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Old moon, Venus, Mercury
The moon is sweeping past the planets Venus and Mercury in the morning sky now.
May 3, 2019
Milky Way and Jupiter
Maureen Allen captured the Milky Way and Jupiter over Lake Rousseau in Dunnellon, Florida, early in the morning of April 28, 2019.
May 1, 2019
Milky Way over Taylors Lake, Australia
The Milky Way is coming back into view for another observing season. Australia has a wonderful vantage point for it!
April 28, 2019
Uluru sunset
Uluru - also known as Ayers Rock - in Northern Territory, Australia, on April 19, 2019.
April 27, 2019
Meteor over Colorado
Who saw Lyrid meteors this week? Chuck Mason captured this image on April 20. He said, "Lucky enough to have caught a Lyrid Meteor over the Dallas Divide, Ridgway, Colorado."
April 25, 2019
Pink sky over Yosemite
Yosemite Valley in California is home to most of the park's famous waterfalls. This photographer caught the valley at dusk.
April 24, 2019
Don’t miss these sunspot photos
More photos of the magnificent solitary sunspot - AR2738 - that's made its way across the sun's face over the past couple of weeks. Thanks to all in the EarthSky community who contributed photos!
April 19, 2019
See it! Photos of Venus and Mercury
Mercury and Venus came so close in the morning sky this month that they fitted into a single binocular field. But from Earth's northerly latitudes, Mercury was hard to see! Photos here.
April 18, 2019
Fogbow over New Mexico
An early morning fogbow over the desert in northern New Mexico.
April 17, 2019
