Raul Cortes in Monterrey, Mexico, caught the solstice sunrise in a sequence of images on December 22, 2019.

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Hubble image of spiral galaxy NGC 5468.

A day on the moon lasts about an earthly month, so dawn comes to each part of the moon only that often. In this view from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, you can see a crater's central peak illuminated by sunlight, while the crater floor remains dark.

For those of you with telescopes, or telescopic lenses, here's something to watch for on a moon just past 1st quarter.

A long bright meteor, too, and on the night of the elusive Unicorn meteor shower ... but not a Unicorn meteor.

What a week it's been for planets! Jupiter and Venus - the 2 brightest planets - were in conjunction last Sunday. Then the moon swept through the evening sky, passing Jupiter, Venus and Saturn. Thanks to all in the EarthSky Community who contributed photos! A sampling here ... Links to more in this post.

SpaceX's Starlink satellite project will eventually place an initial 12,000 satellites in low-Earth orbit to provide worldwide internet access. This image is from the second batch of satellites launched November 11.

November aurora over Iceland.

Photographer Matt Burt captured the full Beaver Moon over Gunnison, Colorado, on November 11, 2019.