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71452555 - Christo Rei over the 25th of April Bridge, Lisbon, Portugal

71456294 - The 25th of April Bridge over the Tagus River, Lisbon, Portugal.

71452556 - Christo Rei and Bridge do April 25th, Lisbon, Portugal

71452537 - Approach to Lisbon with Christo Rei and bridge on April 25th, Portugal

71456286 - The 25th of April Bridge spans the Tagus River, Lisbon, Portugal.

71438953 - Cave on shore, Sagres, Portugal, April 2019

71434908 - Late snow in April in the Rheingau-Taunus Nature Park above Engenhahn, Niedernhausen, Hesse, Germany

This is the gathering on the evening of April 22,2023 of the waxing crescent Moon below Venus and near the Hyades star cluster in Taurus. The dim Earthshine is visible on the dark side of the Moon. High cloud added the natural glows on the Moon and Venus.

13999674 - This is the gathering on the evening of April 22,2023 of the waxing crescent Moon below Venus and near the Hyades star cluster in Taurus. The dim Earthshine is visible on the dark side of the Moon. High cloud added the natural glows on the Moon and Venus.

A view of the great April aurora show of April 23,2023,looking to the south,with multiple curtains across the sky forming parallel ribbons from east to west at the zenith. Taken from home in southern Alberta,Canada. Dark clouds appear in silhouette in front of the higher aurora.

13998776 - A view of the great April aurora show of April 23,2023,looking to the south,with multiple curtains across the sky forming parallel ribbons from east to west at the zenith. Taken from home in southern Alberta,Canada. Dark clouds appear in silhouette in front of the higher aurora.

A view of the great April aurora show of April 23,2023,looking to the east,with a pair of diverging curtains with magenta tops. Taken late in the display from home in southern Alberta,Canada.

13998405 - A view of the great April aurora show of April 23,2023,looking to the east,with a pair of diverging curtains with magenta tops. Taken late in the display from home in southern Alberta,Canada.

A complex of halo phenomena on the evening of April 15, 2022, Good Friday of the 2022 Easter weekend, around the almost Full Moon. Ice crystals in the high cloud created the halos and arcs, set in the spring night sky, with the Big Dipper at top, Arcturus to the left, and Regulus and Leo at right. The colours of the arcs and sundogs were just visible to the unaided eye.

13900517 - A complex of halo phenomena on the evening of April 15, 2022, Good Friday of the 2022 Easter weekend, around the almost Full Moon. Ice crystals in the high cloud created the halos and arcs, set in the spring night sky, with the Big Dipper at top, Arcturus to the left, and Regulus and Leo at right. The colours of the arcs and sundogs were just visible to the unaided eye.

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

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.

13887433 - Elaborate Main Entrance To The April Fair; Seville Andalusia Spain

13887431 - Woman With Decorated Hairstyles For The April Fair; Seville Andalusia Spain

71438950 - Surfers, Sagres, Portugal, April 2019

71434946 - Late snow in April in the Rheingau-Taunus Nature Park above Engenhahn, Niedernhausen, Hesse, Germany

71434912 - Late snow in April in the Rheingau-Taunus Nature Park above Engenhahn, Niedernhausen, Hesse, Germany

71434910 - Late snow in April in the Rheingau-Taunus Nature Park above Engenhahn, Niedernhausen, Hesse, Germany

71427795 - Scaffolding for the renovation of the Notre-Dame Cathedral, after the big fire in April 2019.

This is the gathering on the evening of April 22,2023 of the waxing crescent Moon below Venus and near the Hyades star cluster in Taurus,here set amid some silhouetted tree branches. The dim Earthshine is visible on the dark side of the Moon. High cloud added the natural glows on the Moon and Venus.

13999693 - This is the gathering on the evening of April 22,2023 of the waxing crescent Moon below Venus and near the Hyades star cluster in Taurus,here set amid some silhouetted tree branches. The dim Earthshine is visible on the dark side of the Moon. High cloud added the natural glows on the Moon and Venus.

This is Mars (at right) near the orange giant star Mebsuta,aka Epsilon Geminorum,on April 12,2023. Mars was 50 arc minutes from the star this night. It was closer the following two nights,about 20 and 16 arc minutes from the star. Mars was magnitude +1.1 while Mebsuta is +3.

13999284 - This is Mars (at right) near the orange giant star Mebsuta,aka Epsilon Geminorum,on April 12,2023. Mars was 50 arc minutes from the star this night. It was closer the following two nights,about 20 and 16 arc minutes from the star. Mars was magnitude +1.1 while Mebsuta is +3.

