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2025 August 15
Image Credit &Copyright:Jeff Dai(TWAN)
Explanation: In the predawn skyon August 13, two planets were close.And despite the glare of a waning gibbous Moon,bright Jupiter and even brighter Venus were hard to miss.Their brilliant close conjunctionis posing above the eastern horizon in this early morning skyscape.The scene was captured in a single exposure from a site near Gansu, China,with light from both planets reflectedin the still waters of a local pond.Also seen against the moonlight were flashes from the annualPerseid Meteor Shower,known for its bright, fast meteors.Near the much anticipated peak of activity,the shower meteors briefly combined withthe two planets for acelestial spectacleeven in moonlit skies.
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