There is something incredibly captivating about a clear night sky. Depending on where you go in the world will greatly effect what you see when you look up at night. Whether you look up and see the incredible aurora of the northern lights or the Milky Way in all it’s glory you find yourself in awe of not just the world but the vast universe that we are a part of.
The amount of stars you can see in the sky when it’s clear is incredible, but it’s only actually a tiny fraction of all the stars and planets out there. Here are 23 spectacular photographs that show just how amazing the nights sky can be.
1. Taken in the middle of a desert, Arizona
Photo via Michael Shainblum
2. Aurora Borealis
Photo via Garðar Ólafsson
3. Rila Mountain, Bulgaria
Photo via Emil Rashkovski
4. Meteor Shower Over Denver, Colorado
Photo via Thomas O’Brien
5. Easter Island, Chile
Photo via Shing Luk
6. 180 Degree Panorama Over Australia
Photo via shootingben
7. Aurora Over The Callanish Standing Stones, Isle Of Lewis
Photo via Colin Cameron
8. Lofoten, Norway
Photo via Jarrod Castaing
9. Radio Mast Milkyway, Southern Finland
Photo via Esa Rosqvist
10. Red Square In Moscow, Russia
Photo via Cesur Kucuk
11. VLA And Milky Way, New Mexico, USA
Photo via Knate Myers
12. Mount Cook, New Zealand
Photo via Jay Daley
13. Northern Lights as seen from Iceland
Photo via Preserved Light Photography
14. Patagonia, Argentina
Photo via Greg Boratyn
15. Aurora over The Isle of Lewis
Photo via Colin Cameron
16. Noche De San Fermin
Photo via Jeremias Thomas
17. Soutrali Beach, Greece
Photo via Kostas Themelis
18. Starry Night
Photo via CoolBieRe
19. Lake Dumbleyung, Western Australia
Photo via Michael Goh
20. The Time Machine
Photo via Sairam Sundaresan
21. Uluru, Australia
Photo via Johan Lolos
22. Washington, USA
Photo via Dave Morrow
23. Milky Way over The Devil’s Tower In Wyoming, USA
Photo via David Lane
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