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Milky Way over Gooseberry Mesa camp

Milky Way over Gooseberry Mesa, St. George, Utah

Orion

Orion the hunter

Milky Way over Turks Head camp, Green River, Canyonlands, Utah

Milky Way over Turks Head camp, Canyonlands NP, Utah

Green river star reflection at Water Bottom camp

Water Bottom camp, Green river, Canyonlands NP, Utah

All-sky view of Skyline Arch, Arches National Park

All-sky view of Skyline Arch, Arches National Park

Looking north at Skyline Arch, Arches National Park

Looking north at Skyline Arch, Arches National Park

Rising moon brightens the night sky

Valkyr lodge, Purcell Mountains, British Columbia

Little Planet projection of the southern sky, Nambung National Park, Western Australia

Southern night sky, Nambung National Park, Western Australia

Moon set, 5am, Lyell Icefields, Rocky Mountains, British Columbia

Moon set, Lyell Icefields, Rocky mtns, British Columbia

Milky Way over Mts Athabasca and Andromeda, 3-minute exposure composite

Mts Athabasca and Andromeda, Banff National Park

Aurora behind Dolomite Peak, Banff National Park, Alberta

Aurora behind Dolomite Peak, Banff National Park, Alberta

Night storm over Arches National Park, Utah

Night storm over Arches National Park, Utah

Jumbo hut at night, Purcell Mountains, British Columbia

Jumbo hut at night, Purcell Mountains, British Columbia

Milky Way over Elizabeth Parker hut, Lake O'Hara

Elizabeth Parker hut, Lake O’Hara, Yoho National Park, B.C.

Comet Lovejoy in February 2015

Comet Lovejoy in February 2015

Orion and friends, Hilda lodge, Purcell mountains, British Columbia

Orion and friends, Hilda lodge, Purcell mtns, British Columbia

Winter night sky over Emerald Lake Lodge, Yoho National Park, British Columbia

Winter night sky over Emerald Lake Lodge, Yoho National Park, British Columbia

Aurora over Schoepp family barn, Alberta

Aurora over Schoepp family barn, Alberta

Alpine start at Hermit Meadows, Glacier National Park, British Columbia

Alpine start at Glacier National Park, British Columbia

Sorcerer Lodge pre-dawn sky, Selkirk mountains, British Columbia

Sorcerer Lodge pre-dawn sky, Selkirk mountains, British Columbia

Pleiades star cluster

Pleiades star cluster

Milky Way over Athabasca Glacier, Jasper National Park

Northern Milky Way and Andromeda over Mt. Kidd, Kananaskis, Alberta

Northern Milky Way over Mt. Kidd, Kananaskis, Alberta

Buck canyon, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Buck canyon, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Joanne in Larch Valley, Banff National Park, Alberta

Larch Valley, Banff National Park, Alberta

Saguaro evening, McDowell Park, Arizona

Saguaro evening, McDowell Park, Arizona

Aurora over Mendenhall Lake, Alaska

Aurora over Mendenhall Lake, Alaska

12-hour old crescent moon, Canyonlands Utah

12-hour old crescent moon, Canyonlands Utah

Wall Street, black and white night sky, Arches National Park, Utah

Wall Street, Arches National Park, Utah

Zodiacal light and Milky Way, Indian Creek, Utah

Zodiacal light and winter Milky Way, Indian Creek, Utah

Marc and Dan playing guitar under the Milky Way

Marc and Dan playing guitar under the Milky Way, Oregon

Clear dark skies over Glacier Bay

Clear dark skies while paddling in Glacier Bay, Alaska

Moonrise over Bugaboo Park, British Columbia

Milky Way from Taurus to Cassiopeia above Dinosaur Park, Alberta.

Comet C2020 Neowise, July 26, 2020

Heart and Soul nebulae and the double cluster in Cassiopeia