The aurora of April 23,2023,looking straight up to the zenith to capture the converging curtains in a coronal display. The Big Dipper is at top.

13998319 - The aurora of April 23,2023,looking straight up to the zenith to capture the converging curtains in a coronal display. The Big Dipper is at top.

The 13.7-day-old Moon (a day before Full) with the south polar region tipped toward us in a favourable libration for viewing the southern regions and features. This was April 6, 2020. The large crater, Bailly, is on the southern limb, better seen here than at most similar phases, due to the favourable southern libration.

13900476 - The 13.7-day-old Moon (a day before Full) with the south polar region tipped toward us in a favourable libration for viewing the southern regions and features. This was April 6, 2020. The large crater, Bailly, is on the southern limb, better seen here than at most similar phases, due to the favourable southern libration.

The 4-day-old waxing crescent Moon on April 8, 2019 in a single exposure when the Moon was still in the bright blue twilight. Even so, the faint Earthshine is just becoming visible.

13900455 - The 4-day-old waxing crescent Moon on April 8, 2019 in a single exposure when the Moon was still in the bright blue twilight. Even so, the faint Earthshine is just becoming visible.

Orion and the stars of the winter sky trailing as they set behind and through Turret Arch, in Arches National Park, Utah. I shot this April 6, 2015 after twilight but before the waning Moon rose, so the sky was dark. Illumination is from stars and the sky – no artificial light provided, and the Moon was not up.

13900394 - Orion and the stars of the winter sky trailing as they set behind and through Turret Arch, in Arches National Park, Utah. I shot this April 6, 2015 after twilight but before the waning Moon rose, so the sky was dark. Illumination is from stars and the sky – no artificial light provided, and the Moon was not up.

A 150° panorama of the auroral arc across the northern sky, shot from home in Alberta on April 27, 2022. The camera picked up the blue colour at the top of the curtains at left in the northwest from high-altitude sunlight illuminating the tops of the curtains. Otherwise, oxygen reds and greens dominate this fairly quiet display. Coincidentally, the arc of the aurora nicely follows the arc of the Milky Way across the north, then at its lowest for the year in the spring sky.

13900301 - A 150° panorama of the auroral arc across the northern sky, shot from home in Alberta on April 27, 2022. The camera picked up the blue colour at the top of the curtains at left in the northwest from high-altitude sunlight illuminating the tops of the curtains. Otherwise, oxygen reds and greens dominate this fairly quiet display. Coincidentally, the arc of the aurora nicely follows the arc of the Milky Way across the north, then at its lowest for the year in the spring sky.

$The nearly Full Moon of April 10, 2017 as seen from Australia, and embedded in fast-moving low cloud adding the colourful corona effect around the Moon from water-droplet diffraction.$

13899760 - The nearly Full Moon of April 10, 2017 as seen from Australia, and embedded in fast-moving low cloud adding the colourful corona effect around the Moon from water-droplet diffraction.

All of Scorpius, plus parts of Lupus and Ara regions of the southern Milky Way. This area was directly overhead when I took this at about 4:30 am local time on April 6, 2014 from near Coonabarabran, Australia. The head of Scorpius is at top his tail at bottom though you could turn this image any direction and it would be correct as seen in the sky at this latitude, depending on the time of night. But in portrait mode like this north is at top. Along the Milky Way are numerous nebulas, including the False Comet area, the Cat's Paw area, and the colourful nebulas around Antares at top. The dark

13899353 - All of Scorpius, plus parts of Lupus and Ara regions of the southern Milky Way. This area was directly overhead when I took this at about 4:30 am local time on April 6, 2014 from near Coonabarabran, Australia. The head of Scorpius is at top his tail at bottom though you could turn this image any direction and it would be correct as seen in the sky at this latitude, depending on the time of night. But in portrait mode like this north is at top. Along the Milky Way are numerous nebulas, including the False Comet area, the Cat's Paw area, and the colourful nebulas around Antares at top. The dark

Mars (below) and Saturn in conjunction 1.3° apart in Sagittarus in the dawn sky on April 3, 2018. They were a little closer the previous morning but it was cloudy! The fuzzy spot to the right of Mars is the globular cluster M22.

