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Babak Tafreshi

The Nine-Arch Bridge dates to 1826 and is a much-loved landmark in Hortobágy National Park.

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Moonlight shines on the surreal landscape of Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes National Park. Though astronauts in training must trek to deserts and volcanos to simulate alien planets, readers need only open a book.

A meteor streaks past the constellation Orion, the hunter, as it hovers over the horizon. The bright, ruddy star Betelgeuse (left) is part of this famous stellar pattern.

A meteor streaks through the constellation Ursa Minor, the little bear, as seen from La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain.

A view of the moon through a telescope showcases the many well-preserved craters and dark lava plains on our close celestial companion.

Stars sprawl above the Church of the Good Shepherd in New Zealand’s Aoraki Mackenzie Reserve.

The brilliant night skies of Sedona are about two hours north of Phoenix.

The Milky Way arches over Uluru.

Each summer, photographer Babak Tafreshi participates in the Maine Astronomy Retreat, noting the effect of nearby towns’ light domes on the visibility of stars and the patterns of wildlife. “The eerie sounds of loons breaking the silence of late is most amazing, especially under starry skies,” he says.