Aug 16 - See the Andromeda Galaxy

August 16 See the Andromeda Galaxy by:

View larger. | Andromeda Galaxy via Flickr user Adam Evans.

Andromeda galaxy, closest large spiral The Andromeda galaxy is the closest big galaxy to our Milky Way. At 2.5 million light-years, it's the most distant thing you can see with the eye alone. The moon is waning. It's the right time of year. Time to start looking! Read more. Chandrayaan-2 is on its way to the moon Following a series of successful maneuvers, India's Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft has shifted trajectories and is now on its way to the moon. Read more. This weekend, watch for a morning moon The moon is now in a waning gibbous phase. Watch for it this weekend, shortly after sunrise, floating pale and beautiful against a blue sky. Read more.

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It was cold in Australia last weekend Kangaroos in the snow in Lyonville, in Victoria’s central highlands. Image via Nicholas Dunand/The Conversation. Click in to read more and see more pics of Australia's cold snap.

Storm across New Mexico's Sangre de Cristos View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Mike Lewinski of Tres Piedras, New Mexico, captured a sequence of 223 still images on August 14, in order to make this composite of a storm with star trails. He wrote: "This shows the progression of a storm across the Sangre de Cristo mountains from 10:15 - 11:15 p.m. ... The full moon lit the foreground nicely." Thank you, Mike! Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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