12313216 - Bookcase made from reclaimed wood framing bed headboard71359478 - Rocks framing Rifugio Croda da Lago, Lake Federa and Antelao mountain, Ampezzo Dolomites, Belluno province, Veneto, Italy71346135 - Red poppies framing the Bay of Silence, Sestri Levante, Genova province, Liguria, Italy13203155 - Flowering climbing rose on house wall framing front wall71352467 - Flowers framing Oberhofen Castle and Lake Thun, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Europe13884606 - Palm trees framing the view of a vibrant, golden sunset at Celestun; Yucatan State, Mexico11406212 - Wardrobes and wall-mounted cabinets framing bed headboard71406736 - Aerial view of majestic limestone cliffs framing the golden sand of Xi beach, Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe71405478 - Flowering plants framing the sea stack rocks of Ilheus da Rib and Ribeira da Janela, Porto Moniz, Madeira island, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe71407361 - Palm trees framing a lone windmill under Milky Way, El Cotillo, La Oliva, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe71407364 - Colorful flowers framing Santa Maria cathedral church in the old town of Betancuria, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe71350396 - Trees and pine cones framing Oeschinensee lake at sunset, Bernese Oberland, Kandersteg, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Europe71407363 - Colorful flowers framing Santa Maria church tower under the blue sky, Betancuria, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe12127017 - Beds with perennials framing the pond: Lychnis coronaria (coneflower), Sedum telephium (stonecrop), Geranium (cranesbill), Bergenia (bergenia), Centranthus ruber (spurge)13998490 - A framing of the northern winter sky constellations of Gemini (left),Auriga (top) and Taurus (bottom right). The Messier star clusters M35 in Gemini,and the trio of M36,M37 and M38 in Auriga show up well. The large nebula at upper right is NGC 1499,the California Nebula in Perseus. The Flaming Star,IC 405,and other IC nebulas in Auriga are right of centre. The small round nebula at bottom is IC 2174 in northern Orion. The dark lanes of the Taurus Dark Molecular Clouds are right of centre. Mars is just below centre in Taurus,adding an extra star to this already rich area of sky and matching Ald13999360 - A framing of a wide field in Aquila,with the bright bue-white star Altair at centre,with the red star Tarazed above,and the dimmer star of the trio,Alshain,below.13998744 - This is a framing of the starfield in the Milky Way from Sagitta the Arrow,at bottom,to the planetary nebula Messier 27 or the Dumbbell Nebula in Vulpecula at top. The globular star cluster M71 is at lower left in Sagitta. The sparse open cluster NGC 6830 is at top right. Interstellar dust dims and yellows the starfield.13998611 - This is a framing of an array of emission nebulas in Cygnus: the bright North America Nebula (NGC 7000) at right,and to the right of it,the Pelican Nebula (IC 5067/8). Those bright nebulas are set amid a complex of fainter nebulosity,notably the Clamshell Nebula at left,as it has become known recently,and catalogued as Sharpless 2-119. At bottom right is the curving Cygnus Arc,aka IC 5068. The small star cluster NGC 7044 is below the Clamshell.13899503 - A framing of most of the constellation of Perseus, with the brightest star in the constellation, Mirfak or Alpha Persei at centre. At lower right is Algol, the Demon Star. At top is the Double Cluster of stars, aka NGC 868 and 884, while at top left is the Heart and Soul Nebula complex, aka IC 1805 and IC 1848. The small star cluster NGC 1245 lies between Mirfak and Algol. The bright Messier cluster M34 is just off frame at right. The bright blue stars surrounding Mirfak are the Perseus OB3 Association, or Melotte 20, aka the Alpha Persei Moving Group.13899475 - The well-known Andromeda Galaxy, Messier 31, with its companion galaxies. M32, below it and seemingly embedded in M31's outer arms, and M110 above M31. Many yellow giant stars litter the field, as foreground stars in our Milky Way Galaxy. North is up in this framing.13999265 - This is a framing of the central region of the northern spring constellation of Canes Venatici,including its two brightest stars,the double star Cor Caroli at bottom and Chara at lower right.13999237 - This is a framing of the rich starfield in northern Sagittarius to southern Serpens that contains the bright Messier 24 star cloud at bottom (aka the Small Sagittarius Starcloud),the emission nebula Messier 17 aka the Swan or Omega Nebula at centre,and Messier 16 or Eagle Nebula at top.13898970 - M31 Andromeda Galaxy, with TMB 92mm apo refractor and Borg 0.85x