Slooh Space Camera's Night Sky: Cosmic Photos by Amateur Astronomers

Jupiter After 2012 Impact: Slooh

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This photo of Jupiter taken by a Slooh Space Camera telescope in the Canary Islands, shows the face of Jupiter and location of its moons hours after a bright impact flash was spotted by amateur astronomers on Sept. 12, 2012.

Jupiter, Venus and Earthshine Moon Seen by SLOOH

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Jupiter, Venus, and the moon with Earthshine appear in this collage by SLOOH Space Camera's Canary Islands Observatory, showing the conjunction of July 16, 2012,

Asteroid 2012 LZ1, Seen from the Canary Islands

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The near-Earth asteroid 2012 LZ1, which is about the size of a city block, is seen as a circular white dot in this shot taken by the SLOOH Space Camera in the Canary Islands on June 14, 2012.

Venus Transit 2012 Begins: Slooh Space Camera

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This view from the Slooh Space Camera shows the amazing start of the 2012 transit of Venus across the sun (upper left) as it begins to cross the solar disk on June 5, 2012.

SLOOH Image of Solar Eclipse of May 20, 2012 from New Mexico

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SLOOH Space Camera's view of the solar eclipse on May 20, 2012, in New Mexico.

SLOOH Space Camera Image of Solar Eclipse of May 20, 2012

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SLOOH Space Camera's view of the solar eclipse on May 20, 2012, in California.

slooh watch aurora

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A still image of what the aurora show will look like through the Slooh Space Camera during the live webcast.

Mars at Opposition: Slooh Space Camera

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This still from a Slooh Space Camera webcast shows Mars as it appeared at opposition on March 3, 2012 at 11:30 p.m. ET (0430 GMT on March 4).

Slooh Website Lunar Eclipse Broadcast

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A screenshot of the skywatching website Slooh, which broadcast the June 15, 2011 total lunar eclipse live via the Internet for free in partnership with the Internet company Google.

Position of Asteroid 2012 LZ1 During June 14 Flyby

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A look at where near-Earth asteroid 2012 LZ1 will appear in the sky on the evening of June 14, 2012.

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