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Conjuring an orb of light on the rim of Black Canyon
Nature photographer Max Seigal created this playful image of an orb of light in Colorado's Gunnison National Park, by spinning a flashlight on a string.
June 6, 2013
This morning’s moon
The June 5, 2013 moon. It's now waning and in the sky only before dawn. Soon, though, the moon will be back in the evening sky, waxing toward a supermoon.
June 5, 2013
Lenticular clouds in the water and sky
Lenticular clouds both in the sky and reflecting in the water below, captured by photographer John A. Rossetto Jr. at 20 Lakes Basin in California.
June 4, 2013
A last look at Jupiter
The giant planet Jupiter is about to disappear into the sunset. Jean-Baptiste Feldmann captured Jupiter, along with Venus and Mercury, on June 1.
June 3, 2013
Aurora over Oregon’s Mt. Hood this weekend
Beautiful aurora seen in Oregon on Friday night (May 31-June 1). Ben Coffman was at Trillium Lake, near Mount Hood, when he captured it.
June 1, 2013
Noctilucent cloud season is here!
Adrian Strand caught these noctilucent or "night-shining" clouds over Whitehaven, England on May 30, 2013.
June 1, 2013
Gaggle of Canada Goose goslings?
EarthSky Facebook friend Ryong Lee captured this adorable picture this week in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
May 30, 2013
World’s smallest living vertebrate
Scientists discovered this tiny species of frog near Amau village in Papua, New Guinea.
May 29, 2013
May 18 view from space of Pavlof Volcano
Situated in the Aleutian Arc about 1,000 kilometers southwest of Anchorage, Pavlof Volcano began erupting on May 13, 2013.
May 28, 2013
A beautiful planetary trio on May 26
Jupiter (left), Venus (bottom) and Mercury on May 26, 2013, the closest three planets appear in Earth's sky until 2021.
May 27, 2013