reducer/flattener for f/4.8 and Canon 20Da camera at ISO400 for 2 x 15 minute exposures. North is at bottom, south at top (better balance with this framing)13999144 - This is a framing of the rich collection of nebulas,star clusters and star clouds in the region of tghe Milky Way from northern Sagittarius (bottom) to southern Scutum (at top).13900446 - A framing of northern Aquila and the Milky Way near Altair, the bright blue-white star at left. Above is yellowish Tarazed, below is dimmer Alshain. To the right of Tarazed are the dark nebulas Barnard 142 and 143, aka Barnard's E.13899593 - This is a framing of the rich array of nebulas in central Auriga. The complex of star cluster Stock 8 and IC 417 is at upper left. The large nebula at lower centre is IC 410 with the star cluster NGC 1893 embedded in it. The large nebula at right is IC 405, aka the Flaming Star Nebula, with a mix of red emission and blue reflection nebulosity.13998583 - A framing of some of the star clusters and nebulas in western Gemini and northern Orion,taken on a partly hazy night adding the star glows to accentutate their colours.13900257 - This is a framing of the rich complex of nebulosity in and around the constellations of northern Cygnus and southern Cepheus, in a blend of "white light" images and images shot through a deep red hydrogen-alpha filter that isolates the red emission line from the gas clouds, bringing them out in much more detail than is otherwise possible.13999053 - This is a framing of the main area of central Auriga filled with an array of Messier star clusters and faint IC emission nebulas.13998706 - This is a framing of the Scutum Starcloud in the Milky Way,with the bright and rich Wild Duck Cluster,aka Messier 11,embedded in the Starcloud at upper left. The smaller open star cluster M26 is at bottom centre; while the globular cluster NGC 6712 is at lower left,with the small green planetary nebula IC 1295 visible beside it to the left. The area is a study in contrasts between the rich starclouds of the Milky Way and the dark lanes of interstellar dust. The most prominent and densest of those is at upper right,Barnard 103. At top is B110. The general regime of interstellar dust in the regi13898794 - A framing of some of the main star clusters (and some nebulas) in Cassiopeia and Perseus.13898365 - A framing of the Milky Way in Sagitta and Vulpecula below Cygnus. The stars of Sagitta the Arrow are at lower left. The distinctive asterism, the Coathanger, is at lower right embedded in the dark lanes of the Milky Way. It is also called Collinder 399 and Brocchi's Cluster. The green Dumbbell Nebula, M27, is just left of centre. The star Albireo is at top. Faint nebulosity inhabits the area, such as NGC 6820 left of the Coathanger, but as this was shot with an unmodified camera the red nebulas don't show up well here.13999498 - A framing of the converging rays of aurora overhead at the magnetic zenith,a little south of the true zenith at 90° altitude. This was the superb Kp6 to 7 display on March 23,2023,with the aurora mostly in a pulsating mode rather than forming rippling curtains. This was early on in the evening when the sky still had some twilight colours,and with sunlight illuminating the high curtains. Orion is at lower right.13897434 - A framing of some of the main open star clusters in eastern Cassiopeia, including: NGC 663 at lower left and NGC 457 at upper right. NGC 457 is known as the Owl or ET Cluster. Above NGC 457 is smaller NGC 436 and above NGC 663 is smaller NGC 654. To the right of NGC 663 is NGC 659. Between NGC 663 and the bright blue star Ruchbah is Messier 103. The yellowed cluster in the extreme lower left corner is Be 6.13998612 - A trio of Perseid meteors streaking from left to right away from the radiant point in Perseus off frame at left,and down the summer Milky Way in Cygnus and Lyra. The meteors display the characteristic transition from green to red along their ionization path. The framing includes the Summer Triangle stars,Deneb,Vega and Altair.13897459 - A framing of Andromeda and Triangulum showing both their respective galaxies, Messier 31 at top right, and Messier 33 at bottom left. As a bonus, the large star cluster NGC 752 is at upper left. The yellowish star that serves as a star-hopping starting point for M31 and M33, Mirach in Andromeda, is right of centre. The stars of Triangulum are at lower left. Almach in Andromeda is at upper left.13999351 - A framing of the northern winter sky constellations of Auriga (left) and Perseus (upper right). The Messier star clusters M36,M37 and M38 in Auriga show up well at lower left,along with the Flaming Star,IC 405,and other IC nebulas in Auriga. The large nebula at bottom right is