13899132 - Mars (below) and Saturn in conjunction 1.3° apart in Sagittarus in the dawn sky on April 3, 2018. They were a little closer the previous morning but it was cloudy! The fuzzy spot to the right of Mars is the globular cluster M22.

April 17/18, 2001 aurora, taken from home in Alberta. looking south. Part of a series taken looking same direction as substorm hit and subsided, from Image #2 to #15, on Roll #1. (Roll #2 was second camera shooting Provia 100F with 28mm lens and 18mm lens.) All images in this series (#1-02 thru 15) processed in Photoshop with nearly identical enhancements to contrast and colour. Brightness toned down for longer overexposed shots (early ones).

13898976 - April 17/18, 2001 aurora, taken from home in Alberta. looking south. Part of a series taken looking same direction as substorm hit and subsided, from Image #2 to #15, on Roll #1. (Roll #2 was second camera shooting Provia 100F with 28mm lens and 18mm lens.) All images in this series (#1-02 thru 15) processed in Photoshop with nearly identical enhancements to contrast and colour. Brightness toned down for longer overexposed shots (early ones).

The 4-day-old waxing crescent Moon on April 8, 2019 in a blend of short and long exposures to bring out the faint Earthshine on the dark side of the Moon and deep blue twilight sky while retaining details in the bright sunlit crescent.

13897963 - The 4-day-old waxing crescent Moon on April 8, 2019 in a blend of short and long exposures to bring out the faint Earthshine on the dark side of the Moon and deep blue twilight sky while retaining details in the bright sunlit crescent.

13887434 - A Woman And Girl Dressed Up For The April Fair; Seville Andalusia Spain

13887432 - Horse And Carriage In The Street For The April Fair; Seville Andalusia Spain

Polar Bear (Ursa maritimus) on sea ice off the sub-arctic coast of Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Bears come to the coast of Hudson Bay in Fall waiting for the ice to freeze, and looking for a careless seal or dead whale to wash up. Global warming has shortened their winter so they are increasingly anxious as they wait for winter. While they wait, they engage in frequent wrestling matches to determine a mating hierarchy for the breeding season in March and April, and regularly check on the ice to see if it will carry them out to sea.

13820627 - Polar Bear (Ursa maritimus) on sea ice off the sub-arctic coast of Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Bears come to the coast of Hudson Bay in Fall waiting for the ice to freeze, and looking for a careless seal or dead whale to wash up. Global warming has shortened their winter so they are increasingly anxious as they wait for winter. While they wait, they engage in frequent wrestling matches to determine a mating hierarchy for the breeding season in March and April, and regularly check on the ice to see if it will carry them out to sea.

71434911 - Late snow in April in the Rheingau-Taunus Nature Park above Engenhahn, Niedernhausen, Hesse, Germany

A 330° panorama of the great April aurora show on April 23,2023,taken from home in southern Alberta. One other camera is in the scene,taking a time-lapse. North is left of centre; east right of centre; south is at right; . The crescent Moon and Venus are setting in the west at far left in clouds.

13999547 - A 330° panorama of the great April aurora show on April 23,2023,taken from home in southern Alberta. One other camera is in the scene,taking a time-lapse. North is left of centre; east right of centre; south is at right; . The crescent Moon and Venus are setting in the west at far left in clouds.

The rising of the Full Moon just before Easter weekend,on Wednesday,April 5,2023,with Good Friday two days later on April 7. The Moon appears quite pink and in a bright blue sky,as moonrise this night was a few minutes before sunset. However,the Sun was in clouds to the northwest and not lighting the foreground.

13999483 - The rising of the Full Moon just before Easter weekend,on Wednesday,April 5,2023,with Good Friday two days later on April 7. The Moon appears quite pink and in a bright blue sky,as moonrise this night was a few minutes before sunset. However,the Sun was in clouds to the northwest and not lighting the foreground.

The eroding formations of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, lit by the rising gibbous Moon, off camera at right, on April 21/22, 2019. This is looking north, with the stars of the northern sky pivoting around Polaris.

13899574 - The eroding formations of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, lit by the rising gibbous Moon, off camera at right, on April 21/22, 2019. This is looking north, with the stars of the northern sky pivoting around Polaris.

The eroding formations of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, lit by the rising gibbous Moon, off camera at left, on April 21/22, 2019. This is looking west, with the stars of the winter sky setting. Procyon is at right. Aphard in Hydra is above the hill.

13899154 - The eroding formations of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, lit by the rising gibbous Moon, off camera at left, on April 21/22, 2019. This is looking west, with the stars of the winter sky setting. Procyon is at right. Aphard in Hydra is above the hill.

