Sydney, Australia

Antiparos island, Southern Aegean sea, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

The Milky Way and Southern Cross in the southern night sky, seen from the beach on Havodda Island, Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Maldives

The Milky Way and Southern Cross in the southern night sky, seen from the beach on Havodda Island, Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Maldives

Ferry Reach Military Cemetery, contains remains of British Army Bermuda Garrison soldiers who died of yellow fever in 1860s, St. George, Bermuda

Dawn breaking over Georgetown Lake at Southern Cross, Rocky Mountains, west Montana, Montana, United States of America (USA), North America

Southern Cross Station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

The Dark Emu of aboriginal sky lore rising in a moonlit sky over the Tasman Sea from a beach near Lakes Entrance, Victoria, Australia, April 2, 2017. Lights from fishing boats dot the horizon out at sea. Illumination is from the waxing crescent Moon behind the camera to the north. This is looking southeast. Crux, the Southern Cross, is at top; the Pointer Stars are below.

The amazing area of the southern Milky Way in Carina and Crux, the brightest part of the Milky Way after the galactic core region. At right is the Carina Nebula, with the Southern Pleiades cluster, IC 2602, below it. The Football Cluster, NGC 3532, is at upper left of the Carina Nebula. At centre is the region of Lambda Centauri, with the star cluster NGC 3766, the Pearl Cluster, above the emission nebulosity. At left is the Southern Cross, with the dark Coal Sack at bottom left of the Cross, with thin tendrils extending to the right. To the left of Alpha Cruxis at the bottom of the Cross is the star cluster NGC 4609; aboive Alpha is NGC 4649. To the left of Beta Cruxis at the left side of the Cross is the Jewel Box Cluster, NGC 4755.

Splendours of the southern Milky Way from Vela (at top right) to Centaurus (at bottom left), including the Carina Nebula, Crux and Coal Sack, and Alpha and Beta Centauri. A part of the huge Gum Nebula is at far right. The False Cross is at right, with the large cluster NGC 2516, the Diamond Cluster, below it. The globular cluster Omega Centauri is at upper left.

The Dark Emu of aboriginal sky lore rising out of the Tasman Sea, from the south cost of Victoria, Australia. From Cape Conran on the Gippsland Coast. Carina is just above centre, Crux, the Southern Cross is at centre, and Centaurus is below Crux. The False Cross is at top.

Southern View of the Milky Way

Starry Sky Above Iguazu Falls

Carina Nebula and Southern Cross, Chile

Southern Stars over Atacama Desert, Chile

Cross-country skiers during the ascent to Seeberspitz Mountain in the Pflersch Valley above Innerpflersch, Alto Adige, Italy, Europe

Pilgrims at El Rocio village, "Romería", pilgrimage, to El Rocío, Almonte, Huelva province, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Pilgrims at El Rocio village, "Romería", pilgrimage, to El Rocío, Almonte, Huelva province, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Red Cross lifeguards at the beach of Puerto Soller, Port de Soller, Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Mediterranean Sea, Spain, Europe

Graves in the Johannis graveyard, St. Johannis area, Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Grave of Elias Mauromichalis, 1800-1836, Greek officer, adjutant of King Otto of Greece, Alter Suedfriedhof, old cemetery in Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Grave of Johann Georg von Dillis, 1759-1841, landscape painter, landscapist, Alter Suedfriedhof, old cemetery in Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Cross throwing a shadow at a grave, Alter Suedfriedhof, old cemetery in Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Cross in front of the Archivo de Indias (Archive of the New World) in Sevilla at night, Sevilla, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

St Ottilia's Monastery, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

All-terrain vehicle, Labourd Region, Basque Country, South France, France, Europe

Green courtyard seen through arched stone columns in the priory of St. Paul de Mausole in St. Remy de Provence, France, Europe

Historic saltworks at Reqqa Point, Gozo island, Malta

Small fourwheeldrive vehicle on a dirt road at Il-Fawwara, Malta

Historic stone bridge in Rijeka Crnojevica at Skutari lake, Montenegro

Historic city of Korcula, birth place of Marco Polo, Korcula island, Dalmatia, Croatia

Historic stone bridge in Rijeka Crnojevica at Skutari lake, Montenegro

Historic stone bridge in Rijeka Crnojevica at Skutari lake, Montenegro

Old town of Budva, Montenegro, Crna Gora

White domed church with a cross at sunset, Thira, Fira, Santorini, Cyclades, Greece, Europe

Majolica tilework in the cloister of the Church of Santa Chiara, Naples, Campania, Italy

Demonstration against the planned Bayer-CO pipeline in Monheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, Jeronimos Monastery, 16th century, Claustro, two-storied cloister in Manueline style, Praca do Imperio, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, Jeronimos Monastery, 16th century, Claustro, two-storied cloister in Manueline style, Praca do Imperio, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Cross at the stairs leading to the La Seu Cathedral, and the Palau de l'Almudaina Palace in the historic centre, Ciutat Antiga, Palma de Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Graves with the sun rising behind them

Good Friday procession, Camara de Lobos, Madeira, Portugal

Greek Orthodox Christianity, painting, Jesus Christ on the cross, Moni Ipsilou monastery, Lesbos Island, Aegean Sea, Greece, Europe

Expired pier on the shores of Lake Ueberlingen, Bodenseekreis district, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Interior of nave, late Neogothic reticulated vault and high altar in the choir room with apse chapels, Heilig-Kreuz-Muenster Holy Cross cathedral, South German hall Gothic, Schwaebisch Gmuend, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Cloister in the enclosure, Claustro, of the Hieronymites Monastery, Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Manueline style, Portuguese late-Gothic, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Ornate arches in the two-storeyed cloister of the Hieronymites Monastery, Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Manueline style, Portuguese late-Gothic, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Two-storeyed cloister in the enclosure, Claustro, of the Hieronymites Monastery, Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Manueline style, Portuguese late-Gothic, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Two-storeyed cloister in the enclosure, Claustro, of the Hieronymites Monastery, Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Manueline style, Portuguese late-Gothic, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Two-storeyed cloister in the enclosure, Claustro, of the Hieronymites Monastery, Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Manueline style, Portuguese late-Gothic, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

