https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/gallery/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/gallery/deep_space/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/gallery/underwater/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/gallery/landscapes/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/gallery/blog/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/gallery/wildlife/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/page/about/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/page/metal-prints/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/page/prints/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/page/paper-prints/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/page/panel-prints/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/page/acrylic-prints/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/predicament/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20161015-Predicament.jpg Predicament This great egret is maneuvering the lizard for the swallow while the lizard is hanging on to the piece of wood as if its life depended upon it. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/taking-flight/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20161202-Taking-Flight.jpg Taking Flight A gaggle of snow geese takes to the air after spending the night on the water in Bosque Del Apache NWR, New Mexico. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/suspended-animation/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20161130-Suspended-Animation.jpg Suspended Animation Sandhill cranes preparing to land in the Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/afternoon-nap/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20140425-Afternoon-Nap.jpg Afternoon Nap These California sea lions were warming themselves in the Monterey harbor by extending their fins into the warmer air. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/hangout/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20130421-Hangout.jpg Hangout A flock of capsian terns resting at waters edge. Two Harbors, Santa Catalina Island, California. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/wallbuddies-2/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20260804-WallBuddies.jpg WallBuddies hardware mounted on 3/4" floating frame https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/exhibition/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20240407-Exhibition.jpg Exhibition This Indian peacock was in full courtship display on a farm in Texas. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/wallart-kentastro/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20260807-WallArt-KentAStro.jpg WallArt-KentAStro Overwatch, Simeis 147 and Celestial Neighbors on display with accent lighting. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/wallart-deathvalley/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20260804-WallArt-DeathValley.jpg WallArt-DeathValley https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/phphoto-letterhead-logo/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20260805-PHPhoto-Letterhead-Logo.jpg PHPhoto Letterhead Logo https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/170/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/goinforit_30x45__bath.jpg 'Goin' For It' 30x45 https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/169/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/firefall_40x60_coffetableredwallsofa.jpg Cosmic Firefall 40"x60" https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/168/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/andromeda_30x45_livingroomwithaview.jpg Andromeda Galaxy 30"x45" https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/paper/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20260724-Paper.jpg Paper https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/panelmount/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20260724-PanelMount.jpg PanelMount https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/metalsqr/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20260724-MetalSqr.jpg MetalSqr https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/metal/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20260724-Metal.jpg Metal https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/acrylic/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20260724-Acrylic.jpg Acrylic https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/next-stop/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20200317-Next-Stop.jpg Next Stop A honey bee collecting pollen from a bright yellow protea flower in Encinitas California. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/ninja/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20240219-Ninja.jpg Ninja A red-eared slider turtle pops its head above the surface. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/pop-goes-the-walrus/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20250502-Pop-Goes-The-Walrus.jpg Pop Goes The Walrus A walrus calf pokes its head out from under the ice in a Svalbard fjord while its mother keeps watch. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/trrfisk/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20250423-Trrfisk.jpg Tørrfisk Drying cod fish known as Tørrfisk in a springtime snowstorm near Reine among the Lofoten islands in Norway. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/abandoned/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20240907-Abandoned-.jpg Abandoned Bluie East Two is an abandoned WWII U.S. Army Air Force base in remote eastern Greenland. The site has the remains of vehicles, buildings, a hanger and an estimated 190,000 fuel drums. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/rising-above/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20240906-Rising-Above.jpg Rising Above A jagged mountina peak rises out of the soft enveloping clouds above the Sermilik Fjord in remote eastern Greenland. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/arctic-illumination/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20240906-Arctic-Illumination.jpg Arctic Illumination Aurora Borealis over a fjord in eastern Greenland. This image was captured aboard a small ship anchored in the fjord. The long exposure time was a challenge with the ship constantly moving in the wind. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/predawn-moonscape/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20231105-Predawn-Moonscape.jpg Predawn Moonscape The glow of a new day greets the other-worldly features of the Utah badlands. