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Welcome to the Skylights Archive, created in April of 2002. Skylights' scripts go back to September 25, 1998 (all those available). From April 5, 2002, the Archive works forward to later dates as the week's pages appear. These have the full set of original links. External links are not updated. Previous Skylights pages back to November 2, 2001 have been restored with internal links only, along with photographs that have previously appeared. Neither photos nor links appear prior to November 2, 2001. The Stars of the Week are not included here.

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Date

Photograph
May 2, 2008 Clear winter sky.
April 25, 2008 Lyra, the Lyre.
April 18, 2008 Ocean sunrise sequence.
April 11, 2008 Sirius and Canopus.
April 4, 2008 Rising Moon and Earth shadow.
March 28, 2008 Sunset.
March 14, 2008 Classic pairing of the Moon and Venus: 50 years ago.
March 7, 2008 Jupiter's motion and light pollution.
February 29, 2008 Blue sky and autumn tree.
February 22, 2008 Misty fields.
February 15, 2008 Day's end.
February 1, 2008 Cold full Moon.
January 25, 2008 Comet Holmes near Mirfak.
January 18, 2008 Winter sunrise.
January 4, 2008 Waning gibbous Moon.
December 28, 2007 Comet Holmes near its brightest Oct. 31, 2007.
December 21, 2007 Autumn sunset.
December 14, 2007 Orion rises.
December 7, 2007 Daylight waning gibbous Moon.
November 30, 2007 The Andromeda galaxy. Mark Killion.
November 16, 2007 Wind-blown clouds clear the sky.
November 9, 2007 Roses watch the sunset.
November 2, 2007 Near-perfect third quarter Moon.
October 26, 2007 Study in light and shadow.
October 19, 2007 Thin summer Moon.
October 5, 2007 Mountains meet the sky.
September 21, 2007 Mars in Taurus, August 2007.
September 14, 2007 Moon in total eclipse.
August 31, 2007 Deeper Canadian sunset.
August 24, 2007 Extraordinary storm clouds (six pictures).
August 17, 2007 Canadian sunset.
August 10, 2007 Mountains, sea, and sky.
August 3, 2007 Daytime arctic waning gibbous Moon.
July 27, 2007 Midnight Sun from 70 degrees north.
July 20, 2007 Annular eclipse of May 10, 1994. Mark Killion.
June 29, 2007 The Moon meets Venus, May 19, 2007.
June 22, 2007 Cloud ranks above mountains.
June 15, 2007 Venus through the trees.
May 23, 2007 Rising Sun
May 18, 2007 Bright clouds, shadows, and blue skies.
May 11, 2007 Waxing gibbous Moon among the clouds.
May 4, 2007 Windswept cirrus.
April 27, 2007 Blue sunset.
April 20, 2007 Morning cloud pointing to sunrise.
April 13, 2007 Clearing spring storm.
April 6, 2007 Winter sunrise.
March 30, 2007 Full Moon.
March 23, 2007 Perspective cloud-tree.
March 9, 2007 Cloud-tunnel at sunset.
March 2, 2007 Rising gibbous Moon.
February 23, 2007 Golden sunrise.
February 16, 2007 Ring Nebula in Lyra.
February 9, 2007 Spring storm clouds.
February 2, 2007 Orange sunset.
January 26, 2007 Rippled clouds.
January 19, 2007 First purple light of dawn.
January 12, 2007 A clear day, hope for a clear night.
January 5, 2007 Sunset path to the distant horizon.
December 22, 2006 Summer sunset.
December 15, 2006 Contrail sunrise with distant perspective.
December 8, 2006 Beautiful Pleiades. Mark Killion.
December 1, 2006 Hawaiian clear-air rainbow.
November 24, 2006 Lenticular clouds in a blue sky.
November 17, 2006 Orion and company.
November 10, 2006 Dark storm clouds.
November 3, 2006 Turbulent coiled cloud.
October 27, 2006 Blue sky and autumn wildflowers.
October 20, 2006 The carbon star V Aquilae.
October 13, 2006 Colorful spring sky.
October 6, 2006 Sky, sea, Greenland, glaciers, and icebergs.
September 29, 2006 Lightning storm at sea; third in a series.
September 15, 2006 Sunrise glory.
September 8, 2006 The Barringer Crater ("Meteor Crater") in Arizona.
September 1, 2006 Lightning storm at sea; second in a series of three.
