Landscape Astrophotography photos

Star Trails over the San Diego Downtown City Skyline. In this 60 minute exposure, stars create trails through the night sky over downtown San Diego.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 28383  

Ancient Bristlecone Pine Tree at night, stars and the Milky Way galaxy visible in the evening sky, near Patriarch Grove.
Species: Ancient bristlecone pine, Pinus longaeva
Location: Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California
Image ID: 28786  

Milky Way arches over Delicate Arch, as stars cover the night sky.
Location: Arches National Park, Utah
Image ID: 27850  

Radio telescope antenna, part of the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA). The Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) is a system of ten radio telescopes which are operated remotely from their Array Operations Center located in Socorro, New Mexico, as a part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). These ten radio antennas work together as an array that forms the longest system in the world that uses very long baseline interferometry.
Location: Big Pine, California
Image ID: 28787  

Milky Way and Stars through Wilson Arch. Wilson Arch rises high above route 191 in eastern Utah, with a span of 91 feet and a height of 46 feet.
Location: Wilson Arch, Moab, Utah
Image ID: 29275  

The Milky Way galaxy arcs above Arch Rock, panoramic photograph, cylindrical projection.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 26848  
Panorama dimensions: 6121 x 10275

Star trails and Arch Rock. Polaris, the North Star, is at the center of the circular arc star trails as they pass above this natural stone archway in Joshua Tree National Park.
Location: Alabama Hills Recreational Area, California
Image ID: 27709  

The Milky Way Galaxy shines in the night sky with a Joshua Tree silhouetted in the foreground.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 27805  

Balanced Rock and Milky Way stars at night.
Location: Balanced Rock, Arches National Park, Utah
Image ID: 27835  

Scripps Institution of Oceanography Research Pier at night, lit with stars in the sky, old La Jolla town in the distance.
Location: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California
Image ID: 28451  

Live Oak and Milky Way, rocks and stars, Joshua Tree National Park at night.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 28417  
Panorama dimensions: 4848 x 7431

The Wave at Night, under a clear night sky full of stars. The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only.
Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona
Image ID: 28621  

Stars over Corona Arch at Night, Moab, Utah.
Location: Corona Arch, Moab, Utah
Image ID: 29241  

Milky Way over Ancient Bristlecone Pine Trees, Inyo National Forest.
Species: Bristlecone pine, Pinus longaeva
Location: Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California
Image ID: 29319  

Milky Way galaxy over Mobius Arch at night, Alabama Hills.
Location: Alabama Hills Recreational Area, California
Image ID: 29409  

Milky Way over Ancient Bristlecone Pine Trees, Inyo National Forest.
Species: Bristlecone pine, Pinus longaeva
Location: Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California
Image ID: 29325  

Perseid Meteor Shower over Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park, Aug 13, 2014.
Location: Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 31144  

Milky Way over Joshua Tree National Park.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 28411  

The Milky Way stretches across the sky above Arch Rock in Joshua Tree National Park.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 28407  

Milky Way over Joshua Tree National Park at Astronomical Twilight, Pre-dawn.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 28414  

Monument Valley panorama, sunrise, dawn, stars in the sky.
Location: Monument Valley, Arizona
Image ID: 28598  

Zodiacal Light and planet Jupiter in the northeastern horizon, above Half Dome and the Yosemite high country.
Location: Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 28745  

The OVRO 40 meter Telescope, part of the Owens Valley Radio Observatory located near Big Pine, California, USA. The telescope is used to conduct interferometric observations along with the other telescopes in the observatory, as a Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) station and as a single dish instrument. Its main focus today is on the monitoring of blazars.
Location: Big Pine, California
Image ID: 28793  

Milky Way over the Watchman, Zion National Park. The Milky Way galaxy rises in the night sky above the the Watchman.
Location: Zion National Park, Utah
Image ID: 28589  

Balanced Rock and Moon at night, Arches National Park.
Location: Balanced Rock
Image ID: 29307  

Perseid Meteor Shower over Joshua Tree National Park, Aug 13, 2014.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 31145  

International Space Station flys over Death Valley shortly after sunset.
Location: Earth Orbit, Solar System, Milky Way Galaxy, The Universe
Image ID: 25247