This high-res processed image of the April 8 eclipse shows the Sun’s corona, its outermost ... [+] atmosphere, in artificial colors that indicate the polarization or orientation of the light.

PhotoPhoto of the Sun in hydrogen-alpha light. The giant planet Jupiter, whose large moons Galileo discovered with his "trouble-making" telescope, is more than 5 times farther from the Sun than ...

These same ice crystals that made our sun dogs can also create light pillars at night. Like sun dogs, light will refract off of these ice crystals and create this optical illusion of beams of light.

blown into view by a giant "hole" on the sun. The aurora borealis might appear in skies from Washington to New York, lighting up the night with beautiful colors, as a stream of electrically ...

the light from the light box needs to enter your eyes indirectly. Don't look right into it or you may damage them (same rules as the sun). Ideally, you'll set it up about 16 to 24 inches from your ...

The ring of light seen around the sun in areas of southern Louisiana today is a rare atmospheric phenomenon known as a sun halo. While taking a stroll, Acadiana Advocate photographer Leslie ...