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(( Please CLICK on the picture above to enter the website )) PHOTO:    Framed by Clouds CREDIT & COPYRIGHT:    Pete Lawrence    ~~    Digital-Astronomy EXPLANATION:    30 April, 2009 -- The fading evening twilight featured a young crescent Moon along the western horizon. The young Moon shared the sky with the Pleiades star cluster (above the moon) and the "wandering" innermost planet Mercury (below the moon). While this photo was taken in Selsey, UK, a similar twilight scene was visible around the globe. The narrow sunlit lunar crescent is overexposed, allowing the Moon's dim night side to be impressively clear, illuminated by earthshine. Mercury will remain near the Pleiades, low in the west after sunset over the coming days, an ongoing conjunction of planet and star cluster that will offer skygazers some excellent binocular views. One of my favorite Links: The Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD)

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