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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
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
