Quarks to Quasars


New Zealand Coast by Andrew Smith

Majestic Milky Way

Credit: Phil McGrew

The Milky Way shines over McWay Falls south of Big Sur, Calif. Photographer Phil McGrew pulled an “all-nighter” to get this shot.


Green by Bernhard Edmaier


The Moon sets behind the temple of Poseidon at Sounio 

(Source: greeksky.gr)

Omega Centauri Shines Over Dark Forest in Skywatcher Photo

Credit: Tunc Tezel / TWAN

Omega Centauri, the brightest and largest known globular cluster in the Milky Way, shines brightly over a dark forest in this skywatching photo. [Full Story]


Iceland Seen From the Air by Axel Sigurðarson


The Monster in the Sky by  Mitch Dobrowner

Moonset, California

A setting moon makes a fitting backdrop for a lunarlike landscape near Donohue Pass in California’s Ansel Adams Wilderness area.


Luminous Landscapes by Irena Kononona


Sunset Silhouette Photography by Irving Lubis

Apricot Blossoms, Italy

Super Moon Over Paris

Lunar eclipse over the Grand Tetons

Tyler Nordgren captured this lunar eclipse sequence from his campsite in Grand Teton National Park on the night of August 29, 2007. He took an exposure of the moon every 10 minutes until it disappeared and the sun lit up the mountains with alpenglow.

The Milky Way over Yosemite Valley

From Glacier Point at the right, across Half Dome at center and ending at Royal Arches at the left, the path of the Milky Way is stunning even under lighting conditions that illuminate the valley walls.

Star Trail by Rob Featonby

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