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Plum Tree Blossom Festival in Tokyo
Tokyo's plum trees start blooming when it's still chilly, usually during February. The plum in Japanese culture symbolizes hope and vitality. The blossoms are a sign spring will come!
February 19, 2019
Cuba meteor seen from the air
On February 1, 2019, a small asteroid - thought to be the size of a van - disintegrated over Viñales, Cuba. Many caught the meteor and its smoke trail from the ground. Cruz María Ruiz caught them from an airplane.
February 18, 2019
See it! Photos of speedy comet Iwamoto
A selection of EarthSky community photos of a fast-moving, faint comet that came nearest to Earth - 28 million miles away - on February 12.
February 16, 2019
Milky Way ascending before dawn
This is the time of year when - after a hiatus behind the sun - the center of the Milky Way returns to our sky shortly before sunup.
February 15, 2019
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
