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Distorted corona
You'll find rainbow-like colors in both cloud iridescence and coronas around the sun. But iridescence tends to look more random, while coronas are circles ... usually.
March 6, 2018
See the early morning Milky Way
The edgewise view into our own galaxy, looking toward the galaxy's heart, from EarthSky community members who ventured into the cold and darkness before dawn in February 2018.
March 4, 2018
See it! 1st March full moon
Photos from the EarthSky community of the March 1-2, 2018, full moon, the 1st of 2 full moons for this month!
March 2, 2018
5 minutes before sunrise
Photographer Steve Scanlon captured this beautiful color just 5 minutes before sunrise over the Shrewsbury River in Rumson, New Jersey.
March 1, 2018
The skywatcher
RV Photography said, "After a night of astrophotography, it's nice to just take a seat and enjoy the stars ..."
February 28, 2018
Extragalactic supernova
At its discovery in January, this supernova was as bright as its whole galaxy! Now it's fading. Astrophotographer Brian Ottum caught it Sunday night.
February 27, 2018
This asteroid sweeps closer than our moon today
The average distance of the moon is 239,000 miles (385,000 km). Asteroid 2018 DU will sweep significantly closer than that on February 25, 2018.
February 25, 2018
See it! Friday night’s moon and star
People around the world last night caught the moon near the bright star Aldebaran in the constellation Taurus the Bull.
February 24, 2018
ISS over New York
Stan Honda caught this shot of the International Space Station from Central Park in New York City.
February 22, 2018
X-men
The northern lights have been active this week for those at high northern latitudes.
February 21, 2018
