A view of the Sun setting above the clouds. Stars are also visible in the atmosphere.

This image was created in Vue Pioneer 8.

These are the stars over Acadia National Park in Maine. This photo was taken on March 6, 2012. I took 30 second exposures at f/4 and ISO 200 for about 3 hours, then I merged them together using a program called Startrails.

Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM, Canon wired remote.

Digital composition made in Photoshop CS5, inspired by one of the credits scenes in Star Trek (2009).

Nikon D700, Sigma 50mm, f/5.6, ISO 50, Adobe Photoshop CS5.

A nebula lost in the infinity.

Created in Adobe Photoshop.

Vladstudio introduces its "Planets" series of desktop wallpapers. Big cities are like their own planets, and we are just like aliens for them :-) Satellite images by Google maps, tweaked in Photoshop.

Long exposure of the night sky from Malibu, California. Saw a shooting star shortly after. :)

Canon EOS 7D, Tokina AT-X 116 PRO DX AF 11-16mm f/2.8.

Taken near Hinterstein, Bavaria, Germany on a wonderful evening with a great sunset in Winter. I combined these 2 pictures because I think it looks pretty nice. I hope you like it!

Canon EOS 550D, Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II.

Polarlight. Wonder of live.

Taken from the mountain Hirschberg near Bad Hindelang, Bavaria, Germany. The town you can see on the left is Oberjoch.

A panoramic view of this scene can be found on Facebook.

Taken on Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia about half an hour after sunset.

Processed in Adobe Camera Raw.

Nikon D600, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED.

Photo Settings: 14mm, f/2, 30 seconds, ISO 500.