The night sky is illuminated by the rising, nearly full moon.
Summer Milky Way, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado
Star trails over the La Verkin Creek drainage, Zion National Park, Utah
The constellation Orion hovers over the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Star Trails over Devils Backbone Open Space, Loveland, Colorado
A clear winter night in the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park., California
Clouds coming over the Cascade Crest partially obscures the Milky Way. Jupiter is seen.
Mt. Rainier bathed in the light of a nearly full moon.
Light from the rising full moon illuminates Wheeler Peak and Stella Lake, Great Basin National Park, Nevada
The summer Milky Way sets over the southern horizon near Escalante, Utah.
Motorcycle headlights illuminate the sweeping curves of the Historic Columbia River Highway. The constellation of Canis Major sits just above the horizon.
Mudcracks 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.
Night sky looking west across the Haro Strait from San Juan Island.
Star Trails from Escalante Canyon, Colorado
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.
Big Dipper over Mt. Adams
The Milky Way from the rim of Crater Lake.
The Milky Way was just barely visible due to the bright moon.
Nighttime panorama from the cliffs above Scorpion Ranch on Santa Cruz Island.
The Milky Way spans the sky from horizon to horizon as seen from near Delta, Colorado.
Milky Way, Airglow, and Seattle light pollution from Hurrican Ridge, Olympic National Park
Coyote Gulch, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah
A meteor takes aim at Jupiter.
Bright Jupiter rises above the summit of Mt. Adams, with the summer Milky Way reflected in the calm surface of Takhlakh Lake.
Autumn star trails over Notch Peak, House Range, Utah. The mountains are lit by the light of a first quarter moon.
A nearly full moon rises over the forests of the Cascade Mountains.
Comet NEOWISE rises over Mt. Rainier.
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.
The summer Milky Way from Cedar Breaks National Monument in southern Utah.
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.
Aurora borealis from Bellingham, Washington
Star trails and high clouds from Jumbo Rocks Campground, Joshua Tree National Park, California
Full Moon sky over Wheeler Peak, Great Basin National Park, Nevada
The Milky Way begins to emerge in twilight.
The Great Orion Nebula
tar trails above Thor’s Hammer, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Comet NEOWISE rises over Mt. Rainier.
Lagoon Nebula (M8)
Light from a full moon illuminates the glaciers and icefields on the summit of Mt. Rainier, barely visible through the clouds.