Nights

 

Oshtotan koh Nightsky


Desert at night


Equinox: The Sun from Solstice to Solstice

Today is an equinox, a date when day and night are equal.

The Veins of Heaven

Transfusing sunlight through a still dark sky!

Shadowed Moon and Mountain

On July 16 the Moon celebrated the 50th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11 with a lunar eclipse.

The Interstellar Clouds of Orion

The constellation of Orion is much more than three stars in a row.

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Summer to Winter Milky Way

Taken near local midnight, this autumn night's panorama follows the arch of the Milky Way across the northern horizon from the High Fens, Eifel Nature Park at the border of Belgium and Germany.

Astronomy Picture of the Day: 55 Nights with Saturn

For 55 consecutive nights Mediterranean skies were at least partly clear this summer, from the 1st of July to the 24th of August 2018.

Saturn in Opposition

Saturn as seen in opposition on july 2017

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Mars Approach

Since the distance from Earth to Mars changes drastically as the planets orbit the Sun, Mars' appearance changes dramaticaly.

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