PIX4652805: Telescope SOAR - Chile - SOAR Telescope - The dome of the 4 m telescope SOAR (Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope). Cerro Pachon, Chile. SOAR (Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope) is a 4 - meter telescope located on Cerro Pachon in Chile / Bridgeman Images

PIX4652829: Cerro Tololo Observatory - Chile - Cerro Tololo Observatory - Chile - Cerro Tololo Observatory seen from Cerro Pachon, Chile. Cerro Tololo observatory seen from Cerro Pachon. Chile / Bridgeman Images

ITR4713621: Battery from Fort Medoc to Cussac Fort Medoc (Cussac-Fort-Medoc), Gironde, Aquitaine, France. Architecture by Sebastien Le Prestre, Marquis de Vauban (1633-1707), 1685-1690. / Bridgeman Images

ITR4713916: Detail of the relief of the pillars of the Porte de France of the Citadel of Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle (Meurthe-et-Moselle), Lorraine, France. Architecture by Sebastien Le Prestre, Marquis de Vauban (1633-1707), 1678-1690. / Bridgeman Images

ITR4713942: La Porte de France de la Citadelle de Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle (Meurthe-et-Moselle), Lorraine. Architecture by Sebastien Le Prestre, Marquis de Vauban (1633-1707), 1678-1690. Longwy's only door survived with its guard bodies and its front door. / Bridgeman Images

ITR4713988: Entrance bridge of Fort d'Uxegney, Place d'Epinal, Uxegney, Vosges, Lorraine, France. Architecture of Rivieres Sere, 1874-1914. / Bridgeman Images

ITR4714040: Turret 155 du Fort d'Uxegney, Place d'Epinal, Uxegney, Vosges, Lorraine, France. Architecture of Rivieres Sere, 1874-1914. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4673273: Earth seen from space: California and Mexico - Dust storm in Baja California seen from space - Dust Tempete on Baja California. Image obtained by Aqua satellite on 27 November 2011. Dust clouds blowing out of Mexico across an otherwise cloud - free view of Baja California. Late November 2011 offered mostly cloud - free skies and a compelling view of the entire length of Baja California and the Pacific coast of Mexico. In the midst of the clarity, strong northeasterly winds stirred up dust storms on the mainland and the peninsula. The natural - color images required to make this oblique view were acquired on November 27, 2011, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite / Bridgeman Images

PIX4673311: Baltimore, USA, shuttle view 02 - 2001 - Baltimore, Maryland (USA), viewed by shuttle STS-98 in February 2001 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4673330: Las Vegas night view - 11/2010 - Las Vegas, Nevada Metropolitan Area at Night - 11/2010 - Las Vegas metropolis night view from the International Space Station (ISS) on November 30, 2010. This image features the Las Vegas, Nevada metropolitan area, located near the southern tip of the state within the Mohave Desert of the southwestern USA. While the city of Las Vegas proper is famous for its casinos and resort hotels, the metropolitan area includes several other incorporated cities and unincorporated (not part of a state - recognized municipality) areas. Astronauts on board the International Space Station observe and photograph numerous metropolitan areas when they are illuminated by sunlight, but the extent and pattern of these areas is perhaps best revealed by the city lights at night. The surrounding dark desert presents a stark contrast to the brightly lit, regular street grid of the developed metropolitan area. The Vegas Strip (image center) is reputed to be the brightest spot on Earth due to the concentration of lights associated with its hotels and casinos. The tarmac of McCarran International Airport to the south is a dark feature by comparison. The airstrips of Nellis Air Force Base on the northeastern fringe of the metropolitan area are likewise dark compared to the well - lit adjacent streets and neighborhoods. The dark mass of Frenchman Mountain borders the metropolitan area to the east. Acquisition of focused night time images such as this one require astronauts to track the target with the handheld camera while the ISS is moving at a speed of more than 7 kilometers per second (15,659 miles per hour) relative to the Earth's surface. This was achieved during ISS Expedition 6 using a homemade tracking device, but subsequent crews have needed to develop manual tracking skills. These skills, together with advances in digital camera technology, have enabled recent ISS crews to acquire striking night time images of the Earth / Bridgeman Images

PIX4673339: Earth seen by Apollo 11 - July 1969 - Earth seen by Apollo 11 - July 1969 - North Montana with the Rocky Mountains seen from the Apollo module / Bridgeman Images

