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  • Thousands of stars light the sky over in the North Cascades of Washington state on a moonless night. Mount Sefrit, a 7,191 foot (2,190 meter) mountain, is visible in the background on the left side of the image.
    North-Cascades_Night-Sky_6440.jpg
  • Stars fill the twilight sky over Mount Rainier in this view from near Paradise in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. The seven stars that make up the Big Dipper are visible just to the left of the volcano's summit. Mount Rainier, which has a summit of 14,411 feet (4,392 meters), is the highest mountain in Washington state and largest volcano in the Cascade Range.
    Rainier_Night-Sky_Stars_Paradise_812...jpg
  • Hundreds of stars in the night sky shine over Mount Si and Borst Lake in this scene from Snoqualmie, Washington. Mount Si is a 4167 ft (1270 m) mountain that is located in neighboring North Bend. Mount Si is a remnant of an oceanic plate volcano. Its summit is a class 3 rock scramble known as the Haystack.
    MountSi_BorstLake_Night_0296.jpg
  • Large rock spires point to the night sky above the Superstition Mountains in the Superstition Wilderness, Arizona.
    Superstition-Wilderness_Spires_Night...jpg
  • Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) shines bright in the morning sky on July 9, 2020. Comet NEOWISE is a long-period comet and its current orbital path will take about 6,800 years to complete. Its nucleus is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) across and is covered with sooty, dark particles left over from its formation near the birth of our solar system 4.6 billion years ago.
    Comet_Neowise-C2020F3_8097.jpg
  • Against a hazy sky, an American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) flies over its roost in Bothell, Washington. As many as 15,000 crows use that roost each night during the winter months.
    Crow_Flying_Bothell_Hazy-Dawn_3821.jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) soars against a dark blue sky over Lake Washington in Kirkland, Washington.
    BaldEagle_Adult_Soaring_9495.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), soaring against a dark, stormy sky, hunts for food in the Skagit Valley of Washington state.
    BaldEagle_Soaring_DarkSky_0889.jpg
  • Tourists travel on the Meadows in the Sky Parkway, a roadway in Revelstoke National Park, Canada, that leads to subalpine meadows. These tourists explored the park in early August at the peak of the summer wildflower season.
    RevelstokeMeadowsParkway.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) soars against a blue sky over Lake Washington near Kirkland, Washington.
    BaldEagle_Soaring_BlueSky_9622.jpg
  • The first light of day creates a dramatic light show near St. Mary's, on the east side of Glacier National Park in Montana. The fiery cloud dwarfs the trees below.
    GlacierNP_Big-Sky-Sunrise_St-Marys_0...jpg
  • Stars fill the twilight sky over Mount Rainier, which is reflected in one of the Reflection Lakes in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. The seven stars that make up the Big Dipper are visible just to the left of the volcano's summit. Mount Rainier, which has a summit of 14,411 feet (4,392 meters), is the highest mountain in Washington state and largest volcano in the Cascade Range.
    Rainier_Night-Sky_Stars_Reflection-L...jpg
  • Several American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) take off against a fiery sky just before sunrise at their roost site in Bothell, Washington.
    Crows_Flying_Fiery-Sky_Bothell_2728.jpg
  • Several American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) take off against a fiery sky just before sunrise at their roost site in Bothell, Washington.
    Crows_Flying_Fiery-Sky_Bothell_2727.jpg
  • The Milky Way is visible in the midnight sky over the eastern flank of Mount Rainier in Washington state. The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our solar system and is comprised of as many as 400 billion stars and 100 billion planets. Its name comes from the appearance of a band of stars that from Earth are so close together that they cannot be distinguished as individual stars with the naked eye. Mount Rainier, which has a summit of 14,411 feet (4,392 meters), is the highest mountain in Washington state and largest volcano in the Cascade Range. This view was captured from Sunrise in Mount Rainier National Park.
    Rainier_Milky-Way_Sunrise_0095.jpg
  • The Milky Way is visible in the midnight sky over the eastern flank of Mount Rainier in Washington state. The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our solar system and is comprised of as many as 400 billion stars and 100 billion planets. Its name comes from the appearance of a band of stars that from Earth are so close together that they cannot be distinguished as individual stars with the naked eye. Mount Rainier, which has a summit of 14,411 feet (4,392 meters), is the highest mountain in Washington state and largest volcano in the Cascade Range. This view was captured from Sunrise in Mount Rainier National Park.
