California #nebula in #Perseus ... Andy Dungan captured this view of the #Californianebula from near Cotopaxi, Colorado, on Saturday. Thank you, Andy! 🌌🔭📸 buff.ly/ZdYU2oi Go to EarthSky Community Photos to see more great images, and submit your own recent photos:
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Stephane Picard in Quispamsis, New Brunswick, Canada, captured this great view of the beautiful #Pleiades star cluster last Friday. Thank you, Stephane! 🌌🔭📸 buff.ly/RyGhHKR See more great images, and submit your own recent photos, at EarthSky Community Photos:
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Wow! Oleg Rumiancev in Bainsville, Ontario, Canada, captured this beautiful view of an #aurora over the neighbor's backyard last Tuesday. Thank you, Oleg! 🌌📸 buff.ly/0UeaFwx Go to EarthSky Community Photos to see more great images, and submit your own:
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If you live by the coast and are tired of #seagulls stealing your #food with the same confidence as your cousin raiding your fridge, this news is for you. Researchers from the University of Exeter found that shouting at thieving seagulls works surprisingly well. 🐦🍔🍕 buff.ly/bGd1p1n 📹 EarthSky.org.

#Pegasus the Flying Horse rises in the east on autumn evenings in the Northern Hemisphere and spring evenings in the Southern Hemisphere. It’s easy to find, because it contains a huge asterism: the #GreatSquareofPegasus. 🌌🔭 buff.ly/IyNP15A 📹 EarthSky.org.

Tomorrow morning, before dawn, the waning crescent #moon will hang close to the bright star #Spica. See a delicate glow on the unlit side of the moon? That’s #earthshine! It’s reflected light from Earth. For more sky events, visit EarthSky’s night sky guide at: buff.ly/mS6e8Eb

The #SummerTriangle - a splendid trio of stars in the Northern Hemisphere’s summer sky - is still visible as the weeks of autumn slide by. Find out how to see it at: buff.ly/JABwn6b

Blammo! Astronomers said Wednesday that they’ve captured a #supernova explosion just 26 hours after it began, using ESO’s Very Large Telescope to observe a supernova at the moment its shockwave burst through its surface. Read more at: buff.ly/zkVKU9Z 📸 ESO/ L. Calçada.

As sun-like #stars swell into red giants, they can engulf nearby worlds. A new study of nearly 500,000 red giants shows these stars have far fewer close-in exoplanets than other stars. In other words: many of those planets may have already been destroyed! Read more at: buff.ly/L6FNtCe

The #Leonid #meteor shower peaks Monday and Tuesday. The peak is predicted for 18 UTC tomorrow, November 17. Read more about viewing the Leonids at: buff.ly/oWNC6Ex

The radiant point for the #Leonid #meteor shower is in the constellation Leo the Lion, for which the shower was named. The meteors tend to come in spurts, so give it some time! Read about Leo the Lion, here: buff.ly/vW2iEG8

“One of those regions that never fails to surprise me with how much depth and subtle structure emerges.” - Jeffrey Horne in Nashville, Tennessee. See Jeffrey's #SoulNebula photo at buff.ly/eNSQLXA

Read about the newly discovered sea #anemone that builds homes for hermit crabs at: buff.ly/1ja7tLZ 📸 Yoshikawa et al./ Kumamoto University.

Tomorrow morning before dawn, the thin crescent #moon hangs near the bright star #Spica in the constellation Virgo the Maiden. About 250 light-years away, Spica appears to us as a lone bluish-white star. Visit EarthSky’s night sky guide for more: buff.ly/mS6e8Eb

Farewell to #sunspot region AR4274. During its passage across the sun's face, this sunspot group generated 4 X flares! It produced spectacular auroral displays seen across North America this past week.. Read more #sun news at: buff.ly/jj48ZHH 📸 SDO.

Patti Lowrie caught these stacks of #lenticular clouds near Mount Shasta in California on Wednesday. Lenticular clouds form where stable moist air flows over mountains. They are often mistaken for UFOs! Thanks, Patti! ☁️ Submit your own spectacular image to us here: buff.ly/0C2j6vH

Watch live today! Is our #universe slowing down? After decades of believing galaxies are speeding apart, a new study suggests the opposite. EarthSky's Deborah Byrd teams up with Dr. Sara Webb, astrophysicist and science communicator! The video drops at noon CST (18 UTC). Watch here! buff.ly/Ev25WMX

The #Leonids are already flying. They are best after midnight! And, in 2025, they're due to peak on the mornings of November 17 and 18. Under ideal conditions, you might see 10 to 15 Leonid meteors per hour. Watch this video and then read about the Leonids here: buff.ly/oWNC6Ex

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Our #solarsystem was thought to be moving at about 515,000 mph (828,000 kph) through space, as it orbits the center of our Milky Way galaxy. A new study from researchers in Germany suggests our solar system is moving more than three times faster than that. 🫨 Read more at: buff.ly/MOC0Cul 📸 NASA.

Active region AR4274 did it again this morning, blasting out an X flare, its 4th this week. Soon, it'll depart to the sun's far side, carried out by the sun's rotation. Read more #sun news at: buff.ly/jj48ZHH 📸 NOAA.

