In The Center Of The Lagoon Nebula Processing By Judy Schmidt

Obsessed with this magical wide-field view of the Eagle Nebula. At the center lies the iconic “Pillars of Creation” along with several other star forming regions. The cluster of bright stars to the upper right is NGC 6611, home to the massive and hot stars that illuminate the pillars. (Credit: ESO, La Silla Observatory)

Multi-colored specimen of Cerussite crystals in a matrix seam

From the Redburn Mine, Rookhope District, Weardale, North Pennines, Co. Durham, England.

Baryte

Locality: Cerro Warihuyn, Huanuco, Peru

Aurora Borealis, Doing Time by Dana McMullen’s Imageroom

The stars of the Large Magellanic Cloud

Chocolate Quartz 

Locality:  Lian Ping Quartz Mine, Guangdong Province, China.