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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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Title:
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Occultations and Rising Moons
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Occultations and Rising Moons
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Explanation:
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On April 23, the rising crescent Moon occulted [ http://www.skypub.c…] (passed in front of) Venus and Jupiter. The double occultation was a rare event [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] and only visible from certain locations tracing a path [ http://www.skypub.c…] across Earth's surface. This dramatic telephoto picture [ http://eclipse.span…] was taken at [ http://eclipse.span…] one such location, Ascension Island [ http://volcano.und.…] in the South Atlantic. The sunlit crescent is over-exposed revealing the rest of the lunar surface illuminated by faint earthshine [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. Venus is emerging just beyond the crescent's tip and Jupiter is trailing above the dark lunar edge with a spot of light, Jupiter's moon Ganymede, between the lunar limb and the planet's disk. Look closely at Jupiter and you can see yet another Jovian moon [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], Io, just visible against Jupiter's glare!
Explanation
On April 23, the rising crescent Moon occulted [ http://www.skypub.c…] (passed in front of) Venus and Jupiter. The double occultation was a rare event [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] and only visible from certain locations tracing a path [ http://www.skypub.c…] across Earth's surface. This dramatic telephoto picture [ http://eclipse.span…] was taken at [ http://eclipse.span…] one such location, Ascension Island [ http://volcano.und.…] in the South Atlantic. The sunlit crescent is over-exposed revealing the rest of the lunar surface illuminated by faint earthshine [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. Venus is emerging just beyond the crescent's tip and Jupiter is trailing above the dark lunar edge with a spot of light, Jupiter's moon Ganymede, between the lunar limb and the planet's disk. Look closely at Jupiter and you can see yet another Jovian moon [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], Io, just visible against Jupiter's glare! Explanation
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Credit and Copyright:
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Olivier Staiger [ mailto:olivier.staig er@span.ch ]
Credit_and_Copyright
Olivier Staiger [ mailto:olivier.staig er@span.ch ]
Credit and Copyright
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keyword:
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Moon
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keyword:
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occultation
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occultation
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Io
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keyword:
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Jupiter
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keyword:
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Ganymede
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keyword:
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Venus
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Ganymede
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Ganymede
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Jupiter
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Jupiter
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Venus
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Venus
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Earth
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Earth
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Ganymede
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Ganymede
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Moon
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Moon
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Jupiter
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Jupiter
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Io
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Venus
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Venus
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original url:
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original_url
original url
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UID:
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SPD-APOD-ap980513
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SPD-APOD-ap980513
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