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/monolith/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20231105-Monolith.jpg Monolith The morning sun highlights the barren features of the Utah badlands. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/sentinel/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20231103-Sentinel.jpg Sentinel Wind and water erosion has left this solitary spire in the badlands of Utah. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/moonlight/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20230928-Moonlight.jpg Moonlight Mount Whitney is framed by Mobius Arch as the full moon paints the landscape in the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, CA https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/yosemite-night-sky/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20230922-Yosemite-Night-Sky.jpg Yosemite Night Sky A star filled sky above Yosemite Valley. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/blue-coast/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20230412-Blue-Coast.jpg Blue Coast The Cape Disappointment Lighthouse above the rocky coastline. Cape Disappointment, Washington. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/aldeyjarfoss/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20221111-Aldeyjarfoss.jpg Aldeyjarfoss Aldeyjarfoss, Iceland https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/life-cycle/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20221107-Life-Cycle.jpg Life Cycle With the sea swirling around it, beached ice returns to its fluid form at Diamond Beach, Iceland. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/freefall/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20221106-Freefall.jpg Freefall Water cascades over vocanic basalt columns at Svartifoss in Iceland. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/arctic-melt/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20220723-Arctic-Melt.jpg Arctic Melt The low midnight sun illuminates the waterfall off of the massive Brasvellbreen glacier in Svalbard. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/board-meeting/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20210401-Board-Meeting.jpg Board Meeting Humpback whales collaborative feeding near Sitka, Alaska https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/white-sands-fog/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20200122-White-Sands-Fog.jpg White Sands Fog The morning fog leaves water droplets clinging to Yucca plants protruding from the gypsum sand dunes of White Sands National Park, New Mexico. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/last-rays/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20200119-Last-Rays.jpg Last Rays The shadows grow longer as the sun drops in the late afternoon at the South Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/weathered/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20190215-Weathered.jpg Weathered Iceberg floating in Wilhelmina Bay, Antarctica. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/iceberg-glow/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20190214-Iceberg-Glow.jpg Iceberg Glow An iceberg in the Lemaire Channel, Antarctica is illuminated from above with cool blue light through a break in the clouds in calm reflective water. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/tranquility/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20181024-Tranquility.jpg Tranquility As the day ends and the winds calm, Cathedral Peak and distant lenticular clouds catch the last rays of the setting sun in Yosemite National Park. The entire scene is perfectly reflected in Upper Catherdral Lake. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/cathedral-peak/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20181024-Cathedral-Peak.jpg Cathedral Peak Cathedral Peak reflected in Upper Cathedral Lake in the late afternoon. Yosemite National Park, California. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/swinging-bridge/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20181021-Swinging-Bridge2x3.jpg Swinging Bridge A well known landmark in Yosemite Valley, the Swinging Bridge is captured as an inverted reflection in the Merced River. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/red-rock-portal/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20180502--Red-Rock-Portal.jpg Red Rock Portal Turret Arch as seen through North Window Arch in Arches National Park, Utah. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/cloud-burst/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20180501-Cloud-Burst.jpg Cloud Burst A spring storm passes through Cayonlands National Park in Utah. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/rainbow-eucalyptus/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20161113-Rainbow-Eucalyptus.jpg Rainbow Eucalyptus Native to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Phillipines, this Rainbow Eucalyptus was found in a grove on Kauai, Hawaii https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/daybreak/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20160429-Daybreak.jpg Daybreak A water bird makes its way across a calm Mono Lake with the Sierra Nevada mountains catching first light in the distance. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/morning-light/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20160424-Morning-Light.jpg Morning Light The moon sets over Lone Pine Peak as viewed through Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/stillwater-bridge/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20150924-Stillwater-Bridge.jpg Stillwater Bridge A small bridge arches over a calm stream, surrounded by lush green ferns and dense woodland plants. Silver Falls State Park, Oregon. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/wave-action/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20150920-Wave-Action.jpg Wave Action The young moon lingers in the evening sky while water from the last breaking wave recedes along the rocky shore at Cape Perpetua, Oregon. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/sipapu-natural-bridge/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20131027-Sipapu-Natural-Bridge.jpg Sipapu Natural Bridge Looking up at Sipapu Bridge through autumn leaves at Natural Bridges National Park, Utah. