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Lunar fogbow over Finland
This luminous fogbow was captured this weekend by EarthSky Facebook friend Thomas Kast.
August 26, 2013
Earth waves at Saturn
A collage of 1400+ images of people waving at the Cassini spacecraft on July 19.
August 22, 2013
Astronauts’ sunrise with night-shining clouds
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station took this panoramic photo looking northeast from a point about halfway along the Aleutian Island chain.
August 22, 2013
CME and sun-diving comet
A coronal mass ejection (CME) erupted from the sun's far side on August 20. At nearly the same time, a small sun-diving comet met its end.
August 21, 2013
Comet ISON’s path across our sky
This chart shows how we on Earth see Comet ISON in front of the background stars, as it falls toward the sun, moving from the outer to the inner solar system.
August 20, 2013
Sailing stones
Mysterious sailing stones of Racetrack Playa, a dry lake bed in California's Death Valley.
August 17, 2013
Moon halo and Milky Way
Composite image of Milky Way and moon halo - with Venus and Saturn - captured in Mersing, Malaysia before peak of Perseid meteor shower earlier this week.
August 16, 2013
Choppy waters in Lake Michigan
Choppy waters in Lake Michigan, the windy city Chicago, and a sunset.
August 15, 2013
Comet ISON recovered!
Comet ISON might have become a spectacular sight around the time it comes closest to our sun in late November 2013. But, as of now, that's not looking likely.
August 14, 2013
