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See it! Elusive Uranus at opposition
Uranus - most distant planet visible, barely, to the unaided eye - was opposite the sun this week. Photos from the EarthSky community here.
October 20, 2017
Sunset over Atlantic, from Brazil
Saquarema was once known as Brazil's surfing capital. Spring is in progress there, and Helio C. Vital says that the sunset is almost back over the ocean.
October 19, 2017
See it! Moon passes Venus and Mars
Did you see the moon sweep past the planets this week? Spectacular images from EarthSky friends here. Thanks to all who submitted!
October 18, 2017
Lenticular cloud over Mt. Rainier
Gary Peltz in Seattle caught this spectacular image of a lenticular cloud over Mt. Rainier on October 14, 2017.
October 17, 2017
Big Dipper over Horseshoe Spring, Utah
The famous Big Dipper asterism, caught mirrored in Horseshoe Spring, one of many natural hot springs in Utah’s West Desert.
October 16, 2017
ISS over Puget Sound, Washington
Photographer John Nelson used NASA's SpotTheStation website to learn when the International Space Station would make a high pass in his sky. This image is the result.
October 14, 2017
Rainbow with anticrepuscular rays
Karl Diefenderfer must have been looking east at sunset on October 9, in order to photograph this rainbow with anticrepuscular rays, caught "as the remnants of hurricane Nate left southeastern Pennsylvania."
October 13, 2017
Juno sees Jupiter and 2 large moons
Jupiter and 2 of its largest moons – Io and Europa - captured by the Juno spacecraft as it performed its 8th flyby of the planet on September 1, 2017.
October 12, 2017
Red sprite over Oklahoma
Photographer Paul Smith said he thinks this may be the 1st documented capture of a red sprite over Oklahoma. They're large-scale electrical discharges - high above thunderstorm clouds - flickering in the night.
October 11, 2017
Fall colors in New Hampshire
"Fall colors are back," wrote photographer Manish Mamtani.
October 10, 2017
