Nightscapes

The Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) dance across the night sky in front of the Milky Way near Agenda, KS, on the evening of June 22, 2015. Aurora displays visible to the naked eye this far south are fairly rare, probably occurring only once or twice a decade.

The Milky Way takes a vertical orientation in the mid-evening autumn sky above the Byars Bridge near Wanette, OK, on August 30, 2014.

The Milky Way dominates the clear night sky over an old truss bridge near Calvin, OK, on July 4, 2014.

Twilight fades over Charon's Garden Wilderness in the Wichita Mountains of southwest Oklahoma following a moderate snowfall.

A 40-minute stack of star trail exposures at an abandoned building in the Wichita Mountains of southwest Oklahoma.

The Milky Way adds to a serene nighttime scene at the lake near Fort Cobb, OK.

The Milky Way shines bright in the night sky over a ranch near Wanette, OK.