    Rainier_Milky-Way_Sunrise_0095PC.jpg
  • A hole-punch cloud is typically formed when an airplane passes through altocumulus clouds. Altocumulus clouds are made up of small, super cooled water droplets. When aircraft pass through these clouds, the rapid pressure changes they cause can cool the air further. That, in turn, causes the water droplets to form heavy ice crystals, which then drop from the sky, leaving behind a "hole punch." This hole-punch cloud was observed in Thurston County, Washington. Hole-punch clouds are also sometimes called sky-punch clouds.
    Cloud_HolePunch_1831.jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) soars against the solid blue sky over Drayton Harbor near Blaine, Washington.
    Bald-Eagle_Soaring_Blaine_3414.jpg
  • The setting sun bathes trees along the Sammamish River in Bothell, Washington, in golden light as an American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) flies overhead.
    Crow_Flying_Stormy_Bothell_8736.jpg
  • Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) shines in the twilight sky over Skagit Bay in this view from Camano Island, Washington. Comet NEOWISE is a long-period comet and its current orbital path will take about 6,800 years to complete. Its nucleus is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) across and is covered with sooty, dark particles left over from its formation near the birth of our solar system 4.6 billion years ago.
    Comet_Neowise_C2020F3_Skagit-Bay_851...jpg
  • Stars fill the sky above the Superstition Mountains, which are surrounded by saguaros (Carnegiea gigantea) in the Superstition Wilderness in Arizona. The saguaro is a large cactus noted for its "arms" that is native to the Sonoran Desert.
    Superstition-Wilderness_Saguaros_Nig...jpg
  • Several Perseid meteors, including two especially bright ones, streak across the sky over Mount Shuksan in the North Cascades of Washington state. The Perseids are an annual meteor shower that occurs in August when Earth passes through the debris of Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. The meteors are comet debris burning up in the Earth's atmosphere.
    Shuksan_Perseid-Meteor_0898.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) chases another in the sky over Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Bald eagles migrate to the area in the early summer to feed on migrating midshipman fish and skirmishes between the eagles are common.
    BaldEagles_Chasing_Midair_HoodCanal_...jpg
  • The Milky Way stretches across the sky over the Mormon Basin in Malheur County, Oregon. The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our solar system and is comprised of as many as 400 billion stars and 100 billion planets. Its name comes from the appearance of a band of stars that from Earth are so close together that they cannot be distinguished as individual stars with the naked eye.
    Milky-Way_Malheur-County_3821.jpg
  • A bright fireball meteor from the Perseid meteor shower streaks across the sky over Mount Shuksan in the North Cascades of Washington state. The Perseids are an annual meteor shower that occurs in August when Earth passes through the debris of Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. The meteors are comet debris burning up in the Earth's atmosphere.
    Shuksan_Perseid-Meteor_1137.jpg
  • The crescent moon and the planets Venus (bottom) and Mars form a conjunction in the sky just after sunset on February 20, 2015.
    Moon_Venus_Mars_5970.jpg
  • A subadult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies against a blue sky over Ocean Shores, Washington. Bald eagles don't typically earn their pure white heads and tails until they are 4 or 5 years old.
    BaldEagle_SubadultFlying_OceanShores...jpg
  • Comet Falls, so named because it resembles a comet's tail, glows underneath the night sky. The waterfall, which is located in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, is lit by the full moon. Comet Falls, at 320 feet (98 meters), is one of the tallest waterfalls in the park.
    Rainier_CometFallsNight_9233.jpg
  • A fiery winter sunset colors the sky over the Olympic Mountains in this view from Camano Island State Park in Washington state. The tallest mountain in this view is Mount Constance, which is just left of center, with an elevation of 7,756 feet (2,364 meters). Warrior Peak, just right of center, has an elevation of 7,244 feet (2,208 meters).
    Olympics_Fiery-Sunset_Camano_4575.jpg
  • Two layers of clouds — one high and turned golden by the rising sun, the other low and in the shade — meet in the sky at sunrise over Edmonds, Washington.
    Clouds-Converging_Sunrise_Edmonds_13...jpg
  • Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) and a meteor shine in the night sky over Mount Rainier in Washington state. Comet NEOWISE is a long-period comet and its current orbital path will take about 6,800 years to complete. Its nucleus is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) across and is covered with sooty, dark particles left over from its formation near the birth of our solar system 4.6 billion years ago. Mount Rainier, which has a summit of 14,411 feet (4,392 meters), is the highest mountain in Washington state and largest volcano in the Cascade Range.