Jupiter in Libra is rising over the moonlit Badlands on Highway 10 east of Drumheller, Alberta. Light from the waxing gibbous Moon off frame to the upper right provides the illumination on April 26, 2018.

13897775 - Jupiter in Libra is rising over the moonlit Badlands on Highway 10 east of Drumheller, Alberta. Light from the waxing gibbous Moon off frame to the upper right provides the illumination on April 26, 2018.

A close passage of Venus by the Pleiades star cluster (M45) on April 9,2023. Venus was closer to the Pleiades the next night,but clouds prevented a shot on April 10. But the night before closest approach was clear enough for long enough to get this shot of the bright planet and stars set in the deep blue twilight.

13999322 - A close passage of Venus by the Pleiades star cluster (M45) on April 9,2023. Venus was closer to the Pleiades the next night,but clouds prevented a shot on April 10. But the night before closest approach was clear enough for long enough to get this shot of the bright planet and stars set in the deep blue twilight.

$A close-up of the rising Sun on April 5, 2019, from home, and shot through the 66mm refractor and 1.4x Extender for 650mm focal length.$

13900557 - A close-up of the rising Sun on April 5, 2019, from home, and shot through the 66mm refractor and 1.4x Extender for 650mm focal length.

Full sweep of Southern Milky Way. Taken with 15mm Canon full-frame fish-eye lens at f/4 and Hutech-modified Canon 5D for stack of 3 x 6 minute exposures at ISO 400. Ground is blurred because of stacking of 18 minutes worth of exposures nd sky is rotating around pole which is near centre of image. Taken from Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia, April 19, 2007.

13900471 - Full sweep of Southern Milky Way. Taken with 15mm Canon full-frame fish-eye lens at f/4 and Hutech-modified Canon 5D for stack of 3 x 6 minute exposures at ISO 400. Ground is blurred because of stacking of 18 minutes worth of exposures nd sky is rotating around pole which is near centre of image. Taken from Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia, April 19, 2007.

The waxing 2-day-old crescent Moon setting over the front range of the Rocky Mountains in southern Alberta, as seen from the Rothney Astrophysical Observatory, April 6, 2019. Earthshine is visible on the night side of the Moon.

13899378 - The waxing 2-day-old crescent Moon setting over the front range of the Rocky Mountains in southern Alberta, as seen from the Rothney Astrophysical Observatory, April 6, 2019. Earthshine is visible on the night side of the Moon.

Scorpius rising over a telescope and observers at the annual OzSky Star Party in Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia on April 5, 2016. Mars is the bright reddish object outshining Antares and to the left of Antares. Saturn is below Mars above the trees.

13898911 - Scorpius rising over a telescope and observers at the annual OzSky Star Party in Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia on April 5, 2016. Mars is the bright reddish object outshining Antares and to the left of Antares. Saturn is below Mars above the trees.

Venus above the Pleiades star cluster, M45, on April 4, 2020, in the twilight and moonlight. Light from the gibbous Moon illuminated the sky, so no long exposure would reveal much detail in and around the Pleiades. Venus passes close to the Pleiades only every 8 years. It was closer the night before, but alas, there were clouds! Some light cloud this night added the glow.

13898569 - Venus above the Pleiades star cluster, M45, on April 4, 2020, in the twilight and moonlight. Light from the gibbous Moon illuminated the sky, so no long exposure would reveal much detail in and around the Pleiades. Venus passes close to the Pleiades only every 8 years. It was closer the night before, but alas, there were clouds! Some light cloud this night added the glow.

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°.

13898487 - The setting Sun at the Twelve Apostles sea stacks and cliffs on the Great Ocean Road, on April 12, 2017.

The centre of the Galaxy region in Sagittarius and Scorpius overhead in the wee hours of an April morning in Australia. At upper right are Alpha and Beta Centauri, while at lower left is Altair.

13898068 - The centre of the Galaxy region in Sagittarius and Scorpius overhead in the wee hours of an April morning in Australia. At upper right are Alpha and Beta Centauri, while at lower left is Altair.

13897656 - The 13.7-day-old Moon (a day before Full) with the south polar region tipped toward us in a favourable libration for viewing the southern regions and features. This was April 6, 2020. The large crater, Bailly, is on the southern limb, better seen here than at most similar phases, due to the favourable southern libration.

