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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.

GRANADA , NICARAGUA - MARCH 20 : The interior of Granada cathedral in Granada Nicaragua on March 20 2016. The original church constructed in 1583 and was rebuilt in 1915

13849360 - GRANADA , NICARAGUA - MARCH 20 : The interior of Granada cathedral in Granada Nicaragua on March 20 2016. The original church constructed in 1583 and was rebuilt in 1915

13848897 - The interior of the Cathedral in San Salvador , El Salvador. The Cathedral was completed and inaugurated on March 19, 1999

GRANADA , NICARAGUA - MARCH 20 : The San Francisco church in Granada Nicaragua on March 20 2016. The facade of the building is neoclassical and the interior is romantical

13848022 - GRANADA , NICARAGUA - MARCH 20 : The San Francisco church in Granada Nicaragua on March 20 2016. The facade of the building is neoclassical and the interior is romantical

Participants march in the Gay Pride Parade in New York City. The parade is held two days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision allowing gay marriage in the U.S.

13847609 - Participants march in the Gay Pride Parade in New York City. The parade is held two days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision allowing gay marriage in the U.S.

13844850 - Participants march in the Gay Pride Parade in New York City. The parade is held two days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision allowing gay marriage in the U.S.

13844472 - Participants march in the Gay Pride Parade in New York City. The parade is held two days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision allowing gay marriage in the U.S.

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 mostly in a pulsating mode rather than forming rippling curtains. This was early on in the evening when the sky still had some twilight colours,and with sunlight illuminating the high curtains. Orion is at lower right.

13999498 - 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 mostly in a pulsating mode rather than forming rippling curtains. This was early on in the evening when the sky still had some twilight colours,and with sunlight illuminating the high curtains. Orion is at lower right.

Environmental activists and supporters attend the March For Climate And Justice on November 12,2023 in Amsterdam,Netherlands. Protestors demand action from the Dutch government and world leaders to combat the climate change crisis,heat records are being broken again and again,resulting in profound changes for all life on Earth. An estimated 70,000 people have walked on Sunday with the climate march in Amsterdam,according to the Amsterdam municipality.

13999349 - Environmental activists and supporters attend the March For Climate And Justice on November 12,2023 in Amsterdam,Netherlands. Protestors demand action from the Dutch government and world leaders to combat the climate change crisis,heat records are being broken again and again,resulting in profound changes for all life on Earth. An estimated 70,000 people have walked on Sunday with the climate march in Amsterdam,according to the Amsterdam municipality.

13999321 - Environmental activists and supporters attend the March For Climate And Justice on November 12,2023 in Amsterdam,Netherlands. Protestors demand action from the Dutch government and world leaders to combat the climate change crisis,heat records are being broken again and again,resulting in profound changes for all life on Earth. An estimated 70,000 people have walked on Sunday with the climate march in Amsterdam,according to the Amsterdam municipality.

Auroral curtains in the evening twilight on March 23,2023 during the great equinox show that night. This is looking west toward the sunset glow and with the Moon and Venus above the clouds lit yellow by light pollution from Calgary to the west from my location.

13998989 - Auroral curtains in the evening twilight on March 23,2023 during the great equinox show that night. This is looking west toward the sunset glow and with the Moon and Venus above the clouds lit yellow by light pollution from Calgary to the west from my location.

A particularly colourful display of aurora on March 23,2023 during the great equinox show that night. This is looking northwest toward the Big Dipper and over my house in southern Alberta.

13998877 - A particularly colourful display of aurora on March 23,2023 during the great equinox show that night. This is looking northwest toward the Big Dipper and over my house in southern Alberta.

13998466 - Environmental activists and supporters attend the March For Climate And Justice on November 12,2023 in Amsterdam,Netherlands. Protestors demand action from the Dutch government and world leaders to combat the climate change crisis,heat records are being broken again and again,resulting in profound changes for all life on Earth. An estimated 70,000 people have walked on Sunday with the climate march in Amsterdam,according to the Amsterdam municipality.

The Northern Lights over the village of Skjervøy on the northern coast of Norway north of Tromsø. Taken from the deck of the Hurtigruten ship the ms Trollfjord while in port, March 2, 2019. Looking west with Cassiopeia at right and the Pleiades at left.

