Special Young Moon and Mars
Taken by Helio C. Vital on May 26, 2017 @
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Camera Used: SONY DSC-HX200V
Exposure Time: 5/1
Aperture: f/5.0
ISO: 400
Date Taken: 2017:05:26 18:03:12
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The photos show the 25-hour-old crescent Moon, only 1.7% illuminated, over Rio de Janeiro between 17:46 and 18:03 (UTC-3h) as its altitude varied from 7.0° to 3.6° degrees. Mars, although only 18° from the Sun, is also seen in the first photo (extreme right) as well as Zeta Tauri (top right). This moon is special for two reasons: (1) it is only 357.4 thousand km from us an thus unusually big (33.4' in diameter) ; (2) It is important to Muslim culture as it marks the beginning of Ramadan. A Sony HX200 camera has been used for the shots.
Photographer's website:
http://https://www.flickr.com/helio_c_vital
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