Shooting Star Collection (#3)

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Festivals, Religious, Christmas, Detail of lights and decorations on a Nordman Fir tree

Shooting star wildflowers and the Rocky Mountain Front Range near East Glacier, Montana, USA

Visitors from Space Reach the Earth, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 1, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London, ]

Bristlecone pine, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, California

Amphitheatre and shooting star monument at night. Italy Verona amphitheatre and shooting star monument at night

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T-33 Shooting Star ascending in the sky

Early Cavemen Caveman Prehistoric Man Marveling
Early cavemen looking at the stars. From The Wonderland of Knowledge, published c.1930

Dramatic moon behind St Marys Lighthouse illuminated at night on Whitley Bay, England
Dramatic moon behind St. Marys Island Lighthouse illuminated at night on Whitley Bay and a shooting star in the night sky; Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Sculpture of a seaman at ships wheel with a crescent moon over the ocean
Sculpture of a seaman at a ships wheel with a crescent moon over the ocean; Seaham, Durham, England

Stars And Constellations Above A Farmhouse And Barn In A Wheat Field At Night; Palouse, Washington, United States Of America

The Aurora Borealis And A Shooting Star Above Hudson Bay; Manitoba, Canada

Close Up Of Shooting Stars And Buttercup Wildflowers

Shooting Stars from The Complete Works of Beranger, 1836

Milky Way Beach
The Milky Way rising above Folly Beach

Christmas Delivery
BAL82753 Christmas Delivery by Frappa, Jose (1854-1904); 50.8x61 cm; Private Collection; French, out of copyright

View of the village of Hofsgrund, in winter at night, Hofsgrund, Oberried -Breisgau-, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Leonid meteor shower of 1866. Historical artwork of steam and sailing ships observing the Leonid meteor shower off the coast of Florida, USA, in the early morning of 14 November 1866

A shooting star heading for the Milky Way overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina

Leonid meteor shower, 1870. The Leonids are visible in the night sky during November, and this observation was made by the French aeronauts Henri Giffard (1825-1882)

Study Portrait Lady early 17th century Black chalk heightened
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METEORITE, 1939. E. P. Henderson of the Smithsonian Institution inspects a 2, 000
METEORITE, 1939. E.P. Henderson of the Smithsonian Institution inspects a 2, 000 pound fragment of a shooting star discovered in 1903 near Melbourne, Australia. Photograph, 1939

Perseid Meteor Shower Star Trails
Perseid Meteor Shower and Star Trails at Trillium Lake

Starry Night, c. 1850-65 (oil on canvas)
XOS909398 Starry Night, c.1850-65 (oil on canvas) by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); 65.4 x 81.3 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA; French, out of copyright

Donatis Comet, Oxford, 7. 30pm, 5th October 1858 (w / c & bodycolour over graphite
XYC230497 Donatis Comet, Oxford, 7.30pm, 5th October 1858 (w/c & bodycolour over graphite on paper) by Turner, William (Turner of Oxford) (1789-1862); 25.7x36.5 cm; Yale Center for British Art

Montezuma II (1466-1520) watching a comet, 1579 (vellum)
XIR180466 Montezuma II (1466-1520) watching a comet, 1579 (vellum) by Duran, Diego (16th century); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Codex Duran, Historia De Las Indias; ); Spanish

Conquests of Gustavus II Adolphus (1594-1632), King of Sweden, 1632 (engraving)
XJF105446 Conquests of Gustavus II Adolphus (1594-1632), King of Sweden, 1632 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Perseid meteor shower in the night sky

Stars and Milky Way above the Matterhorn reflected in Lake Stellisee, Zermatt, Canton of Valais, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Europe

Shooting star wildflowers carpet the tallgrass praire remnant in the old cemetary at Weston
Shooting star wildflowers carpet the tallgrass praire remnant in the old cemetery at Weston, Illinois, USA

Glowing active volcanic crater of Volcan Telica at night with star trails and shooting star (meteor) on right, Leon, Nicaragua, Central America

Meteor track over Scottish loch
Meteor track over Clatteringshaws Loch, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The Milky Way, our galaxy seen from the inside, is the band of stars