13900436 - The Northern Lights over the village of Skjervøy on the northern coast of Norway north of Tromsø. Taken from the deck of the Hurtigruten ship the ms Trollfjord while in port, March 2, 2019. Looking west with Cassiopeia at right and the Pleiades at left.

The winter Milky Way and Zodiacal Light in a 180° panorama taken at the Painted Pony Resort in southwestern New Mexico, March 11, 2013. The panorama is a composite of 4 segments, each a two layer stack, and each exposure 3 minutes at f/2.8 with the 14mm Samyang lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600, and each exposure tracked on the iOptron SkyTracker. The ground is from one exposure per segment. Jupiter is the bright object near the centre.

13900327 - The winter Milky Way and Zodiacal Light in a 180° panorama taken at the Painted Pony Resort in southwestern New Mexico, March 11, 2013. The panorama is a composite of 4 segments, each a two layer stack, and each exposure 3 minutes at f/2.8 with the 14mm Samyang lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600, and each exposure tracked on the iOptron SkyTracker. The ground is from one exposure per segment. Jupiter is the bright object near the centre.

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.

The rising of the Full Moon on Easter eve, Saturday, March 31, 2018, on a very cold night with lots of snow still on the ground in Alberta. So this is more a winter Moon than a spring one. This is the “paschal” Moon – the one that defines the date of Easter, being the first Full Moon after the vernal equinox. The first Sunday after that Full Moon, in this case the next day, is Easter Sunday.

13899296 - The rising of the Full Moon on Easter eve, Saturday, March 31, 2018, on a very cold night with lots of snow still on the ground in Alberta. So this is more a winter Moon than a spring one. This is the “paschal” Moon – the one that defines the date of Easter, being the first Full Moon after the vernal equinox. The first Sunday after that Full Moon, in this case the next day, is Easter Sunday.

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.

An aurora over the snowy boreal forest trees at the Chruchill Northern Studies Centre, Churchill, Manitoba, March 3, 2016. The display started the night quite impressively but then faded and subsided. This is a 10-second exposure a f/2 and ISO 3200 with the Nikon D750 and Sigma 20mm Art lens.

13898717 - An aurora over the snowy boreal forest trees at the Chruchill Northern Studies Centre, Churchill, Manitoba, March 3, 2016. The display started the night quite impressively but then faded and subsided. This is a 10-second exposure a f/2 and ISO 3200 with the Nikon D750 and Sigma 20mm Art lens.

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.

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.

The northern summer Milky Way rising into the east. Taken from the Painted Pony Resort, New Mexico, March 10, 2013. This is a stack of 10 x 5 minute tracked exposures with the Samyang 14mm lens at f/2.8 and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800. Used iOptron SkyTracker. Ground is from two exposures.

13898627 - The northern summer Milky Way rising into the east. Taken from the Painted Pony Resort, New Mexico, March 10, 2013. This is a stack of 10 x 5 minute tracked exposures with the Samyang 14mm lens at f/2.8 and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800. Used iOptron SkyTracker. Ground is from two exposures.

The Full Moon at the equinox, on March 20, 2019, reaching full phase only fours hours after the moment of the vernal equinox, and here captured rising very shortly before the moment of the Full Moon. I shot this while the Moon was still rising and in a deep blue sky, and tinted yellow from atmospheric absorption. Even so, this is a blend of short (for the Moon) and long (for the sky) exposures to capture the dynamic range.

13898578 - The Full Moon at the equinox, on March 20, 2019, reaching full phase only fours hours after the moment of the vernal equinox, and here captured rising very shortly before the moment of the Full Moon. I shot this while the Moon was still rising and in a deep blue sky, and tinted yellow from atmospheric absorption. Even so, this is a blend of short (for the Moon) and long (for the sky) exposures to capture the dynamic range.

A couple who were participants in the Learning Vacations program at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre watches the aurora display on the final night of the program, March 18, 2020, and the last night of the Churchill aurora tourist season for 2020. Arcturus is the bright star at right in the northeast.

13898328 - A couple who were participants in the Learning Vacations program at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre watches the aurora display on the final night of the program, March 18, 2020, and the last night of the Churchill aurora tourist season for 2020. Arcturus is the bright star at right in the northeast.

