 - Turkey, Kaunos, Well preserved theatre with four people standing on stage

71411410 - USA, Oregon. Thor's Well and ocean at sunset

71382699 - Well Gray Provincial Park; Dawson Falls; Dawson Falls Bridge, RV

71382698 - Well Gray Provincial Park, Dawson Falls

71382697 - Well Gray Provincial Park, Helmcken Falls

71382693 - Well Gray Provincial Park, Clearwater River, Bailey's Chute

71382689 - Well Gray Provincial Park; Clearwater River, Falls Creek

71382694 - Well Gray Provincial Park, Ray Farm and Mineral Springs

71382691 - Well Gray Provincial Park, Clearwater Lake, canoeists (model released)

13882056 - Traditional water well in the medieval town of San Quirico d'Orcia; San Quirico d’Orcia, Province of Siena, Tuscany, Italy

71382696 - Well Gray Provincial Park, Helmcken Falls

71411411 - USA, Oregon. Thor's Well and ocean at sunset

71410155 - Historic Ba Le Well, Hoi An (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Vietnam

71382692 - Well Gray Provincial Park; Clearwater River, Falls Creek, anglers

71382695 - Well Gray Provincial Park, Helmcken Falls

71382690 - Well Gray Provincial Park, Clearwater Lake, canoeists

71415742 - Thor's Well with surf cascading into the well along the Oregon coastline

71414462 - USA, Oregon. Thor's Well and ocean at sunset

Castello Square in Sirmione, with medieval well in early moring illuminated,Lake of Garda, Sirmione, Brescia province, Lombardy, Italy, Europe, southern Europe.

13828878 - Castello Square in Sirmione, with medieval well in early moring illuminated,Lake of Garda, Sirmione, Brescia province, Lombardy, Italy, Europe, southern Europe.

Castello square in Sirmione, with Scaliger Castle illuminated and medieval well; Lake of Garda, Sirmione, Brescia province, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

13828875 - Castello square in Sirmione, with Scaliger Castle illuminated and medieval well; Lake of Garda, Sirmione, Brescia province, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

13709673 - Old well, Fortezza di Mont'Alfonso, Fortress, Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

A worker with his dromedaries, taking water out of a well in a village between Nouakchott and Tidjikdja, Mauritania, Sahara, West Africa, Africa

13708032 - A worker with his dromedaries, taking water out of a well in a village between Nouakchott and Tidjikdja, Mauritania, Sahara, West Africa, Africa

A worker with dromedaries, taking water out of a well in a village between Nouakchott and Tidjikdja, Mauritania, Sahara, West Africa, Africa

13708033 - A worker with dromedaries, taking water out of a well in a village between Nouakchott and Tidjikdja, Mauritania, Sahara, West Africa, Africa

13850036 - Illuminated view of the bottom of Saint Patrick's well with a spiral staircase, Orvieto, Terni province, Umbria region, Italy, Europe

71384795 - Guests photographing Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) on pack ice at Cape Well Met, Vega Island, Antarctica

71384792 - Guests photographing Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) on pack ice at Cape Well Met, Vega Island, Antarctica

View from below of the spiral stairs inside the inverted tower, called also initiation well, at Quinta da Regaleira Palace, Sintra, Portugal, Europe.

71340216 - View from below of the spiral stairs inside the inverted tower, called also initiation well, at Quinta da Regaleira Palace, Sintra, Portugal, Europe.

71335574 - Well in a courtyard. Parador, Almagro, Ciudad Real province, Castilla La Mancha, Spain.

Farmer with work clothes drawing water from old well in Vinales National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Pinar del Rio Province, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

71319967 - Farmer with work clothes drawing water from old well in Vinales National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Pinar del Rio Province, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

71071029 - Well loved and worn teddy bear, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

70376997 - Two men digging a well, Cambodia

70413758 - Europe, Italy, Umbria, Orvieto, St. Patrick's Well (Pozzo di San Patrizio)

70365237 - Primitive Well, Merzouga, Morocco

71081490 - Jacob's Well near Wimberley, Texas is a unique geological feature and a great way to pass a hot summer day in Texas.

71197862 - Madonna di Vitaleta chapel and its well, San Quirico d'Orcia. Orcia Valley, Siena district, Tuscany, Italy.

