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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.   
      
                                   2022 April 18   
      
                          Stars and Planets over Portugal   
          Image Credit & Copyright: Miguel Claro (TWAN, Dark Sky Alqueva)   
      
      Explanation: The mission was to document night-flying birds -- but it   
      ended up also documenting a beautiful sky. The featured wide-angle   
      mosaic was taken over the steppe golden fields in M+¬rtola, Portugal in   
      2020. From such a dark location, an immediately-evident breathtaking   
      glow arched over the night sky: the central band of our Milky Way   
      galaxy. But this sky had much more. Thin clouds crossed the sky like   
      golden ribbons. The planet Mars appeared on the far left, while the   
      planets Saturn and Jupiter were also simultaneously visible -- but on   
      the opposite side of the sky, here seen on the far right. Near the top   
      of the image the bright star Vega can be found, while the far-distant   
      and faint Andromeda Galaxy can be seen toward the left, just below   
      Milky Way's arch. As the current month progresses, several planets are   
      lining up in the pre-dawn sky: Jupiter, Venus, Mars, and Saturn.   
      
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