Turquoise-tinted plumes in Large Magellanic Cloud

This image - made with a special filter - shows the outskirts of a much-studied nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud, called the Tarantula Nebula.

Ghost light from dead galaxies

The Hubble Space Telescope has picked up the faint, ghostly glow of stars ejected from ancient galaxies that were gravitationally ripped apart several billion years ago.

Night spider

"She waits patiently through the night on her invisible web, stars dimly glowing in the background..."

The Brocken Spectre

Brocken Spectre at Lough Corrib, a lake in the west of Ireland, by Conor Ledwith Photography.

See it! Photos of October 23 solar eclipse

Favorite photos of the beautiful partial solar eclipse on October 23. 2014. Thank you to all who submitted to EarthSky.org or posted at EarthSky Facebook or G+.

Orionid meteors 2014

The Orionid meteor shower peaked on the morning of Tuesday, October 21, 2014. But you might still see meteors in this annual shower.

Moonbows!

A moonbow is like a rainbow, but fainter, caused by moonlight.

Chinese mantis

Say hello to an insect friend ...

4 a.m aurora

Aurora, mirrored in water, west of Saskatoon in Canada. Photo by Colin Chatfield.

Comet Siding Spring near M6

Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring near the star cluster M6 on October 9, 2014.

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