There’s always something happening in the night sky, even when we don’t have a major astronomical event to look forward to.
Sometimes it’s a lunar eclipse, when Earth’s shadow moves across the Moon and changes its appearance. Other times, it’s a comet passing through our part of the solar system, a meteor shower, or planets appearing unusually close together in the sky.
Some of these events can be predicted years in advance, while others catch us by surprise. And, of course, there’s always the question of whether the weather will cooperate.
This collection brings together photographs from different nights spent watching and capturing some of those moments. Each event offers another reason to step outside, look up, and see what’s happening above us.
Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)
Sony Alpha 6100 Palmer Park, Colorado Springs, CO Oct 15, 2024
Sony Alpha 6100 Palmer Park, Colorado Springs, CO Oct 15, 2024
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Palmer Park, Colorado Springs, CO Oct 15, 2024
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Palmer Park, Colorado Springs, CO Oct 15, 2024
Sony Alpha 6100 Mueller State Park, Divide, CO Oct 16, 2024
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Mueller State Park, Divide, CO Oct 16, 2024
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Mueller State Park, Divide, CO Oct 16, 2024
Sony Alpha 6100 Mueller State Park, Divide, CO Oct 16, 2024
Sony Alpha 6100 Mueller State Park, Divide, CO Oct 16, 2024
Sony Alpha 6100 Mueller State Park, Divide, CO Oct 16, 2024
Sony Alpha 6100 Mueller State Park, Divide, CO Oct 16, 2024
Sony Alpha 6100 Mueller State Park, Divide, CO Oct 16, 2024
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Colorado Springs, CO Oct 22, 2024
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Florissant Fossil Bed National Monument, Florissant, CO Oct 25, 2024
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Florissant Fossil Bed National Monument, Florissant, CO Oct 25, 2024
Celestron Origin Florissant Fossil Bed National Monument, Florissant, CO Oct 31, 2024
Lunar Eclipses
Vaonis Vespera Passenger Colorado Springs, CO Mar 3, 2026
Vaonis Vespera Passenger Colorado Springs, CO Mar 3, 2026
Vaonis Vespera Passenger Colorado Springs, CO Mar 3, 2026
Vaonis Vespera Passenger Colorado Springs, CO Mar 3, 2026
Vaonis Vespera Passenger Colorado Springs, CO Mar 3, 2026
Vaonis Vespera Passenger Colorado Springs, CO Mar 3, 2026
Vaonis Vespera Passenger Colorado Springs, CO Mar 3, 2026
Dwarf Mini Cheyenne Mountain State Park, Colorado Springs, CO Aug 27, 2026
Dwarf Mini Cheyenne Mountain State Park, Colorado Springs, CO Aug 27, 2026
Dwarf Mini Cheyenne Mountain State Park, Colorado Springs, CO Aug 27, 2026
Dwarf Mini Cheyenne Mountain State Park, Colorado Springs, CO Aug 27, 2026
Dwarf Mini Cheyenne Mountain State Park, Colorado Springs, CO Aug 27, 2026
Dwarf Mini Cheyenne Mountain State Park, Colorado Springs, CO Aug 27, 2026
Dwarf Mini Cheyenne Mountain State Park, Colorado Springs, CO Aug 27, 2026
Dwarf Mini Cheyenne Mountain State Park, Colorado Springs, CO Aug 27, 2026