APOD 3.2

Today's APOD is selected from January 18th and is an image of the moon rising in it's full state over a famous observatory.

This rose over the lick observatory and is actually called the Wolf Moon as it is the first full moon of the new year. This is actually the smallest moon of the new year as it is at it's most distant point in its elliptical orbit. It is very difficult to tell when the moon is far and close because there is only a minute difference in distance in comparison to its average. The main reason I chose this picture is because it was posted on my birthday! It really is a cool picture and I love the color the moon has on these rare occasions.