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The crescent moon and earthshine through the Tal |
The street lights are over exposed here but you can just see Venus up high while the Moon starts to sink into the trees Here I used the camera on a tripod |
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Moon enlarged |
Enlarged more through the Tal |
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1 day 19hr Moon in the Trees - Venus up above |
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| Not a hopeful sky to find a small crescent moon | It eventually found a gap | Poor photo, through a window, but the great walled plains of Langerus, Vendelinus, Petavius and Furnerius are starting to show. | The moon, not in the trees one night later but closer to Venus, above. Light problems in the West with street lights and main road. |
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| Again, cloud cover threatened as the sun went down | Moon and Venus - must scrape the paint off that attic window | Moon and Venus in a still light sky |
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| Larger view through the finderscope! | Getting darker - Moon and Venus closer together as the days of the lunation moves on. | At last - a better view (approx x30 with some camera zoom) - the Mare Crisium showing well along with the South Eastern craters |
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| Sunset - not as many clouds this evening | In the early evening - sky still blue | Whole of Crisium showing well, with the other Mare appearing | The Moon now is higher than Venus |
| Can you spot the New Moon? "No-one knows exactly when the new Moon appears as it changes in different parts of the world - particularly important if you want to know when Ramadan starts. So this month, scientists are asking the public to help refine the lunar calendar." Check out the article on BBC News or go through to MOONWATCH If you can get good sightings and photos of the crescent moon, you may be able to help out here - see Yahoo Lunar Observers group For an article on seeing young moons see: Sky and Telescope article
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