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70488061 - 'A man hiking through the redwoods on top of a tree stump in the limekiln state park;Big sur california united states of america'

70438121 - United Kingdom, city of London, the Eye, Big Wheel built in year 2000 135 m at top

Circumpolar star trails spinning behind Double Arch at Arches National Park, Utah, as the waning gibbous Moon lights the arches toward the end of the sequence. The Big Dipper is streakng into frame at top right from behind the butte at right, while Jupite

71146703 - Circumpolar star trails spinning behind Double Arch at Arches National Park, Utah, as the waning gibbous Moon lights the arches toward the end of the sequence. The Big Dipper is streakng into frame at top right from behind the butte at right, while Jupite

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.

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.

A scene at the public "Parks 'n Stars" stargazing night, March 15, 2015, at the City of Rocks State Park, New Mexico, and at their Gene and Elizabeth Simons Observatory in the Orion group campground. Here observers are aiming their laser pointers at the position of Comet Lovejoy in Cassiopeia, just visible at top left. Observers are using the big binoculars to view the comet.

13899040 - A scene at the public "Parks 'n Stars" stargazing night, March 15, 2015, at the City of Rocks State Park, New Mexico, and at their Gene and Elizabeth Simons Observatory in the Orion group campground. Here observers are aiming their laser pointers at the position of Comet Lovejoy in Cassiopeia, just visible at top left. Observers are using the big binoculars to view the comet.

The passage of the SpaceX G2-9 Starlink group at about 3:30 am on May 15,2023,with the satellite chain still bright five days after its May 10 launch from Vandenburgh Air Force Base in California. This is most of the group,though a bright leader satellite did pass by a minute prior following the same path. The satellites were predicted to be magntiude 3.0 but appear as bright as first magnitude stars. This is looking northwest toward the Big Dipper at top. The glow of morning twilight brightening the sky. The satellite train is traveling from left to right here,from southwest to north. This is

13999617 - The passage of the SpaceX G2-9 Starlink group at about 3:30 am on May 15,2023,with the satellite chain still bright five days after its May 10 launch from Vandenburgh Air Force Base in California. This is most of the group,though a bright leader satellite did pass by a minute prior following the same path. The satellites were predicted to be magntiude 3.0 but appear as bright as first magnitude stars. This is looking northwest toward the Big Dipper at top. The glow of morning twilight brightening the sky. The satellite train is traveling from left to right here,from southwest to north. This is

This wide-field image frames the end stars of the Big Dipper's handle — Mizar at top,and Alkaid at bottom — and to also include in the frame the bright galaxies Messier 101 (at left) and Messier 51 (at lower right,aka the Whirlpool Galaxy). They are small on this image scale but the image serves for a finder chart illustration of the location of these galaxies relative to the Handle. The famous double star Mizar and Alcor is also obvious at top,as is the red giant star 83 Ursa Majoris. The field is 10° x 15°,so wider than binoculars.

13999239 - This wide-field image frames the end stars of the Big Dipper's handle — Mizar at top,and Alkaid at bottom — and to also include in the frame the bright galaxies Messier 101 (at left) and Messier 51 (at lower right,aka the Whirlpool Galaxy). They are small on this image scale but the image serves for a finder chart illustration of the location of these galaxies relative to the Handle. The famous double star Mizar and Alcor is also obvious at top,as is the red giant star 83 Ursa Majoris. The field is 10° x 15°,so wider than binoculars.

A framing of the converging rays of aurora overhead at the magnetic zenith,a little south of the true zenith at 90° altitude. This was the superb Kp6 to 7 display on March 23,2023,with the aurora in a pulsating mode rather than forming rippling curtains. Leo is just below the convergence point. The Big Dipper is at top. At this time later in the display the rays showed a lot of red as well as green. A short exposure helped freeze the rapid pulsations and capture the structure.

13998745 - A framing of the converging rays of aurora overhead at the magnetic zenith,a little south of the true zenith at 90° altitude. This was the superb Kp6 to 7 display on March 23,2023,with the aurora in a pulsating mode rather than forming rippling curtains. Leo is just below the convergence point. The Big Dipper is at top. At this time later in the display the rays showed a lot of red as well as green. A short exposure helped freeze the rapid pulsations and capture the structure.

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.

13899683 - Circumpolar star trails spinning behind Double Arch at Arches National Park, Utah, as the waning gibbous Moon lights the arches toward the end of the sequence. The Big Dipper is streakng into frame at top right from behind the butte at right, while Jupiter is the bright object at top left streaking down into the scene.

