Sun Halo over Sweden
What’s happened to the Sun? Sometimes it looks like the Sun is being viewed through a giant lens. […]
astronomy
Comet Leonard behind JWST Launch Plume
Which one of these two streaks is a comet? Although they both have comet-like features, the lower streak […]
James Webb Space Telescope over Earth
There’s a big new telescope in space. This one, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), not only has […]
The Tail of a Christmas Comet
The tail of a comet streams across this three degree wide telescopic field of view captured under dark […]
M1: The Crab Nebula
The Crab Nebula is cataloged as M1, the first object on Charles Messier’s famous 18th century list of […]
Three Planets and a Comet
Are you still looking for that perfect holiday gift for an astronomer? If your night sky is dark […]
Launch of the IXPE Observatory
Birds don’t fly this high. Airplanes don’t go this fast. The Statue of Liberty weighs less. No species […]
Solstice Sun and Milky Way
Welcome to December’s solstice, first day of winter in the north and summer for the southern hemisphere. Astronomical […]
The Comet and the Fireball
This picture was supposed to feature a comet. Specifically, a series of images of the brightest comet of […]
Planetary Alignment over Italy
It is not a coincidence that planets line up. That’s because all of the planets orbit the Sun […]