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Planets, east before dawn
Brightest planets Venus and Jupiter are up before dawn now. Mars is there, too. Mercury will soon join. During October ... wow! They're going to put on a show.
October 2, 2015
Hurricane Joaquin, 5 a.m., October 1, 2015
Hurricane Joaquin will batter the central Bahamas with hurricane force winds, storm surge and heavy rain through tonight.
October 1, 2015
Fires in Indonesia spread smoke
Indonesia's annual land-clearing fires sent smoke into other parts of Southeast Asia last week. In Singapore, schools closed Friday as air pollution hit a high.
September 29, 2015
Best photos of the total lunar eclipse
Best photos of the September 27-28, 2015 total eclipse of the moon from awesome EarthSky community members! Thanks to all who posted.
September 28, 2015
Badlands
"It really felt like you could scoop the stars out of the sky," said photographer Cameron Cech.
September 25, 2015
Photos from friends: Signs of autumn
Happy autumn (or spring, if you're in the Southern Hemisphere)! Enjoy the photos.
September 25, 2015
Amazing, blazing equinox sunset
Spectacular flaming fringe on the setting sun over Mutare, Zimbabwe, caused by a bush fire concealed behind the point on the hill over which the sun went down.
September 24, 2015
Human pentagon with Milky Way
A winning combo - humans, a pentagon and a dark night of stars - at one of India's best sites for astronomy.
September 23, 2015
Brief, beautiful circumzenithal arc
Circumzenithal arcs are sometimes referred to as "upside-down rainbows" or "a smile in the sky."
September 22, 2015
Best seat in the world
The central bugle of our Milky Way galaxy shines brightly above the vast ocean of lights of Yaqing Temple in China.
September 21, 2015
