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Supermoon photos from around the world
EarthSky received many photos of the bright and beautiful supermoon. We loved them all and thank you all! See editors' favorites here.
November 14, 2016
Fajada Butte
RodNeil Thomas got this shot on October 29 at Fajada Butte in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. He said, "This was my first time solo photographing the night sky. I'm hooked!"
November 10, 2016
Watching Orion
Orion the Hunter - one of the most familiar constellations to many because of its prominent Belt of 3 stars - is coming back into view in the evening sky.
November 9, 2016
Taurid meteor over Atlantic coast
The long-lasting 2016 Taurid meteor shower hasn't been as spectacular as last year's shower. But, like all Taurid showers, it has produced some fireballs!
November 7, 2016
Into the thin air
Photographer Jeff Dai captured this self-portrait atop a glacier - 17,000 feet (5,300 m) above sea level - in the Himalayas of Tibet.
November 3, 2016
Wow! Photos of moon, Venus and Saturn
Venus and Saturn were extra close on the sky's dome this past weekend. Now the waxing moon has come back after sunset and is sweeping near them each evening.
November 1, 2016
Airglow over Sweden
Airglow is the light of excited atoms, high in Earth's atmosphere.
October 31, 2016
October’s end, Virginia
"Nothing like some fall colors and the Milky Way to start off the weekend!"
October 29, 2016
Catching the elusive gegenschein
The gegenschein, or counterglow, is a faint brightening of the night sky in the region opposite the sun. It's sunlight scattered by interplanetary dust.
October 28, 2016
Orionid meteor in moonlight
Eliot Herman had 2 things working against him when he caught this photo. The moon was bright, and it was the night after the shower's peak. But the result is beautiful.
October 25, 2016
