The Twelve Apostles, Melbourne, a photo by Christopher Chan on Flickr.

The Twelve Apostles is a collection of eight miocene limestone rock stacks jutting from the water in Port Campbell National Park, between Princetown and Peterborough on the Great Ocean Road. (Wikipedia)

Melbourne Skyline Sunset, a photo by Christopher Chan on Flickr.

Melbourne’s CBD, compared with other Australian cities, has comparatively unrestricted height limits and as a result of waves of post-war development contains five of the six tallest buildings in Australia, the tallest of which is the Eureka Tower, situated in Southbank. (Wikipedia)

Supermoon 2012, Mount Hamilton, a photo by Christopher Chan on Flickr.

My original plan was to try to capture the supermoon rising behind the Lick Observatory, which is on the ridge, to the left of this scene. Unfortunately, I didn’t get the alignment correct. Luckily there was some foreground interest to allow me to re-compose the scene.

David Packard Electrical Engineering Building, Stanford University, a photo by Christopher Chan on Flickr.

David Packard, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard earned a Masters in Electrical Engineering in 1938 (Wikipedia)

Stanford Memorial Church, a photo by Christopher Chan on Flickr.

North facade of the Stanford Memorial Church viewed from the Main Quad.

James H Clark Center, Stanford University, a photo by Christopher Chan on Flickr.

The Clark Center houses interdisciplinary research in the biological sciences and home to Stanford’s Bio-X Program (Wikipedia).

Stanford Memorial Church, a photo by Christopher Chan on Flickr.

Stanford Memorial Church is located at the center of the Stanford University campus in Stanford, California, United States. It was built during the American Renaissance by Jane Stanford as a memorial to her husband Leland. (Wikipedia)

Hanauma Bay Panorama, Hawaii, a photo by Christopher Chan on Flickr.

Hanauma is a marine embayment formed within a volcanic cone and located along the southeast coast of the Island of Oʻahu (just east of Honolulu) in the Hawaiian Islands. (Wikipedia)

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Kilauea Panorama, Hawaii, a photo by Christopher Chan on Flickr.

Kīlauea is a volcano in the Hawaiian Islands, and one of five shield volcanoes that together form the island of Hawaiʻi. It is one of the most active volcanoes on the planet. Thirty-five eruptions have taken place since 1952, not including the current episode. Lava less than 1000 years old covers 90% of Kīlauea, and the volume of erupted material is large enough to pave a road around the world three times.(Wikipedia)

The Halemaumau Crater can be seen on the right.

Big Island, Hawaii, a photo by Christopher Chan on Flickr.

The rugged south coast of the Big Island within the Volcanoes National Park is frequently the place where lava can be seen dripping into the ocean.

The Star Field from Mauna Kea, a photo by Christopher Chan on Flickr.

Mauna Kea is a volcano on the island of Hawaii. Much of the mountain is below sea level; when measured from its oceanic base, Mauna Kea stands at more than 10,200 m (33,500 ft), significantly taller than the elevation of Mount Everest above sea level (Everest only rises an average of about 4,150 m [13,600 ft] above its own base).

With its high altitude, dry environment, and stable airflow, Mauna Kea’s summit is one of the best sites in the world for astronomical observation (Wikipedia)

Mauna Kea Summit, Hawaii, a photo by Christopher Chan on Flickr.

When measured from its oceanic base, Mauna Kea stands at more than 10,200 m (33,500 ft), significantly taller than the elevation of Mount Everest above sea level (Everest only rises an average of about 4,150 m/13,615 ft above its own base).With its high altitude, dry environment, and stable airflow, Mauna Kea’s summit is one of the best sites in the world for astronomical observation. Since the creation of an access road in 1964, thirteen telescopes funded by eleven countries have been constructed at the summit. (Wikipedia)

USS Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, a photo by Christopher Chan on Flickr.

The USS Arizona Memorial, located at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, marks the resting place of 1,102 of the 1,177 sailors killed on the USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 by Japanese imperial forces. (Wikipedia)

Hardened Lava, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, a photo by Christopher Chan on Flickr.

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park encompasses two active volcanoes: Kīlauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, and Mauna Loa, the world’s most massive volcano. (Wikipedia)