Beautiful Photographs of Star Trails Above Australian Outback. Earth_night.jpg (2400×1200) Milky Way above the Himalayas" by Anton Jankovoy. Peculiar randomness. Peculiar randomness. Peculiar randomness. My God, it's full of stars" by Thomas Zimmer. LunarParthenon_ayiomamitis.jpg (567×850) Moonrise2DdiC900.jpg (900×619) Launch_vernacotola_s.jpg (1000×761)
IguacuNight-tafreshi.jpg (1000×829) FirefliesStartrails_rosinski.jpg (1024×683) Zodiacal_seip_big.jpg (700×1050) 2011 January 23 - Peekskill Fireball Video: Johnstown. Moonvenus_kaplan_4255.jpg (4255×2830) 2011 August 23 - Aurora Over Greenland. Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2011 August 23 Explanation: This aurora arched from horizon to horizon. During the current Shelios expedition to observe and learn about the northern lights, the sky last weekend did not disappoint. After sunset and some careful photographic planning, the above image was taken from the expedition's Qaleraliq campsite in southern Greenland.
Visible straight through the center of the aurora, found with a careful eye, is the BigDipper and the surrounding constellation of the Big Bear (Ursa Major). Mwcliffs_vetter_2000.jpg (2000×1219) Jokusarlon1_2000.jpg (2000×1091)