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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 May 5   
      The featured image shows a night sky over some choppy water. The planet   
      Venus shines high in the night sky, while a faint Saturn in on the far   
        right. The crescent Moon is visible near the image center. A bright   
        boat beacon is also visible on the right. All of these objects are   
      reflected as lines in the foreground water. Please see the explanation   
                          for more detailed information.   
      
                             Planet Lines Across Water   
                   Image Credit & Copyright: Jose Antonio Hervas   
      
      Explanation: WhatCÇÖs causing those lines? Objects in the sky sometimes   
      appear reflected as lines across water CÇö but why? If the waterCÇÖs   
      surface is smooth, then reflected objects would appear similarly -- as   
      spots. But if the water is choppy, then there are many places where   
      light from the object can reflect off the water and still come to you   
      -- and so together form, typically, a line. The same effect is   
      frequently seen for the Sun just before sunset and just after sunrise.   
      Pictured about 10 days ago in Ibiza, Spain, images of the setting Moon,   
      Venus (top), and Saturn (right, faint) were captured both directly and   
      in line-reflected forms from the Mediterranean Sea. The other bright   
      object on the right with a water-reflected line is a beacon on a rock   
      to warn passing boats.   
      
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