A 360° fish-eye view of a sky-filling aurora on March 4, 2022 taken from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Churchill, Manitoba. This is looking north but with the lens taking in most of the sky including the zenith at top where the curtains are converging and swirling, and near the Big Dipper. Note the subtle nitrogen pink fringe along the lower curtain.

13897565 - A 360° fish-eye view of a sky-filling aurora on March 4, 2022 taken from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Churchill, Manitoba. This is looking north but with the lens taking in most of the sky including the zenith at top where the curtains are converging and swirling, and near the Big Dipper. Note the subtle nitrogen pink fringe along the lower curtain.

A 180° panorama of the aurora curtains across the northern sky,on February 22,2023,from the grounds northeast of the Churchill Northern Studies Centre,in Churchill,Manitoba. This was a Kp5 level aurora this night,active from twilight on and peaking here at about 9:30 pm. Polaris is at top just left of centre. Cassiopeia is at left,the Big Dipper at right.

13998717 - A 180° panorama of the aurora curtains across the northern sky,on February 22,2023,from the grounds northeast of the Churchill Northern Studies Centre,in Churchill,Manitoba. This was a Kp5 level aurora this night,active from twilight on and peaking here at about 9:30 pm. Polaris is at top just left of centre. Cassiopeia is at left,the Big Dipper at right.

The Northern Lights in an arc across the northern sky over the Cameron River, downriver from the Ramparts Falls. This was September 8, 2019 with the trees turning in their fall colours. The Big Dipper at top centre.

13898479 - The Northern Lights in an arc across the northern sky over the Cameron River, downriver from the Ramparts Falls. This was September 8, 2019 with the trees turning in their fall colours. The Big Dipper at top centre.

An arc of a Kp-5 aurora over a wheatfield from home in southern Alberta. The panorama takes in the northern stars, from the Big Dipper and Ursa Major at left, to the W of Cassiopeia at top right of centre, with Perseus below Cassiopeia, and Andromeda and Pegasus at right. Moonlight from the waxing gibbous Moon low in the southwest illuminates the scene. Jupiter is rising at far right low in the southeast. This was taken when the display was at its most active. An hour later as it was fading STEVE appeared in a fabulous show.

13898436 - An arc of a Kp-5 aurora over a wheatfield from home in southern Alberta. The panorama takes in the northern stars, from the Big Dipper and Ursa Major at left, to the W of Cassiopeia at top right of centre, with Perseus below Cassiopeia, and Andromeda and Pegasus at right. Moonlight from the waxing gibbous Moon low in the southwest illuminates the scene. Jupiter is rising at far right low in the southeast. This was taken when the display was at its most active. An hour later as it was fading STEVE appeared in a fabulous show.

Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) over the still waters this night of Crawling Lake in southern Alberta. The Big Dipper is at top. Even in this short exposure, the two tails — dust and ion — are visible. This was July 20, 2020. The blue ion tail is extending up into the Bowl of the Big Dipper, for some 20° in length. Very impressive!

13897728 - Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) over the still waters this night of Crawling Lake in southern Alberta. The Big Dipper is at top. Even in this short exposure, the two tails — dust and ion — are visible. This was July 20, 2020. The blue ion tail is extending up into the Bowl of the Big Dipper, for some 20° in length. Very impressive!

The waxing gibbous Moon over the Icefields Parkway from the Cirrus Mountain viewpoint at the top of the Big Bend. THe valley below is the classic U-shaped glacially carved valley. This is a 6-exposure high dynamic range stack taken with the 24mm lens and Canon 6D.

13898808 - The waxing gibbous Moon over the Icefields Parkway from the Cirrus Mountain viewpoint at the top of the Big Bend. THe valley below is the classic U-shaped glacially carved valley. This is a 6-exposure high dynamic range stack taken with the 24mm lens and Canon 6D.

Circumpolar star trails over the historic but sadly neglected St. Anthony’s Church between Bow Island and Etzikom, Alberta. The Big Dipper is at left, Polaris at top. The Roman Catholic church was built in 1911 by English, Russian German immigrants. It served a dwindling congregation until 1991 when it closed. At that time workers found a time capsule from 1915 with names of the priest and parisioners of the day. In summer of 2014 the Church suffered its latest indignity when the iron cross on its steeple tower was stolen. It was there when I stopped at this Church on a site scouting trip in M

13898023 - Circumpolar star trails over the historic but sadly neglected St. Anthony’s Church between Bow Island and Etzikom, Alberta. The Big Dipper is at left, Polaris at top. The Roman Catholic church was built in 1911 by English, Russian German immigrants. It served a dwindling congregation until 1991 when it closed. At that time workers found a time capsule from 1915 with names of the priest and parisioners of the day. In summer of 2014 the Church suffered its latest indignity when the iron cross on its steeple tower was stolen. It was there when I stopped at this Church on a site scouting trip in M

Badlands formations in Dinosaur Provincial Park lit by the light from the July 2022 "supermoon" Full Moon off frame at right and behind the hill, on a very clear night. The stars of the northern sky are set in a deep blue sky. Arcturus is at far left; the Big Dipper is at left (distorted somewhat by the panorama projection); Polaris is left of centre at top; Cassiopeia is right of center; Andromeda and Pegasus are below the W of Cassiopeia, and at far right is the star Altair.