August 25, 2006 Manicouagan impact crater.
August 18, 2006 Lightning storm at sea; first in a series. Bruce Kaler.
August 11, 2006 Quiet winter sunrise.
August 4, 2006 Lacy clouds enhance a blue sky.
July 14, 2006 Rainbow with a strong supernumerary bow.
July 7, 2006 Mars, Saturn, and the Beehive in twilight.
June 30, 2006 Dramatic cloudy sunset.
June 23, 2006 Lonely friends against a blue sky.
June 16, 2006 Sunshine through dark clouds.
June 9, 2006 Sentinel trees hail the growing dawn.
May 19, 2006 Saturn near the Beehive.
May 12, 2006 Flocked evening clouds.
May 5, 2006 Glowing Maui sunset. Ursula Schuster.
April 28, 2006 Orion takes leave.
April 21, 2006 Perfect sunrise.
April 14, 2006 Antarctic Moon. Carolyn Badger.
April 7, 2006 From sea to shining sea.
March 31, 2006 The waning crescent Moon visits Venus.
March 17, 2006 Spectacular cloud shadows and fingers of sunlight.
March 10, 2006 Canis Major in the forest.
February 24, 2006 Sundog with spectacular parhelic circle.
February 17, 2006 Asteroid Vesta in Gemini.
February 10, 2006 A peaceful sunrise.
February 3, 2006 The crescent Moon visits Antares.
January 27, 2006 Convecting anvilled thunderhead.
January 20, 2006 Beautiful sunset sunpillar.
January 6, 2006 Snow-laden tree against winter sky.
December 30, 2005 Marshmallow clouds.
December 23, 2005 Earthlight on a thin crescent Moon. Mark Killion.
December 16, 2005 Summer under a wide prairie sky.
December 9, 2005 Silver linings in a turbulent sky.
December 2, 2005 The setting Moon lights ranks of clouds.
November 25, 2005 Feathery cloud in blue sky at 30,000 feet.
November 18, 2005 Mars! (Mark Killion)
November 4, 2005 Country road sunrise.
October 28, 2005 Cloud shadows from the air.
October 21, 2005 Solar spectrum.
October 14, 2005 Venus and Jupiter 11 hours before 2005 conjunction.
October 7, 2005 Venus and Jupiter 5.5 days before 2005 conjunction.
September 30, 2005 Thin waning crescent Moon just 30 hours from new.
September 23, 2005 Cloud shadows in a glorious sky.
September 9, 2005 Reflection of morning sunlight from Lake Michigan.
September 2, 2005 Darkened sunset.
August 26, 2005 Setting Sun on storm clouds from air.
August 19, 2005 Soar like a seagull in a blue sky.
August 12, 2005 Inside a thunderstorm cell.
August 5, 2005 Venus and the Moon with Mercury.
July 29, 2005 Close-up of anvilled thunderstorm from air.
July 22, 2005 Venus and Mercury visit each other in early July.
July 15, 2005 Roiling thunderstorm near sunset from aircraft.
July 8, 2005 Peaceful sunrise.
June 24, 2005 Trees before the rising Sun.
June 3, 2005 Clear blue skies of autumn...
May 27, 2005 Floating on the clouds...
May 20, 2005 Brilliant clear air subsun.
May 13, 2005 West Virginia sunset.
May 6, 2005 Orion and Winter Triangle rising.
April 29, 2005 Blue Cassiopeia.
April 22, 2005 White sunpillar.
April 15, 2005 Quiet sunrise reflected in a pond.
April 8, 2005 Glorious winter sunrise.
April 1, 2005 Lilac sky.
March 25, 2005 A towering sky.
March 11, 2005 Clusters and variables near the anticenter.
February 25, 2005 Cactus flowers and sky.
February 18, 2005 Comet Hyakutake reprised.
February 11, 2005 "Fly me to the Moon...".
February 4, 2005 Spectacular lunar diffraction corona.
January 28, 2005 Land, sea, and sky.
January 21, 2005 Dancing clouds.
January 14, 2005 Crimson sunrise with red sunpillar.
January 7, 2005 More northern lights.
December 31, 2004 Sundog from airplane.
December 24, 2004 Icy trees.
December 17, 2004 Uranus in Aquarius.
December 10, 2004 Red rainbow.
December 3, 2004 Memories of early autumn against a blue sky.
November 26, 2004 Jupiter and Venus in conjunction.
