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Bright Mars and its reflection
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 5, 2018
See it! This weekend’s moon near Mars
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.
July 1, 2018
Lotus
The Southeast Botanical Gardens in Okinawa, Japan, has a lotus festival every summer. "They’re blooming now!" said photographer Beverly Fish.
June 29, 2018
See it! Last night’s full moon and Saturn
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.
June 28, 2018
ISS crosses the moon’s face
A new image by Colin Legg showing the International Space Station transiting the face of the June 24 waxing gibbous moon. Plus information on how you can take a photo like this.
June 26, 2018
A solargraph over the Kelpies, Scotland
A solargraph is a long-exposure photo showing the sun's path across the sky, day after day. The Kelpies, in Scotland, are said to be the world's largest equine statues.
June 25, 2018
The perfect swarm
Fireflies are winged beetles. They use bioluminescence - emitting light due to a chemical reaction in their abdomens - to attract mates or prey.
June 24, 2018
Arrival
A sliding rock under the Milky Way at Racetrack Playa in California's Death Valley. Photo by Yuri Beletsky.
June 23, 2018
Sunset and smoke over Colorado
The last of the evacuation orders for the 416 fire north of Durango, in southwest Colorado, were lifted on June 19, 2018, as rainfall squelched the fire.
June 22, 2018
Celebrate the solstice with this cool solargraph
The streaks in the photos are sun-trails - that is, they're the sun moving in its shifting path across our sky from day to day over a 6-month period.
June 21, 2018
