... Higher than the highest mountain lies the realm of the aurora. ... The Helix Nebula from Blanco and Hubble . ... The shapes of planetary nebula like the Helix are important because they likely hold clues to how stars like the Sun end their lives. ... As the Moon rose and the Sun set on October 8, a lunar eclipse was in progress seen from Chongqing, China. ... Seen through the subtle colors of the predawn sky a lunar eclipse is in progress above, the partially eclipsed Moon growing dark. ...