Subj : Daily APOD Report
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From : Alan Ianson
Date : Tue Sep 03 2024 01:01:12

                        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.

                              2024 September 3
    The featured image shows an orange sky with clouds across the bottom
    and several bright stars near the top center. Just at the top of the
    cloud deck on the left is a half-lit Moon. Please see the explanation
                       for more detailed information.

                        Quarter Moon and Sister Stars
                  Image Credit & Copyright: Alan Dyer, TWAN

   Explanation: Nine days ago, two quite different sky icons were imaged
   rising together. Specifically, Earth's Moon shared the eastern sky with
   the sister stars of the Pleiades cluster, as viewed from Alberta,
   Canada. Astronomical images of the well-known Pleiades often show the
   star cluster's alluring blue reflection nebulas, but here they are
   washed-out by the orange moonrise sky. The half-lit Moon, known as a
   quarter moon, is overexposed, although the outline of the dim lunar
   night side can be seen by illuminating earthshine, light first
   reflected from the Earth. The featured image is a composite of eight
   successive exposures with brightnesses adjusted to match what the human
   eye would see. The Moon passes nearly -- or directly -- in front of the
   Pleaides once a month.

                    Tomorrow's picture: cosmic bat signal
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