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Circumpolar stars trails over Castle Mountain in Banff, Alberta. Taken July 23, 2010 from Castle Cliffs viewpoint on Bow Valley Parkway. A stack of 160 25-second exposures with Canon 15mm lens at f/4 and Canon 7D camera at ISO 640. Taken over 2 hours. Full Moon light provided the illumination.

13900075 - Circumpolar stars trails over Castle Mountain in Banff, Alberta. Taken July 23, 2010 from Castle Cliffs viewpoint on Bow Valley Parkway. A stack of 160 25-second exposures with Canon 15mm lens at f/4 and Canon 7D camera at ISO 640. Taken over 2 hours. Full Moon light provided the illumination.

$9-day-old gibbous Moon, taken April 23, 2010, with Astro-Physics 130mm apo refractor, plus 2x Barlow for f/12 and 1600mm focal length. Canon 7D camera at ISO 100. Seeing poor -- this was the sharpest of the lot.$

13899546 - 9-day-old gibbous Moon, taken April 23, 2010, with Astro-Physics 130mm apo refractor, plus 2x Barlow for f/12 and 1600mm focal length. Canon 7D camera at ISO 100. Seeing poor -- this was the sharpest of the lot.

13898671 - Milky Way over Tipi at Siksika Skies stargazing night at Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park, October 2, 2010.

13845736 - The Cosmopolitan hotel & casino in Las Vegas. The Cosmopolitan opened in 2010 and it has 2,995 rooms and 75,000 sq ft casino.

13844577 - The Cosmopolitan hotel & casino in Las Vegas. The Cosmopolitan opened in 2010 and it has 2,995 rooms and 75,000 sq ft casino.

Scorpius rising over Atacama Lodge near San Pedro de Atacama in Chile (latitude -23°). Taken in March 2010 with modified Canon 5DMkII and Sigma 50mm lens at f/2.8 for stack of 4 x 1.5 minute exposures at ISO 800. Ground is from one frame.

13899206 - Scorpius rising over Atacama Lodge near San Pedro de Atacama in Chile (latitude -23°). Taken in March 2010 with modified Canon 5DMkII and Sigma 50mm lens at f/2.8 for stack of 4 x 1.5 minute exposures at ISO 800. Ground is from one frame.

Area of southern Milky Way containing Eta Carinae, Crux and Alpha & Beta Centaurus, taken from Atacama Lodge, Chile, March 2010, with Canon 5D MkII (modified) and Sigma 50mm lens at f/4 for stack of 4 x 6 minute exposures at ISO 800 plus stack of 4 x 6 minutes with Kenko Softon filter for star glows.

13900387 - Area of southern Milky Way containing Eta Carinae, Crux and Alpha & Beta Centaurus, taken from Atacama Lodge, Chile, March 2010, with Canon 5D MkII (modified) and Sigma 50mm lens at f/4 for stack of 4 x 6 minute exposures at ISO 800 plus stack of 4 x 6 minutes with Kenko Softon filter for star glows.

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.

$Total eclipse of the Moon, December 20/21, 2010, taken from home with 130mm AP apo refractor at f/6 and Canon 7D at ISO 400 for 4 seconds, single exposure, shortly after totality began.$

13899244 - Total eclipse of the Moon, December 20/21, 2010, taken from home with 130mm AP apo refractor at f/6 and Canon 7D at ISO 400 for 4 seconds, single exposure, shortly after totality began.

13823616 - Political demonstration for the independence of Catalonia. Consell de Cent street. July 10 2010. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain.

Scorpius and Sagittarius, taken from Atacama Lodge in Chile (23° S), March 19/20, 2010, using modified Canon 5D MkII camera, and Sigma 50mm lens at f/4 for stack of 4 x 6 minute exposures, Mean combined, plus stack of 2 x 6 minutes with Kenko Softon filter for star glows.

13899869 - Scorpius and Sagittarius, taken from Atacama Lodge in Chile (23° S), March 19/20, 2010, using modified Canon 5D MkII camera, and Sigma 50mm lens at f/4 for stack of 4 x 6 minute exposures, Mean combined, plus stack of 2 x 6 minutes with Kenko Softon filter for star glows.

