3 Different Views Waxing Crescent Moon
Taken by Philip Smith on January 4, 2025 @
Manorville, NY USA
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Camera Used: Canon Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Exposure Time: 1/60
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 100
Date Taken: 2025:01:08 12:08:31
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I imaged a Waxing Crescent Moon 5.07 Days Old on 01-04-25 for my Manorville NY Observatory. I used a Canon EOS 5D Mark III with Canon Extender EF 1.4x II and a Canon Extender EF 2x II mounted both on a Canon Lens EF 300mm 1:2.8 L IS USM piggyback on top of my Celestron EdgeHD 14 OTA - 14" all on tracking Astro-Physics mount 1600GTO German Equatorial Mount. I had to use different exposures to get all three different views.
Please Note: If you are a beginner in imaging the moon and do not know what Earthshine is. I am happy to share with you this information from the internet.
To understand Earthshine, remember that the moon is a globe, just as Earth is, and moreover that the globe of the moon is always half-illuminated by sunlight just like Earth. When we see a crescent moon in the west after sunset, or in the east before dawn, we’re seeing just a sliver of the moon’s lighted half.
Now think about seeing a full moon from Earth’s surface. Bright moonlight can illuminate an earthly landscape on nights when the moon is full.
Likewise, whenever we see a crescent moon, a nearly full Earth appears in the moon’s night sky. The full Earth illuminates the lunar landscape. And that is earthshine. It’s light from the nearly full Earth shining on the moon.
So the next time you see a crescent moon, expand your thinking to include the Earth under your feet.
See the glow on the unlit portion of the moon for what it really is, sunlight reflected from the nearly full Earth shining in the moon’s sky.
Kind Regards To :-)
Photographer's website:
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