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Sunshine, blowing snow and a sundog
Sundogs - aka parhelia - are caused by ice crystals in the air. They're most easily seen when the sun is low.
December 7, 2018
Mars and Neptune, over-exposed
The bright planet Mars and faint planet Neptune are in conjunction now, near each other on our sky's dome. Here's a fanciful image and a more realistic one.
December 7, 2018
A few people caught Mercury!
We weren't sure if any of you would catch Mercury so near the sunrise glare. But you did!
December 5, 2018
The Double Cluster in Perseus
The Double Cluster in Perseus consists of 2 star clusters, each containing supergiant suns. Individually, the clusters are known as h and Chi Persei.
December 5, 2018
See it! Moon and Venus close
The waning crescent moon swept past Venus Monday and Tuesday mornings. The EarthSky community caught photos!
December 3, 2018
Iridescent cloud with crepuscular rays
You'll see a true iridescent cloud when the sun is nearby. The colors will appear randomly distributed. Here's one with beams of light - crepuscular rays, or sunrays - appearing to shoot from it.
December 3, 2018
Golden virga at sunset
Peter Lowenstein captured thin curtains of golden virga on one of the first sunsets of rainy season in Mutare, Zimbabwe.
December 1, 2018
Pink lunar halo
Photographer Eliot Herman got lucky and captured a pink lunar halo when he was out snapping pictures of Venus before dawn on November 26 in Tucson, Arizona.
November 30, 2018
Meet ESA’s SpaceBok robot
The walking and hopping SpaceBok robot is being tested now in ESA's Mars Yard, in the Netherlands. Someday these little robots might help explore the moon, or Mars.
November 29, 2018
Astronomers glimpse Comet Wirtanen’s telltale spin
This comet is due to pass closest to our sun and Earth in December 2018. It's already the brightest comet in the night sky, visible to astronomers with telescopes and binoculars. A new image shows the comet's rotation!
November 27, 2018
