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Astronomy Picture of the Day - Starry Night II
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| 19 Jun, 2026
| Image Credit & Copyright: Rodrigo Guerra, Original Painting: Vincent van Gogh
Posted on 06/19/2026 10:25:44 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: Does this scene look familiar? It is a modern recreation of the famous painting Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh. Both the image and the painting depict a tall tree on the left, a crescent moon on the upper right, the planet Venus just to the right of the tree, a foreground horizon rising from left to right, and clouds above the horizon. Differences include that the photograph was taken in mid-April earlier this year in Cascavel, Brazil, while the painting was composed in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France, in 1889. The original Starry Night is considered by many to be one of the three most famous paintings in the world today and a statement about the wonders of the night sky. Today is (roughly) the anniversary of the morning that van Gogh saw the sky that he later painted in his version of Starry Night.
TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; nasa
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06/19/2026 10:26:14 AM PDT
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MtnClimber
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06/19/2026 10:27:37 AM PDT
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MtnClimber
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06/19/2026 10:28:42 AM PDT
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MtnClimber
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Thank you for showing Uranus.
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06/19/2026 10:30:34 AM PDT
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BenLurkin
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I don’t see Uranus in that pic.
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06/19/2026 10:33:45 AM PDT
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Jamestown1630
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That picture is upside down.
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06/19/2026 10:48:45 AM PDT
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fruser1
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06/19/2026 10:51:31 AM PDT
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Jamestown1630
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06/19/2026 10:53:19 AM PDT
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fruser1
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There’s no top or bottom in Space...
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06/19/2026 10:55:17 AM PDT
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Jamestown1630
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06/19/2026 11:41:27 AM PDT
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06/19/2026 11:41:37 AM PDT
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No name given
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Seems like the Moon and Venus would be on a closer plane
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06/19/2026 11:50:30 AM PDT
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Slicksadick
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06/19/2026 12:37:15 PM PDT
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W.
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I don’t see Uranus in that pic. Not sure I want to see NEanus. Heh.
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06/19/2026 12:49:36 PM PDT
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AFB-XYZ
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