Stunning Night Sky Photos of November 2012

Aurora Over Mid-Michigan, Nov. 13, 2012

Gerry Beth Buckel

SPACE.com reader Gerry Beth Buckel sent in this photo of an aurora over mid-Michigan taken on Nov. 13, 2012.

Aurora Over Brighton, WI

Kevin Palmer

SPACE.com reader Kevin Palmer shared this photo of an aurora taken in Brighton, WI, Nov. 14, 2012.

Solar Eclipse Viewed From Northern Tip of Australia

Romeo Durscher/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

A total solar eclipse was visible from the Northern tip of Australia on Nov. 13, 2012.

Video Still of Northern Lights Over Leland, MI

Guy Strong

Astrophotographer Guy Strong made a time-lapse video of the northern lights in the Northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan on the evening of Nov. 13-14, 2012. [See video.]

Aurora and Backstop in Brighton, WI

Kevin Palmer

SPACE.com reader Kevin Palmer shared this photo of an aurora taken in Brighton, WI, Nov. 14, 2012.

Star Trails Over Observatory Ladanyi

Tamas Ladanyi/Astrophoto.hu

Star trails decorate the night sky above the rotating dome of Terkan Lajos public observatory near the city of Szekesfahervar in central Hungary. Tamas Ladanyi of The World at Night took this image near Szekesfahervar, Hungary on Feb. 21, 2012. Posted Nov. 9. [Full Story]

Starry Night over Thar Desert

Ajay Talwar / The World at Night

The photographers campsite glows over the white salt in the Thar Desert. This image was taken on Jan. 27, 2011. Posted Nov. 7, 2012. [Full Story]

Moonrise and Jupiter over Currituck, NC

Greg Diesel Walck (via Facebook)

Astrophotographer Greg Diesel Walck sent in this photo of Jupiter and the moon through the woods of Moyock, NC, Nov. 28, 2012.

Video Still of Northern Lights Over Leland, MI #2

Guy Strong

Astrophotographer Guy Strong made a time-lapse video of the northern lights in the Northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan on the evening of Nov. 13-14, 2012. [See video.]

Video Still of Northern Lights Over Leland, MI #3

Guy Strong

Astrophotographer Guy Strong made a time-lapse video of the northern lights in the Northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan on the evening of Nov. 13-14, 2012. [See video.]

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