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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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                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                 2023 December 29   
      
                               Shakespeare in Space   
                        Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI   
      
      Explanation: In 1986, Voyager 2 became the only spacecraft to explore   
      ice giant planet Uranus close up. Still, this newly released image from   
      the NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) on the James Webb Space Telescope   
      offers a detailed look at the distant world. The tilted outer planet   
      rotates on its axis once in about 17 hours. Its north pole is presently   
      pointed near our line of sight, offering direct views of its northern   
      hemisphere and a faint but extensive system of rings. Of the giant   
      planet's 27 known moons, 14 are annotated in the image. The brighter   
      ones show hints of Webb's characteristic diffraction spikes. And though   
      these worlds of the outer Solar System were unknown in Shakespearean   
      times, all but two of the 27 Uranian moons are named for characters in   
      the English Bard's plays.   
      
                    Tomorrow's picture: the cold and tired moon   
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