Look up together: A video celebrating International Dark Sky Week 2020

This video comes from John Ashley in Montana, one of our favorite sky photographers. It's in celebration of International Dark Sky Week, April 19-26, 2020 and features musician Peter Mayer.

Waning moon and morning planets

Photos from the EarthSky community of the moon's sweep past a trio of bright planets - red Mars, golden Saturn and bright Jupiter - over this past week.

The shattered heart of comet C/2019 Y4 ATLAS

Gianluca Masi in Rome wrote: "Comet C/2019 Y4 ATLAS, the one we were hoping to see putting on a great show, has shattered both its and our hearts. Its nucleus disintegrated and Saturday night I could see 3, possibly 4, main fragments."

BepiColombo’s snaps of Earth en route to Mercury

The European-Japanese Mercury mission, BepiColombo, completed its first flyby last night, sweeping near Earth. The gravity assist fine-tuned the craft's trajectory. BepiColombo's images during the flyby show Earth shining in darkness.

Photos: Venus and the Pleiades meet

This week, Venus - the brightest planet and dazzling "evening star" - will pass the beautiful Pleiades star cluster, also known as the Seven Sisters. Look west after sunset! Venus and the Pleiades meet only every 8 years. Photos here.

Submit your #SocialDistanceSelfie

How're you doing out there? We want to see you and hear from you! Post your selfie at EarthSky Facebook, or at EarthSky Community Photos, or in the comments section of this post.

Our favorite moon and planets photos from March 16 to 21

The moon swept past the morning planets last week, and the EarthSky Community did a great job capturing each day's view. Thanks to all who contributed photos to EarthSky Community Photos and to our Facebook page!

A year of sunrises

We're between the extremes now, in a place of balance, near an equinox. This composite image shows how the sun moves along your horizon each day at sunset and sunrise, as Earth moves in orbit around the sun.

Moon composite

Last month's full moon plus this month's waxing gibbous moon, combined.

Standing wave cloud at sunrise, over Zimbabwe

Standing wave clouds form when wind blows over a mountain.

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