A collection of Galleries of solar system objects: The Sun, Moon, meteors, comet, and of conjunctions between objects, usually over landscapes.
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582 imagesA gallery of images (both wide-angle nightscapes and telescopic close-ups) of our Moon and Sun. Included are shots of the Full Moon and Harvest Moon. Separate galleries are dedicated to Lunar and Solar Eclipses, and to Atmospheric Phenomena.
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143 imagesA gallery of images of meteors ("shooting stars") in our atmosphere, and of the Zodiacal Light and Gegenschein, created by meteoric dust in the inner solar system.
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187 imagesA gallery of images (both nightscapes and telescopic shots) of recent comets. Presented in alphabetical order by comet name, not chronological order.
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551 imagesA gallery of wide-angle and close-up images of planetary conjunctions, and planet line-ups in the twilight sky, and of conjunctions of one or more planets with the Moon. Under this Gallery, you can enter the names of various objects and search for images of past conjunctions of those objects, for example of the "Moon" and "Venus." This gallery is presented in reverse chronological order, from newest to oldest events.
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30 imagesA gallery of images of recent transits of Mercury and of Venus across the Sun, two vary rare types of astronomical events.