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See it! Moon sweeps past Venus
People around the world watched this week as the waning crescent moon swept near the very bright planet Venus, and fainter star Aldebaran, in the east before dawn.
July 20, 2017
The Day the Earth Smiled
A mosaic of people on Earth waving at Saturn on July 19, 2013, the day Earth smiled. NASA called it "a global moment of cosmic self-awareness."
July 19, 2017
Rainbow and road
Photo by Mike Taylor, who is based in Maine. He calls this photo Innuendo.
July 17, 2017
Watch for Venus and Aldebaran
You can't miss the star right next to brilliant planet Venus, in the east before dawn now. It's Aldebaran, the Eye of the Bull in the constellation Taurus.
July 16, 2017
Big sunspot at sunset
Neeti Kamthekar captured this photo of the lone sunspot that's been making its way across the sun in recent days. In reality, the sun's own spin is causing its apparent movement.
July 14, 2017
Dawn at Saturn
Although the Cassini spacecraft - now on the verge of running out of fuel - is in its final year in orbit around Saturn, it's still producing heart-stirring images.
July 12, 2017
California’s Alamo Fire, from space
Large plume of smoke from the Alamo Fire in southern California, blowing over the eastern Pacific on July 9. Areas burning actively at that time appear in red.
July 11, 2017
Supernumerary rainbow over NYC
Look inside the bright primary bow for colorful fringes, whose number and spacing can change from minute to minute. Alexander Krivenyshev caught this one over New York City on Saturday, July 8.
July 10, 2017
See it! This weekend’s full moon
Favorite photos of the July 2017 full moon from EarthSky friends around the world. Thanks to all who submitted to EarthSky or posted to EarthSky Facebook!
July 9, 2017
Red rainbow at sunset, over Estonia
Jüri Voit captured this image on July 6 in Kuusalu, Estonia. It looks like a special kind of rainbow, called a red rainbow.
July 8, 2017
