How far can you see?

At the end of last year's northern summer, after its dazzling opposition, Mars still shone brightly in the night.

Kona, a young boxer, is a dog who loves splashing in the waves along Solana Beach near San Diego, planet Earth.

Every step caused the sand to light up blue. That glow was bioluminescence -- a blue radiance that also lights the surf in this surreal scene captured last month at Meyer's Creek Beach in Oregon, USA.

What's that spot next to the Moon? Venus.

What kind of rainbow is this? In this case, no rain was involved -- what is pictured is actually a red cloudbow.

Posing near the western horizon, a brilliant evening star and slender young crescent shared reflections in a calm sea last Thursday after sunset.

منتخب عکس های نجومی عکاسان ایرانی از چشم اندازهای زیبای ایران در شب

عکاسی نجومی یا همون Wide Field Astrophotography در سواحل جنوبی کشور چالش سختیه به دو دلیل: 1.ذرات غبار و رطوبت در آسمان 2.آلودگی نوری حاصل از روستاهای کوچیک, کشتیهای عظیم لنگر انداخته .