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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 30   
      The featured image shows a night sky over a distant hill. The night sky   
      has three bright objects: a crescent moon, the planet Venus (highest),   
        and the planet Saturn. Taken together, the moon and planets make a   
           happy face icon. Please see the explanation for more detailed   
                                   information.   
      
                       A Happy Sky over Bufa Hill in Mexico   
                      Image Credit & Copyright: Daniel Korona   
      
      Explanation: Sometimes, the sky itself seems to smile. A few days ago,   
      visible over much of the world, an unusual superposition of our Moon   
      with the planets Venus and Saturn created just such an iconic facial   
      expression. Specifically, a crescent Moon appeared to make a happy face   
      on the night sky when paired with seemingly nearby planets. Pictured is   
      the scene as it appeared over Zacatecas, M+¬xico, with distinctive Bufa   
      Hill in the foreground. On the far right and farthest in the distance   
      is the planet Saturn. Significantly closer and visible to Saturn's   
      upper left is Venus, the brightest planet on the sky. Just above the   
      central horizon is Earth's Moon in a waning crescent phase. To create   
      this gigantic icon, the crescent moon phase must be smiling in the   
      correct direction.   
      
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