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Venus in the evening twilight on December 17, 2021, about 2 weeks after its point of greatest brilliancy. This was shot in hope of also catching Comet Leonard, but it showed up as only a dim smudge hard to distinguish from the background sky, and is behind thin cloud here. Shot from near home in southern Alberta. Foreground illumination is from the gibbous Moon to the northeast opposite this scene which looks southwest.

13900090 - Venus in the evening twilight on December 17, 2021, about 2 weeks after its point of greatest brilliancy. This was shot in hope of also catching Comet Leonard, but it showed up as only a dim smudge hard to distinguish from the background sky, and is behind thin cloud here. Shot from near home in southern Alberta. Foreground illumination is from the gibbous Moon to the northeast opposite this scene which looks southwest.

The two-day-old waxing crescent Moon with Earthshine, above Mercury at right, then 4 days past its greatest elongation from the Sun, in the evening sky of May 2, 2022. The star Aldebaran is at left, and below Mercury to the right is the Pleiades, just visible in the twilight and thin clouds.

13898842 - The two-day-old waxing crescent Moon with Earthshine, above Mercury at right, then 4 days past its greatest elongation from the Sun, in the evening sky of May 2, 2022. The star Aldebaran is at left, and below Mercury to the right is the Pleiades, just visible in the twilight and thin clouds.

Icelandic coastline of Latrabjarg as heavy clouds part for beams of sunlight. Latrabjarg is Iceland’s largest sea cliff and is the westernmost point in Europe and hosts Iceland’s greatest concentration of seabirds; Latrabjarg, Iceland

13884966 - Icelandic coastline of Latrabjarg as heavy clouds part for beams of sunlight. Latrabjarg is Iceland’s largest sea cliff and is the westernmost point in Europe and hosts Iceland’s greatest concentration of seabirds; Latrabjarg, Iceland

Traditional bread called Lepjoschka. Jayma Bazaar, one of the greatest traditional markets in central Asia. City Osh in the Fergana Valley close to the border to Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan

71421953 - Traditional bread called Lepjoschka. Jayma Bazaar, one of the greatest traditional markets in central Asia. City Osh in the Fergana Valley close to the border to Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan

Monks unrolling a huge thangka or thongdrel representing the shabdrung, Bhutan's greatest ruler, punakha tsechu festival, punakha, Bhutan

70240625 - Monks unrolling a huge thangka or thongdrel representing the shabdrung, Bhutan's greatest ruler, punakha tsechu festival, punakha, Bhutan

The punakha procession or serda commemorates the victory of the Bhutanese over the tibetan invaders in 1639 the 136 pazap represent the army of the shabdrung, Bhutan's greatest ruler who unified the country in the 1630s

70240623 - The punakha procession or serda commemorates the victory of the Bhutanese over the tibetan invaders in 1639 the 136 pazap represent the army of the shabdrung, Bhutan's greatest ruler who unified the country in the 1630s

Ljubljana, Franciscan Church of the Annunciation, Baroque, 17th century, Monument to France Preseren, Slovenias greatest poet, Triple Bridge, Slovenia

70238897 - Ljubljana, Franciscan Church of the Annunciation, Baroque, 17th century, Monument to France Preseren, Slovenias greatest poet, Triple Bridge, Slovenia

70132096 - Turks & Caicos, Salt Cay Island, Balfour Town: Historic Former World s Greatest Producer of Salt: village House Detail

70132095 - Turks & Caicos, Salt Cay Island, Balfour Town: Historic Former World s Greatest Producer of Salt: St. John s Anglican Church

Sufi priest studying the holy Quran in the Shrine of Mawlana Abdur Rahman Jami, Herat's greatest 15th century poet, Herat, Afghanistan, Asia

71352295 - Sufi priest studying the holy Quran in the Shrine of Mawlana Abdur Rahman Jami, Herat's greatest 15th century poet, Herat, Afghanistan, Asia

70238880 - Ljubljana, Franciscan Church of the Annunciation, Baroque, 17th century, Monument to France Preseren, Slovenias greatest poet, Triple Bridge, Slovenia

Representation of the heroic deeds of the shabdrung, Bhutan's greatest ruler who unified the country in the 1630s, punakha tsechu festival, punakha, Bhutan

70240628 - Representation of the heroic deeds of the shabdrung, Bhutan's greatest ruler who unified the country in the 1630s, punakha tsechu festival, punakha, Bhutan

70238879 - Ljubljana, Franciscan Church of the Annunciation, Baroque, 17th century, Monument to France Preseren, Slovenias greatest poet, Triple Bridge, Slovenia

70225537 - Ibrahim Rauza tomb and mosque of Ibrahim Adil Shah II (1580-1627), the greatest of the Adil Shahi rulers, Bijapur, Karnataka, India

Turks & Caicos, Salt Cay Island: Historic Former World s Greatest Producer of Salt: Aerial View from Small Airplane of Turks island Passage

70132103 - Turks & Caicos, Salt Cay Island: Historic Former World s Greatest Producer of Salt: Aerial View from Small Airplane of Turks island Passage

70132101 - Turks & Caicos, Salt Cay Island, Balfour Town: Historic Former World s Greatest Producer of Salt: Ruins of Government House, Taylor Hill

70132094 - Turks & Caicos, Salt Cay Island, Historic Former World s Greatest Producer of Salt: Morning View of Island Salinas (Salt Ponds)

France, Paris, Musee D´Orsay art museum, main floor, clock, houses Europe´s greatest collection of Impressionist works, formerly the Orlean railway station, built 1900, converted 1977-86

70300187 - France, Paris, Musee D´Orsay art museum, main floor, clock, houses Europe´s greatest collection of Impressionist works, formerly the Orlean railway station, built 1900, converted 1977-86

70132099 - Turks & Caicos, Salt Cay Island, Balfour Town: Historic Former World s Greatest Producer of Salt: Detail of Salina (Salt Pond)

70240626 - Huge thangka or thongdrel representing the shabdrung, Bhutan's greatest ruler, punakha tsechu festival, punakha, Bhutan

70209833 - Lavenham, church of St Peter and St Paul, one of East Anglia's greatest medieval Wool Churches. Suffolk, England.

