EarthSky News - Jan 25 - Awesome New Earth Images

January 25 Awesome New Earth Images by:

New Earth images from GOES-16 The satellite's 1st images since its launch a few months ago. GOES-16 provides 4 times the image resolution - 4 times more detail - than earlier GOES satellites. Weather forecasters are excited! Hole-punch clouds over southern California They result from cold temps, air traffic, and atmospheric instability. People mistake them for UFOs! Conditions were ripe for making them over southern California last weekend. Photos here. Asteroid buzzed Earth and moon last night Asteroid 2017 BX - found just days ago - is about as big as a house. It passed safely Tuesday night or Wednesday, depending on your time zone. Tonight … A winding river of stars called Eridanus Why search for such a faint constellation? Only because it's very beautiful.  Chinese New Year coming on January 28 This year's Chinese New Year rings in the Year of the Rooster. It begins Friday evening in the Americas and Saturday in Asia.

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Hole-punch clouds over southern California People report hole-punch clouds as UFOs, but it's really our aircraft that make them. Gloria Sanchez caught this one last weekend over Santa Ana, California. More photos here.

Orion Nebula: Where stars are born Stefan Nilsson captured this image from Sweden on January 2. You can recognize the constellation Orion by his 3 Belt stars, 3 stars in a short, straight row. The Orion Nebula is that red fuzzy region in Orion's Sword, hanging from the Belt. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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