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Last night’s moon and Jupiter
Beautiful view of Jupiter - fourth-brightest sky object after the sun, moon and planet Venus - near last night's moon.
October 25, 2013
Halo around the moon
There's truth to this old saying: halo around the moon means rain soon.
October 23, 2013
Night and day on Saturn
Awesome mosaic by the Cassini spacecraft now orbiting Saturn
October 22, 2013
Glory, seen from a hot air balloon
Eileen Claffey saw this glory - formed when water droplets in the air scatter light backwards - this past weekend, while riding in a hot air balloon.
October 20, 2013
Three planets, zodiacal light and Milky Way
This stupendous photo by Justin Ng shows the recent array of three planets seen from Earth's Southern Hemisphere, the Milky Way and the elusive zodiacal light.
October 18, 2013
Early Orionid and aurora
In 2013, the Orionids are expected to peak on the morning of October 21, but a bright moon will interfere with the shower.
October 17, 2013
Boat launch into the Milky Way
Milky Way reflected in the calm waters of Moosehead Lake in Maine's Lily Bay State Park.
October 15, 2013
Star trails, moon trail, over Monument Valley
The bright light in this 25-minute exposure by Victor Goodpasture is the moon.
October 13, 2013
