Stargazing

The Great Square of Pegasus is one of the easiest star patterns, or asterisms, to spot in the autumn night sky — four bright stars forming a huge square that marks the body of the …

The image above shows a spectacular display of the Aurora Borealis over Finland. Also known as the Northern Lights, auroras typically occur at latitudes of between 10 and 20 degrees from the geomagnetic poles but …

The image above shows a dramatic example of a green flash, as seen from the Canary Islands. This particular atmospheric optical phenomenon was considered a myth for a long time. These days, the cause of …

The image above shows the Belt of Venus, a rosy-hued band of light between Earth’s shadow and the upper atmosphere that occurs just after sunset, or just before sunrise. However, this atmospheric phenomenon has nothing …

The image above shows an example of a moonbow that appeared over Maui, Hawaii in February 2016. Although moonbows are also commonly known as lunar rainbows, or white rainbows in many parts of the world, …

The image above shows a pair of bright sundogs as seen from the city of Fargo in North Dakota. Also visible here are sections of the arcs passing through each sundog. These are known as …