    Rainier_Comet-Neowise_High-Rock_8277.jpg
  • Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) shines bright in the morning sky near a tall mountain hemlock tree in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. Comet NEOWISE is a long-period comet and its current orbital path will take about 6,800 years to complete. Its nucleus is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) across and is covered with sooty, dark particles left over from its formation near the birth of our solar system 4.6 billion years ago.
    Comet_Neowise_C2020F3_Evergreen_8151.jpg
  • Streaks of thin, high cirrus clouds fill the sky over Bothell, Washington.
    Cirrus_Streaks_Bothell_0937.jpg
  • An American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) flies high in the sky against a billowing cumulus cloud at sunset in Bothell, Washington.
    Crow_Flying_Storm-Cloud_Bothell_8781.jpg
  • Comet Lovejoy C/2014 Q2 passes about 50 million miles from Earth in this view of the night sky from North Bend, Washington. The comet's green coma results from molecules of diatomic carbon flourescing in ultraviolet sunlight. The tail is faint because this comet is producing very little dust. It's a long-period comet; it won't be seen again from Earth for about 8,000 years. Pleiades is the bright star cluster in the upper left corner of the image.
    CometLovejoy_C2014+Q2_2576.jpg
  • The full moon shines against the night sky. Captured during the "super moon" on August 9, 2014. A supermoon occurs when the moon is full at the same time as it makes its closest approach to Earth, a part of the moon's elliptical orbit known as perigee. The moon's distance from Earth varies between 222,000 and 252,000 miles (357,000 to 406,000 km). A supermoon can be up to 14 percent larger and 30 percent brigher than a full moon at apogee, or the farthest point from Earth.
    Moon_Full_Supermoon_2094.jpg
  • A natural nighttime pillar of light known as the Zodiacal Light shines above and is reflected in Crater Lake, Oregon. The Zodiacal Light results from the sun shining on dust particles left behind by comets. The dust particles - the largest of which are believed to be just 0.3 mm and miles from its nearest neighboring particle - orbit the sun in a range from Mars to beyond Jupiter. Visible year-round in the tropics, the Zodiacal Light is best viewed immediately around the spring and fall solstice farther from the equator. The planet Venus, the brightest object in the sky, is visible near the peak of the Zodiacal Light and is also reflected in Crater Lake. The Milky Way, visible on the right, intersects with the Zodiacal Light at the top-center of the image. Crater Lake, which is actually a caldera, formed when Mount Mazama erupted violently about 7,700 years ago, causing its summit to collapse. Subsequent eruptions sealed the caldera, trapping rain water and snowmelt, forming the lake, which has a maximum depth of 1,949 feet (594 meters). Wizard Island, a volcanic cinder code, is visible in the foreground.
    CraterLake_ZodiacalLight_9620.jpg
  • A natural nighttime pillar of light known as the Zodiacal Light shines above and is reflected in Crater Lake, Oregon. The Zodiacal Light results from the sun shining on dust particles from old comets. The dust particles - the largest of which are believed to be just 0.3 mm and miles from its nearest neighboring particle - orbit the sun in a range from Mars to beyond Jupiter. Visible year-round in the tropics, the Zodiacal Light is best viewed immediately around the spring and fall solstice farther from the equator. The planet Venus, the brightest object in the sky, is visible near the peak of the Zodiacal Light and is also reflected in Crater Lake. The Milky Way, visible on the right, intersects with the Zodiacal Light at the top-center of the image. Crater Lake, which is actually a caldera, formed when Mount Mazama erupted violently about 7,700 years ago, causing its summit to collapse. Subsequent eruptions sealed the caldera, trapping rain water and snowmelt, forming the lake, which has a maximum depth of 1,949 feet (594 meters). Wizard Island, a volcanic cinder code, is visible in the foreground.
    CraterLake_ZodiacalLight_9909.jpg
  • A composite of six images shows the progression of the annular solar eclipse of May 20, 2012 as viewed from Lassen Volcanic National Park in California. The Moon's distance from Earth varies, and annular solar eclipses occur when the Moon is relatively far from Earth. The Moon appears smaller in the sky and therefore is not able to block the entire Sun. At the peak of this eclipse, the Moon blocked 95 percent of the Sun. This image sequence begins at the top left. The black marks on some of the Sun images are sunspots.
