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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.   
      
                                  2023 January 2   
      The featured image is a wide-angle image featuring a Turkish village in   
      the foreground and a sky containing off of planets in our Solar System   
          in the background. Please see the explanation for more detailed   
                                   information.   
      
                            After Sunset Planet Parade   
                    Image Credit & Copyright: Tunc Tezel (TWAN)   
      
      Explanation: Look up tonight and see a whole bunch of planets. Just   
      after sunset, looking west, planets Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars   
      will all be simultaneously visible. Listed west to east, this planetary   
      lineup will have Venus nearest the horizon, but setting shortly after   
      the Sun. It doesn't matter where on Earth you live because this early   
      evening planet parade will be visible through clear skies all around   
      the globe. Taken late last month, the featured image captured all of   
      these planets and more: the Moon and planet Mercury were also   
      simultaneously visible. Below visibility were the planets Neptune and   
      Uranus, making this a nearly all-planet panorama. In the foreground are   
      hills around the small village of G÷kte÷ren, Kas, Turkey, near the   
      Mediterranean coast. Bright stars Altair, Fomalhaut, and Aldebaran are   
      also prominent, as well as the Pleiades star cluster. Venus will rise   
      higher in the sky at sunset as January continues, but Saturn will   
      descend.   
      
                          Tomorrow's picture: stars align   
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