Mike Wirths was watching the action on the Sun on June 25 when this Earth-sized prominence put on a 10-minute show. Fortunately excellent seeing prevailed, allowing Mike to capture this sharp image through his solar-filtered 6-inch refractor from his observatory in northern Mexico.
Our Photo of the Week on August 27, 2021, is Monika Deviat’s image of the Perseid meteor shower over Waterton Lakes National Park.
Shakeel Anwar’s crisp image of Jupiter makes it look like it was carved by knife and painted by delicate brush. It wins Photo of the Week on August 20, 2021.
Stephan Hamel’s bright and vibrant image of the Lagoon Nebula won our Photo of the Week title on August 13, 2021.
Pulling out incredible detail, Bill Batchelor wins the Photo of the Week on August 6, 2021, for his image of the Cave Nebula.
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