Southern Milky Way from Atacama Lodge, Chile (latitude 23° S) taken March 14/15, 2010. Taken witn Canon 5D MkII (modified) and Canon 15mm lens at f/4 for stack of 4 x 6 minute exposures at ISO 800. Horizon retained from just one image to retain detail and minimize blurring from tracking. But sky is Mean stack. Taken before dawn with zodiacal light becoming promiment in east.

13899480 - Southern Milky Way from Atacama Lodge, Chile (latitude 23° S) taken March 14/15, 2010. Taken witn Canon 5D MkII (modified) and Canon 15mm lens at f/4 for stack of 4 x 6 minute exposures at ISO 800. Horizon retained from just one image to retain detail and minimize blurring from tracking. But sky is Mean stack. Taken before dawn with zodiacal light becoming promiment in east.

Gum Nebula area of Vela and Puppis. Taken from Atacama Lodge, Chile, March 19, 2010, with modified Canon 5D MkII and Sigma 50mm lens at f/4, for stack of 10 x 6 minute exposures (Mean combined) at ISO 800 plus 2 x 6 minutes with Kenko Softon filter. High contrast boost and Selective Colour adjustments to bring out nebulocity while retaining neutral sky.

13898921 - Gum Nebula area of Vela and Puppis. Taken from Atacama Lodge, Chile, March 19, 2010, with modified Canon 5D MkII and Sigma 50mm lens at f/4, for stack of 10 x 6 minute exposures (Mean combined) at ISO 800 plus 2 x 6 minutes with Kenko Softon filter. High contrast boost and Selective Colour adjustments to bring out nebulocity while retaining neutral sky.

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.

$Total eclipse of the Moon, December 20/21, 2010, taken from home with 130mm AP apo refractor at f/6 and Canon 7D at ISO 400. An HDR composite of 9 images from 1/125 second to 2 seconds, composited in Photoshop CS5. Vibrancy increased to show bring out the colour variations across the shadow and at the edge of the shadow. Taken at about 12:21 am MST on Dec 21, about 20 minutes before totality began, during the partial phase.$

13898648 - Total eclipse of the Moon, December 20/21, 2010, taken from home with 130mm AP apo refractor at f/6 and Canon 7D at ISO 400. An HDR composite of 9 images from 1/125 second to 2 seconds, composited in Photoshop CS5. Vibrancy increased to show bring out the colour variations across the shadow and at the edge of the shadow. Taken at about 12:21 am MST on Dec 21, about 20 minutes before totality began, during the partial phase.

13825760 - African Renaissance Monument, Dakar, Senegal. April 4, 2010. Sculptor, Pierre Goudiaby.

13825758 - African Renaissance Monument, Dakar, Senegal. April 4, 2010. Sculptor, Pierre Goudiaby.

13823617 - Political demonstration for the independence of Catalonia. Consell de Cent street. July 10 2010. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain.

Train at Morant's Curve, Bow Valley Parkway, Banff, Alberta. Taken July 25, 2010 with Canon 7D camera and 15mm Canon lens, for 18 second exposure at f/4 and ISO 400, Moonlight from the Full Moon provided the illumination, plus from the train headlights. Part of a 700-frame time-lapse sequence.

13899669 - Train at Morant's Curve, Bow Valley Parkway, Banff, Alberta. Taken July 25, 2010 with Canon 7D camera and 15mm Canon lens, for 18 second exposure at f/4 and ISO 400, Moonlight from the Full Moon provided the illumination, plus from the train headlights. Part of a 700-frame time-lapse sequence.

Tail of Scorpius with False Comet area (NGC 6231 and IC 4628) and Ara )with NGC 6188 nebulosity), taken from Atacama Lodge, Chile, March 2010, with Canon 5D MkII (modified) and Canon L-series 135mm lens at f/2.8 for stack of 5 x 4 minute exposures at ISO 800. Focus a tad soft.

13899193 - Tail of Scorpius with False Comet area (NGC 6231 and IC 4628) and Ara )with NGC 6188 nebulosity), taken from Atacama Lodge, Chile, March 2010, with Canon 5D MkII (modified) and Canon L-series 135mm lens at f/2.8 for stack of 5 x 4 minute exposures at ISO 800. Focus a tad soft.

