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.

                              2026 September 15
    [2]A blue sky has a light cloud crossing the middle of the image. Two
   crescent objects are visible through the cloud, a large faint crescent
       in the center and a brighter crescent above it. Please see the
                 explanation for more detailed information.

                    A Daytime Eclipse: Moon Occults Venus
                 Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Arnaud Mariat

   Explanation: There was something behind the clouds. Upon close
   inspection, it was the [4]Moon, which was hard to see yesterday around
   noon above the small village of [5]Cessy, [6]France. But soon, it was
   not only [7]the Moon. As expected, a bright dot suddenly appeared from
   behind the Moon -- the planet [8]Venus far in the distance. Captured in
   the single [9]featured exposure, both appeared to show a [10]crescent
   phase. The Moon's [11]crescent was quite slight -- with only about 10
   percent of its face illuminated by [12]the Sun. In contrast,
   [13]Venus's crescent was more full -- showing about 25 percent
   illumination. Venus appeared brighter because it is nearer the Sun and
   because its [14]clouds are more reflective than the [15]dark lunar
   surface. An [16]occultation of [17]Venus by the Moon is visible to only
   about 10 percent of [18]the Earth, but in yesterday's event even most
   of that was experiencing [19]daytime.

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References

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   2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2609/MoonVenus_Mariat_1410.jpg
   3. https://www.instagram.com/arnomariat/
   4. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240915.html
   5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessy
   6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France
   7. https://science.nasa.gov/moon/
   8. https://science.nasa.gov/venus/
   9. https://www.instagram.com/p/DdRTG7osLTK/
  10. https://unsplash.com/photos/orange-tabby-cat-leaning-on-multicolored-striped-mat-XpiPvnx0H5M
  11. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230527.html
  12. https://science.nasa.gov/sun/
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  14. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere_of_Venus#Clouds
  15. https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/psd/lunar-science/internal_resources/615/albedo-scale.png
  16. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/occultation
  17. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231116.html
  18. https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/
  19. https://science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2001-july-28-a-daytime-fireball-in-1944/
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  34. https://www.mtu.edu/physics/department/faculty/nemiroff/
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