Much of humankind has been more connected than usual this year by some globally challenging events. A worldwide pandemic, the economic stress it has brought, as well as uprisings around racism, have been part of humanity’s evolutionary arc this year. But even if “necessary” on some cosmic spiritual scale, these have been hard on most everyone in varying degrees.
However, we were treated worldwide to an incredibly beautiful cosmic event in the past month as well. Comet NEOWISE (standing for Near Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer–say that fast twice!) graced the skies of the entire Northern Hemisphere (and many in the Southern Hemisphere managed to spy it) for most of July. Though officially still visible through July 31st, it has faded in brightness to where few are seeing it now.
And what a sight it was!
You may have caught it in person (I tired to no avail near the end of the run a few nights back, when the constant fog finally cleared), but if not, you possibly saw some of the photos of this incredible celestial event, similar to the purely celestial one above from China.
But I got on a roll of looking for and “collecting” other types of photographs of this beauty, shots which included the diverse locales of earth as well. I felt a profound and uplifting connection to people all over as I looked at their photos on social media and communicated with them! I also loved these photos that showed the connection of earth with the heavens. I was so taken with some of these that I wanted to share them.
Robert Barsa
I have not managed to know all of the locations nor photographers names, but marked those I could. If I know of a photographer’s website, I share that also.
(Should any photographer see this and want yours removed, please let me know. I am not intending to infringe on anyone, but since these were all freely shared online, I assume the artists want a wide audience).
Keep scrolling and enjoy! Let me know your favorite(s). I highly suggest to look at these on the largest screen you have.
And feel free to share widely. We could all use the inspiration and beauty!
by David Garza
Gautam Deka
Stojan Stojanovksi~~ https://shop.stojanstojanovski.com
Joel Bröker
Ivan Pedretti~~ http://www.thewildlifemoments.com
Juan Carlos Casado
by Alireza Vafa
Julian Durnwalder
By Alexey Lyokin~~~http://lyokin.com
by Stephane Vetter
Scott Wandell~~~https://fineartamerica.com/art/photographs/wandell
Alyn Wallace
http://alynwallacephotography.com
Robert Barsa
by Paul Jones
Jeremy Ward
by Alyn Wallace
http://alynwallacephotography.com
by Jesse Smith~~~
https://www.smi77y.com/
by Adrian Zota~~~https://www.facebook.com/Adrian-Zota-Astrophotography-119416191954820/
Alessandro Nobili~~~https://www.facebook.com/AlessandroNobiliFotografie/
Wow–those are amazing photos of the comet you collected!
Thank you Nick. I am glad you enjoyed them. It was a fun “project” indeed to look for these!
There are no words for the beauty and magnificence, thank you!
A picture here is certainly worth at least a thousand words, no? Thank you for your comment and I am happy that it brought gratefulness for you.
Awesome pics, Elizabeth!
Thanks for sharing. Some of the backdrops are at least as beautiful as the comet itself!
Thank you David. I agree…that is what I loved about looking for and finding the ones where I thought earth and heaven together were showing the magnificence of our universe. There were others too…at some point I had to stop looking and write this post! We do live on a beautiful planet.
I looked for myself but did not see. Happy for the share. Beauty when there is so much negativity on the planet.
Mary thank you for your comment! I agree…I did not see it myself either (as mentioned) but finding these beauties was possibly as satisfying. And yes, it is such an intensified time right now…any touch of beauty and inspiration that I contribute makes me feel better!