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. 2024 January 12 [2]See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest resolution version available. Good Morning Moon Image Credit & [3]Copyright: [4]Michael Luy, Trier Observatory, [5]TWAN Explanation: Yesterday, the [6]Moon was New. But on January 9, early morning risers around planet Earth were treated to the sight of an old Moon, low in the east as the sky grew [7]bright before dawn. Above the city of Saarburg in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany, this simple snapshot found the waning Moon's [8]sunlit crescent just before sunrise. But also never wandering far from the Sun [9]in Earth's sky, inner planets Venus and Mercury shared the [10]cold morning skyview. In the foreground are the historic city's tower and castle with ruins from the 10th century. Tomorrow's picture: circle around the Sun __________________________________________________________________ [11]< | [12]Archive | [13]Submissions | [14]Index | [15]Search | [16]Calendar | [17]RSS | [18]Education | [19]About APOD | [20]Discuss | [21]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [22]Robert Nemiroff ([23]MTU) & [24]Jerry Bonnell ([25]UMCP) NASA Official: Ryan Smallcomb [26]Specific rights apply. [27]NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: [28]ASD at [29]NASA / [30]GSFC, [31]NASA Science Activation & [32]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2401/HimmlichesDreieckSaarburg_TWAN_mercurybildweb.jpg 3. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 4. http://www.facebook.com/michael.luy.520/ 5. https://twanight.org/ 6. https://moon.nasa.gov/moon-in-motion/phases-eclipses-supermoons/moon-phases/ 7. https://poets.org/poem/nothing-gold-can-stay 8. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap181110.html 9. https://plus.nasa.gov/video/whats-up-january-2024-skywatching-tips-from-nasa/ 10. https://twanight.org/gallery/a-heavenly-triangle-over-saarburg/ 11. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240111.html 12. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 13. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 14. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 15. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 16. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 17. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss 18. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 19. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 20. http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=240112 21. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240113.html 22. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 23. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 24. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 25. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 26. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 27. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 28. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 29. https://www.nasa.gov/ 30. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 31. https://science.nasa.gov/learners 32. http://www.mtu.edu/