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Waning crescent Venus
Venus will soon pass more or less between us and the sun, at what astronomers call inferior conjunction. That's why this inner planet is now waning in phase.
January 9, 2014
Winter sun returns to Earth’s far north
The solstice is behind us. At high northern latitudes, sunlight is returning only briefly each day or casts an eerie twilight glow.
January 8, 2014
Snowflake
Beautifully clear and detailed image of a single snowflake, by Joshua Nowicki Photoography
January 7, 2014
Quadrantid meteor and aurora on January 3
In 2014, as the Quadrantid meteors were flying, those at far northern latitudes were seeing auroras.
January 4, 2014
Young crescent moon and old crescent Venus on January 2
The planet Venus is about to pass between the Earth and sun. It will soon disappear from our sky. But many saw it last night near the moon.
January 3, 2014
Softly the evening came
A mountain sunset near Tucson, Arizona and a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
January 2, 2014
Extra high tides today
This new moon at the New Year is also one of the closest moons of the year. The close, new moon will cause tides to be higher than usual.
January 1, 2014
Analemma 2013
If you photographed the sun at the same time each day - subtracting an hour as needed for Daylight Saving Time - the resulting figure-8 would be an analemma.
December 30, 2013
Light pillars over Ontario
Light pillars form when a bright light reflects off the surfaces of millions of falling ice crystals associated with thin, high-level clouds.
December 29, 2013
