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See it! December’s full supermoon
December's full supermoon was the closest and brightest full moon of 2017. Wonderful photos here from the EarthSky community around the world.
December 4, 2017
Land of Terror
This looks like an abstract painting, but it's a satellite image of the Tanezrouft Basin, a part of the Sahara Desert in central Algeria known as the Land of Terror.
December 3, 2017
Lunar halo and clouds over Tucson
An example of pareidolia ... in this case, the moon, a halo and clouds looking like the moon rocketing into a halo!
December 2, 2017
Bright moon and aurora borealis
Does a bright moon means you can't see the northern lights? No. Here's awesome proof that, for photographers at least, moonlight can enhance the view.
December 1, 2017
Clouds near Australia
This beautiful and unusual cloud pattern - captured by a NASA satellite - was caused by a phenomenon called "gravity waves."
November 29, 2017
Early morning halo over Idaho
Sheryl R. Garrison in north Idaho wrote: "This morning began with a stunning sunrise followed by a beautiful 22-degree halo over the Pend Oreille river."
November 28, 2017
Say farewell to Venus
Did you see the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter before sunup around November 13? Since then, Jupiter has been climbing away from the sunrise, while Venus has been falling toward it.
November 26, 2017
Birdseye view of iceberg A-68A
The giant iceberg A-68A calved from Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf. This photo shows part of iceberg’s edge and open water.
November 26, 2017
Waving hi to ISS
Karthik Easvur created this image as the International Space Station soared over Hyderabad, India on November 22. How you can spot it. Plus, who's aboard ISS now?
November 25, 2017
Cloud-to-cloud shadow over China
One morning over Hong Kong, a striking shadow cast from one cloud to another. Photos by Cammy Li. Explanation by Matthew Chin.
November 24, 2017
