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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Rocket Plume Shadow Points to the Moon Why would the shadow of a space shuttle launch plume point toward the Moon? More
Astronomy Picture of the Day: A Sun Pillar over Norway Have you ever seen a sun pillar? When the air is cold and the Sun is rising or setting, falling ice crystals can reflect sunlight and create an unusual column of light. More
Astronomy Picture of the Day: Fortuitous Flash Candidate for the Farthest Star Yet Seen Was this flash the farthest star yet seen? More
Astronomy Picture of the Day: Chicagohenge: Equinox in an Aligned City Sometimes, in a way, Chicago is like a modern Stonehenge More
Using the D810A DSLR for Deep Space and Nebulae Astrophotography More

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Rocket Plume Shadow Points to the Moon

Why would the shadow of a space shuttle launch plume point toward the Moon?

Astronomy Picture of the Day: A Sun Pillar over Norway

Have you ever seen a sun pillar? When the air is cold and the Sun is rising or setting, falling ice crystals can reflect sunlight and create an unusual column of light.