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Sunday 30 June 2013

BEST NIGHT SKY PHOTOS OF THE WEEK


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Best Night Sky Photos of the Week: June 29, 2013
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SPACE.com, 29 June 2013.

From the Supermoon to deep space, don't miss these jawdropping night sky photos by stargazers and SPACE.com readers.

1. Further Out There Is the Milky Way

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Astrophotographer Scott Hoggard sent in a photo of the Milky Way over route 404 on Maryland's Eastern Shore in Queen Anne County, taken June 16, 2013. [See More Images]

2. It's Easy as 123

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The cosmic vdB 123 shines in a photo from Adam Block at the Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter acquired in June 2013. vdB 123 is one of 158 reflection nebulas catalogued by Canadian astronomer Sidney van den Bergh. It is labelled M for moderate brightness. [See More Images]

3. The Cloud Minders

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ESO's longest-serving observatory, La Silla, floats high above the clouds in northern Chile, just after sunset. Light from a moon that lies outside the frame bathes the observatory and reflects from the clouds below. The very faint band of golden light above the clouds still illuminated by the sunset represents zodiacal light. This phenomenon occurs when sunlight strikes dust particles between the sun and the planets. Image released June 24, 2013. [See More Images]

4. Airplane Appears to Soar into Sun's Jaws During Solar Eclipse

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An airplane appears to be moments away from being gobbled up by the sun in this amazing view of a solar eclipse by Phillip Calais in Western Australia on May 10, 2013. [Full Story]

5. Amazing Fireballs Light Up Night Sky in Stargazer Photos

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The Milky Way and bright June fireballs star in these dazzling new photos from veteran space photographer Mike Taylor in Maine. [Full Story]

6. Rise of the Supermoon 2013: Joson Images

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Experienced space photographers Edwin Aguirre and Imelda Joson created this composite view of the biggest full moon of 2013, a so-called 'supermoon,' from a series of images taken as the full moon rose over downtown Boston on June 23, 2013. [Full Story]

7. Super Kids See Supermoon

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Astrophotographer Tyler S. Leavitt sent in a photo of kids dressed as superheroes watching the supermoon of June 23, 2013, outside Las Vegas, Nevada. [Full Story]

8. Supermoon and Light Painting in Macedonia

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Astrophotographer Stojan Stojanovski had a bit of fun with this supermoon photo, taken June 23, 2013, in Ohrid, Macedonia. [Full Story]

9. Supermoon Rises Over Horizon in Macedonia

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This image shows the supermoon, the biggest full moon of 2013, rising over the horizon in Ohrid, Macedonia, as seen by Stojan Stojanovski on June 23, 2013. [Full Story]

10. Supermoon Over Statue of Liberty

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Ameer Hassoun sent SPACE.com this photo from Liberty Park, New Jersey on June 23, 2013 of a supermoon rising over the Statue of Liberty. He used a Canon Rebel t2i 250mm, iso 400, f16 and Shutter 1/40 to capture the image. [Full Story]

11. Supermoon Rises Over Chesapeake Bay Beach

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Medford Canby of Annapolis, Maryland, sent SPACE.com this photo June 23, 2013 of a supermoon rising over the beach at Chesapeake Bay. Canby used a Pentax k-5 camera with a Pentax 55-300 lens at 300 mm to capture the image. [Full Story]

[Source: SPACE.com. Edited.]


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