NGC 1499,the California Nebula. The grouping of blue stars at upper right is the Perseus OB Association,aka Melotte 20. Mars is at lower left in Taurus,where it was on March 17,2023.13998451 - A framing of the core of the great Coma-Virgo Galaxy Cluster,with the bright pair of elliptical Messier-catalogue galaxies M84 (right) and M86 (on the left) at upper right anchoring the arc of galaxies called Markarian's Chain. At centre is the giant elliptical M87,famous for its monster black hole. M89,a smaller elliptical,is to the left,and M90,a spiral galaxy,is above it. M58 is at lower left,and the pair of interacting galaxies called the Siamese Twins,NGC 4568,are at bottom left. Dozens of other NGC,IC and PGC galaxies down to 15th magnitude dot the field.13999105 - This is a framing of the bright Messier spiral galaxy M106 at top,with a number of its companions and nearby galaxies in Canes Venatici. The edge-on spiral to the right of M106 is NGC 4217; the elongated spiral at upper right is NGC 4096; the edge-on spiral right of centre is NGC 4144; the more face-on spiral at bottom is NGC 4242. Many other NGC and PGC galaxies down to 15th magnitude dot the field.13998701 - This framing of the Milky Way in central Cygnus contains a rich assortment of types of nebulas:13998788 - A framing of the northern spring constellation of Leo the Lion. Regulus is the blue star at lower right. Above and right of centre is the telescopic double star Algieba or Gamma Leonis.13899799 - This is a framing of the rich array of nebulas in central Auriga. The complex of star cluster Stock 8 and IC 417 is at upper left. The large nebula at lower centre is IC 410 with the star cluster NGC 1893 embedded in it. The large nebula at right is IC 405, aka the Flaming Star Nebula, with a mix of red emission and blue reflection nebulosity.13998878 - A framing of the northern spring constellation of Cancer the Crab,between the constellations of Leo (at left with the bright star Regulus) and part of Gemini (at upper right with Castor and Pollux) and Canis Minor (at lower right woth Procyon). Cancer is marked by the large binocular star cluster,Messier 44,the Beehive,at centre here. The head of Hydra is at bottom centre. Between the two is the small star cluster M67,just resolved here.13899816 - This is a framing of the rich complex of nebulosity in and around the constellation of Cygnus, in a blend of "white light" images and images shot through a deep red hydrogen-alpha filter that isolates the red emission line from the gas clouds, bringing them out in much more detail than is otherwise possible.13999153 - A framing of the northern winter sky constellation of Gemini. the Twins The Messier star cluster M35 is at right,along with the emission nebulas IC 443 and NGC 2174. The twin stars of Castor (top) and Pollux are at left,but showing their colour difference here. The Milky Way runs down the right side of the frame making this area much brighter and richer than the sky at left.13900344 - A framing of the Milky Way from Altair in Aquila at bottom up to Albireo in Cygnus at top. The prominent dark nebulas B142 and B143, aka Barnard's E, are right of yellowish Tarazed above Altair. The constellation of Sagitta the Arrow is at centre, and to the right of Sagitta in the dark dust lanes is the Coathanger asterism, aka Collinder 399. Above Sagitta is the green disk of the Dumbbell Nebula, Messier 27, in Vulpecula the Fox. Above it, at upper left is the star cluster NGC 6885. And as a bonus, one of the stars in Sagitta is actually the globular cluster Messier 71.13899046 - This is a framing of the rich array of star clusters and nebulas in central Auriga. The large star cluster Messier 38 is at top left, with the small cluster NGC 1907 just below it. The smaller star cluster Messier 36 is at left. M38 is often called the Starfish Cluster, while M36 is the Pinwheel Cluster.13999418 - A framing of a field in southwestern Gemini rich in star clusters and nebulas. At top right is the rich star cluster Messier 35 and its small more distant companion cluster NGC 2158. At bottom right is the emission nebula NGC 2174 that is over the border in northern Orion. Above centre is the supernova remnant IC 443 arcing to the east of the orange star Propus or Eta Geminorum. The large diffuse nebula at left is IC 444 above the orange star Tejat Posterior or Mu Geminorum. The large,loose cluster Collinder 89 is embedded in IC 444. That region also has some blue reflection nebulosity,as does13999365 - This is a framing of most of the constellation of Perseus,with the core region,the group of stars called the Perseus OB Association surrounding Alpha Persei,or Mirphak,at left and above centre. The large group is also