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                        Astronomy Picture of the Day

    Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our
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                               2025 February 8

                         A Conjunction of Crescents
                  Image Credit & Copyright: Aldo S. Kleiman

   Explanation: A waxing crescent Moon and a waning crescent Venus are
   found at opposite corners of this twilight telephoto field of view. The
   close conjunction of the two brightest celestial beacons in planet
   Earth's western evening sky was captured on February 1 from Rosario,
   Argentina. On that date, the slender crescent Moon was about 3 days
   old. But the Moon's visible sunlit crescent will grow to a bright Full
   Moon by February 14. Like the Moon, Venus cycles through phases as it
   orbits the Sun. And while its visible sunlit crescent narrows, the
   inner planet's apparent size increases as it gets closer to Earth. In a
   Valentine from the Solar System, Venus, named for the Roman goddess of
   Love, will also reach its peak brightness in planet Earth's evening
   skies around February 14.

                    Tomorrow's picture: southern skyscape
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