Half-timbered houses with flower decoration and old well of Hunspach in the autumn, small village in Northern Alsace, North Vosges, France, member of the most beautiful villages of France, department Bas-Rhin.

71197298 - Half-timbered houses with flower decoration and old well of Hunspach in the autumn, small village in Northern Alsace, North Vosges, France, member of the most beautiful villages of France, department Bas-Rhin.

71438006 - Picturesque path along the well-known Cueva de las Manos at the Canyon of the Río Pinturas, Argentina, South America, Patagonia

View of the north facade of Heidelberg Castle ruins as well as the old town and Neckar (river) during blue hour, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

71437023 - View of the north facade of Heidelberg Castle ruins as well as the old town and Neckar (river) during blue hour, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

71433910 - Guadalest reservoir and hill fort in the Serella mountains of the Costa Blanca is a well known destination to visit

The Andromeda Galaxy (aka Messier 31) and the stars of Andromeda rising over moonlit formations at Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. Illumination is from the waxing gibbous Moon, low in the southwest so it is providing a warm light. This is an example of a "deepscape" - a nightcape with a telephoto lens to also record a deep-sky object in the frame above the horizon. However, moonlight prevents the galaxy from showing up as well as it would in a dark sky.

13900215 - The Andromeda Galaxy (aka Messier 31) and the stars of Andromeda rising over moonlit formations at Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. Illumination is from the waxing gibbous Moon, low in the southwest so it is providing a warm light. This is an example of a "deepscape" - a nightcape with a telephoto lens to also record a deep-sky object in the frame above the horizon. However, moonlight prevents the galaxy from showing up as well as it would in a dark sky.

13887770 - Mexico, Yucatan, Labna, El Paclacio (the Palace), the well known stone carved serpents mouth with a human head peering out between the jaws

Jungle Walk 8 Signpost in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia. With fantastic scenery, a variety of nature and tea plantations that stretch as far as the eye can see, the Cameron Highlands in central Malaysia is a great place for a walking holiday. The routes are generally pretty well signposted and maps detailing the routes can be easy obtained in Tanah Rata. The dense jungle can make walking quite difficult sometimes, so it is worth following the advice on levels of fitness required for each route through the jungle.

13844271 - Jungle Walk 8 Signpost in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia. With fantastic scenery, a variety of nature and tea plantations that stretch as far as the eye can see, the Cameron Highlands in central Malaysia is a great place for a walking holiday. The routes are generally pretty well signposted and maps detailing the routes can be easy obtained in Tanah Rata. The dense jungle can make walking quite difficult sometimes, so it is worth following the advice on levels of fitness required for each route through the jungle.

The well-publicized - if not overly publicized! - supermoon (a perigee Full Moon) of November 14, 2016, seen here about 3 degrees above the horizon, rising out of low clouds. The yellow colour is natural, and illuminated the field with a golden glow. However, this is a stack of 4 exposures, from long to short, to create an “HDR” style stack as the longest exposure needed for the clouds blew out the bright Moon. A short exposure was needed for the Moon itself. I took 4 exposures at about 2 stop increments from 1.5 seconds to 1/15 second and blended them not with HDR software but with luminosity

13900260 - The well-publicized - if not overly publicized! - supermoon (a perigee Full Moon) of November 14, 2016, seen here about 3 degrees above the horizon, rising out of low clouds. The yellow colour is natural, and illuminated the field with a golden glow. However, this is a stack of 4 exposures, from long to short, to create an “HDR” style stack as the longest exposure needed for the clouds blew out the bright Moon. A short exposure was needed for the Moon itself. I took 4 exposures at about 2 stop increments from 1.5 seconds to 1/15 second and blended them not with HDR software but with luminosity

The centre of the Galaxy area in Sagittarius and Scorpius rising in the east, from Australia, on March 30/31, 2014. All of Scorpius is visible as well as Norma, Ara, Lupus and Sagittarius. Scutum is just rising above the gum trees.

13899782 - The centre of the Galaxy area in Sagittarius and Scorpius rising in the east, from Australia, on March 30/31, 2014. All of Scorpius is visible as well as Norma, Ara, Lupus and Sagittarius. Scutum is just rising above the gum trees.

The waxing crescent Moon two days after New low in a smoky sky and over the Red Deer River in Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada. This was June 30, 2022, Despite the hazy skies, the twilight colours show up well in the sky and reflected in the water. The glow of Earthshine shows up slightly on the night side of the Moon. Castor and Pollux in Gemini show up faintly at right.

