Today’s story begins on the prior night, when the Moon was an even thinner crescent.
Photography
Daytime Waning Crescent Moon, June 14th, 2020
Still going backwards and catching up on items from the past weeks. Last Sunday I took a walk and found the early Waning Crescent Moon.
Early Morning Glimpse of Saturn and Jupiter
You can also see sloping towards the right some of the brighter stars in the constellation Sagittarius.
Morning Moon, June 2020
I have been guessing, and I think correctly, that most people do not realize the Moon is visible in morning daylight.
Saturn, Jupiter, and Moon, Early June Morning, 2020
This early morning view was simply too good to miss, so yes, I stayed up to at least see it when the Moon had risen high in the South.
More Moon, June 2020
I tried to get the overall sharpness, contrast, and brightness as close to the image from two nights ago as possible.
Plane and Moon
Here is another “by chance” image. I was outside early evening to photograph the rising Moon with my Canon EOS, to get a daytime shot.
Well-Framed Early Waxing Gibbous Moon, May 2020
With excellent viewing conditions on this cool night, I took a number of pictures of the Moon with my telescope and iPhone.
Moon on May 3rd, 2020
Time to start getting the telescopes out more regularly, as the weather warms but is not too warm yet.
Unidentified flying objects in night sky? What were these?
I knew I had to act quickly to photograph them, as they were moving fast and I didn’t know how long they would be visible or if more were coming.