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/water-slot/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20131024-Water-Slot.jpg Water Slot Water has cut a channel in the sandstone near the Subway slot canyon in the backcountry of Zion National Park https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/the-subway/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20131024-The-Subway.jpg The Subway Autumn is all around this unique slot canyon in Zion National Park. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/red-rock-cascades/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20131024-Red-Rock-Cascades.jpg Red Rock Cascades Archangel Falls is among many beautiful features found along the left fork of North Creek in the Zion National Park backcountry. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/sea-flow/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20130419-Sea-Flow.jpg Sea Flow Kelp along the coast of Santa Catalina Island, California https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/snow-tracks/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20120124-Snow-Tracks.jpg Snow Tracks Tracks left by someone or something disappear in the distance in this snowy winter scene in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/golden-light/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20110301-Golden-Light.jpg Golden Light The late afternoon sun exposes the rich features of the Grapevine Mountains beyond the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in Death Valley National Park. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/fingers/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20110228-Fingers.jpg Fingers Erosion has created a pattern of ridges and gullies that catch the morning light in the Death Valley landscape. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/granite-and-rain/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20101107-Granite-and-Rain.jpg Granite and Rain Lower Yoesmite Falls cascades over wet granite on a rainy day in Yosemite National Park, California. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/autumn-breeze/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20101106-Autumn-Breeze.jpg Autumn Breeze Winter is approaching in Yosemite Valley as autumn colored leaves a blown across the Merced river. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/sentinels/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20101104-Sentinels.jpg Sentinels Tufas catch the last of the day's sun in Mono Lake, California https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/116/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20260507_HomepageTiles-.jpg https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/115/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/Screenshot-2026-05-07-at-11.01.57AM.png https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/lookout/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20190220-Lookout.jpg Lookout A guanaco on the lookout for South American puma in Torres Del Paine National Park, Chile. Guanacos are the puma's favorite prey in this region. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/snack-time/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20190216-Snack-Time.jpg Snack Time Raising juvenile chinstrap penguins is a messy business. These two chicks are demanding their parent feed them. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/the-snatch/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20170403-The-Snatch.jpg The Snatch A bald eagle grabs a herring fish from the water creating a graceful arc of spray. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/goin-for-it/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20190213-Goin-For-It.jpg Goin' For It Timing is everything for these Chinstrap penguins returning to sea at Cierva Cove, Antarctica https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/inversion/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20170403-Inversion.jpg Inversion This bald eagle makes a quick maneuver as it spots a herring in the waters around Sitka Sound in southeastern Alaska. In early Spring, the herring spawn in this region drawing the bald eagles, humpback whales and other predators. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/108/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20251021_PeterObservatory-.jpg Peter at his desert observatory. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/telescopes/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20250924-Telescopes.jpg Peter's deep-space astrophotography equipment. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/on-bear-island/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20250427-On-Bear-Island.jpg Peter on Bear Island in the Arctic. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/petermoonscapeoverlook/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20231105-PeterMoonscapeOverlook.jpg Peter in the badlands of Utah. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/petersteveobservatory/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20230813-PeterSteveObservatory.jpg Peter working in his observatory. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/peterkevinantarctica/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20190213-PeterKevinAntarctica.jpg Peter with the late Kevin Raber in Antarctica. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/mono-lake/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20160429-Mono-Lake.jpg Peter photographing Mono Lake at sunrise. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/peter---vermillion-cliffs/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20150427-Peter---Vermillion-Cliffs.jpg Peter at Vermillion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/standout/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20190410-Standout.jpg Standout A burrowing Christmas tree worm has made a home in a colony of great star coral near the Bahama Islands. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/feather-duster-worms/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20190410-Feather-Duster-Worms.jpg Feather Duster Worms Feather duster worms use their tentacles for filter feeding, capturing plankton and other small particles from the water, Bahamas https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/dinner-for-two/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20190409-Dinner-for-Two.jpg Dinner for Two A pair of flamingo tongue snails are feeding on a gorgonian branch, Bahama Islands https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/invasive-predator/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20190407-Invasive-Predator.jpg Invasive Predator A Red Lionfish hunting smaller fish in the coral reefs, Bahamas https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/blue-water-spaceship/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20100725-Blue-Water-Spaceship.jpg Blue Water Spaceship A pelagic ctenophore also known as a comb jelly floating in the open waters of the Catalina Channel off the California coast https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/underwater-river/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20100724-Underwater-River.jpg Underwater River Bait fish form memerizing streams underwater as they school off the coast of Santa Catalina Island, California. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/schooling-fish-3/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20100724-Schooling-Fish-3.jpg Schooling Fish #3 Bait fish school off the coast of Santa Catalina Island, California. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/schooling-fish-2/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20100724-Schooling-Fish-2.jpg Schooling Fish #2 Bait fish school off the coast of Santa Catalina Island, California. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/schooling-fish-1/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20100724-Schooling-Fish-1.jpg Schooling Fish #1 Bait fish school off the coast of Santa Catalina Island, California. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/wire-coral-goby/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20090530-Wire-Coral-Goby.jpg Wire Coral Goby A Wire Coral Goby at home on Wire Coral, Maui, Hawaii https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/haukuukuulaula/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20090530-Haukuukuulaula.jpg Ha'uku'uku'ula'ula This close-up image of a red slate pencil urchin (Ha'uku'uku'ula'ula in Hawaiian) was captured while SCUBA diving near Makena off the island of Maui in Hawaii. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/brown-cheek-blenny/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20080927-Brown-Cheek-Blenny.jpg Brown Cheek Blenny Brown Cheek Blenny (Acanthemblemaria crockeri), Bahia De Los Angeles, BC, Mexico https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/peekaboo/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20080427-Peekaboo.jpg Peekaboo A giant kelpfish hides in the kelp forest evading predators and ready to ambush prey. Santa Catalina Island, CA https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/juvenile-garibaldi/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20080427-Juvenile-Garibaldi.jpg Juvenile Garibaldi Juvenile Garibaldi damselfish, Santa Catalina Island, California https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/furry-hermit/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20080426-Furry-Hermit.jpg Furry Hermit A furry hermit crab foraging for food, Santa Catalina Island, California https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/chestnut-cowry/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20080330-Chestnut-Cowry.jpg Chestnut Cowry Chestnut Cowry Sea Snail, La Jolla, California https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/santa-barbara-janolus/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20080308-Santa-Barbara-Janolus.jpg Santa Barbara Janolus Santa Barbara Janolus nudibranch along the coast near La Jolla, California https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/squid-with-egg-sac/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20080127-Squid-With-Egg-Sac.jpg Squid With Egg Sac A market squid clings to an egg sac during a nighttime spawning aggregation in the La Jolla submarine canyon, La Jolla, CA. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/sarcastic-fringehead/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20070908-Sarcastic-Fringehead.jpg Sarcastic Fringehead A sarcastic fringehead peers out of its hole in the La Jolla submarine canyon, La Jolla, CA. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/hidden-danger/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20001231-Hidden-Danger.jpg Hidden Danger A California moray eel peers out from its lair off the California coast near Laguna Beach. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/eyes-for-you/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20001231-Eyes-For-You.jpg Eyes For You A hermit crab using a Turban snail shell for a home sits next to a top snail offshore near Monterey, California. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/painted-sky/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20260325-Painted-Sky---4x3.jpg Painted Sky The nebula in and around NGC-2264 in the constellation Monoceros is a swirl of gases and dust energized by S Monocerotis, the bright star left of center. Captured with a telescope and emission line filters for a combined exposure of 21+ hours. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/yin-and-yang/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20260221-Yin-and-Yang.jpg Yin and Yang The illumination of the Cygnus Wall in the constallation Cygnus is from gases ionized by energy from nearby stars. Dark opaque dust serves as the yin to the wall's yang. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/seven-sisters/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20251228-Seven-Sisters.jpg Seven Sisters The Pleiades (known as Subaru in Japan) is a bright open star cluster about 444 light years from earth in the constellation Tarus. The light from these stars reflects off of an interstellar dust cloud passing through. Total exposure time, 17+ hours. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/jilted-heart/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20251130-Jilted-Heart.jpg Jilted Heart The Heart Nebula (on its side) and the Fish Head Nebula (upper right) are emsiion nebulae in the constellation Cassiopiea about 7,000 light years from earth. This image captures the light emissions from Hydrogen, Oxygen and Sulphur gases. Total exposure time, 28+ hours. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/swandust/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20251014-Swandust.jpg Swandust The swirling dust and ionized gases at the center of an emission nebula LBN-234 in the constellation Cygnus (the Swan). Captured through a telescope and emission line filters for a combined exposure of 20 hours. