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Large Solar Filament by Chumack
Credit: John Chumack | www.galacticimages.com
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Large Solar Filament Close-up by Chumack
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Large Solar Filament in Blue by Chumack
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2013 Perseid Meteors Over Washoe Valley, NV
Credit: William Berry
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Aurora Over Swedish Park
This view of the aurora borealis over Sweden was captured by astrophotographer Chad Blakley.
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Aurora Borealis Over Sweden
This view of the aurora borealis over Sweden was captured by astrophotographer Chad Blakley.
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Bird and Sundog Over Spain
Credit: Juan Manuel Pérez Rayego
Juan Manuel Pérez Rayego took this photo of a bird flying by a sundog, also called a mock sun or parhelion, from Merida, Spain in October 2012. The photo was taken in a single exposure, without a tripod using a polarizing filter. [
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Night Sky Over Lowell Observatory During Annual Meteor Shower
Credit: Stephen Gresser | S.C. Gresser Photography
Astrophotographer Stephen Gresser snapped this photo during the Perseid Meteor shower near Anderson Mesa Station in Flagstaff, Ariz., on Aug. 9, 2013. [
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2013 Perseid Meteors Over Orcas Island, WA
Credit: Cody Limber
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Night Sky Over Lowell Observatory During Perseid Meteor Shower Gresser
Credit: Stephen Gresser | S.C. Gresser Photography
Stephen Gresser took this image of the night sky during the Perseid Meteor shower from a location next to the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Ariz., on Aug. 9, 2013. [
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Night Sky Over Arizona During Perseid Meteor Shower Gresser
Credit: Stephen Gresser | S.C. Gresser Photography
Stephen Gresser captured this photo of the night sky during the Perseid Meteor shower over a spot near Anderson Mesa Station in Flagstaff, Ariz. The image was taken Aug. 9, 2013. [
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2013 Perseid Meteors Falling Over Holy Island, Northumberland, UK
Credit: Peter Greig
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'Wish Upon a Falling Star' by Barbara Matthews
Credit: Barbara Matthews
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Perseid Meteor Shower 2013: Jeff Dai
Credit: Jeff Dai
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Perseid Meteor Shower 2013: Jonathan S. McElvery
Credit: Jonathan S. McElvery
Stargazing photographer Jonathan S. McElvery captured this view of a Perseid meteor over Grafton, Mass., early on Aug. 12, 2013 during the peak of the 2013 Perseid meteor shower. He used a Nikon D700 camera equipped with a 14mm lens and set to ISO3200, 10 sec. @f/3.2 [
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Milky Way and Meteor Over Canary Islands
Veteran astrophotographer Tamas Ladanyi of The World at Night took this image of a meteor cruising across a Milky Way-filled sky on May 15, 2013 from the mountainous island of Tenerife, Canary Islands. A Tajinste flower appears in the foreground. [
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'Nature's Fireworks' by Christopher M. Georgia
Credit: Christopher M. Georgia
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Early Perseid Meteors Over New Jersey
Credit: Mike Black
Astrophotographer Mike Black sent in a photo of Perseid meteors taken from Belmar, New Jersey, August 5-6, 2013.
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Night Sky Over Flagstaff During Perseid Meteor Shower Gresser
Credit: Stephen Gresser | S.C. Gresser Photography
While hunting for images of the annual Perseid Meteor shower, Stephen Gresser captured this photo of the night sky from a location next to the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Ariz. with a Canon 5D Mark II and a Canon EF 14mm 1:2.8 lens. The image was taken Aug. 9, 2013. [
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2013 Perseid Meteor Over Dayton, Ohio
John Chumack sent in a photo of a Perseid meteor over Dayton, OH. He writes: "My meteor video camera network picked up about 2 dozen Perseid meteors coming out of the northeastern sky." Image acquired August 4, 2013.
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Pelican and North American Nebulae (NGC 5067 and NGC 7000)
Credit: Terry Hancock
Astrophotographer Terry Hancock sent in a photo of Pelican and North American Nebulae (NGC 5067 and NGC 7000), captured over 2 nights, July 24-25, 2013, in H-Alpha. Total exposure time was 5 hours. Hancock's home observatory, DownUnder Observatory, is located in Fremont, MI.
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Southern Delta Aquariid Meteors Over Rochester
Credit: Chris Pruzenski
Astrophotographer Chris Pruzenski sent in a layered time-lapse photo of two Southern Delta Aquariid meteors. The photo was taken from the overlook in Harriet Hollister Spencer Recreation Park (Canadice, NY), on July 30, 2013.
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2013 Perseid Meteors Over Pennsylvania
Credit: Michael Kelso
Astrophotographer Michael Kelso sent in a photo of two Perseid meteors taken over Schellsburg, Pennsylvania on August 6, 2013.
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Hazy Gibbous Moon Over Canada
Avid night sky photographer John Chumack took this stunning image of a hazy waning gibbous moon rising over Rice Lake, Ontario, Canada on June 26, 2013. The shot was taken with a Canon Rebel Xsi at Prime Focus of Celestron's 70mm Travel Scope Refractor (400mm FL) mounted on a tripod, 1/2 second exposure, ISO 400. Image posted Aug. 9. [
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Milky Way Panoramic Image Over White Mountains
The Milky Way glows over the White Mountains of New Hampshire in this image. Christopher Georgia took this 15-shot panoramic image north of Franconia Notch State Park, N.H. on July 13. He used a Nikon D3s camera, Nikon 14-24mm lens at 15mm, exposure 22 seconds x 15, f/2.8 and ISO 2500, to capture the photo. Image posted Aug. 6. [
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Nebulae in Cygnus
Astrophotographer André van der Hoeven took this photo northern constellation Cygnus from his backyard observatory in the Netherlands. Barnard 344, pictured toward the bottom of the image, is a dark nebula located near the star Sadr in the Gamma Cygni Nebula. Emission nebula LBN234 can be seen in the upper, middle section of the photo. Also reflection nebula VanDenBergh 130 can be spotted in this photo, released to SPACE.com on July 26. Image posted Aug. 6. [
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Cygnus Wall NCG 7000
Andre van der Hoeven took this image of the Cygnus Wall from his backyard in the Netherlands. He used a TEC-140 telescope, QSI-583 camera and a NEQ-6 mount to capture the image. The photo was released to SPACE.com July 16, 2013 and posted on Aug. 9. [
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Kast's First Aurora of the Season
Credit: © Thomas Kast, All Rights Reserved
Astrophotographer Thomas Kast sent in his first photo of an auroral display this season, taken in Nallikari Beach, Oulo, Finland on Aug. 22, 2013.
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Aurora 'Beach Party' in Finland
Credit: © Thomas Kast, All Rights Reserved
Astrophotographer Thomas Kast sent in a photo of an auroral display taken in Oulunsalo, Finland on Aug. 23, 2013, which he dubbed an "aurora beach party."
