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Moon and fogbow
Fogbows – sometimes called white rainbows, cloudbows or ghost rainbows – are made much in the way as rainbows.
October 3, 2018
Smoke over Yosemite in September
Last summer's major fires in and around Yosemite National Park in California have been contained, but the U.S. National Park Service reports multiple fires still burning in Yosemite's wilderness.
October 1, 2018
Sunset over England
Sam Kelly captured Thursday’s sunset over the Abberton Reservoir in Essex, England.
September 30, 2018
The sun in 2 wavelengths
How our sun looks in 2 different wavelengths at the same time.
September 29, 2018
Hello autumn!
The sun bursting through autumn leaves in Allaire State Park in New Jersey.
September 27, 2018
Opportunity emerges from Mars dust
We still haven't heard from the Opportunity rover on Mars, which went silent in June when a dust storm engulfed it. Now, at least, the dust has cleared, and we can see the rover!
September 26, 2018
See it! 2018’s Harvest Moon
Photos from the EarthSky community of 2018's Harvest Moon. Thanks to all who submitted or posted at EarthSky Facebook!
September 25, 2018
Venus and Jupiter, from Brazil
Most of us don't often (or ever) witness the view at sunset, from atop a high mountain, on which is perched an astronomical observatory. The 2 planets here are Venus and Jupiter.
September 23, 2018
Supernumerary rainbow over New Jersey
Look slightly inside a bright primary bow, and sometimes you'll see these fringes. Their numbers and spacing can change from minute to minute.
September 20, 2018
Waxing moon over Amsterdam
The waxing gibbous moon rising over Amsterdam as the sun sets.
September 19, 2018
