Paul, Author at Computer Looking Up

Young Crescent Moon with Venus

This is a rare view of the Moon. Looking through my archives, the only time I photographed a similar phase was after the 2017 Solar Eclipse.

I thought it would be a calm, uneventful Saturday, with nothing scheduled, no major tasks, a simple day that I could steer at my own pace.

The mallard and their brethren receive attention on my blog from time to time.

So I did what any amateur astrophotographer would do…I got out my iPhone, set it to “Pano” mode, and took the accompanying long picture.

See the first image in this post? You should notice two issues with it.

I took this picture with my iPhone quickly as I was packing up my telescope on Jupiter’s opposition night.

I intentionally rerouted my evening walk so I could get a better perspective on both the Moon and Venus.

August 16, 2021 Paul 763 Views 0 Comments Moon

On a side note, I missed the Perseid meteors this year as the sky was bad most of last week.

On the same day I took my recent Saturn and Jupiter images, approximately 18 hours afterward, I went for an evening stroll.

Why did I wait to 1am to photograph Saturn a few days ago? Because it had to clear the trees blocking my South sky view.