Southern Milky Way from Atacama Lodge, Chile (latitude 23° S) taken March 15/16, 2010. Taken witn Canon 5D MkII (modified) and Canon L-Series 35mm lens at f/4 for stack of 4 x 6 minute exposures, plus stack of 2 x 6 minute with Kenko Softon filter for star glows.

13898109 - Southern Milky Way from Atacama Lodge, Chile (latitude 23° S) taken March 15/16, 2010. Taken witn Canon 5D MkII (modified) and Canon L-Series 35mm lens at f/4 for stack of 4 x 6 minute exposures, plus stack of 2 x 6 minute with Kenko Softon filter for star glows.

13844415 - The Cosmopolitan hotel & casino in Las Vegas. The Cosmopolitan opened in 2010 and it has 2,995 rooms and 75,000 sq ft casino.

$Waxing crescent Moon with Earthshine, April 18, 2010. Taken with 5-inch (130mm) Astro-Physics apo refractor and Canon 7D camera, at f/6 and ISO 100. HDR stack of 9 exposures from 6 seconds to 1/40th second at 1-stop intervals. Combined in Photomatix Pro.$

13899313 - Waxing crescent Moon with Earthshine, April 18, 2010. Taken with 5-inch (130mm) Astro-Physics apo refractor and Canon 7D camera, at f/6 and ISO 100. HDR stack of 9 exposures from 6 seconds to 1/40th second at 1-stop intervals. Combined in Photomatix Pro.

13898954 - Taken at SSSP, August 14, 2010, using Canon 5D MkII and 15mm lens.

13898853 - Waning crescent Moon at dawn from home, Nov. 4, 2010. Taken with 18-200mm lens and Canon 7D. Taken from southern Alberta, Canada.

$Open cluster pair of NGC 2451 (right), a bright loose cluster, and NGC 2477 (left), a fainter but very rich open cluster. The field is also filled with faint emission nebulosity. Taken from Timor Cottage, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia, December 12, 2010. This is a stack of 5 x 6 minute exposures at ISO 1600 with Canon 5D MkII camera on 105mm Astro-Physics Traveler apo refractor at f/5.8 with 6x7 field flattener.$

13898239 - Open cluster pair of NGC 2451 (right), a bright loose cluster, and NGC 2477 (left), a fainter but very rich open cluster. The field is also filled with faint emission nebulosity. Taken from Timor Cottage, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia, December 12, 2010. This is a stack of 5 x 6 minute exposures at ISO 1600 with Canon 5D MkII camera on 105mm Astro-Physics Traveler apo refractor at f/5.8 with 6x7 field flattener.

13825759 - African Renaissance Monument, Dakar, Senegal. April 4, 2010. Sculptor, Pierre Goudiaby.

Remains Of The Glacial Lake And The Mountain That Used To Be At The Base Of The Volcano Eyjafjallajokull Which Eruoted In 2010; Thorsmork, Iceland

13772558 - Remains Of The Glacial Lake And The Mountain That Used To Be At The Base Of The Volcano Eyjafjallajokull Which Eruoted In 2010; Thorsmork, Iceland

The bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi, weighing 500 kg, unveiled in 2010, at the entrance to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, North America

14204030 - The bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi, weighing 500 kg, unveiled in 2010, at the entrance to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, North America

71407669 - The Burj Khalifa, known as the Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration in 2010, a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

70312904 - Paulaner tower with beer glass, Octoberfest 2010, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

70299278 - Theater of the Passion Play Oberammergau 2010, Upper Bavaria, Germany

70381715 - Belgium-August 2010 Bruxelles City Maneken Pis.

71095644 - Main square with Town Hall at Pécs , Fünfkirchen , European Capitol of Cultue 2010 , River Danube , Hungarian Low Land , Hungary , Europe

70519400 - Musher Blake Freking's Lead Dog Near Uaa During The 2010 Ceremonial Iditarod Start In Anchorage, Southcentral Alaska, Winter/N

70381669 - UK-Scotland-August 2010 Edinburgh Ciity The Castle.