13898004 - Badlands formations in Dinosaur Provincial Park lit by the light from the July 2022 "supermoon" Full Moon off frame at right and behind the hill, on a very clear night. The stars of the northern sky are set in a deep blue sky. Arcturus is at far left; the Big Dipper is at left (distorted somewhat by the panorama projection); Polaris is left of centre at top; Cassiopeia is right of center; Andromeda and Pegasus are below the W of Cassiopeia, and at far right is the star Altair.

71393887 - Rocky cliff at South Point, wind farm on the cliff top, Big Island,USA

70302274 - The top of the Ruvanveli Dagoba which carries a big mountain crystal, Maha Vihara temple, Sacred City, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, Asia

70488059 - 'View of the pacific ocean from the top of a rock during an overcast day;Big sur california united states of america'

71096205 - Australia, South Australia, Adelaide, Rundle Park, The Little Big Top.

70461581 - A male skier stands alone on top of a big, remote mountain in Haines, Alaska Haines, Alaska, USA

70522127 - Two fit male backcountry skiers pull skins off their skis on a ridge top in the Beehive Basin near Big Sky, Montana.

70488060 - 'View from the bottom of the limekiln creek falls;Big sur california united states of america'

View over George Town from Kek Lok Si Temple, Penang, Malaysia. Kek Lok Si Temple is located in the Air Itam area of Penang, an easy bus ride away from the UNESCO World Heritage Site of George Town, where most tourists stay. Being the Largest Buddhist Temple in Southeast Asia, Kek Lok Si Temple is quite a spectacle with stand out features such as the Pagoda of 10,000 Buddhas and thousands upon thousands of prayers attached to chinese lanterns lining the walk to the top, where you are greeted by views back over George Town, Penang. George Town, named after King George II is a city on Penang Isl

13847553 - View over George Town from Kek Lok Si Temple, Penang, Malaysia. Kek Lok Si Temple is located in the Air Itam area of Penang, an easy bus ride away from the UNESCO World Heritage Site of George Town, where most tourists stay. Being the Largest Buddhist Temple in Southeast Asia, Kek Lok Si Temple is quite a spectacle with stand out features such as the Pagoda of 10,000 Buddhas and thousands upon thousands of prayers attached to chinese lanterns lining the walk to the top, where you are greeted by views back over George Town, Penang. George Town, named after King George II is a city on Penang Isl

13836263 - A lioness, Panthera leo, on top of a termite mound. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

13844761 - View over George Town from Kek Lok Si Temple, Penang, Malaysia. Kek Lok Si Temple is located in the Air Itam area of Penang, an easy bus ride away from the UNESCO World Heritage Site of George Town, where most tourists stay. Being the Largest Buddhist Temple in Southeast Asia, Kek Lok Si Temple is quite a spectacle with stand out features such as the Pagoda of 10,000 Buddhas and thousands upon thousands of prayers attached to chinese lanterns lining the walk to the top, where you are greeted by views back over George Town, Penang. George Town, named after King George II is a city on Penang Isl

13778979 - Close-up of snow coverd everegreen trees, Big White Mountain, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

13829497 - Carnic alps, with Dolomiti in the background, from Mount Neddis after a big snowfall. Udine province, Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, Italy

70518497 - Hawaii, Big Island, Mauna Kea Summit, Gemini Observatory, Milky Way And Starry Sky Above, Low Light Exposure.

70518786 - Hawaii, Big Island, Mauna Kea Summit, Keck Observatory At Night And The Milky Way, Low Light Exposure.

71126131 - Hiker standing at the top of a mountain looking out, just north of Tupiza, Bolivia

70484592 - Lens In Big Sodus Point Lighthouse, Sodus Point, Greater Rochester, New York State, Usa

70485223 - 'Deers Grazing On The Top Of A Hill; Ardanmurchan Argyl, Scotland'

71126130 - Hiker standing at the top of a mountain looking out, just north of Tupiza, Bolivia

71204610 - Panoramic view from Rockefeller Center, Big Apple, Empire State building, Skyline, New York, United States of America