Milky Way galaxy and a Shooting Star over Delicate Arch at Night
Milky Way and stars at night above Mount Rainier.
The Second Wave at Night. The Second Wave, a spectacular sandstone formation in the North Coyote Buttes, lies under a sky full of stars.
The Wave at Night, under a clear night sky full of stars. Photographer is illuminating the striated rocks with a small handheld light. The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only.
Milky Way over the Watchman, Zion National Park. The Milky Way galaxy rises in the night sky above the the Watchman.
Yosemite Falls and star trails, at night, viewed from Cook's Meadow, illuminated by the light of the full moon.
The Milky Way arches over Half Dome, and the Yosemite High Country, Yosemite National Park
Light Painting Delicate Arch with Stars and the Milky Way
The Milky Way at Night over Sky Rock, panorama, spherical projection. Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them.
Owachomo Bridge and Milky Way. Owachomo Bridge, a natural stone bridge standing 106' high and spanning 130' wide,stretches across a canyon with the Milky Way crossing the night sky.
Panorama of the Milky Way over Mesa Arch.
Stars and the Milky Way over ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, some exceeding 4000 years in age.
Milky Way and stars over Crater Lake at night. Panorama of Crater Lake and Wizard Island at night, Crater Lake National Park.
Ancient bristlecone pine trees at night, under a clear night sky full of stars, lit by a full moon, near Patriarch Grove.
Milky Way and stars at night above Mount Rainier.
Perseid Meteor Shower and Milky Way, Andromeda Galaxy and the Pleides Cluster, over Half Dome and Yosemite National Park
Landscape Arch and Milky Way, Arches National Park, Utah
Approaching sunrise and star trails over the San Diego Downtown City Skyline. In this 60 minute exposure, stars create trails through the night sky over downtown San Diego.
Milky Way at Night over Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park
Stars and the Milky Way rise above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age.
Ancient bristlecone pine trees at night, under a clear night sky full of stars, lit by a full moon, near Patriarch Grove.
Milky Way over the Watchman, Zion National Park. The Milky Way galaxy rises in the night sky above the the Watchman.
Stars and the Milky Way over ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are the oldest trees in the world, some exceeding 4000 years in age.
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
The Milky Way at Night over Sky Rock. Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them.
Lunar eclipse sequence and planet Mars over Arch Rock
Elephant arch and stars at night, moonlight, Valley of Fire State Park
Supermoon Eclipse at Moonrise over San Diego, September 27 2015
Milky Way galaxy rises above the Fire Wave, Valley of Fire State Park
Milky Way galaxy rises above the Fire Wave, Valley of Fire State Park
Lunar Eclipse Sequence Over Broken Hill, Torrey Pines State Reserve. While the moon lies in the full shadow of the earth (umbra) it receives only faint, red-tinged light refracted through the Earth's atmosphere. As the moon passes into the penumbra it receives increasing amounts of direct sunlight, eventually leaving the shadow of the Earth altogether. October 8, 2014.
Owens Valley Radiotelescope Observatory 40 Meter Telescope and Milky Way, Night Panorama
The Milky Way galaxy arcs over Arch Rock in Joshua Tree National Park.
Half Dome and nighttime stars, viewed from Glacier Point.
Blue Moon, tiny Jetliner approaching San Diego framed against the Full Moon, over San Diego City Skyline, Sunset
Stars over the Tower of Babel, Arches National Park, Utah
Moutain climbers light see upon Mount Rainier, Milky Way and stars at night above Mount Rainier.
Racetrack sailing stone and star trails. A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter
Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills, seen here at night with swirling star trails formed in the sky above due to a long time exposure.
El Capitan and clouds lit by full moon, stars, evening.
Venus sets over Manley Beacon and the Panamint Mountains, viewed from Zabriskie Point, landscape lit by a full moon, evening, stars
Ancient Bristlecone Pine Tree at night, stars and the Milky Way galaxy visible in the evening sky, near Patriarch Grove.
