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Astronomy Picture of the Day

Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2025 April 30

Explanation: Sometimes, the sky itself seems to smile. A few days ago, visible over much of the world, an unusual superposition of our Moon with the planets and created just such an . Specifically, a crescent Moon appeared to make a when paired with seemingly nearby planets. Pictured is the scene as it appeared over , , with distinctive in the foreground. On the far right and farthest in the distance is the . Significantly closer and visible to Saturn's upper left is , the brightest planet on the sky. Just above the central horizon is in a phase. To create this gigantic icon, the crescent moon phase must be in the correct direction.

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NASA Official: Amber Straughn .
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