Planets Venus and Jupiter appear in a moonlit night of the martian-looking landscape of Iran's Great Salt Desert or Dasht-e Kavir. by: Amir H. Abolfath
A time-exposure image has captured the motion of stars (due to the Earth rotation) in a moonlit winter night of Mount Damavand, Iran. by: Amir H. Abolfath
A time-exposure image has captured over one hour of the Earth rotation in form of the star trails around the north celestial pole. by: Amir H. Abolfath
Stars circle around the north celestial pole in a moonlit winter night of Mount Damavand, the highest volcano in Asia, rising to an altitude of 5610 meters. by: Amir H. Abolfath
In this clear night of autumn during the peak of the Orionid meteor shower this meteor is captured over the Alamut Castle in Iran. by: Amir H. Abolfath
On 15 June 2011 the totally eclipsed Moon was very dark, with the Moon itself positioned on the sky toward the center of our Milky Way Galaxy. by: Amir H. Abolfath
The evening twilight fades in to darkness and stars set in the western horizon above amateur astronomers in the Messier Marathon observing competition. by: Amir H. Abolfath
In this evening twilight of Alborz Mountains two planets are in conjunction while the air is filled with enchanting scent of spring blossoms. by: Amir H. Abolfath
During 2 hours the Earth rotation has caused stars to trail around the north celestial pole with Polaris, the North Star, located very close to the center. by: Amir H. Abolfath
Stars of constellations Auriga and Taurus trail to the western horizon above Alborz Mountains, as seen from the 3500 m high Dizin peak. by: Amir H. Abolfath
Stars of Perseus and the Pleiades star cluster rise above remains of Izadkhast, an ancient city in Fars province of southern Iran. by: Amir H. Abolfath
Small but beautiful constellation of Corona Borealis (Northern Crown) is images above a moonlit natural structure in the Alborz Mountains. by: Amir H. Abolfath
Another night passes in the valley of Teimareh in central Iran. The rotation of the Earth causes star trails in this long exposure image. by: Amir H. Abolfath
In a freezing winter night of Zagros Mountains in central Iran, bright star Sirius and constellation Orion shine above the moonlit landscape. by: Amir H. Abolfath
The Milky Way in the constellations Scorpius and Sagittarius is captured above a caravansary in Izadkhast, an ancient city in southern Iran. by: Amir H. Abolfath
Stars circle around the North Celestial Pole (near star Polaris) as captured in this digital image from the historic Caravansary of Qusheh near the city of Damghan, Iran. by: Amir H. Abolfath
With the rotation of the Earth, stars over the southern horizon trail in the sky, including the constellation Canis Major and bright star Sirius. by: Amir H. Abolfath
In a winter moonlit night of central Iran, Sirius in the constellation Canis Major, shine through the ruins of a historic caravansary near Natanz. by: Amir H. Abolfath
Time-lapse video: In a moonlit night of mountains near Kashan in central Iran, stars and clouds move above the ancient fire temple of Niasar. by: Amir H. Abolfath
In a clear moonlit night stars trail above the ancient fire temple of Niasar in Iran, during 2 hours of total exposure with a digital camera. by: Amir H. Abolfath
A sequence of few hundred images, made continuously by a digital SLR camera, resulted in this startrail image above a mountain road in Iran. by: Amir H. Abolfath
The Moon and Jupiter trail above lights of the metropolitan Tehran as seen from the top of Milad Communication tower (the tallest tower in the country). by: Amir H. Abolfath
A meteor streak over the southern horizon while stars of constellation canis Major including Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, shine above ruins near the histroic city of Damghan. by: Amir H. Abolfath
This all-sky view, made by stitching several wide angle photos, display the winter sky in the northern hemisphere from a village in the Zagros Mountains. by: Amir H. Abolfath
Stars trails above a flowered tree in Alborz Mountains of Iran. In this wide angle view Polaris is at left where the circumpolar trails are centered. by: Amir H. Abolfath
In the light polluted sky of Isfahan, a major city and tourist destination in the center of Iran, brightest stars trail above a historic bridge. by: Amir H. Abolfath