Ancient Bristlecone Pine Tree, storm front passing over White Mountains, sunset, panorama
Milky Way over Tioga Lake, Yosemite National Park
Quarter Moon over Broken Hill, Torrey Pines State Reserve
Milky Way and Stars over Broken Arch, Arches National Park, Utah
Torrey Pines Cliffs lit at night by a full moon, low tide reflections.
Milky Way over the Watchman, Zion National Park. The Milky Way galaxy rises in the night sky above the the Watchman.
The Fire Wave by Moonlight, stars and the night sky, Valley of Fire State Park
Star Trails over the San Diego Downtown City Skyline. In this 60 minute exposure, stars create trails through the night sky over downtown San Diego.
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.
Ancient Bristlecone Pine Tree at night, stars and the Milky Way galaxy visible in the evening sky, near Patriarch Grove.
Milky Way and Stars over Broken Arch, Arches National Park, Utah
Milky Way arches over Delicate Arch, as stars cover the night sky.
Milky Way and stars over Crater Lake at night. Panorama of Crater Lake and Wizard Island at night, Crater Lake National Park.
Very Long Baseline Array Radiotelescope and Milky Way, Owens Valley, California
Lunar Eclipse and blood red moon sequence, over Juniper and Standing Rock, composite image, Joshua Tree National Park, April 14/15 2014.
Balanced Rock and Milky Way stars at night.
The Milky Way galaxy arcs above Arch Rock in Joshua Tree National Park in this high resolution panoramic photograph.
Live Oak and Milky Way, rocks and stars, Joshua Tree National Park at night
The Milky Way Galaxy shines in the night sky with a Joshua Tree silhouetted in the foreground.
Full moon over Zabriskie Point landscape
Star trails and Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park
Joshua Tree National Park, Milky Way and Moon, Shooting Star, Comet Panstarrs, Impending Dawn.
The Wave at Night, under a clear night sky full of stars. The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only.
Yosemite Valley and stars lit by full moon, evening.
Milky Way and Stars through Arch, Utah.
Milky Way and Stars over Delicate Arch, at night, Arches National Park, Utah
Milky Way galaxy over Mobius Arch at night, Alabama Hills.
Ocotillo Wind Energy Turbines, at night with stars and the Milky Way in the sky above, the moving turbine blades illuminated by a small flashlight.
Milky Way over Ancient Bristlecone Pine Trees, Inyo National Forest
Milky Way over Ancient Bristlecone Pine Trees, Inyo National Forest
Stars and Iridium Flare over Double Arch, Arches National Park
Milky Way over Joshua Tree National Park
Milky Way and Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park
Milky Way over Sandstone Fins. Sandstone fins stand on edge. Vertical fractures separate standing plates of sandstone that are eroded into freestanding fins, that may one day further erode into arches.
Lunar Eclipse Setting over Joshua Tree National Park, April 4 2015
Perseid Meteor Shower over Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park, Aug 13, 2014
Stars over Corona Arch at Night, Moab, Utah
Owachomo Bridge and Star Trails, at night. Owachomo Bridge, a natural stone bridge standing 106' high and spanning 130' wide,stretches across a canyon with the Milky Way crossing the night sky.
Monument Valley panorama, sunrise, dawn, stars in the sky.
Owens Valley Radiotelescope Observatory 40 Meter Telescope and Milky Way
Tufa and Stars at Night, Milky Way galaxy
Milky Way over Joshua Tree National Park at Astronomical Twilight
Zodiacal Light and planet Jupiter in the northeastern horizon, above Half Dome and the Yosemite high country.
Milky Way over the Watchman, Zion National Park. The Milky Way galaxy rises in the night sky above the the Watchman.