Scorpius in the pre-dawn sky, March 15, 2013, from the Painted Pony Resort, New Mexico. This is a stack of 5 x 3 minute exposures at f/2.8 with the 35mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600, with the ground from one image, plus a stack of 2 exposures through the Kenko Softon filter for the star glows.

13897700 - Scorpius in the pre-dawn sky, March 15, 2013, from the Painted Pony Resort, New Mexico. This is a stack of 5 x 3 minute exposures at f/2.8 with the 35mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600, with the ground from one image, plus a stack of 2 exposures through the Kenko Softon filter for the star glows.

13848747 - Participants march in the Gay Pride Parade in New York City. The parade is held two days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision allowing gay marriage in the U.S.

13848368 - Participants march in the Gay Pride Parade in New York City. The parade is held two days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision allowing gay marriage in the U.S.

13846769 - Participants march in the Gay Pride Parade in New York City. The parade is held two days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision allowing gay marriage in the U.S.

71429838 - March snowflake, spring snowflake (Leucojum vernum), spring in deciduous forest, Upper Bavaria, Germany

13999712 - Environmental activists and supporters attend the March For Climate And Justice on November 12,2023 in Amsterdam,Netherlands. Protestors demand action from the Dutch government and world leaders to combat the climate change crisis,heat records are being broken again and again,resulting in profound changes for all life on Earth. An estimated 70,000 people have walked on Sunday with the climate march in Amsterdam,according to the Amsterdam municipality.

Auroral streamers or rays rather than curtains as part of the pulsating phase of the great equinox display of Northern Lights on March 23,2023. The rays have a strong vertical structure from precipitating electrons but were pulsing off and on rather than rippling. While the predominent colour is green,there is a lot of red and magenta mixed in. The rays are converging upward to the magnetic zenith. This is looking east over my house.

13999376 - Auroral streamers or rays rather than curtains as part of the pulsating phase of the great equinox display of Northern Lights on March 23,2023. The rays have a strong vertical structure from precipitating electrons but were pulsing off and on rather than rippling. While the predominent colour is green,there is a lot of red and magenta mixed in. The rays are converging upward to the magnetic zenith. This is looking east over my house.

A framing of the northern winter sky constellations of Auriga (left) and Perseus (upper right). The Messier star clusters M36,M37 and M38 in Auriga show up well at lower left,along with the Flaming Star,IC 405,and other IC nebulas in Auriga. The large nebula at bottom right is NGC 1499,the California Nebula. The grouping of blue stars at upper right is the Perseus OB Association,aka Melotte 20. Mars is at lower left in Taurus,where it was on March 17,2023.

13999351 - A framing of the northern winter sky constellations of Auriga (left) and Perseus (upper right). The Messier star clusters M36,M37 and M38 in Auriga show up well at lower left,along with the Flaming Star,IC 405,and other IC nebulas in Auriga. The large nebula at bottom right is NGC 1499,the California Nebula. The grouping of blue stars at upper right is the Perseus OB Association,aka Melotte 20. Mars is at lower left in Taurus,where it was on March 17,2023.

A 360° panorama of the great equinox aurora of March 23,2023,with the aurora already bright as the sky darkened at twilight. The Kp values peaked at Kp7 this night.

13998615 - A 360° panorama of the great equinox aurora of March 23,2023,with the aurora already bright as the sky darkened at twilight. The Kp values peaked at Kp7 this night.

$The conjunction of the waxing 4-day-old crescent Moon below the Pleiades,and set in a slightly hazy sky on March 25,2023. The haze adds the colourful "lunar corona" halo around the bright crescent of the Moon from diffraction effects in the high icy clouds. Shot before the sky got dark,the remaining twilight adds the blue to the background sky. Earthshine is visible on the dark side of the Moon.$

13998604 - The conjunction of the waxing 4-day-old crescent Moon below the Pleiades,and set in a slightly hazy sky on March 25,2023. The haze adds the colourful "lunar corona" halo around the bright crescent of the Moon from diffraction effects in the high icy clouds. Shot before the sky got dark,the remaining twilight adds the blue to the background sky. Earthshine is visible on the dark side of the Moon.

13998546 - 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 below the convergence point. 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.

A selfie of me posing for the camera in the moonlight at and on (!) a frozen Lake Louise, in the moonlight on March 19, 2019, with Orion and the winter stars setting behind Victoria Glacier.