    Eclipse_Solar_Annular_Lassen-05-20-2...jpg
  • Comet Falls, so named because it resembles a comet's tail, glows underneath the night sky. The waterfall, which is located in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, is lit by the full moon. Comet Falls, at 320 feet (98 meters), is one of the tallest waterfalls in the park..
    Rainier_CometFallsNight_9237.jpg
  • A Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis), also spelled sky lark, rests on grass in Haleakala National Park, Maui. The skylark migrates to Hawaii from England, by way of New Zealand. While the skylark is not all that colorful, it is known for its impressive song.
    maui-skylark.jpg
  • The setting sun colors the sky above Haystack Rock, a prominent sea stack located off the coast of Cape Kiwanda near Pacific City, Oregon.
    HaystackRockKiwandaSunset.jpg
  • A lily magnolia (Magnolia liliiflora) blooms against a backdrop of blue sky and cumulus clouds. The pink flowers gradually give way to dark green leaves. The lily magnolia is native to southwest China.
    Magnolia-Lily_Flower_Clouds_Lynnwood...jpg
  • Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) shines in the morning sky alongside trees near a beach on Camano Island, Washington. Comet NEOWISE is a long-period comet and its current orbital path will take about 6,800 years to complete. Its nucleus is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) across and is covered with sooty, dark particles left over from its formation near the birth of our solar system 4.6 billion years ago.
    Comet_Neowise_C2020F3_Camano_8519.jpg
  • Mount Rainier, the tallest mountain in the Cascade Range, is rendered in near silhouette as Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) and noctilucent clouds provide some light in the twilight sky in this view from High Rock in Washington state. Comet NEOWISE is a long-period comet and its current orbital path will take about 6,800 years to complete. Its nucleus is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) across and is covered with sooty, dark particles left over from its formation near the birth of our solar system 4.6 billion years ago.
    Rainier_Comet-Neowise_Noctilucent-Cl...jpg
  • Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) shines in the sky above the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge near Othello, Washington, casting its reflection onto McMannaman Lake. Comet NEOWISE is a long-period comet and its current orbital path will take about 6,800 years to complete. Its nucleus is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) across and is covered with sooty, dark particles left over from its formation near the birth of our solar system 4.6 billion years ago.
    WA_Columbia-NWR_Comet-NEOWISE_8737.jpg
  • A murder of American crows flies over a forested area of Bothell, Washington, as a crescent moon and the planets Mars, Saturn and Jupiter are visible in the sky. Mars is visible to the upper-right of the moon. Saturn and Jupiter appear among the crows on the right side of the image. Bothell is home to a large crow roost, used by as many as 16,000 crows during the winter months. The conjunction of the moon, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter was visible on April 16, 2020.
    Crows_Moon_Three-Planets_Bothell_371...jpg
  • Several lightning strikes light up the sky over a forested area of Snohomish County, Washington.
    Lightning_Lynnwood_4164s.jpg
  • A fiery sunset colors the sky over the Great Falls of the Potomac River, located in Great Falls Park, Virginia. In the park, administered by the National Park Service, the river drops 76 feet (23 meters) in a series of rapids. Great Falls and the Potomac River are located within the state of Maryland, but the main section of the park and the viewing decks are in Virginia.
    Great-Falls-Park_Fiery-Sunset_4226.jpg
  • At dusk, a bank of pink clouds streak across the sky above the largest pond in Parc des Sources, Bronnenpark, Brussels, Belgium. The public park is known for its numerous springs — called sources, in French — which provide drinking water to the surrounding area. Parc des Sources is one of six major parks that are connected in an ecological corridor in Brussles. In Dutch, Parc des Sources is called Bronnenpark.
    Brussels_Parc-des-Sources_Pond_Sunse...jpg
  • A meteor from the Perseid meteor shower streaks across the sky over Mount Shuksan in the North Cascades of Washington state. The Perseids are an annual meteor shower that occurs in August when Earth passes through the debris of Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. The meteors are comet debris burning up in the Earth's atmosphere.
    Shuksan_Perseid-Meteor_1195.jpg
  • A meteor from the Perseid meteor shower streaks across the sky over Mount Shuksan in the North Cascades of Washington state. The Perseids are an annual meteor shower that occurs in August when Earth passes through the debris of Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. The meteors are comet debris burning up in the Earth's atmosphere.
