                        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.

                                2026 June 19
    A sunset sky is seen above a dark sloping horizon. A tall tree is on
    the left. The sky is partly cloudy with a crescent Moon on the upper
    right and a bright planet just to the right of the tree. Next to the
   tree in the foreground on the right is an easel showing the famous van
       Gogh painting Starry Night. Please see the explanation for more
                            detailed information.

                               Starry Night II
    Image Credit & Copyright: Rodrigo Guerra, Original Painting: Vincent
                                  van Gogh

   Explanation: Does this scene look familiar? It is a modern recreation
   of the famous painting Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh. Both the image
   and the painting depict a tall tree on the left, a crescent moon on the
   upper right, the planet Venus just to the right of the tree, a
   foreground horizon rising from left to right, and clouds above the
   horizon. Differences include that the photograph was taken in mid-April
   earlier this year in Cascavel, Brazil, while the painting was composed
   in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France, in 1889. The original Starry Night
   is considered by many to be one of the three most famous paintings in
   the world today and a statement about the wonders of the night sky.
   Today is (roughly) the anniversary of the morning that van Gogh saw the
   sky that he later painted in his version of Starry Night.

                Night Sky Jigsaw: Astronomy Puzzle of the Day
              Tomorrow's picture: Sometimes, I like the clouds.
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