Enjoy a large collection of the best photos submitted to EarthSky Community Photos for the week of October 7-13, 2023, in the video above. And enjoy a few special selections below. Do you have a great photo to share with us? You can submit it here.
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Tomás Andonie in Frutillar, Región de los Lagos, Chile, captured this image on October 8, 2023. Tomás wrote: “I am a 19-year-old astrophotographer, and I have always been impressed by the universe. That is why every year I travel to the south of Chile, to seek the beautiful southern landscapes, with the wonders that the universe has to offer me.” Thank you, Tomás!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Martin Curran in Cheyenne, Wyoming, captured this image of the spiral galaxy NGC 6946 and the open cluster NGC 6939 in the constellation Cepheus on October 8, 2023. Martin wrote that the Fireworks Galaxy is “… 20,000 light-years across and is 22.5 million light-years from Earth. It’s pretty dim for its size as it is highly obscured by interstellar matter due to its proximity to the Milky Way.” Thank you, Martin!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Brandi Mullins in Martinsville, Virginia, shared this composite image on October 12, 2023. Brandi wrote: “Phases of the moon from all my pictures I took over the last month combined into one photograph.” Thank you, Brandi!
Kelly Kizer Whitt has been a science writer specializing in astronomy for more than two decades. She began her career at Astronomy Magazine, and she has made regular contributions to AstronomyToday and the Sierra Club, among other outlets. Her children’s picture book, Solar System Forecast, was published in 2012. She has also written a young adult dystopian novel titled A Different Sky. When she is not reading or writing about astronomy and staring up at the stars, she enjoys traveling to the national parks, creating crossword puzzles, running, tennis, and paddleboarding. Kelly lives in Wisconsin.
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