Doug Perrine / Bioluminescence from glowing plankton in sea tide line on beach, with stars above and ship lights on horizon, Vaadhoo Island, Raa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, October 2010

Martin Dohrn / Group of lions (Panthera leo) at night, Masai Mara, Kenya. Photographed using 'Starlight Camera' technology without artificial lighting.

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Pink sea fan / Warty coral (Eunicella verrucosa) with attached eggs of a Common squid (Loligo vulgaris), eggcase of a Lesser-spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula), and Spiny starfish (Marthasterias...

Jeff Rotman / Northern Sea Stars (Asterias vulgaris) feeds on bed of mussels. Cathedral Rocks, Gloucester, Massachusetts, New England USA - North Atlantic Ocean.

Oriol Alamany / View of the night sky looking up through trees, with stars and the Milky Way, Mopani, Kruger National Park, Transvaal, South Africa, September.

Jack Dykinga / Star trails in sky over Alabama Hills, BLM eroded granite formation know as Mobius Arch. Eastern Sierra, California. May 2012.

Charlie Summers / Stars draw traces above Naabi Hill acacia trees, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Eric Medard / Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri) flying low over water to drink, with long-exposure star-trails. France, Europe, July.

Sue Daly / Red sea star (Echinaster sepositus) and bryozoans fauna. Channel Islands, UK July. Highly commended, 'Habitat' category, British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2012.

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) camouflaged amongst reeds in winter, Slimbridge WWT, Gloucestershire, UK, February. Did you know? The call of a bittern can carry for more than a kilometre.

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Bittern Botaurus stellaris Slimbridge winter

Chadden Hunter / Brinicles (brine icicles or ice stalactites) forming under the ice, growing towards the sea floor, Ross Sea, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Taken on location for 'Winter' episode of the BBC Frozen Planet...

Juan Carlos Munoz / Northern lights / Aurora borealis over snowy landscape, Iceland, Europe, March 2012

Juan Carlos Munoz / Northern lights / Aurora borealis, Iceland, Europe, March 2012

Erlend Haarberg / Steam vents at night with northern lights, Hverir, Namafjall, Iceland, February 2011

Erlend Haarberg / Steam vents at night, Hverirt, Namafjall, Iceland, February 2011

Erlend Haarberg / Hverfjall crater at night, Myvatn, Iceland, March 2011

Orsolya Haarberg / Steam vents with northern lights at night, Hverir, Namafjall, Iceland, February 2011

Onne van der Wal / Bacardi Star Regatta, Miami 2009.

Nick Turner / Stonehenge at night, Wiltshire, England, UK, September 2009.

Nick Turner / Close up of Stonehenge stones at night, Wiltshire, England, Uk, September 2009.

Nick Turner / Close up of Stonehenge stones at night, Wiltshire, England, UK, September 2009.

Inaki Relanzon / Remarkable Rocks at night, Flinders Chase National Park, Kangaroo Island, South Australia State, Australia, September 2011.

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Common Sunstar (Crossaster papposus), St Abbs (St Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve), Berwickshire, Scotland, UK, October 2011

Nick Garbutt / Acacia sp. at night, with a herd of Plains Zebra (Equus quagga) beneath. Near Ndutu, Nogorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Common sunstar (Crossaster papposus), brittlestars and sealoch anemones form a typical undersea community in a Scottish sea loch, Loch Duich, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, UK, April 2011

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Common / Red sunstar (Crossaster papposus) amongst Dead man's fingers (Alcyonium digitatum) on a rocky reef, beneath kelp. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, June.

Lassi Rautiainen / Beginnings of the Northern lights in night sky in winter with conifer trees laden with snow, Kuusamo, northern Finland, February 2009

Juergen Freund / Brittlestar on gorgonian fan coral, Papua New Guinea.

Juergen Freund / Blue sea star on massive Boulder coral (Gardineroseris planulata) North Sulawesi, Indonesia. This coral species is normally found from the Red Sea to Central America, and is relatively uncommon in the...

Juergen Freund / Coral reef landscape with abundant whip corals, Blue sea stars and hard coral, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, October 2009.

