Smiley Face Over Zacatecas

Source: Daniel Korona, NASA

This is NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 30th. It’s a nighttime photo of the Cerro de la Bufa, a distinctive rock formation standing above the city of Zacatecas. (Click here for a daytime photo).

Look at the nighttime sky above the Bufa, and notice that the crescent moon and the planets of Venus and Saturn form a somewhat-sideways smiley face. It’s impressive!

Source: Daniel Korona, NASA

For a previous Astronomy Picture of the Day, also taken at night in Zacatecas, and also from Daniel Korona, click here.

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