Young Stars in the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud
"Newborn stars peek out from beneath their natal blanket of dust in this dynamic image of the Rho Ophiuchi dark cloud from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Called "Rho Oph" by astronomers, it's one of the closest star-forming regions to our own solar system. Located near the constellations Scorpius and Ophiuchus, the nebula is about 407 light years away from Earth. Rho Oph is a complex made up of a large main cloud of molecular hydrogen, a key molecule allowing new stars to form from cold cosmic gas, with two long streamers trailing off in different directions. Recent studies using the latest X-ray and infrared observations reveal more than 300 young stellar objects within the large central cloud. Their median age is only 300,000 years, very young compared to some of the universe's oldest stars, which are more than 12 billion years old. The colors in this image reflect the relative temperatures and evolutionary states of the various stars. The youngest stars are surrounded by dusty disks of gas from which they, and their potential planetary systems, are forming. These young disk systems show up as red in this image. Some of these young stellar objects are surrounded by their own compact nebulae. More evolved stars, which have shed their natal material, are blue." - Official NASA Site. This is an official NASA image.

Dettenheim Stormy HDR Sunset
After a wonderful day enjoying the summer sun in 2010 a storm is rising at the horizon.

Breakwater at sunrise
Working in the area for a week I was finding it hard to sleep in a morning so went out taking pictures. Glad I did.

Mexico Sun
Morning sun rising into a cloudy foreground.

Maui
beautifull memories, that day!!!

Red Fort Worth Sky
Photo of a Sunset in the city of Fort Worth Texas airport freeway.

Paris Train Bridge Sunrise
Sunrise at the Grand River near Paris Dam and Train Bridge. Colorful clouds reflected in the water at the Grand River Paris Dam

Choices
An inspirational message depicted on a photo taken from a cruise ship at sunset

Ether
A colorful array of light hitting an amazing display of clouds. Unearthly, discombobulating

Bournemouth pier sunset shot
This picture was taken on Bournemouth pier and shows the beach, sea and the sun setting over the hill in the distance

Moonrise At Sunset
Moonrise at Sunset over Old Barn with Mt. Rainier dreamy,soft, boozy autumnal Sunset with classic old Barn and Full Moon rising

A Different Kind of Sunset Picture
From the mile long beach of Seafield, Quilty, County Clare, Ireland

Soft clouds
I made the sunrays little softer to fill your room. enjoy the clouds. let float around

Belize Sunset
Another beautiful sunset from our cruise ship