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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.   
      
                                   2024 April 29   
      A starry sky is seen over a dark grassy landscape. Three bright objects   
        are seen in the sky. They are Jupiter on the upper left, a crescent   
        Moon on the upper right, and Comet Pons-Brooks below them, making a   
       triangle. Two tails are seen extending nearly upwards from the comet.   
             Please see the explanation for more detailed information.   
      
                                Comet, Planet, Moon   
         Image Credit & Copyright: Juan Carlos Casado (Starry Earth, TWAN)   
      
      Explanation: Three bright objects satisfied seasoned stargazers of the   
      western sky just after sunset earlier this month. The most familiar was   
      the Moon, seen on the upper left in a crescent phase. The rest of the   
      Moon was faintly visible by sunlight first reflected by the Earth. The   
      bright planet Jupiter, the largest planet in the Solar System, is seen   
      to the upper left. Most unusual was Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, below the   
      Moon and showing a stubby dust tail on the right but an impressive ion   
      tail extending upwards. The featured image, a composite of several   
      images taken consecutively at the same location and with the same   
      camera, was taken near the village of Llers, in Spain's Girona   
      province. Comet Pons-Brooks passed its closest to the Sun last week and   
      is now dimming as it moves into southern skies and returns to the outer   
      Solar System.   
      
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