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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
Zodiacal light back in the west after sunset
It's back in the west after sunset, unless you live in the Southern Hemisphere. Then watch for it in the east before dawn!
February 1, 2019
Light pillar, a moon pillar, moon dogs
For many of us in the Northern Hemisphere, it's cold! Here's a predawn sky - from Alberta, Canada, earlier this week - at least partly created by cold.
January 31, 2019
Moonrise over Nubble Lighthouse
Just past full, a brilliant moon rises behind the 1874 Nubble Lighthouse in York, Maine. Photographer Manish Mamtani captured 2 views.
January 26, 2019
