Milky Way and Shooting Star over Delicate Arch, as stars cover the night sky, Arches National Park, Utah

Milky Way galaxy and a Shooting Star over Delicate Arch at Night

 Yosemite Falls and star trails, at night, viewed from Cook's Meadow, illuminated by the light of the full moon, Yosemite National Park, California

Yosemite Falls And Star Trails

 Panorama of the Milky Way over Mesa Arch, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Panorama Of The Milky Way Over Mesa Arch
Landscape Arch and Milky Way, stars rise over the arch at night, Arches National Park, Utah

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

Sunrise And Star Trails Over San Diego

 Milky Way galaxy rises above the Fire Wave, Valley of Fire State Park

Milky Way Over The Fire Wave, Valley Of Fire State Park
Downtown Los Angeles at night, street lights, buildings light up the night

Downtown Los Angeles At Night
Elephant arch and stars at night, moonlight, Valley of Fire State Park

Elephant Arch And Stars At Night, Valley Of Fire State Park

 The Milky Way galaxy arches over Arch Rock on a clear evening in Joshua Tree National Park

The Milky Way galaxy arcs over Arch Rock in Joshua Tree National Park.

 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, Alabama Hills Recreational Area

Mobius Arch In The Alabama Hills, Alabama Hills Recreational Area
Half Dome and nighttime stars, viewed from Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park, California

Half Dome And Nighttime Stars, Glacier Point
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, Death Valley National Park, California

Racetrack Sailing Stone And Star Trails, Racetrack Playa

 Stars over the Tower of Babel, starry night, Arches National Park, Utah

Stars over the Tower of Babel, Arches National Park, Utah

 Upper Yosemite Falls and lunar rainbow, moonbow. A lunar rainbow (moonbow) can be seen to the left of Yosemite Falls, where the moon illuminates the spray of the falls, Yosemite National Park, California

Upper Yosemite Falls And Lunar Rainbow Moonbow
Joshua Tree National Park, Milky Way and Moon, Shooting Star, Comet Panstarrs, Impending Dawn

Joshua Tree National Park, Milky Way And Moon, Shooting Star, Comet Panstarrs, Impending Dawn.
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, Pinus longaeva, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest

Stars And The Milky Way Rise Above Ancient Bristlecone Pine Trees, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest

 The Fire Wave by Moonlight, stars and the night sky, Valley of Fire State Park

Moonlight Over The Fire Wave, Valley Of Fire State Park

 Downtown Los Angeles at night, street lights, buildings light up the night

Downtown Los Angeles At Night
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

Star Trails Over The San Diego Downtown City Skyline

 The Milky Way galaxy arcs above Arch Rock, panoramic photograph, cylindrical projection, Joshua Tree National Park, California

The Milky Way galaxy arcs above Arch Rock in Joshua Tree National Park in this high resolution panoramic photograph.

 Star trails and Arch Rock. Polaris, the North Star, is at the center of the circular arc star trails as they pass above this natural stone archway in Joshua Tree National Park, Alabama Hills Recreational Area

Star trails and Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park
The Milky Way Galaxy shines in the night sky with a Joshua Tree silhouetted in the foreground, Joshua Tree National Park, California

The Milky Way Galaxy Shines In The Night Sky With A Joshua Tree Silhouetted In The Foreground, Joshua Tree National Park

 Balanced Rock and Milky Way stars at night, Arches National Park, Utah

Balanced Rock And Milky Way Stars At Night

 Milky Way arches over Delicate Arch, as stars cover the night sky, Arches National Park, Utah

Milky Way Rises In The Night Sky Over Delicate Arch, Arches National Park
Live Oak and Milky Way, rocks and stars, Joshua Tree National Park at night

Live Oak And Milky Way, Joshua Tree National Park

 The Moon. Full Moon, Earth Orbit, Solar System, Milky Way Galaxy, The Universe

The Full Moon.

 Milky Way over Joshua Tree National Park

Milky Way Over Joshua Tree National Park
Joshua Tree National Park, California

28407, Joshua Tree National Park

 Milky Way over Joshua Tree National Park

Milky Way Over Joshua Tree National Park

 Arch Rock and star trails, impending dawn, Joshua Tree National Park, California

Arch Rock And Star Trails, Joshua Tree National Park
International Space Station flys over Death Valley shortly after sunset, Earth Orbit, Solar System, Milky Way Galaxy, The Universe

The International Space Station flys over Death Valley shortly after sunset.

 The Galactic Center of the Milky Way galaxy rises in the sky on a clear night

The Milky Way Galaxy, galactic center rising over Death Valley.

 Star trails and Arch Rock. Polaris, the North Star, is at the center of the circular arc star trails as they pass above this natural stone archway in Joshua Tree National Park

Star trails and Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park.
Racetrack sailing stone and Milky Way, at night. 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, Death Valley National Park, California

Racetrack Sailing Stone And Milky Way, Racetrack Playa

 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, Death Valley National Park, California

Racetrack Sailing Stone And Star Trails, Racetrack Playa

 Mobius Arch and stars at night, Alabama Hills, California, Alabama Hills Recreational Area

Mobius Arch And Stars At Night, Alabama Hills Recreational Area
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

Boulders And Stars, Joshua Tree National Park

 Stone columns rising in the night sky, milky way and stars and clouds filling the night sky overhead, Arches National Park, Utah

Stone Columns Rising In The Night Sky, Arches National Park

 Landscape Arch and Milky Way, stars rise over the arch at night, Arches National Park, Utah

Landscape Arch And Milky Way, Arches National Park
Live Oak and Milky Way, rocks and stars, Joshua Tree National Park at night

Live Oak And Milky Way, Joshua Tree National Park

 Star trails, rotating around the North Star (Polaris), seen from Death Valley

Star trails, rotating around the North Star (Polaris), seen from Death Valley.

