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Hunting for Galaxy M61

I am under no illusion that seeing galaxies is possible from my location on Earth.

June 25, 2020 Paul 985 Views 0 Comments Moon

Today’s story begins on the prior night, when the Moon was an even thinner crescent.

June 20, 2020 Paul 958 Views 0 Comments Moon, Nature

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.

Here is what I hope will be the return of an observation technique I have not done for a while – sketching.

You can also see sloping towards the right some of the brighter stars in the constellation Sagittarius.

June 12, 2020 Paul 907 Views 0 Comments Moon

I have been guessing, and I think correctly, that most people do not realize the Moon is visible in morning daylight.

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.

June 2, 2020 Paul 825 Views 0 Comments Moon

I tried to get the overall sharpness, contrast, and brightness as close to the image from two nights ago as possible.

June 1, 2020 Paul 941 Views 0 Comments 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.

May 31, 2020 Paul 885 Views 0 Comments Moon

With excellent viewing conditions on this cool night, I took a number of pictures of the Moon with my telescope and iPhone.