13899692 - The waxing crescent Moon two days after New low in a smoky sky and over the Red Deer River in Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada. This was June 30, 2022, Despite the hazy skies, the twilight colours show up well in the sky and reflected in the water. The glow of Earthshine shows up slightly on the night side of the Moon. Castor and Pollux in Gemini show up faintly at right.

Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) over the still waters this night of Crawling Lake in southern Alberta. This was early in the evening with the sky still brightly coloured with twilight. The comet was in the southern part of Ursa Major between the pairs of stars called Tania and Talitha. The clouds that were present nicely framed the scene and reflected in the water as well. The comet was too high to be visible as a reflection at this time.

13898812 - Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) over the still waters this night of Crawling Lake in southern Alberta. This was early in the evening with the sky still brightly coloured with twilight. The comet was in the southern part of Ursa Major between the pairs of stars called Tania and Talitha. The clouds that were present nicely framed the scene and reflected in the water as well. The comet was too high to be visible as a reflection at this time.

13877442 - Step Well, Amber, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Amber, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.

A close look at a squat shrimp (Thor amboinensis), on a beaded anemone (Heteractis aurora). This anemone has been found as host to 7 different species of clownfish as well as the domino damselfish; Philippines

13776355 - A close look at a squat shrimp (Thor amboinensis), on a beaded anemone (Heteractis aurora). This anemone has been found as host to 7 different species of clownfish as well as the domino damselfish; Philippines

71442033 - Harburg16.-18. Century, well preserved, entrance, between Nördlingen and Wörnitz on the Romantic Road, Bavaria, Germany

Spectacular view of the Gran Torre Santiago skyscraper as well as the city of Santiago de Chile in front of the Andes mountains from the cable car on Cerro San Cristobal, Chile, South America

71439300 - Spectacular view of the Gran Torre Santiago skyscraper as well as the city of Santiago de Chile in front of the Andes mountains from the cable car on Cerro San Cristobal, Chile, South America

well-developed road leads through barren landscape to the fortress of Masada, Dead Sea, Israel, Middle East, Asia, UNESCO World Heritage Site

71427641 - well-developed road leads through barren landscape to the fortress of Masada, Dead Sea, Israel, Middle East, Asia, UNESCO World Heritage Site

A subtle and pastel aurora borealis (Northern Lights) in the northeast, above a prairie meadow at "Lone Tree Hill". The foreground and sky are lit by a bright waxing gibbous Moon, a day before Full, shining in the south. This was just after midnight on July 11/12, 2022. The auroral curtains exhibit the usual green band and rays, though with shades of green visible, perhaps from hydrogen-beta proton emission as well as oxygen electron emission, but also upper altitude reds and purples and a faint blue tint at the very tops where the aurora is lit by the Sun. The aurora was never bright this nig

13900221 - A subtle and pastel aurora borealis (Northern Lights) in the northeast, above a prairie meadow at "Lone Tree Hill". The foreground and sky are lit by a bright waxing gibbous Moon, a day before Full, shining in the south. This was just after midnight on July 11/12, 2022. The auroral curtains exhibit the usual green band and rays, though with shades of green visible, perhaps from hydrogen-beta proton emission as well as oxygen electron emission, but also upper altitude reds and purples and a faint blue tint at the very tops where the aurora is lit by the Sun. The aurora was never bright this nig

Tipula is a very large insect genus in the fly family Tipulidae. They are commonly known as crane flies or daddy longlegs. Worldwide there are well over a thousand species.

13844824 - Tipula is a very large insect genus in the fly family Tipulidae. They are commonly known as crane flies or daddy longlegs. Worldwide there are well over a thousand species.

71435926 - The Three Chimneys (well known traditional restaurant) at Colbost, Glendale, Isle of Skye, Highlands, Scotland, UK

Interior view of the Palacio de Bellas Artes with works by various well-known muralists, Mexico City, Mexico, North America, Latin America, UNESCO World Heritage

71433608 - Interior view of the Palacio de Bellas Artes with works by various well-known muralists, Mexico City, Mexico, North America, Latin America, UNESCO World Heritage

71430806 - Traditional draw well in Tihany at Lake Balaton, Veszprém County, Hungary

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.