November 19, 2004 Northern lights.
November 12, 2004 Algol at maximum and minimum.
November 5, 2004 Moon in total eclipse on Oct. 27, 2004.
October 29, 2004 Evening crescent Moon.
October 23, 2004 September morning sky with Venus and Saturn.
October 15, 2004 Wild sky.
October 8, 2004 Harvesttime Moonset with Earthshadow.
October 1, 2004 Trees exalt the sky.
September 24, 2004 "Rosy-fingered dawn."
September 17, 2004 Poniatowski's Bull.
September 10, 2004 Clearing dark storm clouds.
September 3, 2004 Cassiopeia through the telesope shutter.
August 27, 2004 Earthly flower, celestial sky.
August 20, 2004 Fuzzy clouds and blue sky.
August 13, 2004 Blue sky and sea.
August 6, 2004 Asteroid 17851 Kaler = 1998JK. NEAT.
July 30, 2004 Cloud waves in turquoise sky.
July 16, 2004 Star trails over France. Greg Dimijian.
June 25, 2004 Panoramic cloudscape from two directions.
June 18, 2004 Panoramic moonset and Earth shadow.
June 11, 2004 Transit of Venus in colorful sunrise.
June 4, 2004 Sky mirrored in the bowl of a pond.
May 28, 2004 Anvilling thunderheads.
May 21, 2004 Rays from the departing Sun.
May 14, 2004 Blowing clouds against a blue sky.
May 7, 2004 A gentle sunset.
April 30, 2004 Beauty of Saturn. Mark Killion
April 23, 2004 Jupiter in Leo in March of 2004.
April 16, 2004 Sunset over Pacific and hull-down ship.
April 9, 2004 Sun seen through rain clouds from airplane.
April 2, 2004 Saturn in Gemini in March 2004.
March 26, 2004 The waxing gibbous Moon. Mark Killion.
March 19, 2004 Venus and Mars moving in Aries and Taurus.
March 12, 2004 Contrail sunrise.
March 7, 2004 Sun and clouds.
February 27, 2004 The carbon star W Orionis.
February 20, 2004 Southern sky. Greg Dimijian.
February 13, 2004 Panoramic red sunset.
February 6, 2004 Sun and sundog.
January 30, 2004 A wide country sky.
January 23, 2004 The red carbon star TT Cygni.
January 16, 2004 Sunset sequence over a Mediterranean island.
January 2, 2004 Waves of clouds.
December 26, 2003 Turbulent contrail with shadow.
December 19, 2003 Summer sunrise with tree.
December 12, 2003 Moonpillar during eclipsed Moon
December 5, 2003 Misty Swiss Alps.
November 28, 2003 Autumn tree and blue sky.
November 21, 2003 Silver linings and solar glory.
November 14, 2003 The lunar eclipse of November 8, 2003.
November 7, 2003 Sunspots on October 30, 2003.
October 31, 2003 Aegean sunset.
October 24, 2003 Mars over Fomalhaut.
October 17, 2003 Two ancient ruins.
October 10, 2003 Near-full Moon and Mars.
October 3, 2003 Storm clouds hide the distant sky.
September 27, 2003 Panoramic view of setting Earthshadow.
September 12, 2003 High, wind-blown horsetail clouds.
September 5, 2003 Setting crescent Moon with faint Earthlight.
August 29, 2003 Yet more beautfiul cloud shadows.
August 24, 2003 Mars meets the Moon.
August 15, 2003 Cloud shadows in sunlight.
August 8, 2003 Sub-sundog.
August 1, 2003 Prairie Sunset Moon
July 25, 2003 Big cloud.
July 18, 2003 Deep Cygnus.
July 11, 2003 Between the clouds.
July 4, 2003 Sky reflection in a pond.
June 27, 2003 Evening twilight.
June 20, 2003 Earth shadow from high altitude.
June 13, 2003 Snow on western mountains.
June 6, 2003 Sunrise.
May 30, 2003 Anvilled cloud.
May 23, 2003 Lunar eclipse of May 15, 2003.
May 16, 2003 Foucault pendulum.
May 9, 2003 Setting crescent Moon with clouds.
May 2, 2003 Venus visits Mars.
April 25, 2003 Spring rainbow.
April 18, 2003 Saturn in Taurus, February, 2003.
April 11, 2003 A Moon for Spring.
April 4, 2003 Orion and Canis Major beyond leafless trees.
