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Young Moon and Sister Stars

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 26, 2010 is “Young Moon and Sister Stars,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Anna Morris). The original explanation runs about 110 words.

Young Moon and Sister Stars
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Anna Morris Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“A young crescent Moon shares the western sky with sister stars of the Pleiades cluster in this pretty, evening skyscape recorded on the March equinox from San Antonio, Texas.”

— APOD editors, March 26, 2010

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
March 26, 2010
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Anna Morris
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 110 words

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Topics in this entry

The MoonStar clusters

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Source

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