The well-known Andromeda Galaxy, Messier 31, with its companion galaxies. M32, below it and seemingly embedded in M31's outer arms, and M110 above M31. Many yellow giant stars litter the field, as foreground stars in our Milky Way Galaxy. North is up in this framing.

13899475 - The well-known Andromeda Galaxy, Messier 31, with its companion galaxies. M32, below it and seemingly embedded in M31's outer arms, and M110 above M31. Many yellow giant stars litter the field, as foreground stars in our Milky Way Galaxy. North is up in this framing.

13898689 - The centre of the Galaxy area in Sagittarius and Scorpius rising in the east, from Australia, on March 30/31, 2014. All of Scorpius is visible as well as Norma, Ara, Lupus and most of Sagittarius.

A scene with a fairly high-altitude Sun and prominent and colourful sundogs (parhelia) flanking the Sun and well outside the 22° halo which is only faintly visiible. Sundogs are always well outside the 22° halo when the Sun is higher in the sky — the Sun's altitude at this time at 4 pm MDT on April 25, 2022 was 41°.

13898543 - A scene with a fairly high-altitude Sun and prominent and colourful sundogs (parhelia) flanking the Sun and well outside the 22° halo which is only faintly visiible. Sundogs are always well outside the 22° halo when the Sun is higher in the sky — the Sun's altitude at this time at 4 pm MDT on April 25, 2022 was 41°.

A framing of the Milky Way in Sagitta and Vulpecula below Cygnus. The stars of Sagitta the Arrow are at lower left. The distinctive asterism, the Coathanger, is at lower right embedded in the dark lanes of the Milky Way. It is also called Collinder 399 and Brocchi's Cluster. The green Dumbbell Nebula, M27, is just left of centre. The star Albireo is at top. Faint nebulosity inhabits the area, such as NGC 6820 left of the Coathanger, but as this was shot with an unmodified camera the red nebulas don't show up well here.

13898365 - A framing of the Milky Way in Sagitta and Vulpecula below Cygnus. The stars of Sagitta the Arrow are at lower left. The distinctive asterism, the Coathanger, is at lower right embedded in the dark lanes of the Milky Way. It is also called Collinder 399 and Brocchi's Cluster. The green Dumbbell Nebula, M27, is just left of centre. The star Albireo is at top. Faint nebulosity inhabits the area, such as NGC 6820 left of the Coathanger, but as this was shot with an unmodified camera the red nebulas don't show up well here.

The northern autumn constellations of Pegasus (partially seen at right), Andromeda (across the centre), Perseus (at lower left) and Cassiopeia (at upper left) rising over moonlit formations at Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. Illumination is from the waxing gibbous Moon, setting in the southwest so it is providing a warm "bronze-hour" light. The Andromeda Galaxy, M31, is at centre. The star clusters NGC 752, M34 and the Double Cluster are at left, as well as the Perseus OB Association of stars. Some of the small star clusters in Cassiopeia are resolved as well.

13898171 - The northern autumn constellations of Pegasus (partially seen at right), Andromeda (across the centre), Perseus (at lower left) and Cassiopeia (at upper left) rising over moonlit formations at Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. Illumination is from the waxing gibbous Moon, setting in the southwest so it is providing a warm "bronze-hour" light. The Andromeda Galaxy, M31, is at centre. The star clusters NGC 752, M34 and the Double Cluster are at left, as well as the Perseus OB Association of stars. Some of the small star clusters in Cassiopeia are resolved as well.

Tourist in the Qutab complex which includes the world's tallest brick minaret - the Minar - as well as a series of Indo-Islamic buildings. Construction of the complex was started in 1193 under the orders of India's first Muslim ruler Qutb-ud-din Aibak.

13877350 - Tourist in the Qutab complex which includes the world's tallest brick minaret - the Minar - as well as a series of Indo-Islamic buildings. Construction of the complex was started in 1193 under the orders of India's first Muslim ruler Qutb-ud-din Aibak.

Hang Gliding at Cape Byron Lighthouse, Gold Coast, Australia. Byron Bay is a small town on Australia's Gold Coast, well known for its fantastic surfing, beautiful scenery, andrenaline activities such as hang gliding and the famous Byron Bay Lighthouse. Cape Byron Lighthouse is situates near the head on Cape Byron, the most eastern point of Australia.

