Moon

My primary target for the evening was the Moon, still in Crescent Phase.

As I was pushing my snow blower down its next lane to plough, I looked up and realized the sky was clear.

Clear and cold on the final night of September, the Moon was incredibly bright, with strengthening Mars following just to the East.

Its early crescent was already low when dark fully settled, trapped within my western treeline.

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

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

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