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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 September 3   
       The featured image shows an orange sky with clouds across the bottom   
       and several bright stars near the top center. Just at the top of the   
       cloud deck on the left is a half-lit Moon. Please see the explanation   
                          for more detailed information.   
      
                           Quarter Moon and Sister Stars   
                     Image Credit & Copyright: Alan Dyer, TWAN   
      
      Explanation: Nine days ago, two quite different sky icons were imaged   
      rising together. Specifically, Earth's Moon shared the eastern sky with   
      the sister stars of the Pleiades cluster, as viewed from Alberta,   
      Canada. Astronomical images of the well-known Pleiades often show the   
      star cluster's alluring blue reflection nebulas, but here they are   
      washed-out by the orange moonrise sky. The half-lit Moon, known as a   
      quarter moon, is overexposed, although the outline of the dim lunar   
      night side can be seen by illuminating earthshine, light first   
      reflected from the Earth. The featured image is a composite of eight   
      successive exposures with brightnesses adjusted to match what the human   
      eye would see. The Moon passes nearly -- or directly -- in front of the   
      Pleaides once a month.   
      
                       Tomorrow's picture: cosmic bat signal   
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