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Despite the full moon, comet Lemmon!
This faint comet - Comet C/2019 U6 (Lemmon) - is headed toward its perihelion, or closest point to the sun, on June 18. It's currently visible from the Southern Hemisphere, via strong binoculars, with a dark sky.
June 5, 2020
Farewell, Venus
Photos - taken through telescopes, or with other optical aid - from the EarthSky community. The brightest planet Venus is now in a thin crescent phase as viewed from Earth. Venus will go between us and the sun on June 3.
May 31, 2020
AIM spots season’s 1st Arctic noctilucent clouds
NASA’s AIM spacecraft spotted wisps of the 2020 season's 1st noctilucent, or night-shining, clouds over the Arctic on May 17.
May 30, 2020
Young moon, Venus, Mercury photos
The young moon returned to the evening sky this weekend, to sweep past the bright planets Venus and Mercury.
May 26, 2020
Markarian’s Chain of galaxies
Markarian's Chain forms part of the Virgo galaxy cluster. When viewed from Earth, the galaxies lie along a smoothly curved line. Armenian astronomer Benjamin Markarian discovered these galaxies' common motion in the early 1960s. American astronomer Fred Espenak captured this image.
May 24, 2020
Have you seen Venus and Mercury? Photos here
Wow! Thanks, everybody, for the wonderful Venus and Mercury photos! These 2 worlds have been nearest each other this week for all of 2020. A selection of photos from our community here, and many more at EarthSky Community Photos.
May 22, 2020
Crescent Venus, moon, sun
Three crescents - Venus, the moon, the eclipsed sun - all at about the same phase.
May 21, 2020
Tropical Cyclone Amphan
Tropical Cyclone Amphan on May 19, 2020, on approach to eastern India and Bangladesh.
May 19, 2020
Last Antarctic sunset
This was the last sunset - prior to several months of winter darkness - at Concordia Research Station in Antarctica. Scientists at the station are studying how living in extreme conditions affects the human body and mind.
May 19, 2020
This isn’t a triple rainbow
It's what's called a reflection rainbow, which can be caused by sunlight beaming upward after reflecting from wet sand or calm water, in this case the water of Puget Sound.
May 17, 2020
