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Deborah Byrd
Asperitas clouds ahead of the rain
Kent Reinhard captured these rare asperitas clouds on June 10. They’ve been described as “… as if viewing a roughened sea surface from below.”
June 18, 2019
Atmospheric CO2 hits record high in May 2019
NOAA reports that carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere continued its rapid rise in 2019, reaching the highest recorded levels in 61 years of observation last month.
June 17, 2019
Andromeda, Jupiter, Milky Way over Montana
We're now in the middle of the best time of year to see Jupiter, and it's near the starry arc of the Milky Way. Enjoy this panoramic image from John Ashley in Montana.
June 10, 2019
ALMA spies a cool gas ring around our Milky Way’s central black hole
New observations by the ALMA telescope in Chile have revealed a never-before-seen disk of cool, interstellar gas wrapped around Sagittarius A*, the giant black hole at the center of our galaxy.
June 9, 2019
Golden eagle and funnel cloud, over Oregon
A golden eagle flying in front of a funnel cloud over the Steens Mountain Wilderness in southeastern Oregon. Thomas Patrick Tully, who posted these photos in earIy June, wrote that the funnel "... almost touched down and stayed strong for several minutes."
June 7, 2019
Here’s a portrait of a family of stars
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope was used to create this large mosaic of stars and dust clouds in the direction of the constellation Cepheus. Here are multiple star clusters - young, middle-aged and older - born from the same dense clumps of gas and dust.
June 6, 2019
Meteor Crater, Arizona
Joe Neeley captured the Milky Way over Meteor Crater, Arizona, on June 1, 2019, after holding a 2nd annual photography night at the crater last weekend.
June 5, 2019
Curiosity sees noctilucent clouds shining in Mars’ sky
Late last month, the Curiosity rover picked up wonderful images of noctilucent - or "night-shining" - clouds in the Martian sky. Plus - if you're at a high latitude on Earth now - it's time to start looking for these clouds.
June 3, 2019
Tornado near Edmond, Oklahoma
Since mid-May, the central and eastern U.S. have seen their biggest outbreak of tornadoes since 2011, with more than 366 twisters sighted.
May 31, 2019
Lightning, New York City, May 28, 2019
Alex Krivenyshev of the website WorldTimeZone.com caught these photos of the lightning show over New York City on May 28. "Watching from my window," he wrote. Thanks for sharing, Alex!
May 29, 2019