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/cosmic-dust/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20251014-Cosmic-Dust.jpg Cosmic Dust LBN 249 is part of a larger diffuse emission nebula surrounding Sadr, a star in the constellation Cygnus (The Swan). In an emission nebula, gases (mostly Hydrogen) are ionized by energy from one or more stars (in this case Sadr) causing them to emit light that can be captured by the camera. The dark areas are dust lanes made of minute particles that obscure the light beyond them. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/sprites/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20251013-Sprites.jpg Sprites The red and blue filiments are remnants of a supernova explosion partially obscured by clouds of dust and gas in the constellation Sagittarius. This image captures the light emitted from ionized hydrogen and oxygen. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/andromeda-galaxy/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20251006-Andromeda-Galaxy.jpg Andromeda Galaxy The Andromeda galaxy is the nearest major galaxy to our own Milkyway galaxy, about 1.5 million light years from earth. It can be seen by the naked eye as a faint fuzzy spot on a moonless night in a dark sky area. The dark streaks in the galaxy are dust lanes where dense clouds of gas and dust come together to form new stars and planets. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/lion-nebula/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20250926-Lion-Nebula.jpg Lion Nebula Cataloged as Sharpless 132, the Lion Nebula in the constellation Cepheus is home to two rare Wolf-Rayet stars. These massive short-lived stars can be one million times brighter than the sun. This image was captured using a telescope, camera and special narrowband filters. It has a combined exposure time of more than 23 hours over multiple nights. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/the-elephants-trunk/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20250922-The-Elephants-Trunk.jpg The Elephant's Trunk This is an image of the Elephant Trunk nebula in the constellation Cepheus. The energy from a group of massive blue stars, seen as a single bright star in the upper center of the image, ionizes the gases in the nebula which cause them to emit light. This image was captured using a telescope, camera and a filter that only allows light emitted from ionized sulphur gas to reach the camera sensor. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/gallactic-potpourri/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20250810-Gallactic-Potpourri.jpg Gallactic Potpourri This narrowband image covers a region in the constellation Sagittarius near the gallactic center that includes the Lagoon nebula (top), the Trifid nebula (lower left), dark nebulae, supernova remnants and a few star clusters. Total exposure time: 23+ hours. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/creation/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20250808-Creation.jpg Creation The Eagle nebula with the iconic Pillars of Creation is captured in this starless narrowband image. Filters used in narrowband astrophotography allow the camera to capture only specific frequencies of light emitted by ionized gases, in this case Hydrogen, Sulphur and Oxygen. The stars were intentionally removed during processing. Total exposure time: 30+ hours. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/seagull-nebula/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20250407-Seagull-Nebula.jpg Seagull Nebula The Seagull Nebula, cataloged as Sh2-296 and LBN 1033, is 3,650 light-years away located in the constellation Monoceros. This image captures the light emitted by ionized hydrogen, oxygen and sulfur gases swirling around with cosmic dust and other gases. Total exposure time was 31.6 hours. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/simeis-147/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20250331-Simeis-147-4x5.jpg Simeis 147 Known as the Spaghetti Nebula, this supernova remnant (SNR) straddles the border of the constellations Auriga and Taurus. At approximately 3000 light years from earth, it has an apparent diameter of 3 degrees which is about 6 full moons across but was not discovered until 1952 due to its low brightness. This image captures the lighted emitted by expanding ionized hydrogen and oxygen gases from the stellar explosion that took place some 40,000 years ago. Total exposure time is 35.5 hours. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/ngc-7822/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20241208-NGC-7822.jpg NGC 7822 This emission nebula complex in the constellation Cepheus is part of what is sometimes referred to as the Cosmic Question Mark or simply the Question Mark nebula. This image captures the light emitted by ionized hydrogen, sulphur and oxygen gases. It was captured through a telescope over multiple night for a total exposure time of 39.5 hours. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/tadpoles/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20241110-Tadpoles.jpg Tadpoles IC-410, known as the Tadpole Nebula in the constellation Auriga, is an emission nebula where energy from stars in the core of the nebula (not shown in this starless image) excite the gases in the nebula causing them to emit light. Total exposure time: 28+ hours. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/the-orb/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20240826-The-Orb.jpg The Orb Stellar winds from a single massive star create the Bubble Nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia. Hydrogen, sulfur and oxygen gases in the region are ionized by this energy, emitting the light captured in this image. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/overwatch/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20240813-Overwatch.jpg Overwatch The dust and gases of the California Nebula are blasted with energy by the nearby blue giant star, Menkib. This image captures the light emitted by the nebula's excited gases 1,000 light years from earth. Total exposure time: 6.5 hours. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/cosmic-firefall/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20240813-Cosmic-Firefall.jpg Cosmic Firefall The expanding shockwave of a supernova energizes gases in this supernova remnant (SNR) known as Sh2-91 in the constellation Cygnus. This image was generated from over 17 hours of exposure through a telescope under dark skies. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/celestial-portal/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20240810-Celestial-Portal.jpg Celestial Portal Sharpless 119, the Clamshell Nebula in the constellation Cygnus is a cloud of star forming ionized gases and dust some 2,200 light years from earth. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/swanscape/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20240624-Swanscape.jpg Swanscape Ionized hydrogen and oxygen gases mix with dust to form this celestial landscape in the constellation Cygnus (The Swan). The Tulip nebula can be found near the bottom of this starless image and a faint blue bubble nebula towards the top. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/celestial-neighbors/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20240217-Celestial-Neighbors.jpg Celestial Neighbors The Running Man (L) and Orion (R) nebulae in this image are relatively close to earth. They are part of the sword in the constellation Orion. The Orion nebula is the brightest nebula in the northern sky and can be seen with the naked eye. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/upheaval/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20240109-Upheaval.jpg Upheaval Torrents of energy from the variable star AE Auriga excite the hydrogen gas in the Flaming Star nebula (IC 405) some 1,500 light years from earth causing the gas to radiate light. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/tempest/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20231219-Tempest.jpg Tempest The dust and gases of the California Nebula are blasted with energy by the nearby blue giant star, Menkib. This image captures the light emitted by the nebula's excited hydrogen gas 1,000 light years from earth. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/ghost-of-cassiopeia/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20231219-Ghost-of-Cassiopeia.jpg Ghost of Cassiopeia Known as Sh2-185, the hydrogen gas in this nebula is lit up by the nearby star, Gamma Cas. Sh2-185 is some 550 light years from earth in the constellation Cassiopeia. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/spaghetti-nebula/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20231123-Spaghetti-Nebula.jpg Spaghetti Nebula The Spaghetti Nebula is the remnants of a stellar implosion known as a supernova. This image shows the filament structure of the ionized hydrogen gas emissions caused by the supernova event. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/garlic-nebula/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20231117-Garlic-Nebula.jpg Garlic Nebula CTB 1 is the remnant of a supernova, the death of a massive star whose core collapses after its nuclear fuel is consumed. Known as the Garlic Nebula or the Popped Balloon Nebula, CTB 1 is about the same apparent size as the full moon but much, much fainter. It is found in the constellation Cassiopeia and is some 10,000 light years from earth. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/winter-rose/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20230804-Winter-Rose.jpg Winter Rose The Rosette Nebula located 5,200 light years away in the winter constellation Monoceros is made up of ionized hydrogen, oxygen and sulfur gases. The light emissions from these gases are captured in this image, mapped to different colors. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/into-the-light/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20230804-Into-the-Light.jpg Into the Light The Lagoon Nebula in the constellation Sagittarius is a giant interstellar star-forming cloud of gas and dust 4100 light years from earth. This starless image shows the light emitted by ionized oxygen (blue), hydrogen (green) and sulfur (red) gases. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/generations/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20230728-Generations.jpg Generations The bubbles in the massive Soul Nebula are formed by the stellar winds from older stars which help create new stars out of the dust and gases seen in this image. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/celestial-canvas/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20260512-Celestial-Canvas.jpg Celestial Canvas Known as IC 5068, this faint emmision nebula is a collection of dust and ionized gases 1,600 light years away near the star Deneb. This starless image shows emissions from hydrogen, oxygen and sulfur gases. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/genesis/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20230710-Genesis.jpg Genesis At the heart of the Heart Nebula is a cluster of newborn stars created in this stellar nursery 7,500 lights years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/celestial-beacon/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20230709-Celestial-Beacon.jpg Celestial Beacon The star forming pillar of the Cone Nebula looks over a sea of hydrogen gas, 2,500 light years from earth. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/night-heart/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20230706-Night-Heart.jpg Night Heart The Heart Nebula is an emission nebula some 7500 light years from Earth and located in the constellation Cassiopeia. The energy from the stars at the core cause the oxygen, hydrogen and sulfur gases in the nebula to ionize and emit the light captured in this starless image. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/heart-of-the-heart/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20210217-Heart-of-the-Heart.jpg Heart of the Heart This is a deep space image of the Heart nebula, an emission nebula some 7500 light years from Earth in the constellation Cassiopeia. The energy from the stars at the core cause the oxygen, hydrogen and sulfur gases in the nebula to ionize and emit the light captured in this image using a telescope, camera and filters. The combined exposure time is 28 hours over multiple nights. The stars have been intentionally removed during processing. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/photo/alignment/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/images/xl/20170821-Alignment.jpg Alignment In this composite time-lapse image, the sun slips behind the moon and then reappears during the total solar eclispe in 2017. https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/news/ https://www.peterhergesheimer.com/contact/