Lunar Eclipse Sequence, the path of the moon through the sky as it progresses from being fully visible (top) to fully eclipsed (middle) to almost fully visible again (bottom), viewed through Arch Rock, April 4 2015
Lunar eclipse sequence and planet Mars over Arch Rock
The Milky Way galaxy arcs over Arch Rock in Joshua Tree National Park.
Joshua Trees at dawn, Yucca brevifolia, Joshua Tree National Park.
Full moon with 22-degree lunar halo, Joshua Tree National Park. The lunar halo (not to be cofused with lunar corona) forms when moonlight refracts through high altitude ice crystals. As no light is refracted at angles smaller than 22-degrees the sky is darker inside the halo.
Sunrise in Joshua Tree National Park.
Sunset and boulders, Joshua Tree National Park, panorama.
Lunar Eclipse and blood red moon sequence, over Juniper and Standing Rock, composite image, Joshua Tree National Park, April 14/15 2014.
Live Oak and Milky Way, rocks and stars, Joshua Tree National Park at night
Joshua Trees silhouetted against predawn sunrise light.
Joshua Tree National Park, Milky Way and Moon, Shooting Star, Comet Panstarrs, Impending Dawn.
The Milky Way Galaxy shines in the night sky with a Joshua Tree silhouetted in the foreground.
Boulders and sunset in Joshua Tree National Park. The warm sunlight gently lights unusual boulder formations at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, California.
Star trails and Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park
The Milky Way galaxy arcs above Arch Rock in Joshua Tree National Park in this high resolution panoramic photograph.
Perseid Meteor Shower over Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park, Aug 13, 2014
Lunar Eclipse Setting over Joshua Tree National Park, April 4 2015
Milky Way over Joshua Tree National Park
Milky Way and Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park
Parry's Nolina, Nolina parryi, Joshua Tree National Park.
Milky Way over Joshua Tree National Park at Astronomical Twilight
Milky Way during Full Lunar Eclipse over Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park, April 4 2015
Sunrise in Joshua Tree National Park, Yucca brevifolia.
Marble boulders and fading light, sunset.
The Milky Way galaxy echoes the shape of Arch Rock in Joshua Tree National Park in this, night-time star field exposure.
Jumbo Rocks, boulders, Joshua Tree National Park.
Perseid Meteor Shower over Joshua Tree National Park, Aug 13, 2014
Milky Way at Night over Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park
Live Oak and Milky Way, rocks and stars, Joshua Tree National Park at night
Arch Rock, Planet Venus and Milky Way at Astronomical Twilight, Morning approaching
Star trails and Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park.
Boulders and stars, moonlight in Joshua Tree National Park. The moon gently lights unusual boulder formations at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, California
Juniper and star trails.
Ocotillo ablaze with springtime flowers, Fouquieria splendens.
Sunrise, Joshua Tree, Yucca brevifolia
Arch Rock in Joshua Tree National Park. A natural stone arch in the White Tank area of Joshua Tree N.P.
Infrared Joshua Tree, Yucca brevifolia.
Boulders and sunset in Joshua Tree National Park. The warm sunlight gently lights unusual boulder formations at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, California.
Joshua Tree at night with full moon.
Milky Way over Arch Rock, planet Venus framed with the arch, at astronomical twilight, Joshua Tree National Park
Arch Rock and star trails, impending dawn.
Teddy-Bear cholla cactus. This species is covered with dense spines and pieces easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by.
Lunar corona, or moon halo, also known as lunar nimbus, icebow or gloriole, occurring 22 degrees around the moon. Observed during the full lunar eclipse of April 14/15 2014. Planet Mars at upper right, blue star Spica to the right of the moon.
Joshua trees and star trails, moonlit night. The Joshua Tree is a species of yucca common in the lower Colorado desert and upper Mojave desert ecosystems.
Northern desert iguana, Dipsosaurus dorsalis, Joshua Tree National Park.
Parry's Nolina, or Giant Nolina, a flowering plant native to southern California and Arizona founds in deserts and mountains to 6200'. It can reach 6' in height with its flowering inflorescence reaching 12'.
Sunrise and flowering plant, a beautiful desert southwest scene in Joshua Tree National Park, California.
Yucca brevifolia.
Joshua trees, boulders and nearly full mooon in Joshua Tree National Park.
Sunset and Earth Shadow, Jumbo Rocks, Joshua Tree National Park.
Granite boulders and monliths, Earth shadow, sunset, Joshua Tree National Park.
Arch Rock and Milky Way, Joshua Tree National Park.
Barker Dam, Joshua Tree National Park. Barker Dam, also known as the Big Horn Dam, is a water-storage facility located in Joshua Tree National Park in California. The dam was constructed by early cattlemen and ranchers. It is situated between Queen Valley and the Wonderland of Rocks near the Wall Street Mill and is a gathering place for desert wildlife.
The Milky Way galaxy above Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park, night star field exposure.
Joshua Tree National Park
Joshua trees, a species of yucca common in the lower Colorado desert and upper Mojave desert ecosystems.
Full Moon Rising under Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park
Forest of Joshua Trees
Self portrait in shadow, Jumbo Rocks, Joshua Tree National Park
Hikers atop Jumbo Rocks at sunset, warm last light falling on the boulders
Jumbo Rocks and Stars at Night, landscape lit by a full moon
Skull Rock and stars at night
Joshua tree, moonlit night. The Joshua Tree is a species of yucca common in the lower Colorado desert and upper Mojave desert ecosystems.
Giant Nolina (Nolina parryi), a flowering plant native to southern California and Arizona founds in deserts and mountains. Joshua Tree National Park.
Lunar Eclipse and blood red moon sequence, stars, astronomical twilight, composite image, Joshua Tree National Park, April 14/15 2014.
Northern desert iguana, Dipsosaurus dorsalis, Joshua Tree National Park.
Full lunar eclipse, blood red moon, with blue star Spica (right of moon) and planet Mars (top right), over Joshua Tree National Park, April 14/15, 2014.
Joshua tree and stars, moonlit night. The Joshua Tree is a species of yucca common in the lower Colorado desert and upper Mojave desert ecosystems.
Panorama of Arch Rock, showing ancient stone boulders that are characteristic of Joshua Tree National Park.
Sunset cloud, Joshua Tree National Park.
Standing stone and Milky Way, stars fill the night sky.
Joshua tree and stars at night. The Joshua Tree is a species of yucca common in the lower Colorado desert and upper Mojave desert ecosystems
Joshua Tree and Crescent Moon, pre-dawn
The Milky Way galaxy arches over Arch Rock on a clear evening in Joshua Tree National Park.
Ancient granite boulders at sunset, Joshua Tree National Park.
Joshua trees silhouetted against predawn sunrise light.
Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii, Cholla cactus garden, Joshua Tree National Park.
Sunrise in Joshua Tree National Park, storm clouds.
Fruit cluster blooms on a Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia) in spring.
Joints and bolders in the rock formations of Joshua Tree National Park.
Cactus and sunburst.
Northwestern Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja angustifolia).
Joshua Trees (Yucca brevifolia) rise above a patch of white tackstems (Calycoseris wrightii) in spring, Joshua Tree National Park.
The Milky Way Galaxy shines in the night sky with a Joshua tree silhouetted in the foreground.