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Oshtotan koh Nightsky
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Desert at night
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Equinox: The Sun from Solstice to Solstice
Today is an equinox, a date when day and night are equal.
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The Veins of Heaven
Transfusing sunlight through a still dark sky!
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Shadowed Moon and Mountain
On July 16 the Moon celebrated the 50th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11 with a lunar eclipse.
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The Interstellar Clouds of Orion
The constellation of Orion is much more than three stars in a row.
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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.
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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.
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Saturn in Opposition
Saturn as seen in opposition on july 2017
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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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