13899830 - A selfie of me posing for the camera in the moonlight at and on (!) a frozen Lake Louise, in the moonlight on March 19, 2019, with Orion and the winter stars setting behind Victoria Glacier.

13899603 - March 30, 2001 Great Aurora, seen all over North America

The summer Milky Way and centre of the Galaxy area in Scorpius and Sagittarius rising above the adobe lodges at the Painted Pony Resort in southwest New Mexico, March 14, 2013. This is a stack of 5 x 3.5 minute exposures at f/2.8 with the 24mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600, plus a layer of two exposures taken through the Softon filter for the star glows.

13899198 - The summer Milky Way and centre of the Galaxy area in Scorpius and Sagittarius rising above the adobe lodges at the Painted Pony Resort in southwest New Mexico, March 14, 2013. This is a stack of 5 x 3.5 minute exposures at f/2.8 with the 24mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600, plus a layer of two exposures taken through the Softon filter for the star glows.

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.

The Full Moon of March 18, 2014 rising over the Pacific Ocean at the headland viewpoint at Woolgoolga, NSW, Australia. Taken with the 135mm telephoto and Canon 60Da camera. The tide was coming in as I took these images.

13899175 - The Full Moon of March 18, 2014 rising over the Pacific Ocean at the headland viewpoint at Woolgoolga, NSW, Australia. Taken with the 135mm telephoto and Canon 60Da camera. The tide was coming in as I took these images.

The nearly Full Moon rising on March 18 near the date of the March equinox (March 20 this year) , so it rose nearly due east this night. This March Moon is also popularly called the Worm Moon.

13898403 - The nearly Full Moon rising on March 18 near the date of the March equinox (March 20 this year) , so it rose nearly due east this night. This March Moon is also popularly called the Worm Moon.

A panorama of the 8-day-old first quarter Moon on March 14, 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.

13898397 - A panorama of the 8-day-old first quarter Moon on March 14, 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.

13898116 - A pastel-coloured aurora over the Rocket Range Road and Northern Studies Centre in Churchill, Manitoba, March, 18, 2020.

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.

Auroral curtains in twilight on March 14, 2018 from at sea north of Tromsø, Norway, on the Hurtigruten ship the m/s Nordnorge, with the curtains showing a purple tinge to the background sky, likely from scattered blue sunlight mixing with the red oxygen colours.

13897902 - Auroral curtains in twilight on March 14, 2018 from at sea north of Tromsø, Norway, on the Hurtigruten ship the m/s Nordnorge, with the curtains showing a purple tinge to the background sky, likely from scattered blue sunlight mixing with the red oxygen colours.

13897806 - The rising of the Full Moon on Easter eve, Saturday, March 31, 2018, on a very cold night with lots of snow still on the ground in Alberta. So this is more a winter Moon than a spring one. This is the “paschal” Moon – the one that defines the date of Easter, being the first Full Moon after the vernal equinox. The first Sunday after that Full Moon, in this case the next day, is Easter Sunday.

A panorama of the 9-day-old gibbous Moon on March 15, 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.

13897614 - A panorama of the 9-day-old gibbous Moon on March 15, 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.

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.

13878484 - Man Dressed As Zulu Warrior In March At The East Hoathly Bonfire Night, East Sussex, Uk

13848176 - Participants march in the Gay Pride Parade in New York City. The parade is held two days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision allowing gay marriage in the U.S.

13847421 - Participants march in the Gay Pride Parade in New York City. The parade is held two days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision allowing gay marriage in the U.S.

13846497 - Participants march in the Gay Pride Parade in New York City. The parade is held two days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision allowing gay marriage in the U.S.

13846440 - GRANADA , NICARAGUA - MARCH 20 : The San Francisco church in Granada Nicaragua on March 20 2016. The facade of the building is neoclassical and the interior is romantical

13846157 - Participants march in the Gay Pride Parade in New York City. The parade is held two days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision allowing gay marriage in the U.S.

Participant march in the Gay Pride Parade in New York City. The parade is held two days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision allowing gay marriage in the U.S.

13844412 - Participant march in the Gay Pride Parade in New York City. The parade is held two days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision allowing gay marriage in the U.S.

13844397 - Participants march in the Gay Pride Parade in New York City. The parade is held two days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision allowing gay marriage in the U.S.

