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Early Evening Moon in Early June, 2022

Usually I attempt to center my Moon images, but tonight I felt it better to off center and magnify, to accentuate the limited surface area.

Early Saturday evening, I doubted I would see the Lunar Eclipse. But the clouds broke close to midnight. At my blog is my full account.

The weather forecast looks very bad for Sunday’s Lunar Eclipse. In preparation, I adjusted my telescope setup, as explained at my blog.

Take sky viewing opportunities when you can. Tonight’s incredibly warm Spring temps and clear night were ideal for imaging the Moon.

After what felt like months, the skies finally opened from the continual murky overcast, to reveal the Sun at day at the Moon at evening.

After I photographed the Sun the day prior, I used the same equipment to image the Moon. In this article I compare the setups.

What’s it like to photograph the Sun in the middle of Winter? I decided to try with my #telescope on this very cold Saturday morning.

I was delighted to see both planets, along with all four of the Galilean moons, visible in the same field.

It has been a while since I looked at the Sun through a telescope.

These early Waning phase days are a reminder that astrophotography can be done all day and all night.