Astronomy Picture of the Day - A Happy Sky over Bufa Hill in Mexico

NASA ^ | 30 Apr, 2025 | Image Credit & Copyright: Daniel Korona

[MtnClimber]

Explanation: Sometimes, the sky itself seems to smile. A few days ago, visible over much of the world, an unusual superposition of our Moon with the planets Venus and Saturn created just such an iconic facial expression. Specifically, a crescent Moon appeared to make a happy face on the night sky when paired with seemingly nearby planets. Pictured is the scene as it appeared over Zacatecas, México, with distinctive Bufa Hill in the foreground. On the far right and farthest in the distance is the planet Saturn. Significantly closer and visible to Saturn's upper left is Venus, the brightest planet on the sky. Just above the central horizon is Earth's Moon in a waning crescent phase. To create this gigantic icon, the crescent moon phase must be smiling in the correct direction.

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TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; nasa

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[BipolarBob]

Thanks for posting. Beautiful.

[George from New England]

This was last week. Early a.m. just a bit lower was Mercury, very hard to see.

[DannyTN]

Is Bufa Hill also known as Java the Hut?

[No name given]

Wow.

[George from New England]

Mercury was in a line with the Moon and Saturn. The left most end of the line, just out of frame in bottom left. Moon in middle.
I was out that those two of three a.m.’s to see this.

[BenLurkin]

bttt

[telescope115]

Cool picture .

[Deaf and Discerning]

It blinked!