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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
5 faint Draconid meteors
The naysayers were wrong. Some did catch some Draconid meteors this weekend, in the narrow window between sunset and moonrise.
October 9, 2017
Close encounters of the planet kind
Brilliant Venus and faint Mars swept close last week, in the east before sunup. Check out these awesome photos!
October 7, 2017
Harvest moon mirage
When you look over an ocean at a distorted sun or moon, the reason is most often that the low slanting rays of the object are being highly refracted between air layers of different temperatures.
October 6, 2017
Anticrepuscular rays at Georgia moonrise
Scott Kuhn captured anticrepuscular rays as the moon was rising over Fort Mountain in northern Georgia.
October 5, 2017
Goodbye to the dark side
Stunning view of Saturn's night side, looking toward the sunlit side of the rings, by Cassini spacecraft cameras. Cassini ended its mission on September 15, 2017.
October 4, 2017
Moon and planet-rise, seen from space
This timelapse video shows a peaceful and breathless moonrise from the International Space Station, with Venus, Mars and Mercury also in view.
October 3, 2017
Waterglyph
Marc Toso tried 3 times to capture this ancient petroglyph known as a waterglyph, estimated to be between 2,000 and 1,000 years old. The 3rd time was the charm.
October 2, 2017
