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Lone Wanaka Tree in New Zealand
There's a legend about this tree. It's said it started out as a fence post about 80 years ago, then sprouted into the tree you see here, beloved of photographers.
November 25, 2018
A 1st glimpse of the Magellanic Clouds
Gilbert Vancell caught these 2 dwarf galaxies - satellites to our Milky Way - from Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in Indonesia, home to active volcanoes.
November 24, 2018
Glory, above a sea of clouds
For Arnaud Besancon - an astrophotographer in Germany - a night of watching for Leonid meteors ended in a beautiful surprise.
November 22, 2018
Aurora and Milky Way over Norway
On November 6, Stephen Hanley captured this piece of an aurora beside the Milky Way in the sky over Skulsfjord, Norway. Thanks, Steve!
November 21, 2018
See it! The weekend’s meteor showers
Both Leonid and Taurid meteors were raining down this past weekend. Many said the Leonids were sparse this year, but the EarthSky community caught some! Photos here.
November 19, 2018
View from space: Camp Fire burns through Paradise
Satellite image of the area around Paradise, California, on the morning of November 8 shows the Camp Fire when it was only 4 hours old, yet had already burned halfway through the city.
November 17, 2018
The night the stars fell
Check out this old engraving of the November 1833 Leonid meteor shower. It's one reason this shower - due to peak this weekend - is so famous.
November 16, 2018
Sun pillar over Indiana
Charlie Winstead in southwest Indiana said, "Looked like there would be an interesting sky at sunrise, so headed out to shoot ... While en route, I noticed the sun pillar."
November 13, 2018
See it! Moon sweeps past Saturn
The young moon passed Saturn in the early evening sky this weekend. The EarthSky community caught some beautiful views. Photos here.
November 12, 2018
Awesome new Jupiter close-up
This new Juno spacecraft image shows magnificent swirling clouds in Jupiter's dynamic atmosphere. The craft was about 4,400 miles (7,000 km) from the planet's cloud tops on October 29, over about 40 degrees north.
November 11, 2018
