This phenomenon occurs in the sky over our heads, not the sea.

The Pelican Nebula is slowly being transformed.

Transfusing sunlight through a still dark sky!

These two mighty galaxies are pulling each other apart.

They say Orion always comes up sideways, and he does seem to on this cold December night. The bright stars of the familiar northern winter constellation lie just above the snowy tree tops surrounding a cozy cottage near the town of Ustupky in the Cze

They say Orion always comes up sideways, and he does seem to on this cold December night. The bright stars of the familiar northern winter constellation lie just above the snowy tree tops surrounding a cozy cottage near the town of Ustupky in the Cze

They say Orion always comes up sideways, and he does seem to on this cold December night. The bright stars of the familiar northern winter constellation lie just above the snowy tree tops surrounding a cozy cottage near the town of Ustupky in the Cze

Welcome to the December Solstice, the first day of winter in planet Earth's northern hemisphere and summer in the south.

Ice is forming on the river Lielupe as it flows through the landscape in this winter's night scene.

From afar, the whole thing looks like an Eagle. A closer look at the Eagle Nebula, however, shows the bright region is actually a window into the center of a larger dark shell of dust.