Astronomy Picture of the Day

   [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our
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                              2023 February 25
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                          Crescent Moon Occultation
                Image Credit & [3]Copyright: [4]Fefo Bouvier

   Explanation: On February 22, a young Moon shared the western sky at
   sunset with bright planets Venus and Jupiter [5]along the ecliptic
   plane. The beautiful celestial conjunction was [6]visible around planet
   Earth. But from some [7]locations Jupiter hid for a while, occulted by
   the crescent lunar disk. The Solar System's ruling gas giant was
   captured here just before it disappeared behind the the Moon's dark
   edge, [8]seen over the Río de la Plata at Colonia del Sacramento,
   Uruguay. In the serene river and skyscape Venus is not so shy, shining
   brightly closer to the horizon through the fading twilight. Next week
   Venus and Jupiter will appear [9]even closer in your evening sky.

                    Tomorrow's picture: Saturn's Iapetus
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   4. https://www.fefobouvier.com/
   5. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/
   6. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatching/home/
   7. http://www.lunar-occultations.com/iota/planets/jupiter.png
   8. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220530.html
   9. https://earthsky.org/tonight/bright-planets-west-after-sunset-venus-and-jupiter-conjunction-feb-mar-2023/
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  18. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html
  19. http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=230225
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