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Scorpion rising
Low-lying constellation Scorpius the Scorpion rising behind some of the flora in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, California.
July 5, 2017
Eye of the Milky Way
The Milky Way over the Alabama Hills, in the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains of California.
July 4, 2017
Southern Cross over Indonesia
Camping under the Southern Cross in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, Indonesia.
July 3, 2017
Artificial space clouds over U.S. East
NASA launched a sounding rocket on June 29, 2017 that formed colorful clouds in space, visible from New York to North Carolina.
July 2, 2017
Antares: More than meets the eye
The bright red star Antares is located in the direction toward the center of our Milky Way galaxy. It's a rich region of the sky for telescopic observers.
July 1, 2017
Saturday night’s extremely young moon
Photo and animation of an extremely young moon - only 18 hours past the new phase - setting over a hill last night, as seen from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
June 25, 2017
El Capitan on 1st day of summer
The El Capitan rock formation reflected in a flooded valley in California's Yosemite National Park.
June 23, 2017
Auroras in front of Magellanic Clouds
Hunter Davis, at the South Pole, captured auroras flickering in front of the two Magellanic Clouds.
June 21, 2017
Sunset
No matter where you are on Earth, your northernmost sunsets of the year are happening around now.
June 20, 2017