13849154 - Hang Gliding at Cape Byron Lighthouse, Gold Coast, Australia. Byron Bay is a small town on Australia's Gold Coast, well known for its fantastic surfing, beautiful scenery, andrenaline activities such as hang gliding and the famous Byron Bay Lighthouse. Cape Byron Lighthouse is situates near the head on Cape Byron, the most eastern point of Australia.

Pineapple Selling Boat at Can Tho Floating Market, Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Can Tho floating market is a hive of activity. Fruit piled high on the boats and market traders selling to each other as well as the passing tourists. Their are endless floating markets in the Mekong Delta, but Can Tho is one of the largest with hundreds of boats squeezing past each other every morning, before preparing for market again the next day. Each boat hangs an example of what they sell off the top of the boat so passers by know what they are selling.

13846770 - Pineapple Selling Boat at Can Tho Floating Market, Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Can Tho floating market is a hive of activity. Fruit piled high on the boats and market traders selling to each other as well as the passing tourists. Their are endless floating markets in the Mekong Delta, but Can Tho is one of the largest with hundreds of boats squeezing past each other every morning, before preparing for market again the next day. Each boat hangs an example of what they sell off the top of the boat so passers by know what they are selling.

Photo of a man sawing up a large fish at Split fish market, Dalmatian Coast, Croatia, Europe. This photo of a man sawing up a large fish was taken in Split Fish Market. The fish market is a pungent affair, but well worth a visit to check out the days catch.

13846588 - Photo of a man sawing up a large fish at Split fish market, Dalmatian Coast, Croatia, Europe. This photo of a man sawing up a large fish was taken in Split Fish Market. The fish market is a pungent affair, but well worth a visit to check out the days catch.

13812586 - Thor's Well with surf cascading into the well along the Oregon coastline

13798116 - UK, Wales, Newport. Pentre Ifan Cromlech, a well, preserved ancient burial chamber (dolman).

Cathedral Island (Ostrów Tumski) with the Cross Church (double church of the Holy Cross and St. Bartholomew, Kolegiata pw Świętego Krzyża i Świętego Bartłomieja) and Wroclaw Cathedral (Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Katedra św. Jana Chrzciciela, Katedra Sw. Jana Chrzciciela) as well Most Tumski Bridge over the Oder (Odra) in the Old Town (Stare Miasto) of Wrocław (Wroclaw, Breslau) in the Dolnośląskie Voivodeship of Poland

71447325 - Cathedral Island (Ostrów Tumski) with the Cross Church (double church of the Holy Cross and St. Bartholomew, Kolegiata pw Świętego Krzyża i Świętego Bartłomieja) and Wroclaw Cathedral (Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Katedra św. Jana Chrzciciela, Katedra Sw. Jana Chrzciciela) as well Most Tumski Bridge over the Oder (Odra) in the Old Town (Stare Miasto) of Wrocław (Wroclaw, Breslau) in the Dolnośląskie Voivodeship of Poland

View from the Rheinsteig on the castles of Liebenstein and Sterrenberg as well as on the Rheinbogen near Kamp-Bornhofen, Upper Middle Rhine Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

71441411 - View from the Rheinsteig on the castles of Liebenstein and Sterrenberg as well as on the Rheinbogen near Kamp-Bornhofen, Upper Middle Rhine Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

71440969 - A tourist at the famous thermometer at Furnace Creek in Death Valley at well over 120 degrees Fahrenheit, California, USA

71440967 - Stunning hiking trail in Queens Garden in Bryce Canyon with the well-known hoodoos, Utah, United States

71433332 - View of the Ronda gorge from the well-known Puente Nuevo bridge with houses and the Jardines De Cuenca park, Andalusia, Spain

71431238 - An ancient well in Piazza San Tomà. Venice, Veneto, Italy

The waxing crescent Moon two days after New low in a smoky sky setting over the Badlands of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada. This was June 30, 2022. Despite the hazy skies, the twilight colours show up well in the sky. The glow of Earthshine shows up slightly on the night side of the Moon.

13900484 - The waxing crescent Moon two days after New low in a smoky sky setting over the Badlands of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada. This was June 30, 2022. Despite the hazy skies, the twilight colours show up well in the sky. The glow of Earthshine shows up slightly on the night side of the Moon.

The 6.5-day-old Moon (approximately) with the Lunar X (below centre) and V (above centre) formations well lit on the terminator. This phase has an incredible amount of detail and variety of features visible along the terminator.

