Astronomy Picture of the Day

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                                2022 July 27
    [2]The featured image shows the Moon rising over water surrounded by
    bright rays that peek through clouds. Please see the explanation for
                         more detailed information.

                     Crepuscular Moon Rays over Denmark
        Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Ruslan Merzlyakov ([4]astrorms)

   Explanation: This moon made quite an entrance. Typically, a [5]moonrise
   is quiet and serene. Taking a few minutes to fully peek above the
   horizon, [6]Earth's largest orbital companion can remain [7]relatively
   obscure until it rises high in the nighttime sky. About a week ago,
   however, and despite being only half lit by [8]the Sun, this rising
   moon put on a show -- at least from this location. The reason was that,
   as seen from [9]Limfjord in [10]Nykøbing Mors, [11]Denmark, the moon
   rose below scattered clouds near the horizon. The result, captured here
   in a single exposure, was that [12]moonlight poured through gaps in the
   clouds to created what are called [13]crepuscular rays. These rays can
   fan out [14]dramatically across the sky when starting near the horizon,
   and can even appear to [15]converge on the other side of the sky. Well
   behind [16]our Moon, stars from our [17]Milky Way galaxy dot the
   background, and our galaxy's largest orbital companion -- the
   [18]Andromeda galaxy -- can be found on the upper left.

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   3. https://www.facebook.com/astrorms
   4. https://www.instagram.com/astrorms/
   5. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap211010.html
   6. https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/all-about-the-moon/en/
   7. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220725.html
   8. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/solar-system/sun/in-depth/
   9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limfjord
  10. https://youtu.be/y7Tj4luxgzQ
  11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark
  12. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap090518.html
  13. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crepuscular_rays
  14. https://i.pinimg.com/736x/6f/b1/f5/6fb1f5f39d452ba80e6f64fd8ecec743.jpg
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  17. http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/galaxy.html
  18. https://youtu.be/TijClV4uHIk
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