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Mars and Uranus
Eliot Herman captured the conjunction of Mars and Uranus on February 11, 2019, in the night sky over Tucson, Arizona. Note the color contrast between red Mars and blue Uranus.
February 13, 2019
Bird friends
The best spots for watching egrets in California are said to be the central and northern wetlands. Here's a Great Egret and Snowy Egret that like to fish together.
February 11, 2019
Pine tree silhouettes and stars
The pine-forested mountains of Tonto National Forest in Arizona are a wonderful place to view the stars, wrote William Eager.
February 10, 2019
Yellowstone’s Roosevelt Arch with planets
Located in Gardiner, Montana, the Roosevelt Arch is at the north entrance to Yellowstone National Park. The US Army at Fort Yellowstone oversaw its construction. Theodore Roosevelt laid down its cornerstone in 1903.
February 9, 2019
Orion the Hunter
Tom Wildoner captured the beautiful constellation Orion shining in the night sky over Weatherly, Pennsylvania, on February 4, 2019.
February 8, 2019
The sun in 2018
This animation consists of 365 images of our sun, captured by ESA’s PROBA-2 satellite in 2018. See a montage showing the sun from day to day, and read more.
February 3, 2019
See it! Moon and morning planet photos
A glorious sight on what for many was a very cold morning - late January and early February - 2019. The brightest planets Venus and Jupiter near the moon!
February 2, 2019