Is that a fire-breathing #dragon in the sky? Margaret Longstreth in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, saw this stunning #aurora on Tuesday and said: "Fire-breathing dragon right overhead." Thank you, Margaret! 🐉🌌📸🔭 buff.ly/jUvM7bv Go to EarthSky Community Photos to see more great images: buff.ly/RyXeYSP

Have you seen the constellation #Tucana the Toucan? It's visible year-round from Earth’s Southern Hemisphere. This constellation is famous for being home to the Small Magellanic Cloud, a fuzzy patch in the sky that’s actually a dwarf galaxy orbiting the Milky Way. 🌌🔭 buff.ly/2u5HlNv 📸 EarthSky.org

Flowers still blooming in autumn ... Cecille Kennedy in Pirate Cove, Oregon, sent us this photo of blue #hydrangea #flowers last Monday. Thank you, Cecille! 🌼📸 buff.ly/xohJPh2 See more great images, and submit your own recent photos, at EarthSky Community Photos:
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Yesterday, we went live to share the fascinating science behind this week's stunning #auroras, and discuss what it was like seeing Tuesday night's dazzling display in person. It was a lot of fun! Watch here: buff.ly/mveCCoV 📹 EarthSky.org.

EarthSky’s team of veteran stargazers went live yesterday to tell you all you need to know about the 2025 Leonid meteor shower, which peaks around November 16-18. ☄️Whether you’re a seasoned skywatcher or heading out for your first #meteor shower, here's how to make the most of it: buff.ly/zmpBT4L

This week's aurora explosion continued last night, with a 2nd display of dancing lights. We've collected some of the most spectacular shots we've received over the past few nights in a new video gallery. Sit back, relax, and be mesmerized by these beautiful #aurora images! 😍

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Researchers said this week they’ve found more evidence that Saturn’s moon #Enceladus could host #life. 👽🦠🔭 Read more about this development at buff.ly/jc1ZYl9

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You can still see the #moon near #Regulus! Tomorrow morning, before dawn, the waning crescent moon will still be quite close to Regulus, the brightest star in #Leo the Lion. Don't miss them! 🌘🌟🌌🔭 Watch this video for more information: buff.ly/20olLyZ 📸 EarthSky.org.

Last night’s #auroras lit up skies across the world — and our community captured it all! Join us at 12:30 p.m. CST (18:30 UTC) as we share some breathtaking photos. We'll explain what caused this geomagnetic storm and whether the auroras might return tonight. Join us! buff.ly/mveCCoV 📸 JD Smith.

The Leonid meteor shower is back! Join EarthSky today at noon CST (18 UTC) as we share when, where and how to see the 2025 #Leonids at their best. Plus we'll explain why the Leonids are one of the most famous meteor showers of the year. #meteors 🌠🔭 buff.ly/njzrIiK 📸 James Reynolds/ EarthSky.org.

We mentioned in yesterday's newsletter that auroras could be on the way... and we weren't disappointed! Lights exploded across the sky after sun-stuff impacted Earth's magnetic field, triggering a geomagnetic storm: buff.ly/jj48ZHH Subscribe to our free newsletter: buff.ly/3CGpN3D 📸Martin Curran.

Did you see last night's incredible auroras? See more in our new aurora photo gallery: buff.ly/EMR1RtO

Today we celebrate an extraordinary life well-lived. Jane Goodall, 1934-2025. ❤️ Watch Jane Goodall's memorial service today at 10 a.m. CST. For a link to the service, visit buff.ly/SKYQyIs 📷 US Embassy Uganda.

Luis Miguel Fuentes Villalbazo in Austria captured this image of the #moon, planet #Jupiter and the twin star of #Gemini, #Castor and #Pollux, on Sunday. Thank you, Luis Miguel! buff.ly/VDGTCg1 See more great images from our talented community of photographers here: buff.ly/RyXeYSP

Look at that pink snow 💗 Brady Chabot in Alberta took this wonderful photo on Sunday and wrote: "For about 10 minutes at #sunset the sky turned various shades of pink and purple. We get amazing sunsets at this time of year, but I've never seen these #colors before." Thank you! buff.ly/YqhokMy

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Do you love the #Pleiades? The famous Pleiades star cluster is an easy-to-see pattern in our sky, visible from almost every part of the globe. It looks like a tiny, misty dipper of #stars. The stars were born together and still travel together in space. 🌌🔭 buff.ly/kmxpFui 📹 Video via EarthSky.org.

Sunspot AR4274 unleashed its 3rd X flare in 3 days! Multiple coronal mass ejections — huge bursts of solar material — are heading toward Earth and could merge, amplifying their impact. If so, Earth could experience a burst of brilliant #auroras over the next 24 hours: buff.ly/jj48ZHH 📸 NOAA/ GOES.

Hi stargazers! On Wednesday and Thursday mornings, before dawn breaks, you'll find the #moon near the bright star #Regulus, the Heart of the Lion in the constellation Leo. This star's name means little king. 🌗🌟🔭 For more sky events, visit EarthSky's night sky guide: buff.ly/mS6e8Eb 📹 EarthSky.org.

When you gaze toward the bright star #Fomalhaut, in the constellation #Piscis Austrinus the the Southern Fish, you're looking toward what's called our galaxy's south window and out into the vast expanse of intergalactic #space. Find charts and more here: buff.ly/Pl5aNuW 🔭 📸 EarthSky.org.

For the 1st time, astronomers have created a 3D temperature #map of a distant #exoplanet. The planet, #WASP18b, is a scorching ultra-hot Jupiter about 400 light-years away. The researchers said that the map revealed 3 distinct #temperature zones in the #atmosphere. 🌡️🔭 buff.ly/gaBzPZt 📸 NASA/ GSFC.

#CometLemmon reaches #perihelion! Hassan Abdollahabadi in Chelpo Village, Rivash, Iran, captured this stunning shot of the comet on Saturday. Thank you, Hassan! ☄️🔭📸 buff.ly/BDXFrNb Go to EarthSky Community Photos to see more great images, and submit your own recent photos:
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Check out the #sun in black and white! Eliot Herman in Tucson, Arizona, captured this beautiful image using a calcium filter, yesterday. Thank you, Eliot! ☀️🔭📸 buff.ly/JqttV4j See more great images, and submit your own recent photos, at EarthSky Community Photos:
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