Milky Way during Full Lunar Eclipse over Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park, April 4 2015
Moon and Stars over Pauma Valley, viewed from Palomar Mountain State Park
Moon and Milky Way over Palomar Mountain State Park
The Second Wave at Night. The Second Wave, a spectacular sandstone formation in the North Coyote Buttes, lies under a sky full of stars.
The Milky Way Galaxy, galactic center rising over Death Valley.
The International Space Station flys over Death Valley shortly after sunset.
The Wave at Night, under a clear night sky full of stars. The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only.
Perseid Meteor Shower over Joshua Tree National Park, Aug 13, 2014
Stone columns rising in the night sky, milky way and stars and clouds filling the night sky overhead.
Live Oak and Milky Way, rocks and stars, Joshua Tree National Park at night
Torrey Pines Cliffs lit at night by a full moon, low tide reflections.
Torrey Pines Cliffs lit at night by a full moon, low tide reflections.
Balanced Rock and Moon at night, Arches National Park
Milky Way at Night over Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park
Racetrack sailing stone and star trails. A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter
Mobius Arch and stars at night, Alabama Hills, California.
Stars rise above the Ocotillo Wind Turbine power generation facility, with a flashlight illuminating the turning turbine blades
Star trails, rotating around the North Star (Polaris), seen from Death Valley.
Full Moon over the Fire Wave
Stars and the Milky Way rise above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age.
Juniper and star trails.
Milky Way through North Window, Arches National Park
Moon and Stars over Balanced Rock, Arches National Park
Breaking waves crash upon a rocky reef under the light of a full moon.
The Fire Wave at night, lit by the light of the moon.
The Milky Way at Night over Sky Rock. Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them.
Milky Way and Stars over Delicate Arch, at night, Arches National Park, Utah
Natural arch formed in sandstone frames the setting moon.
Milky Way and Toadstool Hoodoos, Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument.
Stars over Corona Arch at Night, Moab, Utah
Arch Rock and star trails, impending dawn.
Milky Way over Sandstone Fins. Sandstone fins stand on edge. Vertical fractures separate standing plates of sandstone that are eroded into freestanding fins, that may one day further erode into arches.
Milky Way over Arch Rock, planet Venus framed with the arch, at astronomical twilight, Joshua Tree National Park
Broken Hill, Stars and Clouds at Night, Torrey Pines State Reserve
Double Arch and the Milky Way, stars at night.
The Milky Way rises over La Jolla, viewed from Broken Hill in Torrey Pines State Reserve
The Milky Way arching over Mesa Arch at night.
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.
Tufa and Stars at Night, Milky Way galaxy
The Wave at Night, under a clear night sky full of stars. The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only.
Milky Way through North Window, Arches National Park
Milky Way over Ancient Bristlecone Pine Trees, Inyo National Forest
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.
Exuberant hiker atop the Fire Wave, at night, stars and the evening sky.
Lunar Eclipse and blood red moon sequence, stars, astronomical twilight, composite image, Joshua Tree National Park, April 14/15 2014.
Full Moon Rising under Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park
Panoramic image of Arch Rock lit by a full moon.
Milky Way during Full Lunar Eclipse over Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park, April 4 2015
Zodiacal light and Milky Way over Death Valley
Breaking waves crash upon a rocky reef under the light of a full moon.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography Research Pier at night, lit with stars in the sky, old La Jolla town in the distance.
Ancient bristlecone pine trees at night, under a clear night sky full of stars, lit by a full moon, near Patriarch Grove.
Ancient bristlecone pine trees at night, under a clear night sky full of stars, lit by a full moon, near Patriarch Grove.
Ancient Bristlecone Pine Tree at night, stars and the Milky Way galaxy visible in the evening sky, near Patriarch Grove.
Merced River and full moon.
Star trails over Yosemite Valley, viewed from Tunnel View, the floor of Yosemite Valley illuminated by a full moon. El Capitan on left, Bridalveil Falls on right, Half Dome in distant center.
Elephant arch and stars at night, moonlight, Valley of Fire State Park