Astronomy Picture of the Day

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                                2023 March 25
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                         Venus and the Da Vinci Glow
                Image Credit & [3]Copyright: [4]Giorgia Hofer

   Explanation: On March 23 early evening [5]skygazers could watch Venus
   and a young crescent moon, both near the western horizon. On that date
   Earth's brilliant evening star, faint lunar night side and slender
   sunlit crescent were captured in this telephoto skyscape posing
   alongside a church tower from Danta di Cadore, Dolomiti, Italy. Of
   course the subtle lunar illumination is [6]earthshine, earthlight
   reflected from the Moon's night side. A description of earthshine, in
   terms of sunlight reflected by Earth's oceans illuminating the Moon's
   dark surface, was written over 500 years ago by [7]Leonardo da Vinci.
   On March 24, from [8]some locations the Moon could be seen to occult or
   pass in front of Venus. [9]Around the planet tonight, a waxing lunar
   crescent will appear near the Pleiades star cluster.

                        Tomorrow's picture: wandering
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