71429837 - March snowflake, spring snowflake (Leucojum vernum), spring in deciduous forest, Upper Bavaria, Germany

71429806 - March snowflake, spring snowflake (Leucojum vernum), spring in deciduous forest, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Venus (at top) and Jupiter in a close conjunction on the evening of March 2,2023,the day after their closest approach. They were one degree apart this night but were 1/2° apart the night before. I shot this on a hill near home in southern Alberta.

13999236 - Venus (at top) and Jupiter in a close conjunction on the evening of March 2,2023,the day after their closest approach. They were one degree apart this night but were 1/2° apart the night before. I shot this on a hill near home in southern Alberta.

$The setting Sun descending into a fog bank looking due west,on the evening of the vernal equinox,March 20,2023. The fog dims and reddens the Sun,illustrating atmospheric absorption,and refraction as the solar disk is quite flattened. A couple of sunspots are just visible. The colour gradient is natural and comes from the blend of fog below and clearer twilight sky above.$

13998299 - The setting Sun descending into a fog bank looking due west,on the evening of the vernal equinox,March 20,2023. The fog dims and reddens the Sun,illustrating atmospheric absorption,and refraction as the solar disk is quite flattened. A couple of sunspots are just visible. The colour gradient is natural and comes from the blend of fog below and clearer twilight sky above.

Sagittarius and Scorpius in the pre-dawn sky, March 15, 2013, from the Painted Pony Resort, New Mexico. This is a stack of 5 x 4 minute exposures at f/2.8 with the 35mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600, with the ground from one image, plus a stack of 2 exposures through the Kenko Softon filter for the star glows.

13900612 - Sagittarius and Scorpius in the pre-dawn sky, March 15, 2013, from the Painted Pony Resort, New Mexico. This is a stack of 5 x 4 minute exposures at f/2.8 with the 35mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600, with the ground from one image, plus a stack of 2 exposures through the Kenko Softon filter for the star glows.

A colourful aurora over the wind-shaped trees of the boreal sub-Arctic forest at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, March 18, 2020. Arcturus is rising between the two trees right of centre.

13900141 - A colourful aurora over the wind-shaped trees of the boreal sub-Arctic forest at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, March 18, 2020. Arcturus is rising between the two trees right of centre.

The Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, on the night of March 4/5, 2016 as seen and shot from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre near Churchill, Manitoba. This night the display got active only after 12:30, after being completely absent from the sky for the first half of the night and a Kp Index level of 0. Here, the auroral curtains appear in the west over the Churchill Northern Studies Centre.

13899934 - The Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, on the night of March 4/5, 2016 as seen and shot from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre near Churchill, Manitoba. This night the display got active only after 12:30, after being completely absent from the sky for the first half of the night and a Kp Index level of 0. Here, the auroral curtains appear in the west over the Churchill Northern Studies Centre.

Swirls of auroral curtains over Båtsfjord, Norway while we were in port on the southbound portion of the Hurtigruten coastal cruise on the ms Trollfjord. This was March 1, 2019. The stars of Taurus and the Pleiades are at left; Cassiopeia at upper right.

13899622 - Swirls of auroral curtains over Båtsfjord, Norway while we were in port on the southbound portion of the Hurtigruten coastal cruise on the ms Trollfjord. This was March 1, 2019. The stars of Taurus and the Pleiades are at left; Cassiopeia at upper right.

March on the Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice in the Plaza 25 de Mayo in San Juan, Argentina. It is in remembrance of the victims of Argentina's Dirty War in which thousands of opponents of Argentina's military dictatorship disappeared.

13899559 - March on the Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice in the Plaza 25 de Mayo in San Juan, Argentina. It is in remembrance of the victims of Argentina's Dirty War in which thousands of opponents of Argentina's military dictatorship disappeared.

The region of the Southern Cross, Crux, at left and around the Carina Nebula, at right. To the left of the Southern Cross is the dark Coal Sack. Open star clusters around the Carina Nebula are NGC 3532 (at upper left of nebula), IC 2602, the Southern Pleiades (below the nebula), and NGC 3114 (right of nebula). Taken on a hazy night, so the glows around stars are natural and not introduced from a filter. This is a stack of 5 x 6 minute exposures at f/2.8 with the Sigma 50mm lens and Canon 60Da at ISO 800, on the iOptron SkyTracker. Taken from Coonabarbran, NSW, Australia, March 22, 2014.