Monastery of Jasna Gora in Czestochowa, Poland Jasna Gora is the most famous shine of the Vergin Mary Greatest place in Poland of pilgrimes and most precious treasure of Black Madonna Founded in 1382 by Pauline monks

70205504 - Monastery of Jasna Gora in Czestochowa, Poland Jasna Gora is the most famous shine of the Vergin Mary Greatest place in Poland of pilgrimes and most precious treasure of Black Madonna Founded in 1382 by Pauline monks

70132100 - Turks & Caicos, Salt Cay Island, Balfour Town: Historic Former World s Greatest Producer of Salt: Stone Wall, Taylor Hill

70879940 - Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci From The Worlds Greatest Paintings, published by Odhams Press, London, 1934

The Mausoleum, a tomb with 10 chambers, northern stelae field, Aksum The Aksumite kingdom has created some of the greatest stelae worldwide The stelae mark often the entrance of tombs The ruins of Aksum Axum are listed as UNESCO world heritage The his

70396076 - The Mausoleum, a tomb with 10 chambers, northern stelae field, Aksum The Aksumite kingdom has created some of the greatest stelae worldwide The stelae mark often the entrance of tombs The ruins of Aksum Axum are listed as UNESCO world heritage The his

Ljubljana, Franciscan Church of the Annunciation, Baroque, 17th century, Preseren Square, Monument to France Preseren, Slovenias greatest poet, Slovenia

70238878 - Ljubljana, Franciscan Church of the Annunciation, Baroque, 17th century, Preseren Square, Monument to France Preseren, Slovenias greatest poet, Slovenia

70132102 - Turks & Caicos, Salt Cay Island, Balfour Town: Historic Former World s Greatest Producer of Salt: Windmills Plantation Hotel, Details

70132098 - Turks & Caicos, Salt Cay Island, Balfour Town: Historic Former World s Greatest Producer of Salt: Detail of Salina (Salt Pond)

70132097 - Turks & Caicos, Salt Cay Island, Balfour Town: Historic Former World s Greatest Producer of Salt: village House Detail

TORRES DEL PAINE NATIONAL PARK, PATAGONIA, CHILE. Hikers enjoy one of the best national parks in South America on a sunny day. With steep peaks full of hanging glaciers and glacial silt-filled lakes, Torres del Paine is one of the greatest attractions on

70500675 - TORRES DEL PAINE NATIONAL PARK, PATAGONIA, CHILE. Hikers enjoy one of the best national parks in South America on a sunny day. With steep peaks full of hanging glaciers and glacial silt-filled lakes, Torres del Paine is one of the greatest attractions on

70500677 - TORRES DEL PAINE NATIONAL PARK, PATAGONIA, CHILE. Hikers enjoy one of the best national parks in South America on a sunny day. With steep peaks full of hanging glaciers and glacial silt-filled lakes, Torres del Paine is one of the greatest attractions on

70500676 - TORRES DEL PAINE NATIONAL PARK, PATAGONIA, CHILE. Hikers enjoy one of the best national parks in South America on a sunny day. With steep peaks full of hanging glaciers and glacial silt-filled lakes, Torres del Paine is one of the greatest attractions on

Tasting wine with Roberto Conterno at Azienda Agricola Giacomo Conterno in Monforte d'Alba, Piedmont, Italy. Conterno is considered by many to be the greatest winery in Italy.

70502501 - Tasting wine with Roberto Conterno at Azienda Agricola Giacomo Conterno in Monforte d'Alba, Piedmont, Italy. Conterno is considered by many to be the greatest winery in Italy.

Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China - September 16, 2009: Mogao Caves in a cliffside outside Dunhuang is home to one of the greatest collections of Buddhist art in the world.

70499852 - Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China - September 16, 2009: Mogao Caves in a cliffside outside Dunhuang is home to one of the greatest collections of Buddhist art in the world.

Istanbul, Turkey - January, 2008: Aya Sofya Sancta Sophia, in Istanbul, Turkey was built under the Emperor Justinian in 537 AD. It was considered the greatest church in Christendom until 1453 when the city was conquered and it was converted into a mosque.

70502657 - Istanbul, Turkey - January, 2008: Aya Sofya Sancta Sophia, in Istanbul, Turkey was built under the Emperor Justinian in 537 AD. It was considered the greatest church in Christendom until 1453 when the city was conquered and it was converted into a mosque.

Palacio Itamaraty, one of Oscar Niemeyer's greatest achievements, houses the Foreign Ministry, Brasilia, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Brazil, South America

71191435 - Palacio Itamaraty, one of Oscar Niemeyer's greatest achievements, houses the Foreign Ministry, Brasilia, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Brazil, South America