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Moon in Gemini – near Castor and Pollux – November 21 and 22
Look for the moon in Gemini on November 21 and 22, 2021. The 2 bright stars near the moon are Castor and Pollux, the "twins."
November 21, 2021
La Palma volcano has been erupting for 2 months
The La Palma volcano - which began on September 19, 2021 - has now been erupting for 2 months. It has claimed one life and forced thousands to evacuate.
November 19, 2021
Lunar eclipse photos November 18-19, 2021
A selection of lunar eclipse photos from the EarthSky Community. Did you see it? It was a deep partial eclipse ... almost total!
November 19, 2021
Deep partial lunar eclipse November 18-19: Great for North America
A partial lunar eclipse occurs on November 19, 2021. It will reach the Americas, North Europe, eastern Asia, Australia, and the Pacific.
November 18, 2021
An omega moonset’s continuous change
Meiying Lee in Taipei, Taiwan captured these images - and created this video - of the omega moonset on November 10, 2021.
November 12, 2021
Favorite moon and planet photos, November 5 to 10
Moon and planet photos from the EarthSky community. The planets in the evening sky are spectacular now and about to be more so!
November 11, 2021
Photos of November 3-4 auroras. Wow!
Aurora tour guide Markus Varik in Tromso, Norway, shares a collection of aurora photos from the CME impact, along with other photographers around the world.
November 4, 2021
Hunter’s Moon photos: Best of 2021
As autumn advances in the Northern Hemisphere, the Hunter's Moon illuminates the world for several nights around October 20. Hunter's Moon photos here.
October 20, 2021
Here are the 2022 Breakthrough Prize winners
2022 Breakthrough Prize winners made discoveries leading to Covid-19 vaccines, treatments for neurological diseases, and more precise quantum clocks.
September 10, 2021
Was Comet ATLAS a blast from the past?
Comet ATLAS was seen to break apart in 2020, while still relatively far from the sun. An astronomer thinks our early ancestors saw this comet.
August 25, 2021