    Shuksan_Perseid-Meteor_1180.jpg
  • The annular solar eclipse of May 20, 2012 reaches its peak in this view from Lassen Volcanic National Park in California. The Moon's distance from Earth varies, and annular solar eclipses occur when the Moon is relatively far from Earth. The Moon appears smaller in the sky and therefore is not able to block the entire Sun. At the peak of this eclipse, the Moon blocked 95 percent of the Sun.
    Eclipse_Solar_Annular_Lassen_3073.jpg
  • Thousands of stars and the planet Venus shine over Crater Lake in Oregon just before sunrise. The planet Venus is the brightest object in the sky and is visible near the center of the image and reflected in the lake. Crater Lake, which is actually a caldera, formed when Mount Mazama erupted violently about 7,700 years ago, causing its summit to collapse. Subsequent eruptions sealed the caldera, trapping rain water and snowmelt, forming the lake, which has a maximum depth of 1,949 feet (594 meters). Wizard Island, a volcanic cinder code, is visible in the foreground.
    CraterLake_Stars_Dawn_9769.jpg
  • A murder of crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) fills the evening sky near Kenmore, Washington. A large flock of crows is known as a murder, a name that came about because a group of crows will sometimes work together to kill a dying crow. Crows are found throughout the world with the exception of South America, New Zealand and Antarctica.
    Crows_Murder_InFlight_5876.jpg
  • Mount Rainier, the tallest mountain in the Cascade Range, is rendered in near silhouette as Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) and noctilucent clouds provide some light in the twilight sky in this view from High Rock in Washington state. Comet NEOWISE is a long-period comet and its current orbital path will take about 6,800 years to complete. Its nucleus is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) across and is covered with sooty, dark particles left over from its formation near the birth of our solar system 4.6 billion years ago.
    Rainier_Comet-Neowise_Noctilucent-Cl...jpg
  • Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) shines in the sky above the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge near Othello, Washington, casting its reflection onto McMannaman Lake. Comet NEOWISE is a long-period comet and its current orbital path will take about 6,800 years to complete. Its nucleus is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) across and is covered with sooty, dark particles left over from its formation near the birth of our solar system 4.6 billion years ago.
    WA_Columbia-NWR_Comet-NEOWISE_8072.jpg
  • Two bright Perseid meteors streak across the night sky above Table Mountain in the North Cascades of Washington state. The Perseids are an annual meteor shower that occurs in August when Earth passes through the debris of Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. The meteors are comet debris burning up in the Earth's atmosphere. Table Mountain is a 5,742-foot (1,750-meter) peak that is comprised of an ancient, thick lava flow that pre-dates flows from the neighboring active volcano, Mount Baker.
    Table-Mountain_Perseid-Meteor_1093.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) chases another in the sky over Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Bald eagles migrate to the area in the early summer to feed on migrating midshipman fish and skirmishes between the eagles are common.
    BaldEagles_Chasing_Midair_HoodCanal_...jpg
  • The moon glows behind a coconut palm tree (Cocos nucifera) as thousands of stars shine above Makena Beach on the island of Maui, Hawaii. Several major stars are visible in this image, including Pleiades, a tight cluster of blue stars that is visible just left of the largest palm tree on the right side of the image, and Aldebaran, a bright orange star near the top-center of the frame. Pleiades is also known as the Seven Sisters even though the cluster contains more than 1,000 stars; the nine brightest stars are named for the Seven Sisters of Greek mythology and their parents. The star cluster is one of the closest to Earth and it formed within the last 100 million years. Both Aldebaran and Pleiades are located in the constellation Taurus.
    Hawaii_PalmTrees_Stars_Makena_6317.jpg
  • Two hot air balloons rise into the golden sky at sunset near Monroe, Washington.
    Balloons_Pair_Golden-Sunset_Monroe_3...jpg
  • A layer of relatively-high altocumulus clouds is turned fiery red by the setting sun, while the lower cumulus clouds are already in the shade in this scene over Puyallup, Washington.
    Sunset_Fiery-Sky_Puyallup_2600.jpg
  • A band of altocumulus clouds, partially illuminated by city lights, pass over rugged cliffs that are remnants of ancient lava flows in Columbia National Wildlife Refuge near Othello, Washington.
    WA_Columbia-NWR_Night-Clouds_9837.jpg
  • A band of clouds stretches from the summit of Mount Rainier across the Milky Way after midnight in this view from near Sunrise in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. Mount Rainier, which has a summit of 14,411 feet (4,392 meters), is the highest mountain in Washington state and largest volcano in the Cascade Range.
