Moon and Saturn Friday morning

The March 29 occultation of Saturn by the moon was visible from eastern Brazil, southern Africa, Madagascar, the southern tip of India, and Sri Lanka.

Jupiter and 3 moons

Jupiter, with moons Ganymede, Europa and Io.

Large Magellanic Cloud over Neill Island

Northern Hemisphere skywatchers need to be south of about 20 degrees N. latitude to see the Large Magellanic Cloud. Aman Chokshi caught it from Neill Island, India, at about 10 degrees N.

SOHO looks at equinox sun

Four views of the sun taken by the SOHO solar observatory on the morning of the March 2019 equinox.

Fiery sunset

Neeraj Ladia in Chennai, India, caught this beautiful sunset last week, on the day of the equinox. Thank you, Neeraj!

Milky Way and rock art

No one knows for sure what ancient culture drew this rock art.

Doves at dawn

Emma Monica Andrici took this photo on the morning of March 19, 2019, in Kolding, Denmark. She wrote, "Beautiful golden dawn, with peace doves resting on the lamps."

Star trails over Colorado

A peaceful scene in Colorado, the week of the March equinox.

Planets in perspective

Morning planets in front of the Milky Way identifying the ecliptic and the galactic plane.

Night basketball

As we shift into spring here in the Northern Hemisphere, the nights are beckoning!