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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 February 27   
        A person is seen sitting on a rock under an unusual sky. In the sky   
        above is light diffuse band extending down to the horizon that goes   
       through two bright dots, Jupiter and Venus. The Pleiades star cluster   
        is visible above them. Please see the explanation for more detailed   
                                   information.   
      
                        Zodiacal Ray with Venus and Jupiter   
              Image Credit & Copyright: Ruslan Merzlyakov (astrorms)   
      
      Explanation: What's causing that unusual ray of light extending from   
      the horizon? Dust orbiting the Sun. At certain times of the year, a   
      band of sun-reflecting dust from the inner Solar System appears   
      prominently after sunset or before sunrise and is called zodiacal   
      light. The dust was emitted mostly from faint Jupiter-family comets and   
      slowly spirals into the Sun. The featured HDR image, acquired in   
      mid-February from the Sierra Nevada National Park in Spain, captures   
      the glowing band of zodiacal light going right in front of the bright   
      evening planets Jupiter (upper) and Venus (lower). Emitted from well   
      behind the zodiacal light is a dark night sky that prominently includes   
      the Pleiades star cluster. Jupiter and Venus are slowly switching   
      places in the evening sky, and just in the next few days nearing their   
      closest angular approach.   
      
                          Tomorrow's picture: temple moon   
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