Night photos

Full lunar eclipse, blood red moon, with blue star Spica (right of moon) and planet Mars (top right), over Joshua Tree National Park, April 14/15, 2014.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 29205  

Milky Way over Tuolumne Meadows, Mount Dana (left), Mount Gibbs (center), Mammoth Peak and Kuna Crest (right), Dana Fork of the Tuolumne River.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 31180  
Panorama dimensions: 6062 x 10349

The Milky Way galaxy above Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park, night star field exposure.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 26863  

Exuberant hiker atop the Fire Wave, at night, stars and the evening sky.
Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
Image ID: 28450  

Breaking waves crash upon a rocky reef under the light of a full moon.
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 28868  

Zodiacal light and Milky Way over Death Valley. Zodiacal light is a faint diffuse light seen along the plane of the ecliptic in the vicinity of the setting or rising sun, caused by sunlight scattered off space dust in the zodiacal cloud.
Location: Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California
Image ID: 27693  

Joshua tree and stars, moonlit night. The Joshua Tree is a species of yucca common in the lower Colorado desert and upper Mojave desert ecosystems.
Species: Joshua tree, Yucca brevifolia
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 27714  

Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills, seen here at night with swirling star trails formed in the sky above due to a long time exposure.
Location: Alabama Hills Recreational Area, California
Image ID: 27679  

Yosemite Falls and star trails, at night, viewed from Cook's Meadow, illuminated by the light of the full moon.
Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 27734  

The Milky Way galaxy arches over Arch Rock on a clear evening in Joshua Tree National Park.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 26796  
Panorama dimensions: 5381 x 7597

Ancient bristlecone pine trees at night, under a clear night sky full of stars, lit by a full moon, near Patriarch Grove.
Species: Ancient bristlecone pine, Pinus longaeva
Location: White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California
Image ID: 28529  

Ancient bristlecone pine trees at night, under a clear night sky full of stars, lit by a full moon, near Patriarch Grove.
Species: Ancient bristlecone pine, Pinus longaeva
Location: White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California
Image ID: 28539  

Downtown Los Angeles at night, street lights, buildings light up the night.
Location: Los Angeles, California
Image ID: 27723  

Star trails over Yosemite Valley, viewed from Tunnel View, the floor of Yosemite Valley illuminated by a full moon. El Capitan on left, Bridalveil Falls on right, Half Dome in distant center.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 27735  

Bridalveil Falls at Night, lit by full moon with a rainbow forming in its spray, dropping 620 into Yosemite Valley, displaying peak water flow in spring months from deep snowpack and warm weather melt.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 27753  

El Capitan and star trails, at night, illuminated by the light of the full moon.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 27756  

Merced River and full moon.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 27760  

Stars and the Milky Way rise above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age.
Species: Bristlecone pine, Pinus longaeva
Location: Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California
Image ID: 27774  

Yosemite Falls by moonlight, reflected in a springtime pool in Cooks Meadow. A lunar rainbow (moonbow) can be seen above the lower section of Yosemite Falls. Star trails appear in the night sky. Yosemite Valley.
Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 16093  

Elephant arch and stars at night, moonlight, Valley of Fire State Park.
Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
Image ID: 28437