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.
Read moreLunar Photography
Trees and Planets and Light Pollution
I took this picture with my iPhone quickly as I was packing up my telescope on Jupiter’s opposition night.
Read moreMoon and Venus at Sunset, August 13th, 2021
I intentionally rerouted my evening walk so I could get a better perspective on both the Moon and Venus.
Read moreQuarter Moon, August 2021
On a side note, I missed the Perseid meteors this year as the sky was bad most of last week.
Read moreVernal Equinox Moon, Spring 2021, via iPhone
My primary target for the evening was the Moon, still in Crescent Phase.
Read moreLight in Winter’s Deep
As I was pushing my snow blower down its next lane to plough, I looked up and realized the sky was clear.
Read moreAlmost Full Moon, Last of September, 2020
Clear and cold on the final night of September, the Moon was incredibly bright, with strengthening Mars following just to the East.
Read moreEarly Riser, Moon and Mars, June 2020
This was the closest I’ve seen a planet to the Moon in the few years of this blog.
Read moreInterpretive Moon
Its early crescent was already low when dark fully settled, trapped within my western treeline.
Read moreClouds vs. Early Crescent Moon
Today’s story begins on the prior night, when the Moon was an even thinner crescent.
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