Photography by Stan Richard from Iowa, Wisconsin, Wyoming - aurora borealis, northern lights, night sky, landscape, moon, planets, weather

<body> <body bgcolor="#666666" link="#999999" vlink="#999999" alink="#800080"> <p><i><u><b><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode" size="6">Events in the Night Sky</font></b></u></i> - <font face="Lucida Sans Unicode" color="#999999">Photography, Prints by Stan Richard from Iowa, Wisconsin, Wyoming - aurora borealis, northern lights, night sky, landscape, moon, planets</font></p> <hr color="#999999"> <p><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode">"I would rather be ashes than dust!  I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry rot.  I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in a magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.  The proper function of man is to live, not to exist.  I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them.  I shall use my time." </font></p> <p><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode">Jack London </font></p> <p><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode">*Dedicated to the crew of the Columbia - STS 107*</font></p> <p> </p> <p><img border="0" src="stanzman.jpg" width="80" height="102"> <font face="Lucida Sans Unicode" size="2"> "It's hard to believe this website has been online for 5 years now, so first let me say "thanks" to all of you who have supported it.   The website has gone thru many changes over the last five years.   Today it is basically a portal to my <a href="http://www.pbase.com/stanzman">pbase site</a>, although many of the old pages that aren't linked here any longer are still available thru search engines, so it will be staying here.    Although aurora photography is still my passion, in recent years I have been doing more landscape photography, so that is also now linked here.   Also, more prints are now available for convenient purchasing thru Paypal, and there will be more coming soon.   I have to say a special thanks to Steve in Illinois, who has purchased many of my prints over the years.  Lastly, I would like to thank all of the Hardcore Campers for the great times out in the woods and all of the great photographers at <a href="http://www.fredmiranda.com"> www.fredmiranda.com</a> for their constant inspiration.  Nature's beauty will always inspire me, and I will continue to share with you what I discover."</font></p> <p> </p> <p><i><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode" color="#C0C0C0" size="4">NOTE: I am currently offering *free shipping* in the continental US on print orders, with convenient online purchase thru Paypal -</font><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode" color="#800080" size="4"> <a href="http://www.nightskyevents.com/aurora_prints_by_stan_richard.htm">Aurora Borealis </a></font><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode" color="#C0C0C0" size="4">and</font><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode" color="#800080" size="4"> <a href="http://www.nightskyevents.com/iowa_landscape_purchase_print.htm">Iowa Landscape</a></font><a href="http://www.nightskyevents.com/iowa_landscape_purchase_print.htm"><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode" size="4">s</font></a></i></p> <p> </p> <p><u><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode">Latest Images:</font></u></p> <p><img border="0" src="CRW_9359_web.jpg" width="522" height="690"></p> <p><img border="0" src="CRW_9363_web.jpg" width="777" height="530"></p> <p><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode">Sunset on March 6th, 2005</font></p> <hr> <p><img border="0" src="58sunpillar.jpg" width="604" height="411"></p> <p><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode">One from the archives: This sunset sun pillar was captured on slide film just before Christmas in 1958 by my uncle, John Richard, from a highway near Haverhill, IA, several miles from our family's farmstead.</font></p> <hr> <p align="left"><img border="0" src="8479_web.jpg" width="802" height="568"></p> <p align="left"><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode">The awe-inspiring northern lights put on an magnificent display during the evening of Nov.7, 2004.  To see more images I captured please click <a href="http://www.pbase.com/stanzman/aurora__11704">here.</a></font></p> <hr> <p><img border="0" src="8507_web.jpg" width="704" height="470"></p> <p><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode">The crescent moon, Venus and Jupiter meet up for a close conjunction in the eastern pre-dawn sky on Nov.9, 2004</font></p> <hr> <p><b><i><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode" size="5"> <a target="_blank" href="http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html"> Astronomy Picture of the Day</a></font></i></b></p> <p><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode">I've been honored to have 4 images posted on APOD:</font></p> <p><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode"> <a target="_blank" href="http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap000929.html"> September 29, 2000</a></font></p> <p><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode"> <a target="_blank" href="http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010313.html">March 13, 2001</a>   </font></p> <p><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode"> <a target="_blank" href="http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap011221.html"> December 21, 2001</a></font></p> <p><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode"> <a target="_blank" href="http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap040501.html">May 1, 2004</a></font></p> <p> </p> <p><b><i><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode" size="5"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.spaceweather.com">Spaceweather.com</a></font></i></b></p> <p><b><i><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode" size="5"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.spacew.com">Solar Terrestrial Dispatch</a></font></i></b></p> <p><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode"> We're a preferred vendor in the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.marketingtool.com/channel/photo/b.465.g.5768.html"> Des Moines, Iowa Photographers</a> section of Marketingtool.com. </font><i><b><font face="Tahoma"> <p> </p> </font></b></i><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode"> <p>Unless otherwise noted, all material copyright©1999-2005 Stan Richard</p> <p>All images are the property of the author and require permission from the author for use - If you have any questions or comments please email me at </font><font face="Tahoma"> <font face="Lucida Sans Unicode" color="#0000FF"><a href="mailto:stan@nightskyevents.com"> stan@nightskyevents.com</a></font></p> <font face="Lucida Sans Unicode"> <p>this website is best viewed at 1152 X 864 or higher monitor resolution</p> <p>last update - 3/16/2005</p> <p> </p> <p>"photography including landscapes, night sky, northern lights, aurora borealis, moon and planets, sun pillars, sunrise, sunset, weather, from Iowa, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Canada"</p> <p>"night sky, aurora borealis, northern lights, landscape, Canada, Iowa, Wisconsin, Wyoming, print, photography, moon, planets, weather, sunrise, sunset, barn, barns, geese"</p> <p>"photography including landscapes, night sky, northern lights, aurora borealis, moon and planets, sun pillars, sunrise, sunset, weather, from Iowa, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Canada"</p> <p>"night sky, aurora borealis, northern lights, landscape, Canada, Iowa, Wisconsin, Wyoming, print, photography, moon, planets, weather, sunrise, sunset, barn, barns, geese"</p>> <p>"photography including 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