PIX4673450: New York Night View - New York City by Night - The East River View from the Empire State Building. East River seen from the Empire State Building / Bridgeman Images

PIX4673515: Skyline Arch - Arches National Park - Utah - Cacti and Skyline Arch - Desert landscape in Arches National Park with cacti in the foreground and Skyline Arch in the background / Bridgeman Images

PIX4673552: Pine Tree Arch - Arches National Park - Utah - Pine Tree Arch photographed from a shadowed spot / Bridgeman Images

PIX4673563: Balanced Rock - Arches National Park - Utah - Desert landscape next to Balanced Rock in Arches National Park. Part of a dead tree is in the foreground / Bridgeman Images

TEC4652969: Accommodation, 65 rue La Fontaine in Paris 75016. Architect Henri Sauvage (1873-1932), realisation 1926-1928.Known as the Studio Building, this remarkable building is made up of fifty duplex apartments each containing an artist's studio. Ceram gres coating by Gentil and Bourdet. / Bridgeman Images

TEC4652977: Accommodation, 65 rue La Fontaine in Paris 75016. Architect Henri Sauvage (1873-1932), realisation 1926-1928.Known as the Studio Building, this remarkable building is made up of fifty duplex apartments each containing an artist's studio. Ceram gres coating by Gentil and Bourdet. / Bridgeman Images

TEC4653001: Accommodation, 65 rue La Fontaine in Paris 75016. Architect Henri Sauvage (1873-1932), realisation 1926-1928.Known as the Studio Building, this remarkable building is made up of fifty duplex apartments each containing an artist's studio. Ceram gres coating by Gentil and Bourdet. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4653061: Telescope E - ELT - Artist's view - European Extremely Large Telescope - Artwork - Artist's view of the E - ELT (European Extremely Large Telescope), a telescope project measuring 42 metres in diameter. Construction of this European project could start in 2010, with a planned inauguration around 2017. Its main mirror will consist of 906 hexagonal mirrors assembled together, and its total surface will be equal to that of a football field. With a 42 - m diameter primary mirror, the present baseline, its total rotating mass is 5500 tons. The two platforms on each side of the structure hold large instruments. The telescope features a novel, innovative design, based on 5 mirrors. The primary 42 - m mirror is composed of 906 segments, each 1.45 m wide, while the secondary mirror is as large as 6 m in diameter. A tertiary mirror, 4.2 m in diameter, relays the light to the adaptive optics system, composed of two mirrors: a 2.5 - m mirror supported by 5000 or more actuators so as to be able to distort its own shape a thousand times per second, and one 2.7 m in diameter that allows for the final image corrections. This five mirror approach results in an exceptional image quality, with no significant aberrations in the field of view / Bridgeman Images

PIX4653079: Telescope E - ELT - Artist's view - European Extremely Large Telescope - Artwork - Artist's view of the E - ELT (European Extremely Large Telescope), a telescope project measuring 40 metres in diameter. Its main mirror will consist of 906 hexagonal mirrors assembled together, and its total surface will be equal to that of a football field. Artist's impression of the European Extremely Large Telescope (E - ELT) in its enclosure on Cerro Armazones, a 3060 - metre mountaintop in Chile's Atacama Desert. The 40 - metre - class E - ELT will be the largest optical/infrared telescope in the world - - the world's biggest eye on the sky. Operations are planned to start early in the next decade, and the E - ELT will tackle some of the biggest scientific challenges of our time / Bridgeman Images

PIX4653083: Telescope ELT - Artist's view. - 3 - dimensional model of the European Extremely Large Telescope - Artist's view of the ELT (Extremely Large Telescope), a telescope project measuring 42 metres in diameter. Construction of this European project could start in 2010, with a planned inauguration around 2017. Its main mirror will consist of 906 hexagonal mirrors assembled together, and its total surface will be equal to that of a football field. With a 42 - m diameter primary mirror, the present baseline, its total rotating mass is 5500 tons. The two platforms on each side of the structure hold large instruments. The telescope features a novel, innovative design, based on 5 mirrors. The primary 42 - m mirror is composed of 906 segments, each 1.45 m wide, while the secondary mirror is as large as 6 m in diameter. A tertiary mirror, 4.2 m in diameter, relays the light to the adaptive optics system, composed of two mirrors: a 2.5 - m mirror supported by 5000 or more actuators so as to be able to distort its own shape a thousand times per second, and one 2.7 m in diameter that allows for the final image corrections. This five mirror approach results in an exceptional image quality, with no significant aberrations in the field of view / Bridgeman Images

