The ONE PERCENT lunar Crescent
Taken by Chris Schur on May 26, 2017 @
Payson, AZ
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Date Taken: 2017:05:26 10:11:55
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This shot has been in the planning for at least half a year now, the opportunity came about this morning, with the rising sun halfway up in the sky in the east. This is by far the thinnest crescent moon I have ever imaged. Here the moon is .80 days old - 19.2 hours according to the Virtual Moon Atlas, and the illumination is 1.0%. The moon was just under 15 degrees east of the Sun.
And yes - I did view the crescent visually, and it was really tough! I could see only a portion of the crescent at one time in a low power ocular, but it was there against a light blue sky. Few features are seen on the limb, many black shadow filled craters are present at this illumination.
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Photo Data:
Date: 5/26/17
Telescope: Orion 10" f/3.9 Astrograph
Camera: Imaging Source DMK51 CCD
Exposure: 1/500 sec
Location: Payson, Az
Photographer's website:
http://www.schursastrophotography.com/ccdmoonplanets/Onepercentmoon052617.html
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