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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
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                                  2025 August 15   
      
                         Moonlight, Planets, and Perseids   
                     Image Credit & Copyright: Jeff Dai (TWAN)   
      
      Explanation: In the predawn sky on August 13, two planets were close.   
      And despite the glare of a waning gibbous Moon, bright Jupiter and even   
      brighter Venus were hard to miss. Their brilliant close conjunction is   
      posing above the eastern horizon in this early morning skyscape. The   
      scene was captured in a single exposure from a site near Gansu, China,   
      with light from both planets reflected in the still waters of a local   
      pond. Also seen against the moonlight were flashes from the annual   
      Perseid Meteor Shower, known for its bright, fast meteors. Near the   
      much anticipated peak of activity, the shower meteors briefly combined   
      with the two planets for a celestial spectacle even in moonlit skies.   
      
                         Tomorrow's picture: light-weekend   
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