Stars over the Oberaar reservoir. View of stars and a meteor trail (upper right) over the Oberaar reservoir in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland, with the Oberaar Glacier (lower centre) in the distance

Earths atmosphere, diagram
Earths atmosphere. Block diagram showing altitude in kilometres (km) and phenomena observed in Earths atmosphere. This profile ranges from ground level (at the Ganges Plain and Tibetan Plateau)

Shooting Stars along the South Fork of Willow Creek with Ear and Choteau Mountains along the Rocky Mountain Front in Montana

Shooting Star wildflowers in Montana

Shooting Star (Dodecatheon meadia), Primrose Family (Primulaceae), Indian Rockhouse Trail, Buffalo Point, Buffalo National River, Arkansas

American Robin / North American Robin - hunting worms and insects among wildflowers - Western U. S. - June _D3C3912
TOM-1848 American Robin / North American Robin - hunting worms and insects among wildflowers Western U.S. - June Turdus migratorius Tom & Pat Leeson contact details: prints@ardea.com tel

USA, Alaska, Inside Passage. Macro of shooting star flower on dandelion seeds

Slimpod shooting star (Dodecatheon conjugens), Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

Alpine Shooting Star (Dodecatheon alpinum) close-up of flower and bud, Mount Eddy, Klamath Mountains, California, july

Meteor shower, historical artwork
Meteor shower. Coloured historical artwork of an 1870 meteor shower. Meteors, or shooting stars, are tiny dust grains which enter the Earths atmosphere and glow as they are heated by air resistance

Astronauts on Mars, computer artwork
Astronauts on Mars. Computer artwork of astronauts exploring the surface of Mars. The Martian atmosphere is mostly carbon dioxide

A meteor track from the Perseid meteor shower

Meteor over lake
Meteor. Optical image of a meteor track (upper right) in the night sky and reflected in a lake. A meteor, or shooting star

Leonid meteor. Optical time-exposure image of a Leonid meteor (white diagonal line, lower centre) and star trails (curved tracks)

Composite image of meteors approaching the Earth
Meteors approaching Earth. Composite image representing meteors approaching and some passing the Earth in space. Bright meteors, often called fireballs

Leonid meteors. Optical time-exposure image of Leonid meteors (streaks) against a starfield containing the Milky Way (band across centre)

Perseid meteor shower, meteor track
Perseid meteor shower. Optical image of a meteor track (upper right) from the Perseid meteor shower. This shower reaches its peak around August the 12th each year

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"Captivated by the Celestial Symphony: A Journey through Shooting Stars" Gazing up at the night sky, one cannot help but be mesmerized by the enchanting display of shooting stars. From witnessing the magnificent meteor shower over the Mississippi River in 1833 to admiring its portrayal in artwork, these celestial wonders have captivated humanity for centuries. The Northern Lights, also known as Aurora Borealis, paint a breathtaking canvas above Vik, Iceland and other polar regions. Their ethereal dance across the heavens leaves us in awe of nature's artistic prowess. Even in bustling cities like Paris back in 1858, people marveled at La comet de Donati's appearance and documented it for all to see. Photographers skillfully capture these fleeting moments with time-exposure techniques that reveal both meteor tracks and star trails. These images serve as a reminder of our place within this vast universe and evoke a sense of wonderment. As night falls and we bid farewell to another day, shooting stars offer their final spectacle before we retire into slumber. The darkness is illuminated by their brilliance as they streak across the sky - a gentle reminder that dreams are meant to be pursued fearlessly. In nature's realm, even animals find solace under shooting stars' watchful gaze. The wandering bear finds comfort amidst this celestial symphony while key to unlocking hidden mysteries lies within mountains touched by shooting starlight. Silhouettes against an indigo backdrop create whimsical dreams where anything is possible; where wishes upon falling stars may come true. And when Vestrahorn stands tall against an Aurora Borealis-lit sky in Hofn, Iceland during March 2018 - it feels like magic has enveloped our world entirely. From Oregon's Deschutes National Forest to California's Sierra Nevada Range, these delicate flowers named after shooting stars bloom with vibrant colors - reminding us that beauty can be found even on Earth itself.