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Star trails over a French castle
The castle of Brochon in Gevrey-Chambertin - in the Burgundy region of eastern France - was built from 1895 to 1898. Photo by Jean-Baptiste Feldmann.
September 13, 2016
Crazy airglow
Airglow over Acadia National Park earlier this month, as a tropical storm raged in the Atlantic. Can a storm cause airglow? An expert comments.
September 11, 2016
See the horse in this lightning?
Pareidolia is seeing familiar objects or patterns in otherwise random or unrelated objects or patterns ... like seeing a horse in lightning.
September 10, 2016
Mars, Saturn, Antares and the moon
September 8 planets and moon, plus the star Antares. In time-exposure photos like this one, the streaks result from Earth's spin.
September 8, 2016
Moon, Venus and sleeping giants
A wonderful capture of this weekend's view of the moon and planet Venus, with the famous iconic statues of Easter Island.
September 6, 2016
Fiery sunset clouds over Zimbabwe
These sunset clouds resemble the real dry season fires going on in Zimbabwe at this time of year.
September 5, 2016
Lake Austin
Image taken by our friends at Float On - Lake Austin Boat Rentals here in Austin, TX!
September 4, 2016
Venus, Jupiter and the young moon
Photos from the EarthSky community of the fragile young moon sweeping past the sky's 2 brightest planets, Venus and Jupiter, this weekend. Thanks to all who submitted!
September 4, 2016
Satellite image: After Italy’s earthquake
Satellite images reveal the full extent of destruction following Italy’s earthquake on August 24, 2016. More information and links to the map set here.
September 1, 2016