Stars trail around the north celestial pole (with Polaris or the North Star near the center) as photographed from inside Roodafshan cave in Alborz Mountains of Iran. by: Amir H. Abolfath
In a moonlit night of Iran stars trail above the southern horizon of this dramatic desert landscape at the boundary of Alborz Mountains and Semnan desert. by: Amir H. Abolfath
Band of the summer Milky Way (in northern hemisphere) stretch above light dome of Kashan in central Iran, as seen from a remote desert some 50 km away. by: Amir H. Abolfath
A night sky photographer prepares his equipment for a conjunction of the crescent Moon with bright planet Venus in the evening twilight. by: Amir H. Abolfath
The young crescent Moon meets with the planetary triple conjunction of Venus (the brightest), Mars and Saturn above a mountainous village in Iran. by: Amir H. Abolfath
As another night passes in the valley of Teimareh in central Iran, the Earth rotation make star trails in this long exposure image. by: Amir H. Abolfath
A long accumulated exposure, made of adding several hundred continues shots, is resulted in this star brimming image above the Alamut Fortress. by: Amir H. Abolfath
In a winter night of Kharanaq, an ancient desert town near Ardakan in the Yazd province of central Iran, stars of Orion and Taurus set over a historic bridge on a dried river. by: Amir H. Abolfath
As another night passes in the ancient valley of Teimareh in central Iran, the Earth rotation make star trails around the celestial pole. by: Amir H. Abolfath
The crescent Moon meets bright planet Venus in the early evening sky. In this long exposure image the pair are trailed while setting in the western horizon. by: Amir H. Abolfath
Stars of Big Dipper are photographed with a wide-angle lens in the middle of early spring blossomed fruit trees in a village of Alborz Mountains. by: Amir H. Abolfath
In this 5-hour accumulated exposure from a mountainous village in Iran stars of constellations Orion and Canis Major trail in the sky as the Earth rotates. by: Amir H. Abolfath
Time-lapse video: Turn on your speakers and get ready for this short clip of sky motion videos accompanied with ambient nature sounds. by: Amir H. Abolfath
In a winter moonlit night of central Iran northern stars circle around the north celestial pole above remains of a historic caravansary near Natanz. by: Amir H. Abolfath
Northern stars circle around the north celestial pole above a spring flowered tree in this long exposure image from Alborz Mountains. by: Amir H. Abolfath
While the Moon and Venus were in conjunction above Tehran, the Astronomy Day brought thousands of enthusiasts to this public park. by: Amir H. Abolfath
Northern stars trail above the slopes of volcanic Mount Damavand in a clear night of June when the slopes are covered with large red poppies. by: Amir H. Abolfath
In a clear starry night of Iran central desert, stars circle around the northern celestial pole above the historic Maranjab Caravansary near Kashan. by: Amir H. Abolfath
Time-lapse video: Stars of Perseus and the Pleiades star cluster rise above remains of Izadkhast, an ancient city in Fars province of southern Iran. by: Amir H. Abolfath
Photographed through a telescope, crescent Moon meets planet Venus in a close conjunction. Note the Earthshine on the dark side of the Moon. by: Amir H. Abolfath
Time-lapse video: inter stars from Sirius to constellation Orion and Taurus sink to western horizon in a partly cloudy night of Kashan, central Iran. by: Amir H. Abolfath
Stars of constellation Orion rise above desert landscape in this long exposure image. But the trails are different than normal stratrails photos. by: Amir H. Abolfath
During several hours of total exposure, stars and bright planet Jupiter trail above the World Heritage tomb of Cyrus the Great in Iran. by: Amir H. Abolfath
In this evening view of the western horizon Mercury, closest planet to the sun, meets with Venus, the brightest planet in the Earth's sky. by: Amir H. Abolfath
Using a tripod and digital SLR camera (a basic equipment) an astrophotographer captures beauties of the cosmos above the horizon of planet Earth. by: Amir H. Abolfath
A digital startrail over the busy city of Tehran, highlights the Moon (the brightest trail) in a close conjunction with planet Mars. by: Amir H. Abolfath