March 30, 2003 Cassiopeia and Perseus in the Milky Way.
March 21, 2003 22-degree halo with subsun.
March 14, 2003 Jupiter in Cancer with the Beehive.
March 7, 2003 The setting Sun.
February 28, 2003 The 22-degree halo above the trees.
February 21, 2003 Shafts of sunlight peek through holes in clouds.
February 14, 2003 Heiligenschein from 32,000 feet.
February 7, 2003 Checkerboard sky.
January 31, 2003 Glorious sunset.
January 24, 2003 Upper and lower Sun pillars with sundog.
January 17, 2003 Full Moonset with Earth shadow.
January 10, 2003 Giant floating cloud.
January 3, 2003 The sky in a drop of water from an icicle.
December 27, 2002 Reflection of sky in lake. (Katrina Broman)
December 20, 2002 Circumhorizontal arc.
December 13, 2002 Near-grazing occultation of Nu Virginis
December 6, 2002 Cloud shadows from the setting Sun
November 29, 2002 Spectacular sunpillar.
November 22, 2002 Southern Scorpius with Ara. (Chris Grohusko).
November 15, 2002 A brilliant sunsrise from 35,000 feet.
November 8, 2002 Spectacular cloud shadows at sunrise from 35,000 feet.
November 1, 2002 Bare autumn trees lift to the blue sky.
October 27, 2002 Deepening twilight from 35,000 feet.
October 18, 2002 Moon and spring flowers.
October 11, 2002 Differentially reddened setting Sun.
October 4, 2002 Late summer sunrise.
September 27, 2002 Shadow of Haleakela (Beth Bye).
September 20, 2002 Spectacular high cloud shadows in sunlit air.
September 13, 2002 Panoramic red sunrise.
September 6, 2002 Aurora from Texas (Chris Grohusko).
August 30, 2002 The Osorno volcano in Chile.
August 23, 2002 Maine sunset.
August 18, 2002 Sunset eclipse (P. Larry Nelson).
August 2, 2002 The Orion Nebula.
July 26, 2002 The great globular cluster Messier 13
July 19, 2002 Trees against lacy clouds.
July 12, 2002 Puffy cumulous clouds in a blue sky.
July 5, 2002 Sun on flowing clouds.
June 28, 2002 Country sky.
June 21, 2002 Panoramic spring sunset.
June 14, 2002 Capella and Kids rising with the Kitt Peak 4-meter in the foreground.
June 7, 2002 Quarter Moon rising behind spring flowers.
May 24, 2002Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, and Venus in planetary alignment, early May, 2002.
May 17, 2002Anvilled thunderhead with shafts of sunlight.
May 10, 2002Clouds and clearing sky.
May 3, 2002Earth shadow setting over the Pacific.
April 26, 2002Double sundog.
April 21, 2002Moon over Chicago.
April 12, 2002The Glory.
April 5, 2002Planet Earth: Pacific Ocean.
March 29, 2002The 22-degree lunar halo.
March 22, 2002Helium balloons and the blue sky.
March 15, 2002Deep red sunset, with the Sun below the formal horizon.
March 08, 2002Planet Earth: Mist-shrouded Aleutian Islands.
March 01, 2002Stormy sunset.
February 22, 2002Shafts of sunlight shining through the clouds.
February 15, 2002A "subsun" reflected from icy clouds.
February 08, 2002Rainbow with supernumerary bows.
February 01, 2002Night clouds.
January 25, 2002 The aftermath of an Iridium flare.
January 18, 2002 Planet Earth: Ranks of clouds and Lake Erie.
January 13, 2002 The Moon prepares to occult Eta Geminorum.
January 04, 2002 Ranks of icy clouds.
December 28, 2001 Blue Orion in twilight.
December 21, 2001 Mars glides through Sagittarius.
December 14, 2001 Allende meteorite.
December 07, 2001 Copernicus.
November 30, 2001 Blue sky with corn.
November 23, 2001 Arizona Earthshadow.
November 16, 2001 Gemini in bronze.
November 09, 2001 Taurus and Pleiades beyond bare branches.
November 02, 2001 End of the rainbow.
October 26, 2001
October 19, 2001
October 12, 2001
October 5, 2001
September 28, 2001
September 21, 2001
September 14, 2001
September 7, 2001
August 31, 2001
August 24, 2001
August 19, 2001
August 10, 2001
August 3, 2001
July 27, 2001
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