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Total Lunar Eclipse at Moonset
The Moon slid through Earth's shadow in a total lunar eclipse.
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Fred Espenak
Milky Way and Yuccas
The brightest part of the autumn Milky Way appears in the southwest during the early evening hours.
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Fred Espenak
New Mexico Night
The brightest part of the autumn Milky Way appears in the southwest during the early evening hours.
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Fred Espenak
Southern Arizona Night Sky
The autumn Milky Way arches through the zenith during the early evening hours.
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Fred Espenak
Windmill Galaxy
The brightest part of the autumn Milky Way appears in the southwest during the early evening hours.
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Fred Espenak
Giant Sunspot
In the first days of 2014, an enormous sunspot appeared on the Sun which was actually composed of over 60 individual sunspots.
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Fred Espenak
Observing a Triple Planetary Conjunction
Observing the May 2013 triple planetary alignment of Venus, Mercury, and Jupiter.
by:
Fred Espenak
Milky Way and Bifrost Observatory
A picture of the Milky Way arch above Bifrost Astronomical Observatory in the southern Arizona
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Fred Espenak
Watching for Triple Planetary Alignment
In this astronomical self portrait TWAN photographer and his wife gaze at the triple planetary alignment of Venus, Mercury, and Jupiter.
by:
Fred Espenak
Triple Planetary Alignment
The planets Jupiter, Venus and Mercury in a close conjunction.
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Fred Espenak
Moon and Comet in Motion
Comet PanSTARRS and the young crescent Moon appeared together on the evening of March 12, 2013.
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Fred Espenak
New Mexico Eclipse
The path of the annular solar eclipse of 2012 May 20 started in China, crossed Japan and the North Pacific before sweeping the west and southwest USA.
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Fred Espenak
Arizona Moonset
The Moon sets over mountains in the southern Arizona in this single exposure image through a small telescope..
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Fred Espenak
A Natural Window into the Sky
In this long exposure film photograph stars trail above a beautiful natural arch in the Arches National Park of Utah, United States.
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Fred Espenak
Earthshine
The young crescent moon sets behind mountains near Portal, Arizona. Earthshine is reflected earthlight visible on the Moon's night side.
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Fred Espenak
Nine Minutes in the Shadow
A special flight took eclipse chasers to 39000 feet above the Pacific Ocean and deep in the Moon's shadow to experience over 9 minutes of totality.
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Fred Espenak
Apaches Moonset
The moon sets in the morning sky above Chiricahua Mountains in the Southern Arizona. The Chiricahua Mountains were home to the Chiricahua Apaches in past.
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Fred Espenak
Circumpolar Startrails
Northern stars trail above Mauna Kea, one of the best observing sites on the planet, located on the Big Island of Hawaii.
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Fred Espenak
Stonehenge Moonrise
The Moon rises behind the Stonehenge along with the stars of the Pleiades star cluster.
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Fred Espenak
Startrails over Bolivia
The southern stars gracefully arc over a shore-side cabana at Lake Titicaca.
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Fred Espenak
Night at Lake Titicaca
Stars trail above an old-style boat on the shore of Lake Titicaca, Bolivia.
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Fred Espenak
Bolivia Startrails
Circumpolar startrails mark the south celestial pole as they circle above native Bolivian mud huts on the shore of Lake Titicaca.
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Fred Espenak
Long Tail Comet
Comet Hyakutake passed very close to Earth in March of 1996, less than two months after its discovery.
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Fred Espenak
Keck Startrails
In this long exposure circumpolar photograph the northern stars trail against one of the largest telescopes on Mauna Kea Observatory
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Fred Espenak
Eclipse Observers
The last moments of totality, during August 2008 total solar eclipse from Jinta, China. Fred Espenak/Mreclipse.com.
by:
Fred Espenak
Moonlight on Mauna Kea
Startrails above giant telescopes of Mauna Kea Observatory.
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Fred Espenak
Time Pass
Circumpolar northern star trails in a multi-hour exposure from slopes of Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii.
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Fred Espenak
Tropical Night
Several hours of exposure made this long startrail photo from a Hawaiian beach.
by:
Fred Espenak
Our Exploring Eyes to the Cosmos
Northern stars trail above Mauna Kea.
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Fred Espenak
A Dark Night at Arches Park
Stars of Orion and Canis Major trail above a beautiful natural arch.
by:
Fred Espenak
The World of Aches
Circumpolar startrails above a beautiful natural arch.
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Fred Espenak
Whirlpool of Time
Circumpolar startrails above a beautiful natural arch
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Fred Espenak
Mauna Kea Sunset
Sunset on Mauna Kea Observatory, located near the 4205m summit of Mauna Kea volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii.
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Fred Espenak
Night Perspective
Startrails above Mauna Kea Observatory, located near the 4205m summit of Mauna Kea volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii.
by:
Fred Espenak
Australia
November 2001 exceptional Leonid meteor storm in Australia
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Fred Espenak
Shooting Stars of Ayers Rock
Leonid meteor storm over the World Heritage Site of Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park.
by:
Fred Espenak
Eclipse in Rajasthan
Total eclipse of the sun over historic Dundlod fort of India.
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Fred Espenak
Mud Huts and Star Trails
Circumpolar stars circle above native Bolivian mud huts on the shore of Lake Titicaca.
by:
Fred Espenak
Magellanic Clouds Over Titicaca
The Magellanic Clouds rise in the glow of early twilight above Lake Titicaca
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Fred Espenak
Eclipse Sequence Over Africa
June 2001 total solar eclipse above Chisamba, Zambia
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Fred Espenak
Circumpolar Star Trails Over Bolivia
The southern stars gracefully arc over a shore-side cabana at Lake Titicaca.
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Fred Espenak
Totality Over Elazig
solar eclipse is seen in a wide-angle photograph shot from Elazig, Turkey
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Fred Espenak
Night of an Observatory
Star trails around the north celestial pole, captured above various observatories on Kitt Peak
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Fred Espenak
Rise of Orion
Stars of constellation Orion rise in this multi-hour exposure from Kitt Peak National Observatory
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Fred Espenak
Kitt Peak
Circumpolar star trails over the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak
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Fred Espenak
Night at the Solar Telescope
Northern star trails over the McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope at Kitt Peak
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Fred Espenak
Night begins at VLA
Early evening at Very Large Array of 27 radio telescopes
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Fred Espenak
Eclipse for the God of the Sea
Total lunar eclipse of January 2001 above the Temple of Poseidon in Cape Sounion, Greece
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Fred Espenak
Hawaiian Lunar Eclipse
Total lunar eclipse of July 2000 from Lahaina, Hawai
by:
Fred Espenak
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