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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
Nature’s red, white, and blue
Memorial Day weekend is ahead here in the U.S. Have a happy one! Photo by Marcia White Bower.
May 25, 2017
Cape Cod Milky Way
Manish Mamtani captured this image at Salt Pond on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. "Happy to be back chasing the Milky Way," he said.
May 24, 2017
River of Mist, Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park, in northern California, is one of the most beautiful parks in the world. It set a record in 2016 with over 5 million visitors.
May 23, 2017
Monday morning’s moon and Venus
Photos of the beautiful conjunction of the moon and Venus - Monday morning, May 22, 2017 - from the EarthSky community.
May 22, 2017