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

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

A common mediterranean jellyfish (Pelagia noctiluca) feasting on another mediterranean jellyfish (Neoturris pileata), rarely seen in shallow waters. This picture was taken during special event occurred on April 2019 in the Strait of Messina, when special conditions of weather, sea currents and moon phases brought close to surface a lot of pelagic subjects, including a few usually living very deep.

13821189 - A common mediterranean jellyfish (Pelagia noctiluca) feasting on another mediterranean jellyfish (Neoturris pileata), rarely seen in shallow waters. This picture was taken during special event occurred on April 2019 in the Strait of Messina, when special conditions of weather, sea currents and moon phases brought close to surface a lot of pelagic subjects, including a few usually living very deep.

71438952 - Surfers, Sagres, Portugal, April 2019

71434909 - Late snow in April in the Rheingau-Taunus Nature Park above Engenhahn, Niedernhausen, Hesse, Germany

A fish-eye 360° view of the Great April Aurora of April 23,2023,from home in southern Alberta,Canada. The Kp level reached 7 to 8 this day. The Big Dipper is above centre. This is looking north.

13998783 - A fish-eye 360° view of the Great April Aurora of April 23,2023,from home in southern Alberta,Canada. The Kp level reached 7 to 8 this day. The Big Dipper is above centre. This is looking north.

13998720 - A fish-eye 360° view of the Great April Aurora of April 23,2023,from home in southern Alberta,Canada. The Kp level reached 7 to 8 this day. The Big Dipper is above centre. This is looking south.

13899343 - Quarter Moon, April 1993

The 4-day-old waxing crescent Moon (more like the 3.5-day Moon) on April 8, 2019 exposed for just the bright sunlit crescent, revealing details along the terminator.

13898958 - The 4-day-old waxing crescent Moon (more like the 3.5-day Moon) on April 8, 2019 exposed for just the bright sunlit crescent, revealing details along the terminator.

The Big Dipper on its handle swinging up over the West Mitten butte at Monument Valley, Arizona/Utah border. This is a single exposure illuminated by moonlight, of 60 seconds at f/2.8 and ISO 500 with the 24mm lens and Canon 6D. I shot this April 4, 2015 on a partly cloudy night, with the nearly Full Moon rising in the east.

13898901 - The Big Dipper on its handle swinging up over the West Mitten butte at Monument Valley, Arizona/Utah border. This is a single exposure illuminated by moonlight, of 60 seconds at f/2.8 and ISO 500 with the 24mm lens and Canon 6D. I shot this April 4, 2015 on a partly cloudy night, with the nearly Full Moon rising in the east.

The total lunar eclipse of April 4, 2015 at dawn over the Tear Drop Arch Mesa at Monument Valley, Utah. This is a blend of three exposures: a 44-second shot at f/3.5 and ISO 800 for the sky (with the camera on the Star Adventurer tracker to track the sky for the sharp stars) and an identical exposure with the tracker motor off (for the sharp foreground), plus a short 1-second exposure for the eclipsed Moon blended with its over exposed image. All frames with the 16-35mm lens at 26mm and with the Canon 60Da. Frames shot at ~6:07 am. MDT, about 4 minutes after totality as the sky and landscape w

13898657 - The total lunar eclipse of April 4, 2015 at dawn over the Tear Drop Arch Mesa at Monument Valley, Utah. This is a blend of three exposures: a 44-second shot at f/3.5 and ISO 800 for the sky (with the camera on the Star Adventurer tracker to track the sky for the sharp stars) and an identical exposure with the tracker motor off (for the sharp foreground), plus a short 1-second exposure for the eclipsed Moon blended with its over exposed image. All frames with the 16-35mm lens at 26mm and with the Canon 60Da. Frames shot at ~6:07 am. MDT, about 4 minutes after totality as the sky and landscape w

The total lunar eclipse of April 4, 2015 taken from near Tear Drop Arch, in western Monument Valley, Utah. I shot the totality images at 6:01 a.m. MDT, during mid-totality during the very short 4 minutes of totality.

13898546 - The total lunar eclipse of April 4, 2015 taken from near Tear Drop Arch, in western Monument Valley, Utah. I shot the totality images at 6:01 a.m. MDT, during mid-totality during the very short 4 minutes of totality.

