EarthSky’s top photos from 2024: See them here!

See the top photos from 2024 submitted by our EarthSky community. We had an amazing year for skywatchers, from auroras to comets to a total solar eclipse.

Spend Christmas with Comet A3 through the Virtual Telescope

Spend Christmas with Comet A3 in this live feed from the Virtual Telescope Project! Plus see more fantastic images here from community members around the world.

Personal solstices from the EarthSky community

Some people like to mark the solstice with a special sunset view, or marking of shadows, or party! Personal solstices from the EarthSky community, here.

See the best northern lights photos of 2024

The blog Capture the Atlas announced its 2024 Northern Lights Photographer of the Year contest. See 10 of the best northern lights photos here.

Deep-sky photos for November 2024: Editor’s picks

Enjoy this gallery of deep-sky photos for November 2024 from our EarthSky community. If you have a great photo to share, send it in. We love to see them!

Citizen scientists study Jupiter’s storms using Juno images

Citizen scientists helped classify Jupiter's storms to get a better understanding of how such vortices change over time. See images here.

Hera spots Earth and the moon from space. See it here!

The Hera mission is on its way to the asteroid Dimorphos. But first it looked back to catch a view of Earth and the moon from space.

Deep-sky photos for October 2024: Editor’s picks

Enjoy this gallery of deep-sky photos for October 2024 from our EarthSky community. If you have a great photo to share, send it in. We love to see them!

Deep-sky photos for September 2024: Editor’s picks

Enjoy this gallery of deep-sky photos for September 2024 from our EarthSky community. If you have a great photo to share, send it in. We love to see them!

Super Harvest Moon and eclipse pics here!

The Super Harvest Moon on September 17, 2024, was briefly darkened by Earth's shadow in a partial lunar eclipse. Check out some great photos of the event here!

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