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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       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   
      
                      Direct Projection: The Moon in My Hands   
                       Image Credit & Copyright: Jeff Graphy   
      
      Explanation: You don't have to look through a telescope to know where   
      it's pointing. Allowing the telescope to project its image onto a large   
      surface can be useful because it dilutes the intense brightness of very   
      bright sources. Such dilution is useful for looking at the Sun, for   
      example during a solar eclipse. In the featured single-exposure image,   
      though, it is a too-bright full moon that is projected. This February   
      full moon occurred two weeks ago and is called the Snow Moon by some   
      northern cultures. The projecting instrument is the main 62-centimeter   
      telescope at the Saint-V+¬ran Observatory high in the French Alps.   
      Seeing a full moon directly is easier because it is not too bright,   
      although you won't see this level of detail. Your next chance will   
      occur on March 17.   
      
                         Tomorrow's picture: dueling bands   
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