Venus through saguaro cactus

The brightest planet in our sky, and the largest cactus species in the U.S. Thank you, David Jamieson, for sharing your photo with EarthSky!

After a quick snowstorm, strong winds cleared the sky

Goshen Pond. Shamong, New Jersey. Venus (below) and Mars in the western twilight. Thanks to Samuel Markey for sharing his photo with us!

A bluebird takes a drink

A big thank you to our friend Janet Furlong for sharing her photo with us!

See it! Best pics of full moon and Jupiter

An awesome gallery of photos of Jupiter and the full moon on February 3-4, 2015. Photos by EarthSky friends. Thank you all!

Winter stars … and Vega?

Two Dog Stars and a real dog named for a star.

Moon, Mars and Venus from a sea cave

Looking out from a sea cave over the Pacific at two planets and the moon.

Behind the clouds

Dreaming the night away while waiting for the clouds to clear.

U.S. Nor’easter at night

The Suomi NPP and the GOES-East satellites captured the powerful storm as it neared its peak intensity, in the early morning hours of January 27.

Best images! Asteroid 2004 BL86, as it swept near Earth

Images and video of asteroid 2004 BL86, which swept about 3 times the moon's distance from Earth on Monday, January 26.

Little solar halo observer

A big moment for a sky photographer and his son, in Sweden.