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The sky
The sky
A vivd lightning storm passes over Dorchester Bay in Boston on July 24, 2012.
A fishing boat motors during a sunset in Mazatlan, Mexico on December 27, 2012.
A sky lantern is launched in Zagreb on December 20, 2012. The event "Kapulica & Lanterns" involves people releasing about a thousand lanterns to symbolize sending wishes to the universe.
Horses race down the back straight in The Castle Hotel In Taunton 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Race at Taunton racecourse on January 7, 2013 in Taunton, England.
Newfoundland and Labrador lie under clouds in a photograph made the from International Space Station by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield on January 7, 2012.
People enjoy the seafront at Galle face green in Colombo, Sri Lanka on October 6, 2012.
A meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Geminid meteor shower on December 13, 2012, near Lafayette, Ind. The meteors radiate from the region of sky containing the constellation Gemini.
An Ultra orthodox Jewish man looks at a rainbow over the Mediterranean sea in Tel Aviv on January 9, 2013.
With the temperature at minus 6 degrees Fahrenheit, steam vapors from the Sappi paper mill dissipate into the early morning sky in Westrbook, Maine on January 24, 2013.
In "Love and a Question" by Robert Frost, the poet writes "Let us look at the sky, And question what of the night to be, Stranger, you and I." There may or may not be answers there for us or for Frost's bridegroom, but the simple pleasure of gazing skyward is a profitable pursuit. Photographers have chosen the sky as a subject for as long as the camera has existed. Atmospheric and celestial phenomenon create an endless canvas for hungry eyes.
A vivd lightning storm passes over Dorchester Bay in Boston on July 24, 2012.
The aurora borealis, or northern lights, glow near Tromsoe, Norway on January 24, 2012.
A fishing boat motors during a sunset in Mazatlan, Mexico on December 27, 2012.
A sky lantern is launched in Zagreb on December 20, 2012. The event "Kapulica & Lanterns" involves people releasing about a thousand lanterns to symbolize sending wishes to the universe.
Horses race down the back straight in The Castle Hotel In Taunton 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Race at Taunton racecourse on January 7, 2013 in Taunton, England.
A noctilucent cloud, a rare super high altitude cloud barely visible from Earth, floats at dawn in the mesosphere in a photograph made the from International Space Station by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield on January 6, 2012.
Newfoundland and Labrador lie under clouds in a photograph made the from International Space Station by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield on January 7, 2012.
A storm formation tinged with red dust travels across the Indian Ocean near Onslow on the Western Australia coast on January 9, 2013.
People enjoy the seafront at Galle face green in Colombo, Sri Lanka on October 6, 2012.
Dark clouds cover the sky in downtown Shanghai on August 6, 2012.
People stand on the Arabian Sea coast after sunset in Mumbai on November 1, 2012.
A meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Geminid meteor shower on December 13, 2012, near Lafayette, Ind. The meteors radiate from the region of sky containing the constellation Gemini.
A lightning bolt flashes on the horizon over the River Plate off the coast of Montevideo, Uruguay on December 29, 2012.
Heavy clouds cover the skies over Beirut on January 7, 2013.
An Ultra orthodox Jewish man looks at a rainbow over the Mediterranean sea in Tel Aviv on January 9, 2013.
Clearing skies await a tripod-toting photographer looking for a spot to capture the early-morning light at Portland Head Light on January 17, 2013, in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
With the temperature at minus 6 degrees Fahrenheit, steam vapors from the Sappi paper mill dissipate into the early morning sky in Westrbook, Maine on January 24, 2013.
An atmospheric phenomenon known as a "sun dog" appears in the sky in Fort Ann, New York on January 25, 2013. The halo around the sun is caused by the refraction of sunlight by small ice crystals in the atmosphere.
The San Gabriel Mountains loom in the background during cloud cover over the Los Angeles skyline on January 26, 2013.
The full moon rising over the Chugach Mountains behind Anchorage, Alaska, is reflected in the waters of Cook Inlet on January 26, 2012.
A surfer takes on the large swells as storm clouds gather at Coogee Beach after winds and rain battered Sydney on January 29, 2013.
A cyclist pedals during severe pollution in Tiananmen Square on January 29, 2013 in Beijing.
Autumn 2012: Celebration of the season
Autumn 2012 : Celebration of the season
The arrival of autumn brings falling leaves; vibrant and rich jewel-toned colors across the landscape; a distinct change in temperature; festivals and some celebrations. The world often marks the September event as special. Throughout history, the first day of autumn has been considered a good time to take stock of the year’s successes and failures. A myth in many cultures holds that some mystical forces let us stand eggs on their ends for a short time immediately before or after the exact time of the equinox. In Greek mythology, autumn begins when the goddess Persephone returns to the underworld to live with her kidnapper, Hades – in repayment of the six pomegranate seeds she illicitly ate. Here, a look at a diverse collection of autumn photographs.