The floodlit Barqueta bridge, Puente de la Barqueta, over Guadalquivir River, at night, constructed to provide access to the Expo 92, Seville, Spain, Europe

Driveway of the Chateau Maupague winery, in front of Montagne Sainte-Victoire mountains, Provence, Southern France, France, Europe

Pilgrims at El Rocio village, "Romeria", pilgrimage, to El Rocio, Almonte, Huelva province, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Pilgrims at El Rocio village, "Romeria", pilgrimage, to El Rocio, Almonte, Huelva province, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Pilgrims at El Rocio village, "Romeria", pilgrimage, to El Rocio, Almonte, Huelva province, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Pilgrims at El Rocio village, "Romeria", pilgrimage, to El Rocio, Almonte, Huelva province, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Cloister of the Dominican monastery Mosteiro de Santa Maria da Vitoria, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Batalha, Portugal, Europe

Wood connections on a wooden cabin, Seiser Alm, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

Icy summit cross on the Grosser Arber, 1456m, Bavarian Forest Nature Park, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Icy summit cross on the Grosser Arber, 1456m, Bavarian Forest Nature Park, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Summit cross and Zwieseler Huette mountain hut on Grosser Arber, 1456m, Bavarian Forest Nature Park, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Detail, bell tower, Karpathos island, Aegean Islands, Aegean Sea, Greece, Europe

Entrance of the Kalivianis convent, orphanage, girl boarding school and retirement home, Crete, Greece, Europe

Mary and Christ crucified, Semana Santa, Holy Week, Palma de Majorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Pfarrzentrum St. Nikolaus parish center, front, modern religious architecture, architect Prof. Andreas Meck, Neuried, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Altar of Roggenburg Abbey church, Roggenburg Abbey, Neu-Ulm district, Schwaben, Bavaria, southern Germany, Germany, Europe

Cross, Church, Sant Joan de Labritja, Ibiza, Pityuses, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

The three Golgotha crosses on Kreuzberg mountain, in the back the mast of the Sender Kreuzberg station, Bischofsheim, Landkreis Rhoen-Grabfeld district, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Cloister, Kloster Kirchberg monastery, Sulz am Neckar, Black Forest, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Crucifix in the cemetery of Gelting, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Summit cross of Gran Cir above the climbing route above Gardena Pass, looking towards the Vallunga Valley and the Odle Mountains, Dolomites, Alto Adige, Italy, Europe

Statue of Jesus holding a cross above the colonnades, Basilica of Saint Peter, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Rome, Latium region, Italy, Europe

Cemetery, grave sites, Santo Domingo de Garafia, volcanic island of La Palma, La Isla Verde, La Isla Bonita, Canary Islands, Islas Canarias, Spain, Europe

Ceiling fresco by Felix Anton Scheffler, Holy Cross Church, Landsberg am Lech, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Fresco of the Stations of the Cross, portico of the pilgrimage church ofSacro Monte della Santissima Trinita di Ghiffa in Ghiffa on Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

Bavarian Rococo sculpture, Bavarian National Museum, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Climber at sunrise at the summit cross of Ifingers Mountain above Meran, Meran 2000, Alto Adige, Italy, Europe

Sculpture of Christ, right hand raised in blessing, holding a crucifix in his left hand, at the entrance to Salvatorkirche Church, Obere Salvatorgasse, Coburg, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Wayside cross on snowy mountain slope, cloudy skies, Burstkopf, Balderschwang, Oberallgäu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Summit cross of the Kneifelspitze, Watzmann, Berchtesgaden, Berchtesgaden National Park, Berchtesgadener Land, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Morning atmosphere on the Lusen mountain in winter, icy summit cross, Bavarian Forest National Park, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Sass Pordoi, summit cross, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

King Ludwig II memorial cross in Lake Starnberg, Berg, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Cemetery at an old heathen church ("Hof"), southern coast of Iceland, Atlantic Ocean

Cross and belfry, San Pio da Pietrelcina or Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church, architect Renzo Piano, in San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Apulia, Italy, Europe

Monument to the Discoveries, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Pont du Gard, Roman aqueduct, Gard department, Provence, France, Europe

Jesus with cross on an altar, monastery church of Santa Maria, Jerome monastery Mosteiro dos Jerominos, Belem suburb, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Historic stone bridge in Rijeka Crnojevica at Skutari lake, Montenegro

Duomo, viewing platform on the cathedral, Florence, Firenze, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Durnbach war cemetery, war graves, 2960 soldiers killed in action, World War 2, Durnbach, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Dead boards near Cham, Bavarian Forest National Park, Lower Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Pont du Gard, Roman aqueduct, Gard department, Provence, France, Europe

Pont du Gard at dawn, Roman aqueduct, Gard department, Provence, France, Europe

Cross vault and pillars of the Heilig Geist Kirche church of the Holy Spirit, late Gothic, in 1400, Heiliggeiststrasse 17, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Saint with cross, statue of St. John of Nepomuk, Alte Mainbruecke bridge, Wuerzburg, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Church in the Johannis graveyard, St. Johannis area, Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Historic saltworks at Reqqa Point, Gozo island, Malta

Historic city of Split, Diocletian Palace, Dalmatia, Croatia

Historic city of Split, Diocletian Palace, Dalmatia, Croatia