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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
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                                    2023 May 6   
      
                               Twilight in a Flower   
                    Image Credit & Copyright: Dario Giannobile   
      
      Explanation: Transformed into the petals of a flower, 16 exposures show   
      the passage of day into night in this creative timelapse skyscape.   
      Start at the top and move counterclockwise to follow consecutive   
      moments as the twilight sky turns an ever darker blue and night   
      blossoms. Each exposure was recorded on the evening of April 22,   
      calculated to maintain a consistent balance of light and color. Close   
      to the western horizon on that date, a crescent Moon and Venus are the   
      two brightest celestial beacons. Petal to petal the pair spiral closer   
      to the flower's center. In silhouette around the center of the twilight   
      flower are Sicily's megalithic rocks of Argimusco.   
      
                           Tomorrow's picture: the helix   
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