Subj : Daily APOD Report
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From : Alan Ianson
Date : Tue Mar 29 2022 00:12:24

                        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.

                                2022 March 29

                    Venus and Mars: Passing in the Night
               Image Credit & Copyright: Carlos Kiko Fairbairn

   Explanation: When two planets pass on the night sky, they can usually
   be seen near each other for a week or more. In the case of this
   planetary conjunction, Venus and Mars passed within 4 degrees of each
   other earlier this month. The featured image was taken a few days
   prior, when Venus was slowing rising in the pre-dawn sky, night by
   night, while Mars was slowly setting. The image, a four-part mosaic,
   was captured in Brazil from the small town Teres+|polis. Besides Venus
   and Mars, the morning sky now also includes the more distant planet
   Saturn. Of course, these conjunctions are only angular -- Venus, Mars,
   and Saturn continue to orbit the Sun in very different parts of our
   Solar System. Next week, the angle between Saturn and Mars will drop to
   below a quarter of a degree.

                      Tomorrow's picture: rings unknown
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