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Faint Perseid Meteor Observations for 2022

Under less than ideal circumstances, I attempted to observe and photograph the Perseid Meteor Shower. The near-Full Moon did not help.

The International Space Station made not one but two appearance on this warm, July Summer evening, both easily visible. One South and one North.

After a week of bad cloudy skies, today was clear, a wonderful opportunity to observe and photograph the very bright 75% illuminated Moon.

Today’s image is from a few days ago, when I attempted to capture prairie cloud shadows. I was only partially successful.

My prior article featured a wide sky view of the early Moon, one of two camera setups. This article’s Moon image is from the latter setup.

I once thought of the dwindling daylight as depressing and bad. But now, I look forward to observing the earlier darkening sky.

I stayed up to 3 a.m. to see the Moon as well as planets Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, and Venus. Mercury, starting to rise, was obstructed by trees.

Want to learn how to take stunning photographs of the Moon? This article is for you! Here is my step-by-step guide to image the Moon like I do.

Some days are too opportune to pass on taking them in, and today was one of them. Here are a couple of pictures from my walk.

I was fortunate these past nights to have nearly identical/ideal conditions for sky observation. Last night the Moon was at 9%; tonight was 15%.