Astronomy Picture of the Day [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2022 February 28 [2]The featured image shows a direction projection of the last full moon through the optics of a mid-sized telescope high in the French Alps. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. Direct Projection: The Moon in My Hands Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Jeff Graphy Explanation: You don't have to look through a telescope to know where it's pointing. Allowing the [4]telescope to project its image onto a large surface can be useful because it dilutes the intense brightness of [5]very bright sources. Such dilution is useful for looking at [6]the Sun, for example during a [7]solar eclipse. In the featured single-exposure image, though, it is a [8]too-bright [9]full moon that is projected. This February full moon occurred two weeks ago and is [10]called the Snow Moon by some northern cultures. The projecting instrument is the main 62-centimeter telescope at the [11]Saint-Véran [12]Observatory high in the French [13]Alps. Seeing a full moon directly is easier because it is not [14]too bright, although you won't see this level of detail. Your [15]next chance will occur on March 17. Tomorrow's picture: dueling bands __________________________________________________________________ [16]< | [17]Archive | [18]Submissions | [19]Index | [20]Search | [21]Calendar | [22]RSS | [23]Education | [24]About APOD | [25]Discuss | [26]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [27]Robert Nemiroff ([28]MTU) & [29]Jerry Bonnell ([30]UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman [31]Specific rights apply. [32]NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: [33]ASD at [34]NASA / [35]GSFC & [36]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2202/MoonHands_Graphy_960.jpg 3. https://www.facebook.com/Jeffgraphyphotography/ 4. https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/telescopes/en/ 5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_brightest_natural_objects_in_the_sky 6. https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/all-about-the-sun/en/ 7. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080802.html 8. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/episode-19-we-asked-a-nasa-scientist-why-can-you-see-the-moon-during-the-day 9. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160201.html 10. https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/full-moon-names.html 11. https://youtu.be/snB8f_4KoB0 12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Observatory_of_Saint-Veran 13. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alps 14. https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0591/9784/9807/products/cat-with-sunglasses-advanced-animals-cats-paint-by-numbers-global-figuredart-free-shipping_972_640x.jpg 15. https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4955 16. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220227.html 17. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 18. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 19. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 20. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 21. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 22. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss 23. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 24. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 25. http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=220228 26. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220301.html 27. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 28. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 29. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 30. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 31. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 32. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 33. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 34. https://www.nasa.gov/ 35. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 36. http://www.mtu.edu/