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From : Alan Ianson
Date : Sat Apr 05 2025 01:30:44

                        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.

                                2025 April 5

                           The Gargoyles' Eclipse
                  Image Credit & Copyright: Bertrand Kulik

   Explanation: In dramatic silhouette against a cloudy daytime sky over
   Paris, France, gargoyles cast their monstrous gaze outward from the
   west facade of Notre Dame Cathedral. Taken on March 29, this telephoto
   snapshot also captures the dramatic silhouette of a New Moon against
   the bright solar disk in a partial solar eclipse. Happening high in
   Parisian skies, the partial eclipse was close to its maximum phase of
   about 23 percent. Occurring near the end of the first eclipse season of
   2025, this partial solar eclipse followed the total eclipse of the Full
   Moon on March 13/14. The upcoming second eclipse season of 2025 will
   see a total lunar eclipse on September 7/8 and partial solar eclipse on
   September 21. The partial solar eclipse will be seen only from
   locations in planet Earth's southern hemisphere.

                       Tomorrow's picture: moonquakes
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