70381667 - UK-Scotland-August 2010 Edinburgh Ciity Prince Street.

70312909 - Octoberfest, 2010, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

70312905 - Octoberfest 2010, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

70279008 - Low angle view at Jinmao Tower, World Financial Center, EXPO Shanghai 2010, Pudong, Shanghai, China, Asia

70220912 - Aerial photo of stadium construction for FIFA 2010 Football World Cup, Status December 2008, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Pécs , Széchenyi tér and former Mosque of Pasha Gazi Qasim , Fünfkirchen , European Capitol of Cultue 2010 , River Danube , Hungarian Low Land , Hungary , Europe

71095646 - Pécs , Széchenyi tér and former Mosque of Pasha Gazi Qasim , Fünfkirchen , European Capitol of Cultue 2010 , River Danube , Hungarian Low Land , Hungary , Europe

70402458 - People at an exhibition of Chinese history, Expo 2010, Shanghai, China, Asia

70279119 - Model of the Expo 2010 site at urban planning museum, Shanghai, China, Asia

70279113 - Model of the Expo 2010 site at urban planning museum, Shanghai, China, Asia

70279110 - Model of the Expo 2010 site at urban planning museum, Shanghai, China, Asia

70279017 - Exhibited object at Shanghai Museum, earthen figure of a women, from the Tang Dynasty, EXPO 2010 Shanghai, Shanghai, China, Asia

70220910 - Children with a wheelbarrow (preparing for FIFA 2010 World Cup), Walmer Township, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Africa

car free Autobahn, A 40, road closed for public, cyclists, motorway, freeway, speed, speed limit, bicycle traffic, infrastructure, event 2010, Essen, Germany

71123281 - car free Autobahn, A 40, road closed for public, cyclists, motorway, freeway, speed, speed limit, bicycle traffic, infrastructure, event 2010, Essen, Germany

Franz Liszt Statue at the Bishop's Palace at Pécs , Fünfkirchen , European Capitol of Cultue 2010 , River Danube , Hungarian Low Land , Hungary , Europe

71095638 - Franz Liszt Statue at the Bishop's Palace at Pécs , Fünfkirchen , European Capitol of Cultue 2010 , River Danube , Hungarian Low Land , Hungary , Europe

71095637 - Pécs , Fünfkirchen , European Capitol of Cultue 2010 , River Danube , Hungarian Low Land , Hungary , Europe

71060382 - 'The 2010 Winter Olympic Games Cauldron; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada'

70299277 - Theater of the Passion Play Oberammergau 2010, Upper Bavaria, Germany

70279121 - Model of the Expo 2010 site at urban planning museum, Shanghai, China, Asia

70279117 - Model of the Expo 2010 site at urban planning museum, Shanghai, China, Asia

70279111 - Model of the Expo 2010 site at urban planning museum, Shanghai, China, Asia

71069370 - Dusk, Huangpu River, West Bund area, EXPO 2010 area, view from Shanghai Power Station of Art, Shanghai, China, Asia

71069369 - Dusk, skyscrapers, West Bund area, EXPO 2010 area, view from Shanghai Power Station of Art, Shanghai, China, Asia

70402444 - People at an exhibition of Chinese history, Expo 2010, Shanghai, China, Asia

70381713 - Belgium-August 2010 Bruxelles City La Grand Place W H City Hall Bldg.

70279120 - Model of the Expo 2010 site at urban planning museum, Shanghai, China, Asia

70279116 - Model of the Expo 2010 site at urban planning museum, Shanghai, China, Asia

71306274 - in the year 2010 built presidential palace and cathedral in the background in full illumination, Tbilisi, Georgia

71095647 - View at the Cathedral at Pécs , Fünfkirchen , European Capitol of Cultue 2010 , River Danube , Hungarian Low Land , Hungary , Europe

70381709 - Belgium-August 2010 Bruxelles City St Hubert Galerie.

