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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 May 9   
        A sunset sky over Sicily is shown with, from top to bottom, a pink   
       atmospheric band, a blue atmospheric band containing the Moon, a band   
      with land containing buildings, and a band of water reflecting the pink   
          and blue atmospheric bands. Please see the explanation for more   
                               detailed information.   
      
                                 Shadows of Earth   
                  Image Credit & Copyright: Marcella Giulia Pace   
      
      Explanation: Can you find two Earth shadows in today's image? It's a   
      bit tricky. To find the first shadow, observe that the top part of the   
      atmosphere appears pink and the lower part appears blue. This is   
      because the top half is exposed to direct sunlight, while the lower   
      part is not. The purple area in between is known as the Belt of Venus,   
      even though Venus can only appear on the other side of the sky, near   
      the Sun. The blue color of the lower atmosphere is caused by the Earth   
      blocking sunlight, creating Earth shadow number 1. Now, where is the   
      second Earth shadow? Take a look at the Moon. Do you notice something   
      unusual about the lower left part? That area appears unusually dark   
      because it is in the shadow of the Earth, creating Earth shadow number   
      2. To be precise, the Moon was captured during a lunar eclipse. This   
      carefully timed image was taken in Sampieri, Sicily, Italy, in July   
      2018.   
      
                         Tomorrow's picture: desert galaxy   
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