Monthly Archives: January 2017

Cluster Standoff

Posted on January 28, 2017 by

Image credit & copyright: Jaspal Chadha. Would you like some color with your universe?  Then you’ll love this image of two open star clusters by Jaspal Chadha.  Of all the objects that you can observe from your back yard with … Continue reading →

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Night on an Amazing Planet

Posted on January 21, 2017 by

Image credit & copyright: Stephane Vetter. I must be on a wild landscape kick because I can’t get over this image by Stephane Vetter. Here we see the amazing dance between the Sun and Earth known the world over as … Continue reading →

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Ghosts of Deadvlei

Posted on January 20, 2017 by

Image credit & copyright: Cory Schmitz. Wow, what a shot by Photographing Space’s Cory Schmitz of the Milky Way above Deadvlei, near Sossusvlei in the Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia. This is someplace that I’d really love to visit as this landscape … Continue reading →

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White Pocket’s Alien Landscape

Posted on January 19, 2017 by

Image credit & copyright: Tracy Lee. There’s a place in Northern Arizona on the Paria Plateau called White Pocket where the landscapes give you not only a sense of adventure but also a sense of wonder. The American Southwest boasts … Continue reading →

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Majesty of Monument Valley

Posted on January 13, 2017 by

Image credit & copyright: Bryony Richards. The universe and our place in it can often be an overwhelming thought exercise and it can also be incredibly beautiful. This image by Bryony Richards of the brilliant Milky Way over Monument Valley … Continue reading →

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Mount St. Helens by Night

Posted on January 10, 2017 by

Image credit & copyright: James Mead. On May 18, 1980, Washington State’s Mount St. Helens could hold back the pressure of the Earth no more.  In the end, the summit had been reduced by roughly 1,300 ft. and the famous … Continue reading →

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The Wonder of Yellowstone

Posted on January 5, 2017 by

Image credit & copyright: David Lane. I hope you’ve all had a great New Year and with the holidays behind us, let’s get back to work. My first post of 2017 is really a special image.  This great shot by … Continue reading →

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