    Rainier_Midnight-Clouds_8767.jpg
  • A cumulus cloud grows larger and turns dark as a storm develops over Snohomish County, Washington. About a half hour after this image was taken, it began to hail. Cumulus means "heap" or "pile" in Latin.
    Clouds_Cumulus_SnohomishCounty_6271.jpg
  • A cumulus cloud grows larger and turns dark as a storm develops over Snohomish County, Washington. About a half hour after this image was taken, it began to hail. Cumulus means "heap" or "pile" in Latin.
    Clouds_Cumulus_SnohomishCounty_6264.jpg
  • A cumulus cloud grows larger and turns dark as a storm develops over Snohomish County, Washington. About a half hour after this image was taken, it began to hail. Cumulus means "heap" or "pile" in Latin.
    Clouds_Cumulus_SnohomishCounty_6243.jpg
  • Foxfire is visible on decaying driftwood at midnight on Ruby Beach in Olympic National Park, Washington. Foxfire is a natural phonemonon produced by bioluminescent fungi typically found on rotting bark. The purpose of the glow is unknown, but it may help the fungus attract insects, which then disperse its spores.
    OlympicNP_Ruby-Beach_Night_Foxfire_9...jpg
  • A series of cumulus clouds develop and grow as the sun sets over Snohomish County, Washington. Cumulus means "heap" or "pile" in Latin, and the clouds typically form where warm air rises and reaches a level of cold air where the moisure in the air condenses.
    Clouds_Cumulus_Developing_Sunset_551...jpg
  • Venus is visible against the setting Sun in this view from Kings Canyon National Park, California. Venus, the second planet from the Sun, is visible as a black dot on the lower right corner of the Sun. The transit was visible from at least four continents and is the last until December 2117.
    Sun_Venus_Transit_KingsCanyon_7356.jpg
  • A large sea stack is partially reflected in the sand at Ecola State Park, near Cannon Beach, Oregon.
    SeastackReflectionEcola1.jpg
  • The full moon falls into total eclipse, becoming what is popularly referred to as a blood moon on January 20, 2019. Lunar eclipses occur when the Earth passes between the sun and the moon, blocking direct sunlight from reaching the moon's surface. A small amount of red-orange light, however, bends around the Earth and passes through its atmosphere, a phenomenon known as Rayleigh scattering, causing the moon to glow red during the totality phase of the eclipse.
    Moon_Eclipse_Totality_4219.jpg
  • An American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) flies between two golden cumulus clouds lit by the setting sun over Bothell, Washington.
    Crow_Cumulus-Clouds_Bothell_9644.jpg
  • A murder of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) flies over Snohomish County, Washington, on the way to the birds' night roosting spot with some of their wings catching the golden light of sunset.
    Crows_American_Murder-In-Flight_5491.jpg
  • The moon partially eclipses the sun as it passes behind cumulus clouds over Snohomish County, Washington. The October 23, 2014 partial solar eclipse was visible over much of North America.
    Sun_PartialEclipse_3656.jpg
  • The nearly full moon shines over Mount Shuksan, a 9,131 foot (2,783 meter) mountain in Washington's North Cascades, which is reflected in Picture Lake. Shown here at about midnight, Mount Shuksan was formed about 120 million years ago when two of Earth's plates collided and were thrust upward in an event known as the Easton collision.
    Shuksan_Moon_Midnight_9616.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), likely 4 years old, dives in hopes of catching a fish in Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Bald eagles don't receive their pure white head until they are 4 to 5 years old.
    BaldEagle_Diving_NearlyAdult_HoodCan...jpg
  • A few stars shine above Mitten Ridge, which is rendered in silhouette just before sunrise near Sedona, Arizona.
    AZ_MittenRidge_Dawn_Sedona_8908.jpg
  • A 22° halo forms around the sun over Snohomish County, Washington. The 22° solar halo forms when the sun shines into thin, ice-filled cirrus clouds. The hexagonal ice crystals serve as tiny prisms to create the full-circle rainbow around the sun.
    SolarHalo_22Degree_1846.jpg
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  • The nearly full moon rises between the branches of a madrona tree, located near Eatonville, Washington.
    Full Moon and Pacific Madrone (#0567)
  • A Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia) flies in search of food over Port Gardner in Everett, Washington. The Caspian tern is the world's largest tern with a wingspan of as much as 57 inches (145 centimeters).
