The Great Reno Balloon Race
Every September the annual Great Reno Balloon Race (GRBR), the world’s largest free hot-air ballooning event, takes place in Reno, Nevada, and this year had […]
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Harvest moon 2013
The full moon that welcomes the beginning of autumn is known as the harvest moon, and many of you captured it’s beauty from various locations […]
Crepuscular Rays
Crepuscular rays are an atmospheric effect where rays of sunlight appear to stream through gaps in clouds and other obstructions. The effect occurrs most frequently […]
Breathtaking blue moon
On Aug. 20, the blue moon, or third full moon this season, captivated many photographers who took these terrific shots. See, and share, more spectacular […]
Perseid meteor shower 2013
Starting in early August and peaking this past weekend, Perseid meteors streaked across skies around the world. The Perseids, named for the constellation Perseus from […]
Balloons of Lorraine Mondial
This year’s hot air balloon festival in France — called Lorraine Mondial Air Ballons — featured a 408-balloon mass ascension, breaking the world record of […]
Magic mountains
Photos from Youronas, Torehegg, Katka S., and David Martin Castan.
Thunderstorms abound
Scenes around the world of those “did you see that” lightning bolts, dramatic storm clouds, and distant downpours. See, and share, more photos in the […]
Aeriality
Photos from Ruggero Poggianella Photostream ©, Emma Gallardo Richards, United Nations Photo, Francisco Aragão, and Katarina 2353.
Supermoon views
Over the weekend, many skywatchers caught the moon in its biggest appearance of this year. Arriving at the closest distance from Earth on June 23, […]
Loaded with red colors
A photo assortment focused on various red colors captured in a variety of scenes, things, and wildlife. See, and share, more photos like these in […]
Puffy patterns of mammatus clouds
Out of all the cloud types, only one kind derives from the Latin term for “udder”: Mammatus clouds. And when you see them, this meteorological […]