Photos from EarthSky friends around the world of Sunday evening's spectacular moon and planet Venus, and Saturday's moon and Mercury. Thanks to all who submitted or posted to our Facebook page! Miss then? Try again Monday.
Aldebaran represents the fiery red eye of the Bull in the constellation Taurus. Check out these dramatic photos of the moon and Aldebaran close, on Tuesday morning.
Juno captured this image of swirling cloud belts and tumultuous vortices in Jupiter’s northern hemisphere during the spacecraft's 13th close flyby of Jupiter in May.
Can Mars appear this bright? Its brightness here is enhanced. Notice the MIlky Way, which doesn't look so bright to the eye. But Mars will be very bright - easily bright enough to reflect in water - in July 2018.
July 2018 will be Mars' month, when it'll glow brighter than the bright planet Jupiter ... brighter and redder than it's been since 2003. Photos of this weekend's moon and Mars from the EarthSky community, here.
It was tough to catch Saturn in the moon's glare last night, but we received some stunning shots of the full moon. Keep watching this post. More pics expected today! Thanks to all who submitted.