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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       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.   
      
                                   2025 April 8   
      A dark night sky is shown with clouds on the left. Just above center in   
          blue is the Pleiades star cluster. Just below the Pleiades is a   
         crescent moon, but bright enough so that you can see not only the   
       brightly lit crescent but, more faintly, the rest of the Moon. Please   
                see the explanation for more detailed information.   
      
                             Moon Visits Sister Stars   
                            Image Credit: Cayetana Saiz   
      
      Explanation: Sometimes, the Moon visits the Pleiades. Technically, this   
      means that the orbit of our Moon takes it directly in front of the   
      famous Pleiades star cluster, which is far in the distance. The   
      technical term for the event is an occultation, and the Moon is famous   
      for its rare occultations of all planets and several well-known bright   
      stars. The Moon's tilted and precessing orbit makes its occultations of   
      the Seven Sisters star cluster bunchy, with the current epoch starting   
      in 2023 continuing monthly until 2029. After that, though, the next   
      occultation won't occur until 2042. Taken from Cantabria, Spain on   
      April 1, the featured image is a composite where previous exposures of   
      the Pleiades from the same camera and location were digitally added to   
      the last image to bring up the star cluster's iconic blue glow.   
      
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