Glowing loops of gas rising from the Sun's edge
August 2011
Close-up of a sunspot group on the Sun's surface
September 2011
The Sun in white light, dotted with sunspots
The Moon leaves a ring of sunlight around its edge
May 1994
The last points of sunlight along the Moon's edge during a solar eclipse
Mercury as a small dot against the Sun
About Transit of Mercury
Clouds were an issue throughout the transit, and this image was taken through moderate cloud cover. Mercury is the small black dot at the bottom edge of the Sun, just below a much larger sunspot. The size relationship between the Sun and Mercury is dramatically revealed.
Photo by Rick Kazmierski
Venus crossing the face of the Sun
June 2012
Venus just inside the Sun's edge, at second contact
June 2012
Photographed by Nick Kazmierski
June 2012
Craters and seas along the terminator
One of the Moon's most prominent craters
April 2005
Long rilles cutting across the lunar surface
A large, flat-floored crater near the Moon's edge
January 2006
A chain of overlapping lunar craters
The Moon glowing red in Earth's shadow
October 2004
The Moon in Earth's shadow
February 2008
At opposition, its closest approach to Earth
November 2005
Days after opposition
November 2005
During a transit of one of its moons
April 2005
The ringed planet
March 2006
Its broad, fanned tail
March 1976
Its long blue tail against the stars
1996
Its tail stretching up through the sky
1996
Another view of the 1996 comet
1996
Through a 400 mm lens
Spring 1997
Wide-field view above the treeline, through a 50 mm lens
Spring 1997
The comet after its sudden outburst
November 2007
A meteor streaking across the night sky
August 2021
Green curtains of the northern lights
November 7, 2004
A ribbon of purple and green light
November 7, 2004
Northern lights above the treeline
November 7, 2004
Green rays rising behind the trees
November 7, 2004
A red aurora glowing above the trees
November 7, 2004
Red and green rays streaming overhead
November 7, 2004
Tall green and red rays above the trees
November 7, 2004
All photographs © Rick Kazmierski unless otherwise credited. You’re welcome to share them.
