Sun pillar over frozen lake, Sweden

Nature photographer Jörgen Andersson posted this photo to EarthSky Facebook on January 22, 2018.

Orion high in southern skies

Orion the Hunter is at its highest in the south in the evening now for the Northern Hemisphere. But the Southern Hemisphere has an even better view!

Sunrises this weekend

Enjoy these January sunrises, from EarthSky friends.

Jupiter’s swirling south pole

Juno spacecraft view of planet Jupiter's southern polar region.

Winter blues

Sunset on Copt Hill, Sunderland, UK. Gary Pescod took this photo on January 18, 2018.

A new day from space

Sunrise from the International Space Station. The ISS crew sees a sunrise every 90 minutes.

Cloud tower, view from space

An ISS astronaut shot this photo of a massive cloud tower.

Best photos: Morning planets!

On Sunday morning, Jupiter and Mars were half a moon-diameter apart. Now the moon is sweeping past. Plus Mercury and Saturn are in conjunction this weekend. Photos here.

Sirius rising over Lake Huron

The bright star Sirius rising over Lake Huron in Michigan.

Winter light

Early January, over the Bothnian Sea in Sweden.