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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 14   
      
                                  The Moona Lisa   
         Image Credit & Copyright: Gianni Sarcone and Marcella Giulia Pace   
      
      Explanation: Only natural colors of the Moon in planet Earth's sky   
      appear in this creative visual presentation. Arranged as pixels in a   
      framed image, the lunar disks were photographed at different times.   
      Their varying hues are ultimately due to reflected sunlight affected by   
      changing atmospheric conditions and the alignment geometry of Moon,   
      Earth, and Sun. Here, the darkest lunar disks are the colors of   
      earthshine. A description of earthshine, in terms of sunlight reflected   
      by Earth's oceans illuminating the Moon's dark surface, was written   
      over 500 years ago by Leonardo da Vinci. But stand farther back from   
      your screen or just shift your gaze to the smaller versions of the   
      image. You might also see one of da Vinci's most famous works of art.   
      
                   Tonight: International Observe the Moon Night   
                        Tomorrow's picture: lunar pronouns   
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          Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP)   
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                                & Michigan Tech. U.   
      
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