13899347 - The 6.5-day-old Moon (approximately) with the Lunar X (below centre) and V (above centre) formations well lit on the terminator. This phase has an incredible amount of detail and variety of features visible along the terminator.

IC 1318 area of Cygnus around Gamma Cygni. Stack of 4 x 15 minute exposure on a superb night, with TMB 92mm apo with Canon 5D MkII at ISO 400. A cooler night than previous ones as well, so lower base noise. Borg FF.

13899152 - IC 1318 area of Cygnus around Gamma Cygni. Stack of 4 x 15 minute exposure on a superb night, with TMB 92mm apo with Canon 5D MkII at ISO 400. A cooler night than previous ones as well, so lower base noise. Borg FF.

A Kp4-level aurora to the north with a STEVE arc to the east with traits of a red SAR arc as well. Taken from home as part of a time-lapse sequence, August 29, 2022, with the Canon R6 and Venus Optics Laowa 15mm lens at f/2 for 20 seconds at ISO 1600.

13898731 - A Kp4-level aurora to the north with a STEVE arc to the east with traits of a red SAR arc as well. Taken from home as part of a time-lapse sequence, August 29, 2022, with the Canon R6 and Venus Optics Laowa 15mm lens at f/2 for 20 seconds at ISO 1600.

The open star cluster NGC 188, in Cepheus, one of the oldest such objects known, with an estimated age of 9 billion years. NGC 188 has lasted so long as it is well above the plane of the Galaxy near the North Celestial Pole, and so free of the disruptive tidal effects of the Milky Way.

13898480 - The open star cluster NGC 188, in Cepheus, one of the oldest such objects known, with an estimated age of 9 billion years. NGC 188 has lasted so long as it is well above the plane of the Galaxy near the North Celestial Pole, and so free of the disruptive tidal effects of the Milky Way.

The well-known Double Cluster (aka NGC 884 and NGC 869) framed at upper right to include two of its companion star clusters, NGC 957 at upper left and Trumpler 2 at lower left. Dotted through the field of young blue stars are numerous aging yellow giant stars. And the gradation in sky colour from the clearer, bluer sky with more stars at right to the dustier, yellower sky and fewer stars at left is subtle but obvious here, from interstellar dust in this part of the Milky Way.

13898215 - The well-known Double Cluster (aka NGC 884 and NGC 869) framed at upper right to include two of its companion star clusters, NGC 957 at upper left and Trumpler 2 at lower left. Dotted through the field of young blue stars are numerous aging yellow giant stars. And the gradation in sky colour from the clearer, bluer sky with more stars at right to the dustier, yellower sky and fewer stars at left is subtle but obvious here, from interstellar dust in this part of the Milky Way.

This is a portrait of Cassiopeia the Queen that takes in the red emission nebulas in the constellation as well as recording some of the larger star clusters. The area is also laced with dark lanes of dust.

13897883 - This is a portrait of Cassiopeia the Queen that takes in the red emission nebulas in the constellation as well as recording some of the larger star clusters. The area is also laced with dark lanes of dust.

13897848 - A Kp4-level aurora to the north with a STEVE arc to the east with traits of a red SAR arc as well. Taken from home as part of a time-lapse sequence, August 29, 2022, with the Canon R6 and Venus Optics Laowa 15mm lens at f/2 for 20 seconds at ISO 1600.

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.

Two well-preserved Chaac masks on the Temple of the Chaac Masks in front of the Round Temple or Observatory in the ruins of the Post-Classic Mayan city of Mayapan, Yucatan, Mexico.

13849116 - Two well-preserved Chaac masks on the Temple of the Chaac Masks in front of the Round Temple or Observatory in the ruins of the Post-Classic Mayan city of Mayapan, Yucatan, Mexico.

These weevils are among the most colorfull ones in the world, the colour may serve as a warning to predators that they do not taste very well.

13848763 - These weevils are among the most colorfull ones in the world, the colour may serve as a warning to predators that they do not taste very well.

13848472 - Pineapple Selling Boat at Can Tho Floating Market, Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Can Tho floating market is a hive of activity. Fruit piled high on the boats and market traders selling to each other as well as the passing tourists. Their are endless floating markets in the Mekong Delta, but Can Tho is one of the largest with hundreds of boats squeezing past each other every morning, before preparing for market again the next day. Each boat hangs an example of what they sell off the top of the boat so passers by know what they are selling.

