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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
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                                 2025 September 20   
      
                                Gibbous vs Crescent   
                       Image Credit & Copyright: Luca Bartek   
      
      Explanation: Early risers around planet Earth have enjoyed a shining   
      crescent Moon near brilliant Venus, close to the eastern horizon in   
      recent morning twilight skies. And yesterday, on September 19,   
      skygazers watching from some locations in Earth's northern hemisphere   
      were also able to witness Venus, in the inner planet's waxing gibbous   
      phase, pass behind the Moon's waning crescent. In fact, this telescopic   
      snapshot was taken moments before that occultation of gibbous Venus by   
      the crescent Moon began. The close-up view of the beautiful celestial   
      alignment records Venus approaching part of the Moon's sunlit edge in   
      clear daytime skies from the Swiss Alps. Tomorrow, the Sun will pass   
      behind a New Moon. But to witness that partial solar eclipse on   
      September 21, skygazers will need to watch from locations in planet   
      Earth's southern hemisphere.   
      
                        Tomorrow's picture: equinox sunset   
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