Martin Dohrn / Ammonite night filming crew on location for National Geographic Nighstalkers, Yala National Park, Sri Lanka, 2010. *THIS IMAGE CAN ONLY BE USED IF NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC NIGHTSTALKERS IS REFERENCED*

Juergen Freund / Massive boulder / Cauliflower coral (Gardineroseris planulata) with blue sea star, Buyat Bay, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Indo-pacific.

Inaki Relanzon / Dolmen d'Eyna at night, with a long exposure capturing star trails. Eyne, Pyrenees, France, September 2010.

Juergen Freund / Star shaped Pincushion / Pillow cushion starfish (Culcita novaeguinea), detail of the underbelly. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Star shaped Pincushion / Pillow cushion starfish (Culcita novaeguinea), detail of the underbelly. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Tiny Brittlestars (Ophiuridae) wrapped around the branches of Fan coral, Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Friant's sea star (Nardoa frianti), close-up of skin of the upper side. North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Blue linkia starfish (Linckia laevigata) pair attached to the dead part of coral, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea

Juergen Freund / Blue starfish shrimp (Periclimenes soror) on starfish, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea, Indo-Pacific.

Juergen Freund / A small Necklace sea star (Fromia monilis) on larger Blue sea star (Linckia laevigata) Sipadan, Malaysia

Bruno D'Amicis / Southern slope of Mount Kazbek / Mkinvartsveri and Gergeti glacier in the Khokh range under Milky Way. Greater Caucasus, Georgia, September 2010.

Inaki Relanzon / Star trails above Baobab trees (Adansonia za) at night, Zombitse National Park, Madagascar, June 2010

Solvin Zankl / Sea star / Common starfish (Asterias rubens) at brachiolaria larva stage (60 days old), digital focus stacking

Alex Mustard / A young California sealion (Zalophus californianus) playing with a starfish, inside an underwater cave. The pups will pick up a variety of objects (such as starfish, lumps of coral, shells and feather...

Alex Mustard / A young California sealion (Zalophus californianus) playing with a starfish, inside an underwater cave. The pups will pick up a variety of objects (such as starfish, lumps of coral, shells and feather...

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Northern lights (Aurora borealis) over a Nenets herders' camp. Yamal Peninsula, Western Siberia, Russia, 2001.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Northern lights (Aurora borealis) over a Nenets herders' camp. Yamal Peninsula, Western Siberia, Russia, 2001

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Northern lights (Aurora borealis) over a Nenets herders' camp. Yamal Peninsula, Western Siberia, Russia, 2001.

Floris van Breugel / Joshua Trees (Yucca brevifolia) in Antelope Valley against the night sky illuminated by the orange glow from Los Angeles light pollution, California, USA. September 2009.

Floris van Breugel / An ancient Bristlecone Pine tree (Pinus aristata) under a clear star-lit night sky with star trails, White Mountains, California, USA. July 2007.

Floris van Breugel / Twilight view of Mt. Rainier, under a clear night filled with stars, and alpine meadow of Lupins (Lupinus) in the foreground Mt. Rainer National Park, Washington, USA. August 2008. Double exposure.

Floris van Breugel / Long exposure to capture star trails circling around the North Star, Polaris, at the "Racetrack," a remote desert playa (dry lake bed) in Death Valley National Park, famous for its mysterious moving r...

Floris van Breugel / Merriam Peak at dusk, with reflections, John Muir Wilderness, California, USA, June 2010

Floris van Breugel / Juniper Tree (Juniperus thurifera) at night, silhouetted next to standing rock, Joshua Tree National Park. California, USA, January 2009

Jack Dykinga / Eroded formation known as the 'Tres Maries', in the Valle de la Luna. One million year old composition of gravel, clay, salt, gems and quartz, against The Milky Way and Southern Cross in the night sky...

Jack Dykinga / Eroded rock formation known as the 'Tres Maries', in the Valle de la Luna. One million year old composition of gravel, clay, salt, gems and quartz, against The Milky Way and Southern Cross in the nigh...

Billy Black / Starfish in half Oyster (Lophia folium) shell lying on bed of seaweed. Pumpkin Island, Maine, USA.

Chris O'Reilly / Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) Adult wading through water amongst reeds, Winter, UK, Wild

Charlie Summers / Stars in the southern hemisphere from the Kalahari Desert. The star in the middle of the rotation is the Southern Poler (Sigma octantis) It is one degree off true south. Southern Africa

Onne van der Wal / Young man snorkeling over seagrass bed, holding a starfish, The Grenadines, Caribbean. February 2010, Model released.

