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Thanks, canopia, and everyone. I am checking out the coming occultation of Venus by the Moon and might go with a related APOD image. - RJN

In view of [url=http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=19381]recent research[/url], [url=http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap980831.html]A3827: Galactic Cannibal (1998 Aug 31)[/url] might deserve a rerun.

Oooo! Never mind my suggestions; go with [url=http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070620.html]this one[/url] as suggested by canopia! It's perfect! Has appeared only one, crescent moon, occulting Venus, and very pretty, too -- it's got everything!!

As there will be an occultation of Venus by the Moon this Sunday, 16th May:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap000728.html
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070620.html

Run only once before:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010327.html - has run only once
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap001012.html - has run only once
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap090319.html - has run only once, and Titan will be transitting Saturn on May 17
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap021024.html - has run only once
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070627.html -- has run only once and is a very cool image!
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap050317.html -- has run only once
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap050318.html -- has run only once, and also because the crescent moon will be visible this weekend
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060317.html -- has appeared only once, and is sorta, kinda how the dipper appears now: upside down

Have appeared twice:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010224.html (appeared once before in 1998)
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap001118.html (appeared once before in 1997)

[url=http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070121.html]IR M104[/url]
[url=http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060115.html]Vis.M104[/url]
[url=http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080308.html]M104 Redux[/url]

Asterickians are invited to suggest which old APOD I should rerun this coming Sunday. Did I say "rerun"? I meant "feature best of". Anyway, as alert APOD readers might know, APOD is prone to rerun images on weekends, and in particular on Sundays. Reasons why are explained in the [url=http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap_faq.html]APOD FAQ[/url]. So I am wondering which APOD to rerun this Sunday. This is actually an opportunity to "refresh" one of the good older APODs, showing it off to new APOD readers, refreshing the links, updating the text, and possibly even including a larger version of the image.

Suggestions should be APODs that are at least one year old. That way no APODs are repeated in any given year. "Points" are given for concept pop, image pop, text pop (somewhat rare), oldness, not being rerun very often previously, and adding needed diversity to the past week's APODs. Ideally, I would like several suggestions after which I might run them off in a poll. Last, please do not be insulted if your APOD rerun suggestion is not taken.

- RJN