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Venus, west after sunset
Venus isn’t easy to see now in the sunset direction, shortly after the sun goes down. But keep watching! One evening soon, you’ll spot it.
December 5, 2014
Rare and wonderful full-circle rainbow
In theory, any rainbow can be a full circle, but - from Earth's surface - we typically see only the top part of a rainbow.
December 4, 2014
Asteroid brushes the Horsehead Nebula
Animation shows the space rock 4451 Grieve as it zips by the famous nebula.
December 3, 2014
Night-shining cloud season begins in Antarctica
Noctilucent clouds - aka night-shining clouds - are thought to be made of ice crystals that form on fine dust particles from meteors.
December 1, 2014
Bar-headed geese in India
A beautiful shot of bar-headed geese - one of the world's highest flying birds - over a wetlands in India in November 2014. Photo by Abhinav Singhai.
November 30, 2014
Good morning!
November morning sky at Old Scituate Light in Scituate, Massachusetts, USA.
November 28, 2014
Crescent moon
Tuesday's crescent moon sets behind a small cabin. Photo by Göran Strand.
November 27, 2014
Magellanic Clouds and more
Milky Way, Large and Small Magellanic Clouds and bright star Canopus can be seen in this image taken at sunrise over East Java’s Mount Bromo.
November 26, 2014
Ice-covered lighthouse in Michigan
Wow! A fearsome ice king! Outer lighthouse in St. Joseph, Michigan last Friday night.
November 25, 2014
