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Northern lights from the air
Photos of the aurora borealis, or northern lights, shot from an airplane over the icy Canadian landscape and approximate North Pole.
November 29, 2016
Night-shining clouds over Antarctica
The AIM spacecraft has spotted noctilucent clouds - aka night-shining clouds - above Earth's southernmost continent. The season for them started early this year!
November 27, 2016
See it! Moon sweeps past Jupiter
In late November 2016, the waning moon took aim on Jupiter in the predawn sky. It swept closest to it on the morning of November 25. Photos from around the world!
November 25, 2016
Snowy night in Syracuse, New York
Syracuse’s first snowstorm of the season - this past Sunday and Monday - made this November the 4th snowiest since 1940.
November 25, 2016
Moon with fall foliage
The moon caught one morning this week. The moon is waning now, and so is the year.
November 23, 2016
Félix Aguilar Observatory
Gorgeous shot of the Félix Aguilar Observatory in San Juan, Puerto Rico, by AstroLina Photography.
November 23, 2016
Together under the Milky Way
A dark sky, a friend and a flashlight to point out Milky Way sights.
November 22, 2016
New view of Ceres, as Dawn moves higher
Remember the famous bright spots on dwarf planet Ceres? Some thought they looked like signs of an alien intelligence. Here's a recent view from a new angle, by the Dawn spacecraft.
November 21, 2016
Summer storm off New Hampshire
As autumn unfolds ... remember last summer? Josh Blash captured this cool image in June, showing a summer storm in the Atlantic, just off the coast.
November 20, 2016
Nova in Sagittarius
There's a nova in the sky now. It's faint and requires a dark sky to be seen, but photos pick it up more easily. Astrophotographer Jeff Dai captured it from Thailand.
November 19, 2016