 Juniper and star trails, Joshua Tree National Park, California

Juniper And Star Trails, Joshua Tree National Park
Yosemite Falls and star trails, night sky time exposure of Yosemite Falls waterfall in full spring flow, with star trails arcing through the night sky, Yosemite National Park, California

Star trails appear over Yosemite Falls in this 40 minute time exposure, Yosemite Valley, California.

 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, Pinus longaeva, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest

Stars And The Milky Way Rise Above Ancient Bristlecone Pine Trees, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest

 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, Pinus longaeva, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest

Stars And The Milky Way Rise Above Ancient Bristlecone Pine Trees, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest
Balanced Rock and Milky Way stars at night, Arches National Park, Utah

Balanced Rock And Milky Way 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, Yucca brevifolia, Joshua Tree National Park, California

Joshua Tree at night with full moon.

 The Fire Wave at night, lit by the light of the moon, Valley of Fire State Park

Fire Wave At Night, Valley Of Fire State Park
The Milky Way rises in the sky above the Toadstool Hoodoos near the Paria Rimrocks. Rimrock Hoodoos, Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument, Utah

Milky Way and Toadstool Hoodoos, Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument.

 The Milky Way galaxy above Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park, night star field exposure

The Milky Way galaxy echoes the shape of Arch Rock in Joshua Tree National Park in this, night-time star field exposure.

 Star trails and alpenglow on the Sierra Nevada, Paiute Peak, before sunrise, reflected in North Lake in the Sierra Nevada, Bishop Creek Canyon Sierra Nevada Mountains

Star trails and alpenglow on the Sierra Nevada, North Lake, Bishop.
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, Yucca brevifolia, Joshua Tree National Park

Joshua Trees And Star Trails, Joshua Tree National Park

 The Milky Way arching over Mesa Arch at night, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

The Milky Way Arching Over Mesa Arch At Night

 The Milky Way galaxy arcs over Arch Rock on a clear evening in Joshua Tree National Park

Arch Rock and Milky Way, 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, Pinus longaeva, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest

Stars And The Milky Way Rise Above Ancient Bristlecone Pine Trees, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest

 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, Pinus longaeva, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest

Stars And The Milky Way Rise Above Ancient Bristlecone Pine Trees, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest

 Stars trails 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, Pinus longaeva, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest

Stars Trails Above Ancient Bristlecone Pine Trees, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest
Lunar eclipse sequence, showing total eclipse (left) through full moon (right). 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. August 28, 2007, Earth Orbit, Solar System, Milky Way Galaxy, The Universe

A composite panorama showing the sequence of a lunar eclipse from total eclipse (left) through full moon (right).
The Milky Way galaxy above Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park, night star field exposure

The Milky Way Galaxy Above Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park

 Exuberant hiker atop the Fire Wave, at night, stars and the evening sky, Valley of Fire State Park

Night Hiker Atop The Fire Wave, Valley Of Fire State Park

 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, Yucca brevifolia, Joshua Tree National Park

Joshua Tree And Stars, Joshua Tree National Park
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, Alabama Hills Recreational Area

Mobius Arch In The Alabama Hills, Alabama Hills Recreational Area

 Yosemite Falls and star trails, at night, viewed from Cook's Meadow, illuminated by the light of the full moon, Yosemite National Park, California

Yosemite Falls And Star Trails

 The Milky Way galaxy arches over Arch Rock on a clear evening in Joshua Tree National Park

Milky Way And Arch Rock At Night, Joshua Tree National Park
Zodiacal light and Milky Way over Death Valley. Zodiacal light is a faint diffuse light seen along the plane of the ecliptic in the vicinity of the setting or rising sun, caused by sunlight scattered off space dust in the zodiacal cloud, Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California

Zodiacal light and Milky Way over Death Valley

 Downtown Los Angeles at night, street lights, buildings light up the night

Downtown Los Angeles At Night

 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, Yosemite National Park, California

Star Trails Over Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park
Bridalveil Falls with a rainbow forming in its spray, dropping 620 into Yosemite Valley, displaying peak water flow in spring months from deep snowpack and warm weather melt, Yosemite National Park, California

Bridalveil Falls With A Rainbow Forming In Its Spray, Yosemite National Park

 El Capitan and star trails, at night, illuminated by the light of the full moon, Yosemite National Park, California

El Capitan And Star Trails, Yosemite National Park

 Merced River and full moon, Yosemite National Park, California

Merced River And Full Moon, Yosemite 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, Pinus longaeva, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest

Stars And The Milky Way Rise Above Ancient Bristlecone Pine Trees, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest

 Yosemite Falls by moonlight, reflected in a springtime pool in Cooks Meadow. A lunar rainbow (moonbow) can be seen above the lower section of Yosemite Falls. Star trails appear in the night sky. Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California

Yosemite Falls at night with faint lunar rainbow, Yosemite National Park.

 Elephant arch and stars at night, moonlight, Valley of Fire State Park

Elephant Arch And Stars At Night, Valley Of Fire State Park