Scorpius and Sagittarius rising, with Scorpius coming up on its side, as seen from New South Wales, Australia, April 2, 2016. Mars is the brightest object left of Antares in Scorpius, with fainter Saturn below the reddish pairing of Mars and its rival Antares. The cyan-colored blob at lower left above the trees is Comet Linear/252P, which passed close to Earth the previous month. Many nebulas and clusters are visible along the Milky Way around the Galactic Centre in Sagittarius, which is rising here.

13897449 - Scorpius and Sagittarius rising, with Scorpius coming up on its side, as seen from New South Wales, Australia, April 2, 2016. Mars is the brightest object left of Antares in Scorpius, with fainter Saturn below the reddish pairing of Mars and its rival Antares. The cyan-colored blob at lower left above the trees is Comet Linear/252P, which passed close to Earth the previous month. Many nebulas and clusters are visible along the Milky Way around the Galactic Centre in Sagittarius, which is rising here.

13887436 - The Elaborate Main Entrance To The Fair At The April Fair; Sevilla Andalusia Spain

13887435 - Women In Hats For The April Fair; Seville Andalusia Spain

A diver watches in awe a dense soup of tunicates aggregated by very special sea conditions. This picture was taken during a special event occurred on April 2019 in the Strait of Messina, when special conditions of weather, sea currents and moon phases brought close to surface a lot of pelagic subjects, including a few usually living very deep.

13821192 - A diver watches in awe a dense soup of tunicates aggregated by very special sea conditions. This picture was taken during a special event occurred on April 2019 in the Strait of Messina, when special conditions of weather, sea currents and moon phases brought close to surface a lot of pelagic subjects, including a few usually living very deep.

71438951 - Surfers, Sagres, Portugal, April 2019

71429494 - Detail of the 25th April Bridge over the Tagus River with cars and a yellow bus under the bridge piers, Lisbon, Portugal

Two lone Lyrid meteors on the peak of the meteor shower night,April 22,2023. Two captured out of 342 frames taken over 2 hours. The sky and ground come from the exposure with the bright meteor on it,when a dim aurora was also on the northeast horizon. The bright meteor shows the classic green to pink gradient of colours. Vega and Lyra are rising at lower centre. Deneb and Cygnus are at left. Arcturus is at upper right.

13999274 - Two lone Lyrid meteors on the peak of the meteor shower night,April 22,2023. Two captured out of 342 frames taken over 2 hours. The sky and ground come from the exposure with the bright meteor on it,when a dim aurora was also on the northeast horizon. The bright meteor shows the classic green to pink gradient of colours. Vega and Lyra are rising at lower centre. Deneb and Cygnus are at left. Arcturus is at upper right.

Venus (brightest) and Jupiter in close conjunction low at dawn on April 30, 2022, as shot from home in Alberta at 51° North latitude. The two planets were under 30 arc minutes apart this morning, about the diameter of the Moon.

13899545 - Venus (brightest) and Jupiter in close conjunction low at dawn on April 30, 2022, as shot from home in Alberta at 51° North latitude. The two planets were under 30 arc minutes apart this morning, about the diameter of the Moon.

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.

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

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.

13899300 - April 17/18, 2001 aurora, taken from home in Alberta. Looking straight up at zenith.

Orion and the winter sky with Venus, setting into the western twilight, over Turret Arch in Arches National Park, Utah, on April 6, 2015. Venus is the bright object at right under the Pleaides. Sirius is the bright star at left, with Procyon the bright star ar top left.

13899070 - Orion and the winter sky with Venus, setting into the western twilight, over Turret Arch in Arches National Park, Utah, on April 6, 2015. Venus is the bright object at right under the Pleaides. Sirius is the bright star at left, with Procyon the bright star ar top left.

The Big Dipper over Double Arch in the moonlight, at Arches National Park, Utah, on April 6, 2015 with illumination from a waning gibbous Moon.

13898956 - The Big Dipper over Double Arch in the moonlight, at Arches National Park, Utah, on April 6, 2015 with illumination from a waning gibbous Moon.

The Dark Emu of aboriginal sky lore rising in a moonlit sky over the Tasman Sea from a beach near Lakes Entrance, Victoria, Australia, April 2, 2017. Lights from fishing boats dot the horizon out at sea. Illumination is from the waxing crescent Moon behind the camera to the north. This is looking southeast. Crux, the Southern Cross, is at top; the Pointer Stars are below.

13898490 - The Dark Emu of aboriginal sky lore rising in a moonlit sky over the Tasman Sea from a beach near Lakes Entrance, Victoria, Australia, April 2, 2017. Lights from fishing boats dot the horizon out at sea. Illumination is from the waxing crescent Moon behind the camera to the north. This is looking southeast. Crux, the Southern Cross, is at top; the Pointer Stars are below.

