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April 10, 2024September 2, 2024

Life After Eclipse: 2% Waxing Crescent Moon

Posted By: Paul 505 Views 0 Comment Moon

In case you have not heard, there was a solar eclipse earlier this week. But on the day after, the Moon started its next cycle, and I captured this extremely thin and jagged crescent.

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March 2, 2024September 2, 2024

The “Hollywood Moon” Revisited: Two Examples

Posted By: Paul 515 Views 0 Comment Commentary, Moon

The oversized Moon has been used frequently in film and television. Here I show two recent examples of artistic Lunar photography, one good and one bad, from shows on MGM+.

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December 30, 2023September 1, 2024

Last Call of 2023: 89.5% Waning Gibbous Moon

Posted By: Paul 457 Views 0 Comment Moon

I was not planning on another Moon photo session this year, but being the weekend with an ultra clear sky, I did not want to pass this opportunity up.

If I do not write again Anno Domini Two Thousand and Twenty-Three, I hope you, dear reader, have a good weekend and turn toward the next calendar, and please be ready for more blog articles in 2024!

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December 27, 2023September 1, 2024

~99% Waning Gibbous Moon, Last of 2023

Posted By: Paul 406 Views 0 Comment Moon

This one is not exactly a Full Moon, but it is close, on the other side of true Full. And it is likely the last Moon I will photograph for 2024 unless some ideal conditions open up.

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December 25, 2023September 2, 2024

Christmas Eve 93% Waxing Gibbous Moon, 2023

Posted By: Paul 418 Views 0 Comment Moon

This being Christmas, I decided to have a little seasonal fun with today’s image. I previously captured an airplane and geese flying near or through my view of the Moon. Is it so difficult to believe that Santa Claus himself could make a cameo on this of all nights?

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November 12, 2023September 1, 2024

The Closest of the Bright Objects

Posted By: Paul 441 Views 0 Comment Moon, Venus

In all the years I have photographed the Moon and Venus together, this is likely the closest I have ever seen them in the sky.

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November 6, 2023September 1, 2024

How I Fine Tune Focus on Jupiter

Posted By: Paul 499 Views 0 Comment How To, Jupiter

I missed the actual Jupiter opposition by a few days, due to weather. But Saturday night had very clear skies, so I waited until near midnight to photograph the planet.

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October 2, 2023September 1, 2024

The 90% Waning Gibbous Moon, October 2023

Posted By: Paul 597 Views 0 Comment Moon

For my several astronomy readers out there, it has been a while since I posted a good astrophotography image and article. I hope this one makes up a bit for the absence.

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September 1, 2023September 1, 2024

A Blue Moon with a Touch of Blue!

Posted By: Paul 977 Views 0 Comment Moon

This may be the closest to “true Full” that I have photographed. If you can see in the upper-right/towards right, there is a small line of craters at the edge, then the rest of the Moon’s ellipse is straight-on smooth. I missed true Full by probably a few hours, but I had to let the Moon clear the trees surrounding my back deck.

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August 30, 2023September 1, 2024

Saturn at Opposition 2023 – Narrowing Rings

Posted By: Paul 587 Views 0 Comment Saturn

I could not have asked for a better mid-Summer night to observe and photograph Saturn at its opposition. The only real challenge was staying up late enough and then putting away all of my equipment afterward.

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