Astronomy Picture of the Day

   [1]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 1
     [2]The featured image shows a crescent Moon over a city and volcano
   with a flat cloud running through the center that makes the Moon look a
       bit like the planet Saturn. Please see the explanation for more
                            detailed information.

                        The Moon Dressed Like Saturn
                Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Francisco Sojuel

   Explanation: Why does Saturn appear so big? It doesn't -- what is
   pictured are foreground clouds on [4]Earth crossing in front of the
   [5]Moon. The Moon shows a slight crescent phase with most of its
   surface visible by reflected [6]Earthlight, known as [7]Da Vinci glow.
   The [8]Sun directly illuminates the brightly lit [9]lunar crescent from
   the bottom, which means that the Sun must be below the horizon and so
   the image was taken before sunrise. This [10]double take-inducing
   picture was captured on 2019 December 24, two days before the Moon slid
   in front of the [11]Sun to create a [12]solar eclipse. In the
   foreground, lights from small [13]Guatemalan towns are visible behind
   the huge [14]volcano Pacaya.

   Your Sky Surprise: [15]What picture did APOD feature on your birthday?
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                       Tomorrow's picture: Sun hoverer
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    Authors & editors: [27]Robert Nemiroff ([28]MTU) & [29]Jerry Bonnell
                                 ([30]UMCP)
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                         [38]NASA Science Activation
                           & [39]Michigan Tech. U.

References

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   2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2409/SaturnMoon_Sojuel_1824.jpg
   3. https://www.instagram.com/francisco_sojuel/
   4. https://science.nasa.gov/earth/facts/
   5. https://science.nasa.gov/moon/facts/
   6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthlight_(astronomy)
   7. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190504.html
   8. https://science.nasa.gov/sun/facts/
   9. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230527.html
  10. http://img.over-blog.com/600x450/0/19/24/98/optical-illusion/kit-cat.jpg
  11. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap191028.html
  12. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap191228.html
  13. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemala
  14. https://youtu.be/9fqNNALIWjQ
  15. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html
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  18. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html
  19. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html
  20. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search
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  22. https://apod.com/feed.rss
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  24. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html
  25. https://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=240901
  26. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240902.html
  27. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html
  28. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/
  29. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html
  30. http://www.astro.umd.edu/
  31. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply
  32. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html
  33. https://www.nasa.gov/general/accessibility/
  34. https://www.nasa.gov/privacy/
  35. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/
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  38. https://science.nasa.gov/learners
  39. http://www.mtu.edu/