Stargazer, Lake Malawi Photograph by Chris Cannucciari, My ShotLake Malawi, Africa. A stargazer looks into the endless cosmos as waves lap along a beach in Southern Malawi. Download Wallpaper (1600 x 1200 pixels)
Lunar Eclipse at Dawn

Photograph by Babak A. Tafreshi, TWAN

Light seems to pool at the bottom of the full moon in a picture of a lunar eclipse taken from Iran in 2008.

This weekend sky-watchers in western North America will be able to catch a similar sight during the last total lunar eclipse until 2014. The moon show will be visible from the Pacific coast on Saturday at dawn, appearing low in the western horizon.
The entire lunar eclipse will be visible from East Asia, Australia, and the far western part of North America, including Alaska as well as Canada’s Yukon and Northwest Territories.

The eclipse will last for three and a half hours, starting at 4:45 a.m. Pacific time.

(Source: National Geographic)

Sami Herder, Scandinavia Photograph by Erika LarsenCone-shaped tents called lávut provide temporary shelter for Sami herders while following the reindeer. Nils Peder Gaup, resting here on the tundra, feels most at home in the mountains. “The Sami spirit follows you,” he says.
Green Light Photo and caption by Teava MagyariIt was during a dark winter night in the northern part of Scandinavia. I had always dreamt of seeing these magical lights. Download wallpaper for: Your Monitor iPad iPhone 4
Kryptonite Haze Photograph by Thilo BubekA streak of auroral light mimics the curve of an illuminated bridge near Sommarøya in northern Norway on January 7. The glowing display of curtains, arcs, and bands in the sky is called aurora borealis, or northern lights, in the Northern Hemisphere and aurora australis, or southern lights, in the Southern Hemisphere.
Port Orford, Oregon Photograph by Randall Scholten, Your ShotA quaint and cozy little seafood restaurant on the commercial dock in Port Orford, Oregon, is all decked out for the holidays in this photo taken at first light. Life in this small, rustic fishing village is frozen in the past when life was much less hectic and when the simple pleasures of life were still noticed and appreciated. Download Wallpaper (1600 x 1200 pixels)