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Saturday night’s extremely young moon
Photo and animation of an extremely young moon - only 18 hours past the new phase - setting over a hill last night, as seen from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
June 25, 2017
The eclipse is just 2 lunations away
As we approach another new moon, astronomer Guy Ottewell shares his profound understanding of lunar cycles and the coming total solar eclipse.
June 23, 2017
What’s a conjunction?
When two heavenly bodies seem to come together: EarthSky community member Tom Wildoner explains the term "conjunction" in astronomy.
June 23, 2017
What’s it like to see a total solar eclipse?
Words often fail when trying to explain the kaleidoscope of sights, sounds, feelings and emotions that consume us during this other-worldly event.
June 13, 2017
Fav photos: 2017’s smallest full moon
EarthSky friends outdid themselves this weekend, taking photos of the full moon. Thanks to all who contributed!
June 10, 2017
This week, a daytime meteor shower
The Arietid meteor shower is the strongest daylight shower of the year. It lasts from late May through early June. Will you see any meteors? Maybe. Try around the morning of June 7.
June 6, 2017
A novel approach to star trails
Featured in National Geographic and Nature, Canadian amateur astronomer Christian Sasse explains how he created his unique star trails, by superimposing images.
June 5, 2017
Close conjunction of Venus and Uranus
Planet Venus passed 1.8 degrees south of planet Uranus on June 2, 2017, and Eliot Herman in Tucson captured their close conjunction.
June 3, 2017
2017’s closest supermoon is May 25
For the 1st time since 2009, a new moon - not a full moon - will be the closest and largest supermoon of a year.
May 25, 2017
Planet circus in May, with explanation
A beautiful spatial view of our solar system from Guy Ottewell, showing the planets’ paths along their orbits in approximately mid-May, 2017, with sightlines to them from the Earth.
May 15, 2017
