Astrophotos
Astrophoto: Star Trails from Italy
Caption: 'Cerchi di stelle' -- Circles of stars. Credit: Gerlos on Flickr. This beautiful view of star trails was captured…
Astrophoto: Incredible Deep View of Globular Clusters Swarming the Sombrero Galaxy
[/caption] You may recall in 2011 we featured an astrophoto by Rolf Wahl Olsen from New Zealand, who took the…
Transit of Venus Redux: More Great Images
[/caption] Images and video from the Transit of Venus on June 5/6, 2012 are still pouring in, and we needed…
Clouds part for Transit of Venus from Princeton University
[/caption] Despite a horrendous weather forecast, the clouds parted - at least partially - just in the nick of time…
Astrophoto: Double Crepuscular Rays
[/caption] I'm not sure how often this happens, but I've never seen it before: crepuscular rays on both the west…
Astrophoto: A Smokestack on the Sun by Monty Leventhal
[/caption] This unusual prominence on the Sun looks like an exhaust-spewing smokestack. It was captured by noted Australian amateur astronomer…
Amazing Astrophoto: The Phases of Venus
[/caption] Wow! Take a look at how Venus has changed in the night sky the past five months! "The Planet…
Eclipse Images from Around the World
[/caption] What a view! Here are some awesome eclipse images and videos from around the globe as skywatchers in Asia,…
Astrophoto: Lovely Crescent Venus by John Chumack
[/caption] Named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty, Venus has never looked more gorgeous! Prolific and accomplished astrophotographer…
See the Winners of the Earth & Sky Photo Contest
Enjoy this delightful video put together by Babak Tafreshi from The World At Night showing the winners of the third…