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Favorite photos of September 12 aurora
Two powerful storms on the sun this week resulted in beautiful displays of the aurora borealis, or northern lights, that dipped down as far as the northern U.S.
September 13, 2014
Harvest Moon trilogy
This past full moon was the Northern Hemisphere's Harvest Moon, known for appearing entirely or nearly full for several nights in a row.
September 11, 2014
Home is behind, the world ahead
A mesmerizing view down a long, straight stretch of road, with a wild sky above.
September 10, 2014
Milky Way and moonset
Reflections of the moon and the Milky way in a pond atop Independence Pass in Colorado's Rocky Mountains
September 8, 2014
Campfire under Milky Way at Mount Bromo
Astrophotographer Justin Ng has just returned from Mount Bromo. Here's what a night on an active volcano in Indonesia looks like.
September 7, 2014
ISS crosses the moon’s face
A composite of 1/2-second of time when two objects in space converged. ISS is at 300 kilometers and the moon is at 384,000 kilometers away.
September 5, 2014
Filipino sunset
The Republic of the Philippines in Southeast Asia - in the western Pacific Ocean - consists of 7,107 islands.
September 4, 2014
Milky Way over Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico
Arecibo Observatory's 1,000-foot (305-meter) radio telescope is the world's largest single-aperture telescope.
September 3, 2014
Andromeda Galaxy
Beautiful shot of M31 - closest large spiral galaxy to our Milky Way - by our friend Tom Wildoner.
September 2, 2014
Fav photos of August 31 moon, Saturn and Mars
Did you see the moon near the planets Saturn and Mars Sunday evening? Thanks to all EarthSky friends who captured and shared these beautiful images.
September 1, 2014