    Tern-Caspian_Flight_Everett_1453.jpg
  • Hundreds of saguaros (Carnegiea gigantea) fill the valley at the base of the Red Hills, which were cast into shadow by passing clouds, in Saguaro National Park, Arizona.
    Saguaro-NP_Saguaros_Red-Hills_0779.jpg
  • Hundreds of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in a large flock known as a murder fly over the Sammamish River in Bothell, Washington, on their way to their night roosting grounds. More than 10,000 crows roost together each night in the winter months.
    Crows_Murder_Between-Trees_Bothell_9...jpg
  • A severe solar storm resulted in this vibrant display of the northern lights (aurora borealis) over several Vancouver Island peaks. Mountains in this image include Mount Walker, Malaspina Peak, Mount Alava, Stevens Peak, Leighton Peak and Conuma Peak.
    NorthernLights-VancouverIsland.jpg
  • Hundreds of tall sand dunes form at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado. Strong winds blow the sand from as much as 65 miles (105 km) away. These mountains block the wind's path, causing the sand to pile up in dunes.
    GreatSandDunes_2215.jpg
  • Several small waterfalls combine not far from the Continental Divide near Logan Pass in Glacier National Park, Montana. Several peaks, including Mount Gould and Mount Siyeh, are visible in the background.
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  • The steep canyon walls of Wall Street frame a tall hoodoo in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.
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  • Foxfire is visible on decaying driftwood at midnight on Ruby Beach in Olympic National Park, Washington. Foxfire is a natural phonemonon produced by bioluminescent fungi typically found on rotting bark. The purpose of the glow is unknown, but it may help the fungus attract insects, which then disperse its spores.
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  • A long exposure captures the motion of Caribbean Sea waves as they crash ashore at Playa Pata Prieta, also known as Secret Beach, in the Vieques National Wildlife Refuge on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico.
    Puerto-Rico_Vieques_Pata-Prieta_0321.jpg
  • A turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) soars over the Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area near San Simeon, California. Turkey vultures, also known as turkey buzzards, are the most widespread of the New World vultures, found from southern Canada to the southern tip of South America. Turkey vultures are scavengers, using their keen sense of smell to detect the first signs of decay. They typically fly by using thermals to move through the air, flapping their wings infrequently.
    Turkey-Vulture_Soaring_Piedras-Blanc...jpg
  • The nearly full moon prepares to set between two bleached snags in the Black Duck Marsh in the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge on Assateague Island, Virginia.
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  • Under a red sunrise, the Potomac River drops 76 feet (23 meters) in a series of rapids at Great Falls Park, Virginia. Great Falls and the Potomac River are located within the state of Maryland, but the main section of the park and the viewing decks are in Virginia.
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  • The Kanab Plateau stands tall over the rocky landscape of the Tuweep/Toroweap area of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.
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  • A meteor from the Perseid meteor shower streaks along the Milky Way, which appears to erupt from Mount Baker in Washington state. The Perseids are an annual meteor shower that occurs in August when Earth passes through the debris of Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. The meteors are comet debris burning up in the Earth's atmosphere. Mount Baker, which stands 10,781 feet (3,286 meters), is an active volcano with the second-most thermally active crater in the Cascade Range.
    Baker_Milky-Way_Perseid-Meteor_0796.jpg
  • The golden light of the setting sun lights up the top of a cumulonimbus cloud as a storm moves in over Bothell, Washington
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  • An American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) flies against a large cumulus cloud in Bothell, Washington.
    Crow_Cumulus-Cloud_Bothell_8767.jpg
  • The setting sun reddens low-level clouds, creating a fiery sunset over Pacific Ocean waves as they crash into Venice Beach in California.
    Pacific-Ocean_Fiery-Sunset_Venice_77...jpg
  • A meteor, part of the Camelopardalid Meteor Shower, streaks toward the Milky Way over Swakane Canyon in central Washington state. The weak meteor shower, which originated from dust from comet 209P/LINEAR, resulted in a peak display of between 5 and 10 meteors per hour in late May, 2014.
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  • A couple of bright meteors, part of the Camelopardalid Meteor Shower, streak across Swakane Canyon in central Washington state. The weak meteor shower, which originated from dust from comet 209P/LINEAR, resulted in a peak display of between 5 and 10 meteors per hour in late May, 2014.
    MeteorShower_Camelopardalid_SwakaneC...jpg
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