TEC4653136: Bauhaus building in Dessau (Germany) designed in 1925 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

TEC4653184: Bauhaus building in Dessau (Germany) designed in 1925 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4653441: Observatory of Juvisy sur Orge - France - Observatory of Juvisy sur Orge - The Observatory of Juvisy sur Orge was founded by astronomer Camille Flammarion in 1883; it remained a major place for scientific research until the Second World War / Bridgeman Images

PIX4653489: Kitt Peak Observatory - Arizona - dome of the Mayall telescope (4m / Bridgeman Images

TEC4653668: Porte Dauphine metro station, Paris 75016. Architect Hector Guimard (1867-1942), realisation 1905. / Bridgeman Images

ITR4714130: Detail of the Doree Tower or Vauban Tower of the Fort of Camaret-sur-Mer (Camaret sur Mer), Finistere, Brittany, France. Architecture by Sebastien Le Prestre, Marquis de Vauban (1633-1707). The Vauban Tower had the task of monitoring the Brest Gullet and the root of the Roscanvel peninsula, through which the enemy could have sneaked into the Brest harbour. Still unfinished, the Doree Tower underwent its baptism with fire on 18 June 1694. Vauban breaks the assault of 147 Anglo-Dutch ships trying to unpack. Beautifully built, the tower is the prototype and the best example of a fort at the Vauban Sea with low battery and gorge tower. / Bridgeman Images

GNG4714259: Cao Dai Holy See Temple. Caodaist symbols. Thay Ninh. Vietnam / Bridgeman Images

ITR4714306: Staircase of the fortifications of Camaret-sur-Mer (Camaret sur Mer), Finistere, Brittany, France. Architecture by Sebastien Le Prestre, Marquis de Vauban (1633-1707). / Bridgeman Images

ITR4714710: The Citadel of Mont-Dauphin (Mont Dauphin), Hautes Alpes (Hautes-Alpes), Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur (Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur), France. Architecture by Sebastien The Prestre by Sebastien Le Prestre, Marquis of Vauban (1633-1707), 1693 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4674140: Hurricane Ike seen from space - Hurricane Ike seen from space - Hurricane Ike seen over Cuba on 9 September 2008 from the International Space Station (ISS). 9 Sep. 2008 - Hurricane Ike covers more than half of Cuba in this image, photographed by the crew of ISS - 17 aboard the International Space Station from a vantage point of 220 statute miles above Earth. The center of Ike was near 22.4 degrees north latitude and 82.4 degrees west longitude and moving 290 degrees at 11.7 miles per hour. Sustained winds were at 80.6 miles per hour, with gusts to 97.9 miles per hour and were forced to strengthen as the eye moved back over the warm water in the gulf of Mexico City / Bridgeman Images

PIX4674365: Clouds on the Netherlands 04/04 - Clouds on the Netherlands seen from the International Space Station in April 2004 / Bridgeman Images

TEC4674429: Cite garden in Suresnes (Hauts de Seine). Realisation 1921-1939, architect Alexandre Maistrasse. Photography 1992. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4674685: Earth from the space shuttle Discovery 04/1990 - Earth from the space shuttle Discovery 04/1990 - Earth and the sun seen by the shuttle Discovery in April 1990. Earth observation taken aboard Discovery, during late afternoon shows the Andes Mountains and features sun glare, heavy cloud illumination, and a sunglint against the Pacific Ocean / Bridgeman Images

PIX4674726: Thunderstorm seen from space - Thunderstorm seen from space - Storm on South America seen from Apollo 9 on 03/09/1969. Near vertical view of thunderhead over South America as photographed from the Apollo 9 spacecraft during its earth - orbital mission. September 3 196 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4675007: Clouds seen from space - Clouds seen from space - Clouds formation on Cape Rhir in Morocco. Image obtained from Apollo 9 module on March 12, 1969. Morocco, Ifni, cloud eddy over Ras Rhir, as photographed from the Apollo 9 spacecraft during its 134th revolution of Earth. 12 March 1969 / Bridgeman Images