Astronomy Picture of the Day

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                              2020 November 14
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                     Venus, Mercury, and the Waning Moon
               Image Credit & [3]Copyright: [4]Kevin Sargozza

   Explanation: Yesterday, early morning risers around planet Earth were
   treated to a waning Moon low in the east as the sky grew [5]bright
   before dawn. From the Island of Ortigia, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy this
   simple snapshot found the slender sunlit crescent just before sunrise.
   Never wandering far from the Sun in Earth's sky, inner planets Venus
   and Mercury shared the calm seaside view. [6]Also in the frame, right
   of the line-up of Luna and planets, is bright star Spica, alpha star of
   the constellation Virgo and one of the 20 [7]brightest stars in Earth's
   night. Tomorrow the [8]Moon will be New. The dark lunar disk means
   mostly dark nights for planet Earth in the coming week and a good
   chance to watch the annual [9]Leonid Meteor Shower.

               Today watch: [10]Commercial Crew Launch to ISS
                         Tomorrow's picture: edge-on
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   7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_brightest_stars
   8. https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/Gallery/moonphase.html
   9. https://earthsky.org/tonight/leonid-meteors-before-dawn-november-17
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