Wait, what? Yes. In December, a day - a whole cycle of day and night - is about half a minute longer than the average 24 hours. That's true for the entire globe.
Our lunar calendar shows the moon phase for each day of the coming year. Also ... check out the new colors and designs of our EarthSky Cares Tees. A percentage of proceeds collected will be donated to select organizations.
Kameron Barge caught this magnificent halo display over a ski resort in Whitefish, Montana. The key to its beauty is what skiers and sky optics aficionados call diamond dust.
Robert Pettengill of Austin, Texas caught the moon on Wednesday evening - the last evening of fall for us in the Northern Hemisphere - from Austin, Texas. The pale glow on the darkened portion of the crescent is called earthshine.
