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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
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Three Planets in Dawn Skies
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Three Planets in Dawn Skies
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Three children of the Sun [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] rise in the east in this peaceful dawn skyview recorded December 7th near Bolu, Turkey. Inner planet Mercury [ http://kids.ninepla…], fresh from its second transit [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] of the 21st century, stands highest in the bright sky at the top right. Gas giant Jupiter [ http://nssdc.gsfc.n…jupiterfact.html ] lies below the cloud bank near picture center. A newsworthy Mars [ http://www.nasa.gov…mgs-20061206.html ] is also visible, right of Jupiter and just above the dark cloud bank. On Sunday, these planets will form a much tighter grouping [ http://skytonight.c…] before sunrise [ http://niteskys.com…], while in the coming days the western sky after sunset will be ruled by brilliant planet Venus [ http://www.esa.int/…], also known as the evening star.
Explanation
Three children of the Sun [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] rise in the east in this peaceful dawn skyview recorded December 7th near Bolu, Turkey. Inner planet Mercury [ http://kids.ninepla…], fresh from its second transit [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] of the 21st century, stands highest in the bright sky at the top right. Gas giant Jupiter [ http://nssdc.gsfc.n…jupiterfact.html ] lies below the cloud bank near picture center. A newsworthy Mars [ http://www.nasa.gov…mgs-20061206.html ] is also visible, right of Jupiter and just above the dark cloud bank. On Sunday, these planets will form a much tighter grouping [ http://skytonight.c…] before sunrise [ http://niteskys.com…], while in the coming days the western sky after sunset will be ruled by brilliant planet Venus [ http://www.esa.int/…], also known as the evening star. Explanation
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Credit and Copyright:
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Tunc Tezel [ mailto: canopia at yahoo dot com ]
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Tunc Tezel [ mailto: canopia at yahoo dot com ]
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21st century
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21st century
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Mars
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Mars
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Mercury
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Mercury
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Jupiter
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Jupiter
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Venus
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Turkey
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Sun
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Sun
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Mars
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Mars
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Jupiter
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Jupiter
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Dawn
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Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter (MGS)
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SPD-APOD-ap061209
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