Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Reckoning dates by Universal Time, the next full moon will be on Sunday, January 31. Since the last was on January 2nd, Sunday's full moon will be the second this month. This sharp telescopic view of a waning crescent moon was recorded on January 12th by the European Southern Observatory's new WFI camera .
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