Astronomy Picture of the Day · January 1, 2014

A New Year's Crescent

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 1, 2014 is “A New Year's Crescent,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Jay Ouellet). The original explanation runs about 141 words.

From the explanation

“That’s not the young crescent Moon poised above the western horizon at sunset. Instead it’s Venus in a crescent phase , captured with a long telephoto lens from Quebec City, Canada, planet Earth on a chilly December 30th evening.”

— APOD editors, January 1, 2014

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: January 1, 2014
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Jay Ouellet
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 141 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, January 1, 2014 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2014-january-1-a-new-years-crescent

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