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Blue bottle fly
They're ubiquitous at this time of the year. Who looks closely at a fly?
May 22, 2013
Moore, Oklahoma tornado May 20, 2013
Links to the the tragic consequences, and how to donate to help the victims, below.
May 21, 2013
A little earth and a little sky in one puddle
Thanks so much to EarthSky Facebook friend Marianna Bucina Roco for sharing this image with us!
May 20, 2013
May day in an English meadow by the sea
This meadow in Northumberland, overlooking the North Sea, typifies a landscape that many of us outside the UK imagine, when we think of England.
May 17, 2013
Sun halo over U.S. East Coast yesterday
A ring or circle of light around the sun or moon is called a halo by scientists. They're a sign of high thin cirrus clouds drifting above our heads.
May 15, 2013
Last night’s young moon
The moon is now back in the evening sky. It's a waxing crescent, also called a young moon.
May 14, 2013
Milky Way over Joshua Tree National Park
Manish Mamtani captured this image at Joshua Tree National Park, in the early hours of May 4, 2013.
May 11, 2013
Flattened ring of fire eclipse
Atmospheric distortion caused the sun and moon to look flattened in this image of the May 9-10, 2013 annular solar eclipse.
May 10, 2013
Ring of fire – annular – eclipse from 2012
Rick Shanahan photographed the May 20, 2012 annular solar eclipse.
May 9, 2013
Sunset along Ireland’s Kerry coast
Alan Egan captured this beautiful sunset scene near Causeway in Kerry County, Ireland. He said the smell of blooming flowers mixed with the fresh sea air.
May 8, 2013