13899499 - The region of the Southern Cross, Crux, at left and around the Carina Nebula, at right. To the left of the Southern Cross is the dark Coal Sack. Open star clusters around the Carina Nebula are NGC 3532 (at upper left of nebula), IC 2602, the Southern Pleiades (below the nebula), and NGC 3114 (right of nebula). Taken on a hazy night, so the glows around stars are natural and not introduced from a filter. This is a stack of 5 x 6 minute exposures at f/2.8 with the Sigma 50mm lens and Canon 60Da at ISO 800, on the iOptron SkyTracker. Taken from Coonabarbran, NSW, Australia, March 22, 2014.

13898722 - March 30, 2001 Great Aurora, seen all over North America

A mosaic of the 11-day-old gibbous Moon, on March 17, 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.

13898050 - A mosaic of the 11-day-old gibbous Moon, on March 17, 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.

13848723 - Participants march in the Gay Pride Parade in New York City. The parade is held two days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision allowing gay marriage in the U.S.

13847276 - Participants march in the Gay Pride Parade in New York City. The parade is held two days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision allowing gay marriage in the U.S.

13846572 - Participants march in the Gay Pride Parade in New York City. The parade is held two days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision allowing gay marriage in the U.S.

13846015 - Participants march in the Gay Pride Parade in New York City. The parade is held two days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision allowing gay marriage in the U.S.

13845059 - Participants march in the Gay Pride Parade in New York City. The parade is held two days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision allowing gay marriage in the U.S.

13844669 - Participants march in the Gay Pride Parade in New York City. The parade is held two days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision allowing gay marriage in the U.S.

Cherry blossoms along the Shirakawa Canal in Kyoto’s Gion area, an historic part of the city where traditional Geisha culture is found. Shirakawa, also known as Shinbashi, is one of the most beautiful places to enjoy the cherry blossoms, which usually start to bloom in late March; Kyoto, Japan

13884774 - Cherry blossoms along the Shirakawa Canal in Kyoto’s Gion area, an historic part of the city where traditional Geisha culture is found. Shirakawa, also known as Shinbashi, is one of the most beautiful places to enjoy the cherry blossoms, which usually start to bloom in late March; Kyoto, Japan

71391826 - March mug blossom in sunlight with bokeh, early blooming, flowers, forest, garden

71388160 - March cups in the Murnauer Moos, Murnau, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

71404878 - Detail shot of the March picture in the Palazzo Schifanoia in Ferrara, Emilia Romagna, Italy, Europe

71413003 - Fields of yellow daffodils in late March, Skagit Valley, Washington State

71413002 - Fields of yellow daffodils in late March, Skagit Valley, Washington State

71412321 - Dolmen Anta do Sobral in the Alentejo near Marvao. Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal, March

71412320 - Menhir de Outeiro near Monsaraz in the Alentejo. Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal, March

71388164 - March cups in the Murnauer Moos, Murnau, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Almendres Cromlech (Cromeleque dos Almendres), an oval stone circle dating back to the late neolithic or early Copper Age. Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal, March

71412319 - Almendres Cromlech (Cromeleque dos Almendres), an oval stone circle dating back to the late neolithic or early Copper Age. Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal, March

71412318 - Almendres Cromlech (Cromeleque dos Almendres), an oval stone circle dating back to the late neolithic or early Copper Age. Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal, March

71391825 - March mug blossom in sunlight with bokeh, early blooming, flowers, forest, garden

71391821 - March mug in sunlight with bokeh, early blue, flowers, forest, garden

71388159 - March cups in the Murnauer Moos, Murnau, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

71391824 - March mug in sunlight with bokeh, early blue, flowers, forest, garden

71391823 - March mug blossom in sunlight with bokeh, early blooming, flowers, forest, garden

71391822 - March mug blossom in sunlight with bokeh, early blooming, flowers, forest, garden

71388155 - March cups in the Murnauer Moos, Murnau, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

$France, Territoire de Belfort, Belfort, house, bug (Dolycoris baccarum), adult out of winter in march\n$

13937297 - France, Territoire de Belfort, Belfort, house, bug (Dolycoris baccarum), adult out of winter in march\n