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Into the storm
Manish Mamtani was coming back from Yellowstone National Park in late 2016, when he encountered this storm on the road ahead.
January 14, 2017
See it! First full moon of 2017
In the Northern Hemisphere, the January full moon is sometimes known as the Wolf Moon. Howl at these awesome photos of the January's full moon from EarthSky friends around the world.
January 13, 2017
Alaska’s Bogoslof volcano, from space
It started erupting explosively and unexpectedly in late 2016. This view is from January 3, from NASA's Terra satellite. As of yesterday, the eruptions were declining, but may start again!
January 11, 2017
Winter rainbow over Niagara Falls
Tony Lee said temps were in the 20s (around -7 Celsius) when he captured this shot.
January 9, 2017
Orion Nebula and molecular gas clouds
Image of the Orion Nebula, shot on a cold night in Georgia, by Dave Woolsteen.
January 8, 2017
Largest, closest, highest sun
As seen from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on January 4, Earth reached its closest point to the sun just 40 minutes before the sun reached its highest daily position in Rio`s sky ...
January 7, 2017
Bokeh effect in Orion
Notice the colors of Orion's stars in this photo that's slightly out-of-focus. Chirag Upreti wrote: "This is a 'bokeh effect,' and turns out it works really well on celestial bodies!"
January 6, 2017
Light pillars over Sun Valley, Idaho
Ice crystals in the air create these beautiful, upward shafts of light.
January 4, 2017
See it! Moon sweeps past Venus and Mars
As 2017 opens, the young moon is sweeping past dazzling Venus in the west after sunset. Mars is there, too, and, for those with optical aid, Neptune! Photos here.
January 3, 2017
Geese flying along anticrepuscular rays
Elusive anticrepuscular rays converge towards a point on the sky opposite the sun. Karl Diefenderfer caught them as 2016 came to a close, as a flock of geese was passing by.
January 1, 2017
