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Close and far moons
Peter Lowenstein in Zimbabwe contrasts the size of the May 27 waxing crescent moon, which was close to Earth, with the June 9 full moon, which was far from Earth.
June 16, 2017
Saturn’s 2-toned moon
Saturn's moon Iapetus is a world of contrast, with light and dark regions fitting together like cosmic puzzle pieces.
June 15, 2017
Milky Way over the Everglades
Watch this video, showing Earth spinning under the sky of the southern Everglades in Florida.
June 14, 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
Milky Way over Mount Abu Observatory
Nikunj Rawal captured the Milky Way over India's Mount Abu Observatory on June 1.
June 9, 2017
Last night’s moon and Jupiter
The EarthSky community comes through again! Wonderful photos of the moon and Jupiter on June 3, 2017, from around the world.
June 4, 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
This season’s 1st noctilucent clouds
Late May is typically the start of the season for noctilucent clouds, aka night-shining clouds. A photographer in Denmark has already captured some!
May 30, 2017
Auroras over the South Pole
A strong G3-class geomagnetic storm sparked auroras over both poles of Earth this past weekend. Hunter Davis, at the South Pole, captured images.
May 29, 2017
Young moon returns to the west
This very special young moon marks the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Very tough to spot on May 26 from locations east of the Atlantic, but the Americas had a better shot at it.
May 27, 2017
