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Solo Moon on November 8th, 2021

November 9, 2021 Paul 1091 Views 0 Comments Moon

Continuing the daily series this week of evening astrophotography sessions, tonight I focused completely on the Moon.

As promised, the Moon has appeared to creep closer to 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 906 Views 0 Comments Moon

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