Clear and cold on the final night of September, the Moon was incredibly bright, with strengthening Mars following just to the East.
Tag: Moon
Early Riser, Moon and Mars, June 2020
This was the closest I’ve seen a planet to the Moon in the few years of this blog.
Interpretive Moon
Its early crescent was already low when dark fully settled, trapped within my western treeline.
Clouds vs. Early Crescent Moon
Today’s story begins on the prior night, when the Moon was an even thinner crescent.
Daytime Waning Crescent Moon, June 14th, 2020
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.
Morning Moon, June 2020
I have been guessing, and I think correctly, that most people do not realize the Moon is visible in morning daylight.
Saturn, Jupiter, and Moon, Early June Morning, 2020
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.
More Moon, June 2020
I tried to get the overall sharpness, contrast, and brightness as close to the image from two nights ago as possible.
Plane and 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.
Well-Framed Early Waxing Gibbous Moon, May 2020
With excellent viewing conditions on this cool night, I took a number of pictures of the Moon with my telescope and iPhone.