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The 14% Waxing Crescent Moon, May 2023

May 24, 2023 Paul 1459 Views 0 Comments Maksutov-Cassegrain, Moon, Smartphone, Telescope

Another clear night, another clear shot at May’s Waxing Crescent Moon in the evening sky after Sunset. Taken with my 127mm Mak-Cass telescope and iPhone 14 Pro with NightCap.

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The 6.4% Waxing Crescent Moon, May 2023

May 22, 2023 Paul 1316 Views 0 Comments Maksutov-Cassegrain, Moon, Smartphone, Telescope

After nearly a month of waiting through overcast and wildfire smoke haze, I had a chance to see and photograph May’s young crescent Moon.

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Almost Full Moon (99%) April 2023

April 7, 2023 Paul 1502 Views 0 Comments Maksutov-Cassegrain, Moon, Smartphone, Telescope

Very clear skies this early morning offered a prime opportunity to observe and photograph a nearly Full Moon.

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Waxing Gibbous Moon 88%, April 2023

April 2, 2023 Paul 1507 Views 0 Comments Dobsonian, Moon, Smartphone, Telescope

Despite the colder temperatures and increasing wind, I used my homemade Dobsonian telescope tonight to photograph the Moon approaching Full.

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Jupiter and Venus Together on March 1st, 2023

March 10, 2023 Paul 1469 Views 0 Comments Jupiter, Smartphone, Venus

Sometimes there are appointments and commitments that interrupt even my astronomy hobby on important dates. This past Wednesday was one such occurrence. For despite the close approach of Jupiter and Venus and the remarkably clear skies (minus wisps of clouds), I was unable to be anywhere near my telescope or to have a passable astrophoography camera setup to record the event.