called Melotte 20 or the Perseus Moving Cluster.13899552 - A framing of the major areas of bright and dark nebulosity in Cygnus and Cepheus, showing pink emission nebulas contrasting with dark dusty regions in the Cygnus and into the Perseus arms of the Milky Way. Cepheus is at upper left; northern Cygnus is at right, with the bright Cygnus starcloud right of centre. The reddening (or yellowing) effects of interstellar dust in the spiral arms of the Milky Way is apparent.13998940 - This is a framing of the large naked-eye Mel111 Coma Berenices star cluster to include some of the telescopic galaxies in the area,notably the edge-on Needle Galaxy,NGC 4565,at lower left and the spiral galaxy NGC 4559 at upper left. NGC 4494 is to the right of the Needle galaxy. Many other NGC and PGC galaxies down to 15th magnitude dot the field.13900307 - A framing of the major areas of bright and dark nebulosity in Cygnus, showing pink emission nebulas contrasting with dark dusty regions in the Cygnus arm of the Milky Way. The main area of the bright Cygnus Starcloud is at upper right.13848996 - Alpine larch trees with autumn color framing Prusik Peak in The Enchantments, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington.13999527 - This is a panorama of the ground and sky framing the badlands of Dinosaur Provincial Park,in the Red Deer River valley in Alberta,with the summer sky above filled with three dozen meteors from the annual Perseid meteor shower,of August 12,2023. The meteors all appear to be streaking away from the radiant point in Perseus at far left. The location is the upper viewpoint near the Park Entrance,and looking northeast to southeast. The lights in the valley below are from the campground and service centre. The one glaring sodium vapour light should be removed or at least shielded. The brightest hori13998546 - A framing of the converging rays of aurora overhead at the magnetic zenith,a little south of the true zenith at 90° altitude. This was the superb Kp6 to 7 display on March 23,2023,with the aurora in a pulsating mode rather than forming rippling curtains. Leo is below the convergence point. At this time later in the display the rays showed a lot of red as well as green. A short exposure helped freeze the rapid pulsations and capture the structure.13998938 - This is a framing of the bright Messier spiral galaxy M101,with a number of its nearby galaxies in Ursa Major. The odd galaxy below M101 ins NGC 5474. NGC 5473,5485 and 5486 are above M101. an edge-on at top centre is NGC 5422,while at the top edge is NGC 5443. The elongated galaxy above the blue star 86 UMa at right is 13th magnitude UGC 8337.13998745 - A framing of the converging rays of aurora overhead at the magnetic zenith,a little south of the true zenith at 90° altitude. This was the superb Kp6 to 7 display on March 23,2023,with the aurora in a pulsating mode rather than forming rippling curtains. Leo is just below the convergence point. The Big Dipper is at top. At this time later in the display the rays showed a lot of red as well as green. A short exposure helped freeze the rapid pulsations and capture the structure.13999099 - This is a panorama along the Milky Way framing the nebulosity and star clouds in Cygnus the Swan,taking in about 40° along the northern Milky Way.13998821 - This is a framing of the Cygnus Starcloud in the northern Milky Way,with the patches of red hydrogen gas throughout the region emphasized. The field takes in the "neck" of Cygnus,from north of Eta Cygni at left,to just south of Beta Cygni,aka Albireo,at right,with the field oriented along the Milky Way. Some of the nebulosity here is numbered in the Sharpless catalogue. For example,the faint arc left of Albireo is Sharpless 2-91. The brightest patch of nebulosity lower left of Eta Cygni is Sh2-101. The nebula in the botttom right corner is NGC 6820 in Vulpecula. The globular cluster M56 in Lyr13898985 - A framing of the field around the bright white star Altair (lower left), and the orange giant star Tarazed above, with the dark nebula complex B142 (lower dark lane) and B143 (the top pair of dark lanes), together known as Barnard's E. These are all in Aquila.13898038 - Sagittarius and Scorpius in diagonal framing, with Milky Way from Ara to Serpens. Taken with 50mm Sigma lens at f/4 and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800 for stack of just 2 frames each at 6 minutes. Cloud prevented more exposures. Taken from Atacama Lodge, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.13999304 - This is a framing of an array of emission nebulas in Cygnus: the bright North America Nebula (NGC 7000) at right,and to the right of it,the Pelican Nebula (IC 5067/8). Those bright nebulas are