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Northern lights and north star. STEVE?
Steve Bellavia caught this unusual aurora last night, pointing directly to the North Star. Could it be the newly identified Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement, aka STEVE?
June 13, 2018
Coyotes in the park
Coyotes are the most famous of the wild animals species that have returned to North American cities and towns in recent years. Encountering them can be unnerving.
June 12, 2018
Watch a total lunar eclipse
Take 37 seconds to watch the January 31, 2018, super Blue Moon eclipse! This video - from Colin Legg in Australia - is composed of more than 4,000 images.
June 10, 2018
Kilauea volcano still going strong
The ongoing event is now said to be one of Kilauea's most destructive eruptions in modern times.
June 9, 2018
Shelf cloud over Florida
People see and photograph shelf clouds most often when these clouds are moving just ahead of intense lines of thunderstorms.
June 4, 2018
Sunset with lightning over Illinois
Russ Adams captured this glorious image in Pike County, Illinois on May 26, 2018.
June 2, 2018
2017’s costliest hurricanes
Harvey, Irma and Maria - all 2017 hurricanes - are among the top 5 costliest Atlantic hurricanes since record-keeping began in 1851.
June 1, 2018
Lightning sprites over Oklahoma
My best sprite lightning capture to date, said long-time observer Paul Smith.
May 28, 2018
Waiting for tomorrow
Tommy Richardsen captured this image near Skjervøy in northern Norway.
May 27, 2018
