How to see Comet PANSTARRS
For those in search of comet PANSTARRS, look to the west after sunset in early and mid-March. This graphic shows the comet’s expected positions in the sky. Check out the videos… Image © NASA
September Sunset on Bark Lake in Ontario
A beautiful September sunset on Bark Lake in Ontario Canada by photographer Mary Brown. She said: The sunsets at Bark Lake are wonderful. Every night I am there, I am on the beach with my camera. The night this picture was taken was particularly gorgeous. I am so glad I was there at the time. Image credit: Mary Brown Used with permission.
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Parhelion above Arc de Triomphe
The photo above showing a gorgeous parhelion or sundog above the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France was captured just before sunset (7:55) on August 31, 2012. Image credit: Bertrand Kulik; Bertrand’s Web site
Sunspots and Silhouettes
In the foreground of this stunning image, is the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, built in the late 1800s and located on the highest hill in Paris, France. Next, are thin clouds forward scattering sunlight. Finally, far in the distance and slightly buried into the Sun’s surface, are sunspots, the most prominent of which is sunspot region AR 1512 visible near the disk center. Image credit: VegaStar Carpentier
Sunset in the Arctic
Sunsets started to tease the Arctic horizon as scientists on board the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy headed south in the Chukchi Sea during the final days collecting ocean data for the 2011 ICESCAPE mission. Credit: NASA/Kathryn Hansen
Brilliant Sun Pillar over Jenison, Michigan
The photo above showing a breathtaking Sun pillar was captured at sunset near Jenison, Michigan on April 10, 2012. Sun pillars result from the reflection of sunlight off the bottom surfaces (or less frequently, the top surfaces) of plate-shaped ice crystals composing cirrus clouds. Photographer: Kevin Povenz; Kevin’s Flickr Web site
Jupiter and the Moons of Earth
The largest artifical moon of the Earth, the International Space Station, streaks through this lovely sky with clouds in silhouette against the fading light of sunset. Image Credit Stefan Seip
Twilight Contrails
The photo above showing a stunning prairie sunset and a jumble of contrails checkering the twilight sky was taken from my home in DeKalb County, Illinois. Photographer: Claude Oesterreicher
Sunlight through fog droplets
The photo above showing misty sunbeams penetrating a mature forest canopy was taken near Gahberg, Austria. These beams are simply local crepuscular rays, made visible by fog droplets, taken when the Sun was well above the horizon. Photographer Christoph Kaltseis
Lick Observatory Moonrise
The gorgeous Full Moon rose behind Mount Hamilton, as viewed from a well chosen location at sunset, east of San Jose, California on March 7. The lunar disk frames historic Lick Observatory perched on the mountain’s 4,200 foot summit. Photographer Rick Baldridge
