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Moon halo, planets, star
Stephen Marceau in Eastern Australia captured two planets and a star inside a lunar halo this week. Beautiful!
March 3, 2016
Fair weather flights over Zimbabwe
Setting sun with glimpses of fair weather flight in front of it, including circling swallows and a light airplane.
March 2, 2016
Moonrise over Arctic Ocean
A psychedelic moon rising over the Arctic Ocean, created by a strong temperature inversion.
March 1, 2016
Frozen beach and sea smoke
Sea smoke forms when very cold air moves over warmer water. Josh Blash caught this sea smoke from Rye, New Hampshire.
February 27, 2016
Three friends, Milky Way, planets
On a beach in South Carolina, three friends watched as the morning twilight met the Milky Way.
February 26, 2016
Two views of ISS
You can capture the International Space Station as a long streak crossing your sky, or you can catch it close-up. Dan Wyman in California captured both.
February 25, 2016
Moonrise at MMT Observatory
Monday's full moonrise at MMT, part of Whipple Observatory - located on Mount Hopkins, Arizona, - 34 miles (55 km) south of Tucson in the Santa Rita Mountains.
February 23, 2016
First robin of the year
On Saturday, our friend Suzanne Murphy got her first robin sighting of the year yesterday in southern Wisconsin. Spring is coming!
February 21, 2016
Milky Way over a frozen pond
The Milky Way rising over a frozen pond in Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Massachusetts.
February 20, 2016
Moon halo with aurora
It's wonderful to see a halo around the moon - and also an aurora - but how about seeing the two together? Matt Skinner captured the view.
February 19, 2016
