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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 March 25   
      
                            Venus and the Da Vinci Glow   
                      Image Credit & Copyright: Giorgia Hofer   
      
      Explanation: On March 23 early evening skygazers could watch Venus and   
      a young crescent moon, both near the western horizon. On that date   
      Earth's brilliant evening star, faint lunar night side and slender   
      sunlit crescent were captured in this telephoto skyscape posing   
      alongside a church tower from Danta di Cadore, Dolomiti, Italy. Of   
      course the subtle lunar illumination is earthshine, earthlight   
      reflected from the Moon's night side. A description of earthshine, in   
      terms of sunlight reflected by Earth's oceans illuminating the Moon's   
      dark surface, was written over 500 years ago by Leonardo da Vinci. On   
      March 24, from some locations the Moon could be seen to occult or pass   
      in front of Venus. Around the planet tonight, a waxing lunar crescent   
      will appear near the Pleiades star cluster.   
      
                           Tomorrow's picture: wandering   
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