70330445 - Aerial of the construction site at JadeWeserPort in June 2010, Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony, Germany

70279114 - Model of the Expo 2010 site at urban planning museum, Shanghai, China, Asia

70279013 - People in front of the Oriental Pearl Tower at night, EXPO 2010 Shanghai, Pudong, Shanghai, China, Asia

70279009 - Low angle view at the illuminated Jinmao Tower, World Financial Center, EXPO Shanghai 2010, Pudong, Shanghai, China, Asia

Cseh Palace in the Janus Pannonius Utca at Pécs , Fünfkirchen , European Capitol of Cultue 2010 , River Danube , Hungarian Low Land , Hungary , Europe

71095642 - Cseh Palace in the Janus Pannonius Utca at Pécs , Fünfkirchen , European Capitol of Cultue 2010 , River Danube , Hungarian Low Land , Hungary , Europe

71069371 - Dusk, urban facade, skyscrapers, West Bund area, EXPO 2010 area, view from Shanghai Power Station of Art, Shanghai, China, Asia

70430833 - Centre Pompidou Metz, 2010, Metz, Moselle, Region Alsace Lorraine, France, Europe

70320328 - Sailing ship Mercedes and Tall Ship Kruzenshtern at Sail 2010 windjammer festival, Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany, Europe

70312908 - Octoberfest, 2010, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

70279143 - Tunnel construction site for the Expo 2010 on the Bund, Shanghai, China, Asia

10233331 - Presentation of new racing car for Formula 1 2010 in Museum

Tarpon Springs, FL - Jul 2010 - Tropical storm Bonnie provides dramatic skys over commercial sponge boat docked at Tarpon Springs, Florida

70335914 - Tarpon Springs, FL - Jul 2010 - Tropical storm Bonnie provides dramatic skys over commercial sponge boat docked at Tarpon Springs, Florida

African Leopard Panthera Pardus Pardus Near Threatened, population decreasing Mashatu Game Reserve Tuli block, Botswana November 2010

70397122 - African Leopard Panthera Pardus Pardus Near Threatened, population decreasing Mashatu Game Reserve Tuli block, Botswana November 2010

70381674 - Belgium- August 2010 Leuven City The Town Hall.

70313584 - Octoberfest, 2010, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

70381668 - Belgium-August 2010 Bruxelles City The Atomium.

70381607 - China-May 2010 Shanghai City Pudong District.

70312914 - Octoberfest, 2010, Municfh, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

70355913 - Black Woodpecker at nest Spring 2010 Kuusamo area, Finland

70381719 - Holand-August 2010 Amsterdam City Galdersekade Canal.

70220911 - Aerial photo of the stadium construction for FIFA 2010 Football World Cup, Status December 2008, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

70381703 - Spain- August 2010 Wine Cellar near Barbastro City Aragon.

70381671 - Belgium-August 2010 Bruxelles City The Atomium.

70312913 - Octoberfest, 2010, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

71345332 - Waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus) feeding in garden on ornamental rowan (Sorbus sp) berries, Berwickshire, Scotland, November 2010

71345324 - Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) male displaying to attract female in spring, Berwickshire, Scotland, March 2010

Yosemite National Park, USA - May 14, 2010. Overlooking the wilderness and landscape of the Yosemite National Park in in the western Sierra Nevada of California.

71326537 - Yosemite National Park, USA - May 14, 2010. Overlooking the wilderness and landscape of the Yosemite National Park in in the western Sierra Nevada of California.

Alotau, Papua New Guinea - November 6, 2010: A man with tribal face painting is wearing hat with feathers at the Kenu and Kundu Canoe Festival.

71326518 - Alotau, Papua New Guinea - November 6, 2010: A man with tribal face painting is wearing hat with feathers at the Kenu and Kundu Canoe Festival.

71326517 - Papua New Guinea - November 12, 2010: A smiling man with a beard is wearing a strawhat.

71326446 - Death Valley, USA - May 6, 2010. Polygon formations of salt seen at sunset in Death Valley, California.

71138630 - Succession War September 4, 2010 in Brihuega, Spain.

71103162 - 'Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) walking towards in snow, Churchill, Canada. Winner ''arret sur Image'' festival Montier-en-Der, 2010.'

71038456 - Scale plan of the Shanghai of the future, Shanghai Urban Planning and Expo 2010 Exhibition Hall, Shanghai, China, Asia

71037164 - Walkway in the stylish Terminal 3, opened in 2010, Dubai International Airport, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East