Two Adirondack chairs sit vacant on a dock along the misty shore of the Androscoggin River in Turner, Maine, Oct. 3, 2012, as the fall foliage nears peak color.
A Red Deer stag roars in the early morning light in Richmond Park, Oct. 10, 2012 in London, England. Autumn sees the start of the 'rutting' season where the large Red Deer stags can be heard roaring and barking in an attempt to attract females known as bucks. The larger males can also be seen clashing antlers with rival males.
Little polar bear, Anori, plays with his mother, Vilma, on a cold and rainy autumn day at the zoo, Wuppertal, Germany, Sept. 14, 2012.
A woman enjoys a sunny autumn weather day at Lake Chiemsee near Seebruck, southern Germany, Oct. 8, 2012.
The "Seepyramide" (Lake Pyramid) reflects in a lake, Sept. 25, 2012 at the Fuerst-Pueckler-Park in Branitz near Cottbus, eastern Germany. Count Hermann Ludwig Heinrich von Pueckler-Muskau, a German nobleman who is known for his passion for landscape gardening, is buried in the interior of the pyramid.
A colored maple leaf lays in the grass, Sept. 24, 2012 in a park in Frankfurt an der Oder, eastern Germany.
A cow grazes in a meadow near Maierhoefen, southern Germany, Sept. 28, 2012. Autumn brought a mild and sunny day to Bavaria.
Visitors walk past a colourful display of flowers and plants at the Flower Dome in Gardens by the Bay as part of the Autumn harvest display, Singapore, Oct. 2012. The 850 square metre Flower Field with 18,000 blooms for the Autumn Harvest display, includes the blooms of Sunflowers, Marigolds, Lavend
Visitors tour the illuminated decorations of small bulbs set up at popular Victoria Park to celebrate the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, Hong Kong, Sept. 27, 2012. Like ancient Chinese poets, Hong Kong people appreciate the beauty of the full moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept. 30 this year.
Visitors tour the illuminated decorations set up at popular Victoria Park to celebrate the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, Sept. 27, 2012.
Two school-boys play near large decorative lanterns at a Mid-Autumn Festival carnival in Hong Kong, Sept. 29, 2012. Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the lunar new year, this year- September 30, 2012, is traditionally a time when family and friends gather in the evening to celebrate, eat mooncakes and to appreciate the moon.
A fire dragon dance is performed at Hong Kong's Tai Hang district on the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Sept. 29, 2012. The annual ritual began around 100 years ago as a bid to keep away bad luck when the former fishing village suffered from a plague, following a typhoon.
Residents dressed as movie characters chat during festivities for Saint Michael the Archangel in the town of Zacualpan de Amilpas, on the outskirts of Cuernavaca, Sept. 30, 2012. According to local media, the community held a carnival in honor of their patron, Saint Michael the Archangel, to thank him for the autumn harvest.
A woman walks her dog past a carpet of mushrooms in a forest at the estate of Mariendaal, Arnhem, Sept. 30, 2012.
Dairy farmer, Gerard Bilan, holds a decoration he made to adorn one of his cows, Sept. 29, 2012 before joining the Desalpe near Charmey. The Desalpe is an annual traditionnal Swiss festival marking the descent of cattle herds from their summer Alpine pastures to valleys at the beginning of autumn.
Miniature statues and toys made of rice dough by an artisan are displayed for sale at the mid-Autumn festival's toy market in downtown Hanoi, Sept. 25, 2012.
The Krasnoyarsk hydro electric power station and dam is surrounded with colourful autumn foliage of the Siberian taiga, some 45 km (28 miles) south of the city of Krasnoyarsk, Sept. 22, 2012. The dam and power station on the Yenisei River, one of the world's largest hydro electric projects, was completed in 1972.
As summer comes to an end, the color and beauty of autumn is visible in the colorful leaves that provide a backdrop for these bloom wildflowers in LaPorte, Indiana. as a light rain falls, Sept. 21, 2012.
People eat under Chinese lanterns displayed at a restaurant as part of celebrations for the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival on Penang Island, Malaysia, Sept. 25, 2012.
A European peacock butterfly (Inachis io) unfolds its wings in the sun on a blossom in a garden in Frankfurt an der Oder, eastern Germany, Sept. 20, 2012. Meteorologists forecast sinking temperatures for that week, that ended the astronomical beginning of autumn, Sept. 22, 2012.
A duck swims during an autumn day in a pond in the Tsaritsino estate in southern Moscow, Russia, Sept. 19, 2012.
Ears of field corn lay in piles along a roadside during the autumn corn harvest on a farm on the edge of Kaesong, North Korea. It has been a tough year for North Korea's farmers, who grappled with an extended dry spell in the spring, followed by heavy rains from a series of summer storms and typhoon. The U.N. is launching a field mission across North Korea to gauge the state of the food situation.
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