set amid a complex of fainter nebulosity,notably the Clamshell Nebula at left,as it has become known recently,and catalogued as Sharpless 2-119. At bottom right is the curving Cygnus Arc,aka IC 5068. The small star cluster NGC 7044,yellowed by interstellar dust,is below the Clamshell. The nebulas are marked by lots of structure and radial streaks,perhaps from magnetic fields.13899318 - A framing of the group of large binocular-class star clusters in Serpens and Ophiuchus: notably, the pairing of IC 4756 (left) and NGC 6633 (right) at upper left, sometimes known as the S-O Double Cluster, or Tweedledum and Tweedledee (really!), and the cluster IC 4665 at right above the bright star Cebelrai, or Beta Ophiuchi.13832309 - Aerial view of turquoise sea framing the sand beach of Costa Calma, Jandia Nature Park, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain12384067 - Wild herbs framing the picture11429666 - Climber-covered trellis arches framing dovecot in spring garden13832657 - Green forest framing the stone huts in the alpine village of Savogno, aerial view, Valchiavenna, Valtellina, Lombardy, Italy12480868 - Branches of almond blossom, quail eggs and feathers framing light blue background12236680 - Climbing plants framing window above table with striped top13832385 - Bare tree framing the silhouette of Pico Ruivo mountain under the Milky Way, Madeira, Portugal13774491 - Tree On Bank Framing Sunset Over River; Botswana71346274 - Yellow larch tree framing the Ober Gabelhorn peak in autumn, Zermatt, canton of Valais, Switzerland13857640 - Framing a beautiful girl with fingertips with the Croatian coastline in the background; Pisak, Splitsko-dalmatinska zupanija, Croatia13854672 - Wild lupines growing in the countryside of Iceland under dramatic skies and framing a church in the field, Snaefellsness Peninsula; Iceland13832374 - Bare tree framing the silhouette of Pico Ruivo mountain under the Milky Way, Madeira, Portugal00368788 - Herbs framing the picture13832642 - Autumn foliage of colorful trees framing the old bell tower of Soglio, Val Bregaglia, Graubunden canton, Switzerland13854518 - Colourful trees in autumn framing an alpine chalet in the background with flower boxes; Sesto, Bolzano, Italy00307106 - Various herbs framing the picture13854517 - Colourful trees in autumn framing dramatic mountain in the background; Sesto, Bolzano, Italy13922883 - Silhouettes of mountains framing the fairy tale village along the fjord at dawn, Reine Bay, Lofoten Islands, Nordland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe\n13853946 - A Wall Of Stone Blocks With Arch Framing A View Of The Mediterranean Sea Along The Coast; Jisr Az-Zarqa, Haifa District, Israel71346216 - Wood signage on green meadow framing the Swiss Alps at Oeschinensee, Bernese Oberland, Kandersteg, Canton of Bern, Switzerland13993884 - Heart Shapes Framing Dictionary Word Amour00875319 - Water framing the picture00987451 - Fresh fruit and vegetables framing the picture13922885 - Colorful sea anemones on rocks framing a lone fisherman cabin at dawn, Reine, Lofoten Islands, Nordland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe\n13816559 - Gate and coast path sign framing Llanlleiana Head on The Anglesey Coastal Path, near Cemaes, Anglesey, North Wales, United Kingdom, Europe13857641 - Framing a beautiful girl with fingertips with the Croatian coastline in the background; Pisak, Splitsko-dalmatinska zupanija, Croatia71220456 - Willowherb (epilobium) blooming framing Suretta Group, located between Italy (Sondrio province, Lombardy, Italy, Europe) and Switzerland (Hinterrhein district, Graubunden, Europe). View from Starleggia, Campodolcino, Spluga valley, Sondrio province, Lomba71337242 - A vibrant yellow window framing a tree with bare branches against blue sky11176082 - Lobby of a modern home with a loft-like feel achieved with lightweight framing with light and shadow play00861954 - Herbs and herb flowers framing the picture70497843 - Two large trees framing the entrance to the church at Haina monastery, Haina, Hesse, Germany, Europe00307237 - Various herbs framing the picture71405523 - Bottondoro (globeflowers) (Trollius europaeus) flowers in bloom framing Cima dei Colesei and Popera group mountains, Comelico, Dolomites, Veneto/South Tyrol, Italy, Europe71149765 - Hiker on summit admires the blue lake and sea framing the village, Reinebringen, Moskenesoya, Lofoten Islands, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe13551475 - Stone farmhouse with partial timber-framing Gloucestershire England UK71075271 - Yellow flowers framing Mount Eiger, Mannlichen, Grindelwald, Bernese Oberland, Canton of Bern, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Europenext page
