Jupiter and Saturn near conjunction over Pigeon Point Lighthouse in Santa Cruz, CA
Three meteors streak through the sky during the 2021 Geminids shower over the Algodones dunes.
Horsetail falls in Yosemite NP is backlit by the setting sun's reflection on the rocks in February 2021.
A soft orange glow makes its way into an abandoned trail tunnel in the Southern California desert.
The sun puts on a show over Bonsai Rock in Lake Tahoe.
A lone cloud stands watch in the sky over Goblin Valley State Park, UT
A deer makes its way to a morning drink ahead of the rising sun in Lassen NP, CA..
The setting sun provides a gentle glow to an undisturbed dune in the Algodones dune field..
The sun flares through the branches of a cholla in the Southern California desert
Mount Rainier stands tall over an emerald blue glacial lake at its base.
The sun sets over the mountains in Washington from Observation Peak, OR.
Clouds obscure the sun and invade the valley in this 2020 attempt to view Firefall.
Pine cones hang loosely from one of the oldest trees in the world in Great Basin NP, NV
The comet NEOWISE disappears into the glow of Bend, OR in the distance over Crater Lake NP, OR.
A tracked image of the comet NEOWISE provides a clearer view of its fainter ion trail, having split into two just days before this.
Two deer strike complementary poses while grazing in the light rain of a Yosemite NP meadow.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts up from Vandenberg AFB.
A composite of aa SpacceX Falcon 9 rocket lifting up on the left, and returning to land on the right.
