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Pipe Nebula, Dark Horse

Sept. 2, 2017. Enceladus, one of Saturns moons

Atacama Lagoon

Stars v. Dust in the Carina Nebula

Creation

Credit: NASA, ESA, and A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center) 

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Partial lunar eclipse over Beijing.

image credit:  NASA / SwRI / MSSS / Gerald Eichstädt / Seán Doran

Six Planets from Yosemite : The five naked-eye planets, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, have been seen since ancient times to wander the night skies of planet Earth. So it could be remarkable that on this night, standing at the side of a clear, calm lake, six planets can be seen with the unaided eye. Have a look. Very bright and easy to spot for skygazers, yellowish Mars is left of a pale Milky Way. Saturn is immersed in the glow of the Milky Way’s diffuse starlight. Jupiter is very near the horizon on the right, shining beyond the trees against the glow of distant city lights. Last weekend, while admiring this night time view across beautiful, high-altitude Lake Tanaya in Yosemite National Park, a thoughtful and reflective observer could probably see three planets more. via NASA

Milky way and the northern lights lay together across the sky over Sauðárkrókur, Iceland [946 × 630]

Milky way and the northern lights lay together across the sky over Sauðárkrókur, Iceland [946 × 630]

Amazing View Of The Milky Way Galaxy

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They are caused by the refraction of sunlight through hexagonal ice crystals, which act like prisms.⠀ ⠀ Via ABC Science⠀

Earth is a pretty great place to live. But is it the best?