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Last light at Mauna Kea summit
The sun sinks over the observatory atop Hawaii's Mauna Kea volcano.
July 17, 2016
Fishing hut in Sweden
A little fishing cottage on the Swedish coast beneath the vast Milky Way.
July 15, 2016
Earth’s shadow in infrared
"I wasn't happy with my visible light photos, but Earth's shadow showed great in IR. The rest was just working out the photo conditions by trial and error."
July 13, 2016
Have you seen Venus yet?
Venus is returning to the west after sunset. We're hearing reports of brief glimpses of it, low in the twilight. EarthSky community photos here!
July 6, 2016
Mars and Milky Way over Big Sur
Big Sur along the central California coast has many state parks for hiking and camping. This state park features a waterfall that drops into the Pacific.
July 6, 2016
Yesterday’s sun at aphelion
We reached our farthest point from the sun for 2016 yesterday at 16:24 UTC. That's 11:24 a.m. in the central U.S, 1:24 p.m. Central European Summer Time.
July 5, 2016
Earth-sized aurora on Jupiter
NASA released this image as the Juno spacecraft arrived at Jupiter.
July 3, 2016
This week’s old moon
A waning crescent moon - seen in the east before dawn - is called an old moon.
July 2, 2016
