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Red rainbow over Bellingham, Washington
An EarthSky Community member caught an unusual red rainbow arching high into the sky.
May 4, 2020
Many-colored crescent Venus
Maybe you didn't realize Venus can appear as a crescent, much less in rainbow colors? These effects happen when Venus draws near its time of passing between us and the sun, which it will on June 3.
May 1, 2020
Breakup of comet ATLAS
The Hubble Space Telescope has provided astronomers with the sharpest view yet of the breakup of comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS).
April 29, 2020
Young moon and Venus: Favorite photos
The moon is sweeping past Venus on these late April 2020 evenings. The EarthSky Community is catching them, and sharing their photos. Thanks to all who submitted.
April 26, 2020
Photos of April’s Lyrid meteor shower
The Lyrids end the "meteor drought" that happens each year between early January and April. Enjoy these photos of the April 2020 Lyrid meteor shower from the EarthSky community. Thanks to all who contributed!
April 22, 2020
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.
April 19, 2020
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.
April 18, 2020
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."
April 12, 2020
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.
April 10, 2020
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.
April 3, 2020