$Messier 81 (the spiral galaxy below) and M82 (the irregular galaxy on top) in Ursa Major. M81 is Bode’s Galaxy, while M82 is the Cigar Galaxy. The galaxy at bottom left is NGC 3077 This is a stack of 10 x 10-minute exposures with the Canon EOS Ra camera at ISO 800 through the Astro-Physics 130mm apo refractor at f/6 with the 6x7 field flattener lens. Taken April 24/25, 2020. North is up in this view.$

13898077 - Messier 81 (the spiral galaxy below) and M82 (the irregular galaxy on top) in Ursa Major. M81 is Bode’s Galaxy, while M82 is the Cigar Galaxy. The galaxy at bottom left is NGC 3077 This is a stack of 10 x 10-minute exposures with the Canon EOS Ra camera at ISO 800 through the Astro-Physics 130mm apo refractor at f/6 with the 6x7 field flattener lens. Taken April 24/25, 2020. North is up in this view.

13897824 - The eroding formations of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, lit by the rising gibbous Moon, off camera at right, on April 21/22, 2019. This is looking north, with Polaris at upper centre, Capella setting at left, Vega rising at right, and the W of Cassiopeia at lower centre.

The famous and photogenic Double Arch at Arches National Park in Utah, shot in moonlight with illumination from a rising waning gibbous Moon on April 6, 2015.

13897596 - The famous and photogenic Double Arch at Arches National Park in Utah, shot in moonlight with illumination from a rising waning gibbous Moon on April 6, 2015.

LAS VEGAS - APR 28 : The Excalibur Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on April 28 2015 , The Hotel was named after King Arthur's sword and opened in 1990

13847635 - LAS VEGAS - APR 28 : The Excalibur Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on April 28 2015 , The Hotel was named after King Arthur's sword and opened in 1990

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

View of coastal cliffs used by nesting seabirds, with northern gannets (Morus bassanus) and common murres (Uria aalge) in spring (april) on Helgoland, a small Island of Northern Germany

13893005 - View of coastal cliffs used by nesting seabirds, with northern gannets (Morus bassanus) and common murres (Uria aalge) in spring (april) on Helgoland, a small Island of Northern Germany

The Naoshima Pumpkin is a sculpture in the form of a giant black and yellow polka-dotted pumpkin by the celebrated artist Yayoi Kusama. It has stood at the end of a pier on the “art island” of Naoshima in the Seto inland sea since 1994. The sculpture was damaged in a storm in April 2021 and was repaired and reinstalled in October, 2022; Naoshima Island, Seto Inland Sea, Japan

13884779 - The Naoshima Pumpkin is a sculpture in the form of a giant black and yellow polka-dotted pumpkin by the celebrated artist Yayoi Kusama. It has stood at the end of a pier on the “art island” of Naoshima in the Seto inland sea since 1994. The sculpture was damaged in a storm in April 2021 and was repaired and reinstalled in October, 2022; Naoshima Island, Seto Inland Sea, Japan

13884763 - The Naoshima Pumpkin is a sculpture in the form of a giant black and yellow polka-dotted pumpkin by the celebrated artist Yayoi Kusama. It has stood at the end of a pier on the “art island” of Naoshima in the Seto inland sea since 1994. The sculpture was damaged in a storm in April 2021 and was repaired and reinstalled in October, 2022; Naoshima Island, Seto Inland Sea, Japan

13884762 - The Naoshima Pumpkin is a sculpture in the form of a giant black and yellow polka-dotted pumpkin by the celebrated artist Yayoi Kusama. It has stood at the end of a pier on the “art island” of Naoshima in the Seto inland sea since 1994. The sculpture was damaged in a storm in April 2021 and was repaired and reinstalled in October, 2022; Naoshima Island, Seto Inland Sea, Japan

13884761 - The Naoshima Pumpkin is a sculpture in the form of a giant black and yellow polka-dotted pumpkin by the celebrated artist Yayoi Kusama. It has stood at the end of a pier on the “art island” of Naoshima in the Seto inland sea since 1994. The sculpture was damaged in a storm in April 2021 and was repaired and reinstalled in October, 2022; Naoshima Island, Seto Inland Sea, Japan

Menhir da Meada near Marvao in the Alentejo. The Menhir da Meada ist tallest Menhir in the iberian peninsula. Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal, April

