Astronomy Picture of the Day

   [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our
      fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation
                    written by a professional astronomer.

                              2023 November 14
   [2]A seascape surrounds a large tree-covered hill. Surrounding the hill
   in the night sky are three bright dots: the planets Jupiter, Venus, and
        a crescent Moon. Please see the explanation for more detailed
                                information.

                             Three Planets Rock
   Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Giovanni Passalacqua; Text: [4]Liz Coelho
                               ([5]Pikes Peak)

   Explanation: In the fading darkness before dawn, a tilted triangle
   appeared to balance atop a [6]rock formation off the southern tip of
   [7]Sicily. Making up the points of the triangle are three of the four
   [8]brightest objects visible in Earth’s sky: [9]Jupiter, [10]Venus and
   the [11]Moon. Though a thin [12]waning crescent, most of the moon’s
   disk is visible due to [13]earthshine. Captured in this image on 2022
   April 27, Venus (center) and Jupiter (left) are roughly three degrees
   apart -- and were headed toward a [14]close conjunction.
   [15]Conjunctions of [16]Venus and Jupiter occur about once a year and
   are visible either in the east before sunrise or in the west after
   sunset. The [17]featured image was taken about an hour before the
   [18]arrival of the [19]brightest object in Earth’s sky – [20]the Sun.

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   3. https://www.facebook.com/people/Giovanni-Passalacqua/100007428194796/
   4. mailto: Liz.Coelho at pikespeak.edu
   5. https://www.pikespeak.edu/programs/physics/astronomy.php
   6. https://youtu.be/NoMu4M8pJ0w
   7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicily
   8. https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/what-are-the-brightest-objects-in-our-solar-system/
   9. https://science.nasa.gov/Jupiter
  10. https://science.nasa.gov/venus
  11. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220612.html
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  14. https://earthsky.org/tonight/venus-and-jupiter-conjunction-april-30-may-1-2022/
  15. https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/definition-conjunction-astronomy/
  16. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230306.html
  17. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3377689472488626&set=pb.100007428194796.-2207520000&type=3
  18. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160926.html
  19. https://i2.pickpik.com/photos/93/770/415/cat-surprised-big-eyes-eyes-preview.jpg
  20. https://science.nasa.gov/sun/
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