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Humans at Full Moon
Moonrise at the temple of Poseidon, Cape Sounio, Greece, June 3, 2023.

April's Supermoon behind wind turbines The Supermoon (also called Pink Moon), the biggest and brightest moon of the year, rising behind the wind turbines of Panachaiko mountain in Patras, Greece on April 7, 2020. Copyright: Alexandros Maragos supermoon-april-2020-alexandros-maragos.jpg https://alex...

Moonrise in Athens, Greece

The Waning Moon (85,5%) rise behind residential buildings in Athens, Greece on Sunday 15 December, 2019.

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Moon behind Tourlitis Lighthouse, Andros Island, Greece. The Waning Moon (97.8%) rise behind the iconic Tourlitis Lighthouse in the island of Andros, Greece on September 15, 2019. This unique lighthouse was build in 1887 on a rock in the middle of the sea and it was first operated in January 1st, 1...

The Full Strawberry Moon rise behind the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounio, Greece on June 17, 2019
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The biggest and brightest Supermoon of the year rises over the Acropolis in Athens, Greece on Feb 19, 2019. https://www.instagram.com/alexmaragos Copyright: Alexandros Maragos https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7924/47149713251_89b957a0eb_z.jpg Supermoon 2019 over the Acropolis by Alexandros Maragos

The summer Milky Way paired with an extra-bright Mars over the Gulf of Corinth, Greece.
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Milky Way and Mars by Alexandros Maragos

From Totality to Normality. Total Lunar Eclipse (July 2018)

The longest Total Lunar Eclipse of the 21st century paired with an extra-close Mars, turns the moon blood red in the night sky over Athens, Greece on July 27, 2018. https://alexandrosmaragos.com Copyright: Alexandros Maragos https://farm1.staticflickr.com/933/43642486622_ab0e3c39c1_z.jpg Total Lunar...

The summer Milky Way rise over the peaks of Mount Parnassus, Greece, on July 4, 2018. According to Greek mythology, the mountain was sacred to Dionysus and the Dionysian mysteries. It was also sacred to Apollo and the Corycian nymphs, and it was the home of the Muses. https://alexandrosmaragos.com ...

A severe summer thunderstorm in Athens, Greece
with the Acropolis between lightnings on June 23, 2018.
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Thunderstorm in Athens by Alexandros Maragos, on Flickr

A drone flies in front of the Super Blue Blood Moon as it rises over the Parthenon at the Acropolis of Athens, Greece on January 31, 2018. http://www.alexandrosmaragos.com Copyright: Alexandros Maragos https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4716/25137421447_f54be30d94_c.jpg Super Blue Blood Moon over the Ac...

Goddess Athena at Full moon. The full moon rise behind the statue of goddess Athena at the Academy of Athens, Greece. https://alexandrosmaragos.com Copyright: Alexandros Maragos https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4389/37069092095_b83e2a0098.jpg Goddess Athena at Full moon by Alexandros Maragos , on Fli...

Waxing Crescent Moon & Cirrocumulus undulatus clouds at twilight in Athens, Greece

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Athens Twilight by Alexandros Maragos, on Flickr

The Milky Way over the lights of an aquaculture in the Saronic Gulf, Aegean Sea, Greece.

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Milky Way + Aquaculture by Alexandros Maragos, on Flickr

The Milky Way over the Temple of Poseidon, Cape Sounio, Greece Back to the Temple of Poseidon 2 years after one of my images here was featured as APOD . Info: The Milky Way rise over the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounio, Greece just 44km (27mi) away from the heavily light-polluted sky of Athens. h...

Perseid Meteor Shower over Greece (Timelapse) https://vimeo.com/178621623 Short timelapse during the peak of the annual Perseid Meteor Shower with a meteor burning up in the atmosphere over Panachaiko mountain in Patras, western Greece. Panachaiko mountain is home to Greece's largest Wind Park with...

Summer Milky Way The summer Milky Way rise over the distant towns of Aigio (center-right) and Diakopto (center-left) as beams of light reach into the night sky at the Gulf of Corinth in Peloponnese, West Greece. Captured last night from the other side of the Gulf, some 17km away at Vathi beach (bot...

The Galactic Center of the Milky Way over the villages of North Peloponnese, West Greece.
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The Milky Way over West Greece by Alexandros Maragos, on Flickr

Mammatus over Greece
Beautiful, strange, rare, Mammatus clouds over the Gulf of Corinth in Phocis, Central Greece, two days ago after a severe summer storm.
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Mammatus clouds forming earlier today after a summer rain over the Gulf of Corinth in Phocis, Central Greece.
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Mammatus over Greece by Alexandros Maragos, on Flickr

Captured last night: The Milky Way over the Gulf of Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece
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The Night Sky over Monemvasia, Greece The constellation of Cassiopeia (left), the Double Cluster in Perseus (left) and the Andromeda Galaxy (right) on a crystal clear night over the island of Monemvasia in Laconia, Greece. Monemvasia is a small rocky island off the east coast of Peloponnese. It was...

22° Halo & Contrail 22° halo around the sun with a contrail casting a shadow on a thin cloud layer over the city of Patras in West Greece. http://www.alexandrosmaragos.com Copyright: Alexandros Maragos https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/584/32362746232_0f263b21ab.jpg 22° Halo & Contrail by Alexa...

Moon with Anticrepuscular rays. The moon rises in the east over Andros Island, Greece with Anticrepuscular rays over Evia island converging at the antisolar point - the point on the sky opposite the setting sun. http://www.alexandrosmaragos.com Copyright: Alexandros Maragos https://c7.staticflickr....