Astronomy Picture of the Day

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                                2022 March 29
   [2]An image of the sky over a Brazil featuring the bright planets Venus
   and Mars near to each other on the sky. Please see the explanation for
                         more detailed information.

                    Venus and Mars: Passing in the Night
             Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Carlos Kiko Fairbairn

   Explanation: When two planets pass on the night sky, they can usually
   be seen near each other for a week or more. In the case of this
   planetary [4]conjunction, Venus and Mars passed within 4 degrees of
   each other earlier [5]this month. The featured image was taken a few
   days prior, when [6]Venus was slowing rising in the pre-dawn sky, night
   by night, while [7]Mars was slowly setting. The image, a four-part
   mosaic, was captured in [8]Brazil from the small town [9]Teresópolis.
   Besides [10]Venus and Mars, the morning sky now also [11]includes the
   more distant planet [12]Saturn. Of course, these [13]conjunctions are
   only angular -- Venus, Mars, and Saturn continue to [14]orbit the Sun
   in very different parts of [15]our Solar System. Next week, the angle
   between [16]Saturn and Mars will drop to [17]below a quarter of a
   degree.

                      Tomorrow's picture: rings unknown
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   4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conjunction_(astronomy)
   5. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/2716/whats-up-march-2022/
   6. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/venus/in-depth/
   7. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/mars/overview/
   8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil
   9. https://youtu.be/iOvEvl_8q0s
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