Night Sky Photography
The constellation Orion hovers over the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Nighttime panorama from the cliffs above Scorpion Ranch on Santa Cruz Island.
Star trails over the La Verkin Creek drainage, Zion National Park, Utah
Light from the rising full moon illuminates Wheeler Peak and Stella Lake, Great Basin National Park, Nevada
Full Moon sky over Wheeler Peak, Great Basin National Park, Nevada
The night sky is illuminated by the rising, nearly full moon.
Coyote Gulch, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah
Aurora borealis from Bellingham, Washington
Clouds coming over the Cascade Crest partially obscures the Milky Way. Jupiter is seen.
Star Trails from Escalante Canyon, Colorado
Summer Milky Way, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado
Comet NEOWISE rises over Mt. Rainier.
Autumn star trails over Notch Peak, House Range, Utah. The mountains are lit by the light of a first quarter moon.
Mt. Rainier bathed in the light of a nearly full moon.
Bright Jupiter rises above the summit of Mt. Adams, with the summer Milky Way reflected in the calm surface of Takhlakh Lake.
A meteor takes aim at Jupiter.
Mudcracks in the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California
The summer Milky Way sets over the southern horizon near Escalante, Utah.
Close-up of the center of the MIlky Way Galaxy. Several star clusters and emission nebulae (pink), popularly known as stellar nurserys, are visible in this 1-minute exposure.
A nearly full moon rises over the forests of the Cascade Mountains.
Lagoon Nebula (M8)
The Milky Way was just barely visible due to the bright moon.
Star Trails over Devils Backbone Open Space, Loveland, Colorado
The Milky Way begins to emerge in twilight.
Comet NEOWISE rises over Mt. Rainier.
Night sky looking west across the Haro Strait from San Juan Island.
The Milky Way spans the sky from horizon to horizon as seen from near Delta, Colorado.
The night sky from the Kolob Canyon area of Zion National Park, Utah. Light pollution from Cedar City is visible on the horizon at left.
Three landmarks of the winter night sky, Sirius (left), Orion (center, in flashlight beam), and the Pleiades (right) make their way towards the western horizon, where the bright band of the zodiacal light juts into the sky.
tar trails above Thor’s Hammer, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Milky Way, Airglow, and Seattle light pollution from Hurrican Ridge, Olympic National Park
Star trails and high clouds from Jumbo Rocks Campground, Joshua Tree National Park, California
The summer Milky Way from Cedar Breaks National Monument in southern Utah.
A clear winter night in the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park., California
The stars of Scorpius hang above sea stacks along the coast in Olympic National Park.
The Great Orion Nebula
Light from a full moon illuminates the glaciers and icefields on the summit of Mt. Rainier, barely visible through the clouds.
