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Venus in daytime on August 30
Venus appears as a crescent for the same reason the moon does. It's because, at times like now, its lighted side - or day side - is facing mostly away from us.
September 4, 2015
Giant sunspot AR2403
It didn't produce any X flares, but it was spectacular to view on the sun for six days, from August 21 to 26.
September 2, 2015
Venus and Mars before dawn
Venus has returned to the east before dawn. Mars is up there, too, but not nearly as bright. See Venus, and capture Mars now with binoculars or in photos.
September 1, 2015
Ethereal beach
Gorgeous photo of one of the most beautiful beaches in the Pacific Northwest.
August 31, 2015
Twin Jet Nebula
New Hubble Space Telescope image of a planetary nebula, created by two aging stars that have shucked off their outer layers, but still orbit each other.
August 27, 2015
Graceful arc of Venus before dawn
Animation of the planet Venus, now returning to the east before dawn. The animation shows Venus in the morning sky from August 2015 through March 2016.
August 26, 2015
Nearby galaxy in Triangulum
This face-on spiral galaxy - Messier 33 aka M33 - is the second-closest spiral to our Milky Way at 3 million light-years away.
August 25, 2015
Ghost of a dying star
This glowing bubble is the Southern Owl Nebula - the remnants of a dying star.
August 20, 2015
As summer starts to fade …
The night of August 17, around 2:30 a.m. in the Adirondacks region of New York. Photo by Jennifer Khordi Thank you Jennifer!
August 19, 2015