13846943 - Tipula is a very large insect genus in the fly family Tipulidae. They are commonly known as crane flies or daddy longlegs. Worldwide there are well over a thousand species.

71438000 - Spectacular view of the well-known Mount Fitz Roy before sunrise from the village of El Chalten, Argentina, Patagonia

View of the north facade of the Heidelberg Castle ruins as well as the old town and the Neckar (river), Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

71437022 - View of the north facade of the Heidelberg Castle ruins as well as the old town and the Neckar (river), Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

71435927 - The Three Chimneys (well known traditional restaurant) at Colbost, Glendale, Isle of Skye, Highlands, Scotland, UK

71433824 - Alicante,Passeig Esplanada well-known promenade at the port, under the castle, Spain

71429475 - The clock tower and pousada at the well-known white light blue Palácio Nacional de Queluz near Lisbon, Portugal

71427640 - well-developed road leads through barren landscape to the fortress of Masada, Dead Sea, Israel, Middle East, Asia, UNESCO World Heritage Site

13899663 - The 6.5-day-old Moon (approximately) with the Lunar X (below centre) and V (above centre) formations well lit on the terminator. This phase has an incredible amount of detail and variety of features visible along the terminator.

Jupiter (brightest), Saturn (to the left), and the Milky Way over the Saskatchewan River and the area of Howse Pass, on July 26, 2020. Mount Cephren is at left; the scene is framed to include Cephren. The nebulas and star clouds of the galactic centre area at right show up well on this very clear night. The bright Small Sagittarius Starcloud, aka M24, is most obvious, flanked by the star clusters M23 and M25 to the side, and the nebulas M17 and M16 above, and M8 and M20 below. The fuzzy globular cluster M22 is to the left of the large Lagoon Nebula, M8. Green airglow tints the sky.

13899645 - Jupiter (brightest), Saturn (to the left), and the Milky Way over the Saskatchewan River and the area of Howse Pass, on July 26, 2020. Mount Cephren is at left; the scene is framed to include Cephren. The nebulas and star clouds of the galactic centre area at right show up well on this very clear night. The bright Small Sagittarius Starcloud, aka M24, is most obvious, flanked by the star clusters M23 and M25 to the side, and the nebulas M17 and M16 above, and M8 and M20 below. The fuzzy globular cluster M22 is to the left of the large Lagoon Nebula, M8. Green airglow tints the sky.

An urban nightscape of the constellations of Orion and Canis Major over the skyline of Calgary on January 18, 2018, on a very clear and moonless winter night, allowing stars to show up fairly well despite the light pollution. Sirius is above the Bow Tower building at left.

13899521 - An urban nightscape of the constellations of Orion and Canis Major over the skyline of Calgary on January 18, 2018, on a very clear and moonless winter night, allowing stars to show up fairly well despite the light pollution. Sirius is above the Bow Tower building at left.

A 150° panorama of an arc of diffuse aurora to the northeast, and above the glow of solstice twilight to the north at centre, while the urban sky glow from Calgary lights the sky at left to the west, as well as an odd band of cloud that persisted all evening across the north.

13898300 - A 150° panorama of an arc of diffuse aurora to the northeast, and above the glow of solstice twilight to the north at centre, while the urban sky glow from Calgary lights the sky at left to the west, as well as an odd band of cloud that persisted all evening across the north.

The 2016 Perseid meteor shower, in a view looking north to the Big Dipper and with the radiant point in Perseus at upper right, the point where the meteors appear to be streaking from. I shot this on the peak night of the shower, August 11/12 after moonset so the sky was dark and in fact filled with bright airglow, appearing here as bands of green and yellow, mixed with a low-level aurora to the north as well. While it looks like the sky has artificial light pollution, the glows here are natural, from aurora and airglow.

13897964 - The 2016 Perseid meteor shower, in a view looking north to the Big Dipper and with the radiant point in Perseus at upper right, the point where the meteors appear to be streaking from. I shot this on the peak night of the shower, August 11/12 after moonset so the sky was dark and in fact filled with bright airglow, appearing here as bands of green and yellow, mixed with a low-level aurora to the north as well. While it looks like the sky has artificial light pollution, the glows here are natural, from aurora and airglow.