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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 June 12   
      
                             Find the Man in the Moon   
                       Image Credit & Copyright: Dani Caxete   
      
      Explanation: Have you ever seen the Man in the Moon? This common   
      question plays on the ability of humans to see pareidolia -- imagining   
      familiar icons where they don't actually exist. The textured surface of   
      Earth's full Moon is home to numerous identifications of iconic   
      objects, not only in modern western culture but in world folklore   
      throughout history. Examples, typically dependent on the Moon's   
      perceived orientation, include the Woman in the Moon and the Rabbit in   
      the Moon. One facial outline commonly identified as the Man in the Moon   
      starts by imagining the two dark circular areas -- lunar maria -- here   
      just above the Moon's center, to be the eyes. Surprisingly, there   
      actually is a man in this Moon image -- a close look will reveal a real   
      person -- with a telescope -- silhouetted against the Moon. This   
      featured well-planned image was taken in 2016 in Cadalso de los Vidrios   
      in Madrid, Spain. Do you have a favorite object that you see in the   
      Moon?   
      
                     Tomorrow's picture: a whirlpool of stars   
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