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Venus over Chicago skyline
Venus shines so brightly after sunset now that even the lights of Chicago can't hide it!
February 6, 2017
Seaside
Stefan Nillson took this shot at 5 a.m. on January 28 in Sweden. Brrrr but beautiful!
February 5, 2017
Winter sun halo
Fiona M. Donnelly captured this beautiful sun halo on February 1, 2017 in Smiths Falls, Ontario.
February 4, 2017
See it! Young moon, Venus, Mars
The moon has returned to the evening sky. This week, it's sweeping past brilliant Venus and fainter Mars. Photos from the EarthSky community, here.
January 30, 2017
Space station moon
The International Space Station flying in front of the moon on January 14 as seen from the European Space Agency's space science center near Madrid, Spain.
January 28, 2017
Orion, from China’s Great Wall
The link between the constellation we know as Orion the Hunter and the Chinese New Year, celebrated throughout Southeast Asia and the world, and coming in 2017 on January 28.
January 27, 2017
Contrail shadow
Jet contrail shadows appear to be cast by a low-altitude bright light shining upwards. In fact, the light source is the sun, and the shadow is cast downward on clouds below.
January 26, 2017
Hole-punch clouds over SoCal
Hole-punch clouds result from a combination of cold temperatures, air traffic, and atmospheric instability. Conditions were ripe for making them over southern California last weekend.
January 25, 2017
Favorite photos from this weekend
The EarthSky community on Facebook outdid itself posting photos over the weekend of January 20-22, 2017. Thanks, everybody! Editors' picks here.
January 22, 2017
