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November 23 moon and ISS
The International Space Station orbits the Earth every 90 minutes To the eye alone, it looks like a bright, moving star. Various online tools can help you capture its fleeting pass in front of the moon or sun.
November 24, 2020
Photos of 2020’s Leonid meteor shower
EarthSky Community members around the world are sharing their photos of this year's Leonid meteor shower. Beautiful! Thanks to all who contributed.
November 21, 2020
Diwali 2020 shone in this ashram, despite Covid-19
Images of Diwali 2020 from an ashram in India.
November 16, 2020
November butterflies!
Lovely photos of November butterflies from an ashram garden in India.
November 14, 2020
Taurid meteors rain down in November
The South and North Taurid meteor showers ramble along during November and often produce fireballs. Beautiful Taurid photos from EarthSky community members - plus more about the shower - here.
November 12, 2020
The sun is becoming active again
EarthSky community members have captured the giant sunspot region - AR 2781 - currently making its way across the sun's visible surface.
November 7, 2020
Astronomers release a black hole family portrait
"Black hole family portrait" is a fancy way of saying "new catalog." But it's a very important and exciting catalog, released October 28, 2020, by gravitational wave astronomers, containing 39 new signals from black hole or neutron star collisions.
November 1, 2020
Owl in front of the moon, with Mars above
An owl, a nearly full moon and a shining planet Mars. What more could you ask for Halloween 2020?
November 1, 2020
New NASA posters feature cosmic frights for Halloween
Check out these 3 new posters from NASA’s Galaxy of Horrors, featuring cosmic frights for Halloween. They’re free to download, and available in English and Spanish.
October 29, 2020
Venus seen by BepiColombo
The sun's second planet, Venus, as seen from the BepiColombo spacecraft as it passed on its way to the innermost planet, Mercury, earlier this month.
October 25, 2020