Sue Daly / Large group of Sunflower sea stars (Asterias / Pycnopodia helianthoides) covering rock, pacific coast, Canada, August

Sue Daly / Large group of Sunflower sea stars (Asterias / Pycnopodia helianthoides) covering rock, pacific coast, Canada, August

Sven Zacek / Starlit sky, and Northern lights, over White Water, river, Sarek National Park, Sweden, Scandinavia

Wild Wonders of Europe / Schandy / Star trails over Mount Elbrus (5,642m) at night, Caucasus, Russia, June 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zacek / Snow covered conifers at night, Riisitunturi National Park, Finland, February 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgre / Common starfish (Asterias rubens) on Kelp (Laminaria sp) Smgen, Bohuslan Sweden, May 2005. WWE INDOOR EXHIBITION

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Great mullein (Verbascum thapsus) at night with startrails, Monti Sibillini National Park, Umbria, Italy, May 2009. WWE INDOOR EXHIBITION

Wild Wonders of Europe / Muñoz / Starfish on rock at low tide, Dail Beag Beach, Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June 2009

Jack Dykinga / Hoodoo formations of heavily banded sandstone at night with star trails, Navajo Reservation, Arizona, USA

Jack Dykinga / Saguaro cactus (Carnegia gigantea) lit up at night with star trails, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona, USA

Jeff Vanuga / Lone Star Geyser erupting in Lone Star Geysyer Basin at night, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, October 2007

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Pine tree at night on Stuoc peak, Durmitor NP, Montenegro, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Saddle peak at dusk, Durmitor NP, Montenegro, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Popp-Ha / Matterhorn (4,478m) at night, with star trails, from Gornergrat, Wallis, Switzerland, September 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Popp-Ha / Matterhorn (4,478m) at night, long exposure with star trails, viewed from Gornergrat, Switzerland, September 2008, climbers in foreground with headlamps setting off to climb the Matterhorn from Hornli...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Kelp with Common / Red sunstar (Crossaster papposus) and shells, Moere coastline, Norway, February 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Blanket stars (Gorgonocephalus caputmedusae) climbing Fan coral (Paramuricea placomus) to position themselves in water current, Trondheimsfjorden, Norway, February 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Close up of Spiny starfish (Marthasterias glacialis) Moere coastline, Norway, February 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zacek / Northern lights, in snow covered forest, Riisitunturi National Park, Finland, February 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zacek / Northern lights over snow covered forest, Riisitunturi National Park, Finland, February 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zacek / Snow covered conifers at night, Riisitunturi National Park, Finland, February 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zacek / Photographer, Sven Zacek, in snow covered landscape at night, Riisitunturi National Park, Finland, February 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgre / Common starfish (Asterias rubens) swimming, Saltstraumen, Bod, Norway, October 2008. WWE INDOOR EXHIBITION

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Common starfish (Asterias rubens) moving, Saltstraumen, Bod, Norway, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Common starfish (Asterias rubens) group, Saltstraumen, Bod, Norway, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Common starfish (Asterias rubens) swimming, Saltstraumen, Bod, Norway, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Common starfish (Asterias rubens) Saltstraumen, Bod, Norway, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Common starfish (Asterias rubens) moving, Saltstraumen, Bod, Norway, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Common starfish (Asterias rubens) swimming, Saltstraumen, Bod, Norway, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Common starfish (Asterias rubens) by a large Anemone, Saltstraumen, Bod, Norway, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Döerr / Mountains with star trails in the sky, Cheile Bicazului-Hasmas National Park, Carpathian Mountains, Transylvania, Romania, October 2008. WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Döerr / Mountains at night, Cheile Bicazului-Hasmas National Park, Carpathian Mountains, Transylvania, Romania, October 2008

Gary K. Smith / Common starfish {Asterias rubens} washed up on beach, Norfolk, UK, November 2008

Inaki Relanzon / Long exposure of stars above a rock bridge in the Eastern Pyrenees. Alta Cerdanya, Languedoc-Roussillion, France

Jose B. Ruiz / Aleppo pine tree {Pinus halepensis} photographed with long exposure at night with star trails behind, Torremanzana, Alicante, Spain