From fireworks and the moon to dark blue clouds, don't miss these jaw-dropping night sky photos by stargazers and SPACE.com readers.
1. Lords of the Ring Nebula: Awesome Photo Caps Stargazers' Cosmic Quest
Five night sky photographers collaborated to capture amazing photo or the Ring Nebula. See how they snapped the nebula from 2,000 light-years away. [Full Story]
2. Stargazer Snaps Amazing View of Andromeda Galaxy (Photo)
Credit: Lorenzo Comolli
The Andromeda Galaxy dominates this amazing photo by amateur astronomer Lorenzo Comolli. See how he did it here. [Full Story]
3. Fireworks and the Moon Dazzle in Spectacular Photo
The moon appears to dance with a fireworks display in this amazing photo by astrophotographer Giuseppe Petricca of Pisa, Italy. See how he took the photo and its relation to a religious holiday in Pisa here. [Full Story]
4. A Blue Sun? Solar Photographer Snaps Strange View of Our Star
Credit: Alan Friedman | Averted Imagination
Amateur astronomer Alan Friedman has taken an artistic approach to his backyard stargazing with stunning success as seen in this beautiful image of the sun. [Full Story]
5. Wow! Stargazer Captures Supermoon Over Grand Canyon
Credit: Jason Hines | The Art of the Chase
Photographer Jason Hines took this image June 23 during the brightest and biggest full moon of 2013, a so-called supermoon. His observation point was the Grand Canyon North Rim with a Nikon D800e, Nikon 800mm lens, and a 1.7x teleconverter. [Full Story]
6. Shine It All Around
ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano tweeted this photo of clouds seen from the International Space Station on June 17, 2013. He wrote: "And this is why they’re called noctilucent #Volare pic.twitter.com/qejtxc7Z6o" Noctilucent (or night-shining) clouds form high in the atmosphere, where they reflect sunlight even after the sun has set below the horizon. [See More Images]
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