Buddha statues in entrance to Shwe Oo Min Natural Cave Pagoda, Pindaya, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Buddha statues in entrance to Shwe Oo Min Natural Cave Pagoda, Pindaya, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Nget Pyaw Taw Pagoda below entrance to Shwe Oo Min Natural Cave Pagoda, Pindaya, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Buddhist monk having his head shaved, U Min Kyaukse Pagoda, Sagaing, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Statues of the Buddha, Shwe Oo Min natural Buddhist cave pagoda, Pindaya, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Interior, Shwe Oo Min natural Buddhist cave pagoda, Pindaya, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Local woman praying and meditating in front of offerings in Buddhist temple, Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddha statues in entrance to Shwe Oo Min Natural Cave Pagoda, Pindaya, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Buddhas in the U Min Thonze Cave temple, Sagaing hill, Sagaing, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Statues of the Buddha, Shwe Oo Min natural Buddhist cave pagoda, Pindaya, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

U Min Thonze Cave temple on Sagaing hill, Sagaing, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Statue of the Buddha, Shwe Oo Min natural Buddhist cave pagoda, Pindaya, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Numerous Buddha shrines inside the Shwe Oo Min Paya temple in a cave in Kalaw, Shan state, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Buddha statues inside Shwe Oo Min Caves, Kalaw, Myanmar

Buddha statues inside Shwe Oo Min Caves, Kalaw, Myanmar

Golden shrines at Shwe Oo Min Pagoda, Kalaw, Myanmar

Golden shrines at Shwe Oo Min Pagoda, Kalaw, Myanmar

Monk lighting joss sticks during ceremony in a Buddhist temple, Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Local man making an offering in a Buddhist temple, Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Local man making an offering in a Buddhist temple, Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Monk with joss sticks during ceremony in a Buddhist temple, Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Monks at prayer in a Buddhist temple, Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Local woman praying and meditating in Buddhist temple, Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Monk lighting joss sticks during ceremony in a Buddhist temple, Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sulamani Temple, on left, taken from Pyathatgyi Temple which is also known as Pyathadar Temple, Bagan, Myanmar, (Burma)

U Min Thonze Pagoda, Sagaing, near Mandalay, Myanmar, (Burma)

Pyathatgyi Temple, also known as Pyathadar Temple, near Minnanthu, Bagan, Myanmar, (Burma)

Old woman smoking a cheroot, Minnanthu, Bagan, Myanmar, (Burma)

Elderly lady collecting straw in a field, near Minnanthu village, Bagan, Myanmar, (Burma)

Pyathatgyi Temple, also known as Pyathadar Temple, near Minnanthu, Bagan, Myanmar, (Burma)

Sulamani Temple, largest temple at the back, Bagan, Myanmar, (Burma)

Buddha statues inside U Min Thonze Pagoda, Sagaing, near Mandalay, Myanmar, (Burma)

Buddha statue inside U Min Thonze Pagoda, Sagaing, near Mandalay, Myanmar, (Burma)

Old woman smoking a cheroot, Minnanthu, Bagan, Myanmar, (Burma)

Sulamani Temple, near centre, taken from Pyathatgyi Temple which is also known as Pyathadar Temple, Bagan, Myanmar, (Burma)

Men working in the U Ba Nyein lacquer ware factory, Myo Thit, Bagan, Myanmar, (Burma)

Inscribing lacquer ware, U Ba Nyein lacquer ware factory, Myo Thit, Bagan, Myanmar, (Burma)

Woman sifting a crop, Minnanthu, Bagan, Myanmar, (Burma)

Comet Holmes, 17P, taken Nov 1, 2007 on excellent night. Taken with A&M 105mm apo refractor at f/5 with Borg 0.85x compressor/field flattener on SkyWatcher HEQ5 mount. Canon 20Da camera at ISO400. Composite of 4 min, 2min, 1min, 30sec, 15sec, and 7 sec exposures, each exposure being a stack of 3 to 4 identical exposures. Registered and stacked in Photoshop (HDR mode did not produce usable result, so manually composited with sucessively smaller masks to reveal short exposure content around nucleus. Contrast exaggerated with Curves to bring out very faint tail structure. North up, so tail to the S and SW.Nucleus is dot at upper left of inner coma, other star in inner coma at right is a field star

Shwe U Min Pagode, 8000 Buddhas, Burma, Myanmar

A woman takes a selfie at U Min Thonze Pagoda on Sagaing Hill in Myanmar

Umin Thounzeh or U Min Thonze, Pagoda of the 30 Caves, walls decorated with glass mosaics, Sagaing Hill near Mandalay, Myanmar, Asia

Slim stupas of Aung Min Ga Lar Paya reflect in the water Inle Lake Shan State Burma

Tour 15 min in Valle de la Luna, Moon Valley formed by erosion, also Killa Qhichwa, La Paz, Bolivia, South America

U-Min Thonze Pagoda, Buddhist Temple in Sagaing, Myanmar

Aung Min Ga Lar Pagoda, stupas, Buddhist temple, Ywama, Inle Lake, Burma, Myanmar, Southeast Asia

A rescue worker takes a break on top of a collapsed roof May 16 in Beichuan, China. The death toll in China's worst earthquake in 30 years could top 80, 000 according to the government.

A mother mourns her dead son May 17 in Beichuan, China. The death toll in China's worst earthquake in 30 years could top 80, 000 according to the government.

Survivors look for any signs of relatives and friends May 17 in Beichuan, China. The death toll in China's worst earthquake in 30 years could top 80, 000 according to the government.

Rescue workers look for survivors May 17 in Beichuan, China. The death toll in China's worst earthquake in 30 years could top 80, 000 according to the government.

A rescue worker waters his dog May 17 in Beichuan, China. The death toll in China's worst earthquake in 30 years could top 80, 000 according to the government.

A mother mourns her dead son by burning incense and paper money May 17 in Beichuan, China. The death toll in China's worst earthquake in 30 years could top 80, 000 according to the government.

Army and rescue workers recover a body May 19 in Beichuan, China. The death toll in China's worst earthquake in 30 years could top 80, 000 according to the government.

Rescue crews recover bodies from a school May 16 in Beichuan, China. The death toll in China's worst earthquake in 30 years could top 80, 000 according to the government.

A mother mourns her dead son May 17 in Beichuan, China. The death toll in China's worst earthquake in 30 years could top 80, 000 according to the government.

A survivor stands amid ruins in May 17 in Beichuan, China. The death toll in China's worst earthquake in 30 years could top 80, 000 according to the government.

A survivor stands amid ruins in May 17 in Beichuan, China. The death toll in China's worst earthquake in 30 years could top 80, 000 according to the government.

A damaged flad flies May 17 in Beichuan, China. The death toll in China's worst earthquake in 30 years could top 80, 000 according to the government.

A man counts "Ren Min Bi", China's currency, which translates in to "The People's Money" in Songzhuang Village, in Beijing's eastern suburbs.