Images Dated 17th November 2004

Diamond ring effect seen during the total solar eclipse of 11th August 1999

Hale-Bopp comet
Hale-Bopp. Artwork of the comet Hale-Bopp above an ocean shore. Hale-Bopp was one of the brightest comets of the 20th century, and was seen for much of early 1997. A comet is a lump of ice and rock

Man drinking tea, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan, close-up

Dengue fever virus particles, TEM

Plaster antiseptic pad, SEM
Plaster antiseptic pad. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the antiseptic pad on a plaster. Magnification: x16 at 6x7cm size

CUBA, Havana. Mosaic puzzle of the cuban flag in decomposition on a rundown wall

Rift Valley fever virus, TEM

Marrow and forget-me-not pollen, SEM
Pollen grains. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a pollen grain from a marrow plant (Cucurbita sp. left) and a forget-me-not plant (Myosotis sp. lower right)

American Bison herd. Western U
TOM-1040 American Bison herd Western U.S. summer. Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota, USA

The Vigil of the Apostles, mosaic in the cathedral of Monreale Monreale Cathedral Mosaic Byzantine Style, Byzantine Art, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1902

Overlook Mississippi River at Helena, Arkansas at sunrise

King George Loco
The locomotive King George V at Paddington Station, London, before its first run with the Cornish Riviera Express, 20th July 1927. (Photo by Kirby/Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) female feeding on flower seeds, Bosque del Apache, New Mexico, USA, November

Genetically-modified pollen grains
Genetically-modified pollen. Conceptual composite image of a coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of maize pollen grains (Zea mays) labelled with biohazard symbols

Aries. Artwork of a ram drawn over stars in the constellation Aries. Aries is the first sign of the zodiac, listed by Ptolemy in A. D. 140

Path through bamboo forest, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

Japanese maple and garden wall detail, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

Ayu No Chaiya Tea House, Sagano, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

Pathway lined with Japanese maples, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

Traditional thatched roof and Japanese maples, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

Maples around a Tea House, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

Mexico, Yucatan, Chichen Itza, view of garden from bungalow porch at Mayaland Hotel, PR
Mexico, Yucatan, Chichen Itza, view of garden from bungalow porch at Mayaland Hotel (PR)

Male mosquito head, SEM
Male mosquito head. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a male mosquito (Aedes punctor). One of the large compound eyes (red) is at lower right

Torn postage stamp, SEM
Torn postage stamp. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a torn perforation from the edge of a postage stamp. Magnification: x26 at 6x7cm size

Zip, SEM
Zip. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the teeth and slider of a zip. Magnification: x5 at 6x7cm size

Fossilised foraminiferans, SEM
Fossilised foraminiferans. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the fossilised shells of assorted foraminiferan protozoa (order Foraminifera)

Zip, SEM
Zip. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the teeth and slider of a zip. Magnification: x2.5 at 6x7cm size

Zip, SEM
Zip. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the interlocking teeth of a zip. Magnification: x8 at 6x7cm size

Maize pollen grain, SEM
Pollen grain. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a maize plant pollen grain (Zea mays). There is great variation in the size, shape and surface texture of pollen

Forget-me-not pollen, SEM
Pollen grain. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a pollen grain from a forget- me-not plant (Myosotis sp.). This is among the smallest of any plant pollen

Rust fungus, SEM
Rust fungus. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of spores of the mint rust fungus (Puccinia menthae, orange) on the surface of a peppermint leaf (Mentha piperita)

Mexico, Yucatan, Chichen Itza, view of Mayan ruins of El Caracol (the Observatory) from Mayaland Hotel at sunset. (PR)

North America, Mexico
Mexico, Yucatan, Chichen Itza, view of Mayan ruins of El Caracol (the Observatory) from Mayaland Hotel (PR)

North America, Mexico
Mexico, Yucatan, Chichen Itza, Mayan figure carved in stone

Leopard, Panthera pardus, hunting monkeys in the tops of trees. Masai Mara, Kenya

Africa, Kenya
African Hoopoe, Upupa epops, looking for invertibrates to eat in the Masai Mara GR, Kenya

Naegleria fowleri protozoa, TEM
Naegleria fowleri protozoan. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a Naegleria fowleri protozoan

Enterocytozoon sp. parasites, TEM

Isospora sp. parasites, TEM
Isospora sp. parasites. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Isospora sp. parasites (yellow) in a sectioned cell

Naegleria fowleri protozoan, TEM
Naegleria fowleri protozoan. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a Naegleria fowleri protozoan

Isospora sp. parasites, TEM
Isospora sp. parasites. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Isospora sp. parasites (purple) in a sectioned cell

Magnetizing cooling iron. Historical artwork of a blacksmith magnetizing a piece of cooling iron

Giant squid (Architeuthis sp.). This sea creature has been the focus of myths and legends for more than two thousand years