71412322 - Menhir da Meada near Marvao in the Alentejo. The Menhir da Meada ist tallest Menhir in the iberian peninsula. Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal, April

$France, Nord, Villeneuve d'Ascq, Ascq cemetery, graves and memorial of the victims of the Ascq massacre that occurred during the night of April 1 to 2, 1944 during which 86 civilians were shot by the Germans\n$

13938123 - France, Nord, Villeneuve d'Ascq, Ascq cemetery, graves and memorial of the victims of the Ascq massacre that occurred during the night of April 1 to 2, 1944 during which 86 civilians were shot by the Germans\n

$France, Pas de Calais, Arras, Wellington Tunnels, Memorial to the Battle of Arras, 9 April 1917\n$

13931890 - France, Pas de Calais, Arras, Wellington Tunnels, Memorial to the Battle of Arras, 9 April 1917\n

$France, Paris, the banks of the Seine river, a UNESCO World Heritage site, Ile de la Cité, Notre-Dame Cathedral after the fire of April 15, 2019\n$

13930092 - France, Paris, the banks of the Seine river, a UNESCO World Heritage site, Ile de la Cité, Notre-Dame Cathedral after the fire of April 15, 2019\n

$France, Hauts de Seine, Boulogne Billancourt, Seguin Island, the Seine Musical, versatile concert hall created by the architects Shigeru Ban and his associate Jean de Gastines, inaugurated on April 21, 2017\n$

13937508 - France, Hauts de Seine, Boulogne Billancourt, Seguin Island, the Seine Musical, versatile concert hall created by the architects Shigeru Ban and his associate Jean de Gastines, inaugurated on April 21, 2017\n

$France, Pas de Calais, Arras, Wellington Tunnels, Memorial to the Battle of Arras, 9 April 1917\n$

13934687 - France, Pas de Calais, Arras, Wellington Tunnels, Memorial to the Battle of Arras, 9 April 1917\n

$France, Paris, the banks of the Seine river, a UNESCO World Heritage site, Ile de la Cité, Notre-Dame Cathedral after the fire of April 15, 2019\n$

13931262 - France, Paris, the banks of the Seine river, a UNESCO World Heritage site, Ile de la Cité, Notre-Dame Cathedral after the fire of April 15, 2019\n

71372599 - 25th April bridge, Lisbon, Portugal

$France, Paris, the banks of the Seine river, a UNESCO World Heritage site, Ile de la Cité, Notre-Dame Cathedral after the fire of April 15, 2019\n$

13933229 - France, Paris, the banks of the Seine river, a UNESCO World Heritage site, Ile de la Cité, Notre-Dame Cathedral after the fire of April 15, 2019\n

$France, Nord, Villeneuve d'Ascq, Ascq cemetery, graves and memorial of the victims of the Ascq massacre that occurred during the night of April 1 to 2, 1944 during which 86 civilians were shot by the Germans\n$

13931219 - France, Nord, Villeneuve d'Ascq, Ascq cemetery, graves and memorial of the victims of the Ascq massacre that occurred during the night of April 1 to 2, 1944 during which 86 civilians were shot by the Germans\n

$France, Paris, the banks of the Seine river, a UNESCO World Heritage site, Ile de la Cité, Notre-Dame Cathedral after the fire of April 15, 2019\n$

13930968 - France, Paris, the banks of the Seine river, a UNESCO World Heritage site, Ile de la Cité, Notre-Dame Cathedral after the fire of April 15, 2019\n

$France, Nord, Villeneuve d'Ascq, Ascq cemetery, graves and memorial of the victims of the Ascq massacre that occurred during the night of April 1 to 2, 1944 during which 86 civilians were shot by the Germans\n$

13935433 - France, Nord, Villeneuve d'Ascq, Ascq cemetery, graves and memorial of the victims of the Ascq massacre that occurred during the night of April 1 to 2, 1944 during which 86 civilians were shot by the Germans\n

$France, Nord, Villeneuve d'Ascq, Ascq cemetery, graves and memorial of the victims of the Ascq massacre that occurred during the night of April 1 to 2, 1944 during which 86 civilians were shot by the Germans\n$

13938117 - France, Nord, Villeneuve d'Ascq, Ascq cemetery, graves and memorial of the victims of the Ascq massacre that occurred during the night of April 1 to 2, 1944 during which 86 civilians were shot by the Germans\n