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Dumbbell nebula
Tom Wildoner got this great shot of the Dumbbell nebula. Also known as Messier 27, it’s in the constellation Vulpecula, about 1,360 light-years away.
August 17, 2016
Cosmic flowers, Qinghai Lake, China
"Should there be the same scenery as seen from another place of the Milky Way?"
August 15, 2016
See it! Perseid meteor photos and videos
The Perseids are declining now, but 2016 brought a great meteor shower for many around the globe. See photos and videos here.
August 14, 2016
A smile in the sky
Although it looks like an upside-down rainbow, it's what's called a circumzenithal arc. Katerina Russo captured this in Italy on August 9.
August 13, 2016
Shelf cloud over New Hampshire
Shelf clouds are what meteorologists call arcus clouds. They're low, mostly horizontal clouds, usually associated with a thunderstorm's leading edge.
August 8, 2016
Photos of this week’s moon and planets
Many in the EarthSky community captured the moon and planets this week. From the sunset horizon up, they are Venus, Mercury and Jupiter!
August 6, 2016
Solar eruption larger than Earth
Here is gas arching up from the surface of the sun, sculpted by the sun's magnetic fields. These great features are called prominences.
August 1, 2016
Earth’s shadow, sea and land
Earth's shadow is a blue-gray line ascending in the east each evening, as the sun sinks below the western horizon. Belt of Venus is a pink line above the shadow.
July 27, 2016
Venus and Mercury, from Brazil
With the exception of Jupiter, the planets in the west after sunset now aren't very conspicuous. But they're lining up for some fun in August!
July 26, 2016