Dragons. Myths and legends about dragons can be found worldwide. In many western cultures, the dragon is a symbol of death and evil

Great white shark

Bigfoot. This mythical primate is said to live in the deep forests of North America and Canada. The earliest American report of Bigfoot was made by the explorer David Thompson in 1811

Mermaids with dolphins. These mythical creatures, half-woman and half-fish, were first described by the Syrians, who worshipped a Semitic mermaid moon-goddess called Atargatis

Unicorn. The unicorn is an imaginary animal similar to a horse, with a single horn growing from its forehead

Medusa. In Greek mythology, Medusa was one of three Gorgon sisters. Medusa began life as a beautiful mortal, who bragged of being more attractive than the goddess Athena

Secretory cells in pancreas, SEM
Pancreatic secretory cells. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a freeze-fracture through a healthy pancreas, showing the secretory tissue

Secretory cells in pancreas, SEM
Pancreatic secretory cells. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a freeze-fracture through a healthy pancreas, showing the secretory tissue

Future red giant Sun

Death of the Sun. Artwork of the Sun forming a planetary nebula at the end of its lifetime

Future Earth. Artwork of the surface of a barren future Earth orbiting the Sun (blue, lower left), which has become a white dwarf. The Moon is seen at centre right

Rho Ophiuchi nebulosity. Optical image of nebulosity in the region of the star Rho Ophiuchi (purple, just above centre). North is at top

Eclipsing binary star system. Artwork of W Ursae Majoris, an eclipsing binary system located around 200 light years away from Earth

Diagram of comms satellites linked by lasers
Laser satellite communication. Artwork of the laser bridge concept for linking communications satellites in orbit

Star trails over a lake. These streaks of light are formed on long-exposure photographs due to the apparent motion of the stars caused by the Earths rotation

Partial solar eclipse. Sequence of images of the setting Sun during the partial solar eclipse of 30th July 2000. The sequence runs from left to right

Total solar eclipse of 11th August 1999, at totality. Solar eclipses occur when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, and the shadow of the Moon crosses the Earth

Partial solar eclipse. Sequence of images of the Sun during the partial solar eclipse of 25th December 2000. The sequence runs along each row from left to right, starting at top left

Solar eclipse. Composite of images of the Sun and Moon approaching totality during the total solar eclipse of 11th August 1999, showing Bailys beads, the solar chromosphere and prominences

Variable star. Artwork of a variable Mira-type binary star system, seen from the surface of a nearby planet

Tau Ceti planetary system. Artwork of the surface of a hypothetical planet in orbit around the star Tau Ceti

Apollo 17 landing site on Moon
Apollo 17 landing site. Artwork of the Taurus- Littrow region of the Moon, site of the Apollo 17 mission landing. The stars are shown as they appeared at the time of landing

Scuba diver swimming underwater, reflected on the oceans surface. Scuba is an acronym for self- contained underwater breathing apparatus

Apollo mission splashdown. Artwork of an Apollo mission command module on the surface of the ocean after splashdown (landing)

Leonid meteors. Optical time-exposure image of Leonid meteors (green/white streaks) against a starfield

Leonid meteors

Leonid meteors. Optical time-exposure image of Leonid meteors (diagonal streaks) and star trails (curved tracks) over trees

Leonid meteors

Leonid meteors

Swirling effect around ear pinna of a child
Ear pinna. Swirling effect around the ear pinna (auricle) of a young girl. This fleshy part of the outer ear, made of cartilage and skin, serves to collect sound and direct it into the ear canal

Dengue fever virus particles, TEM
Dengue fever virus particles. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of dengue fever virus particles (yellow) in a cell

Rift Valley fever virus, TEM
Rift Valley fever virus. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of three Rift Valley fever virus particles (virions)

Rift Valley fever virus, TEM
Rift Valley fever virus. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Rift Valley fever virus particles (orange) in a mouse liver cell

Dengue fever virus particles, TEM

Dengue fever virus replication, TEM

Rift Valley fever virus, TEM
Rift Valley fever virus. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of three Rift Valley fever virus particles (virions)

Dengue fever virus replication, TEM
Dengue fever virus replication. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of dengue fever virus virions (blue) replicating in a cell

Osteoarthritic pelvis, X-ray
Osteoarthritis. Coloured X-ray of the pelvis of a 52-year-old man showing areas of osteoarthritis (orange)

Thomas Huxley, British biologist
Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), British biologist. Huxley was a strong advocate of Darwins theory of evolution by natural selection

James Hall, US palaeontologist
James Hall (1811-1898), American geologist and palaeontologist. Hall worked on the Geological Survey of New York State, USA from 1836

Osteoporotic bone, SEM
Osteoporotic bone. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of fractured bone tissue from a patient suffering from osteoporosis (brittle bone disease)

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