At just 3% illuminated and 37 hours old, tonight’s crescent moon was one of the thinnest I’ve seen.  I was fortunate to see it at all, with the cloud coverage that we had tonight.  In fact, the moon was barely visible to the naked eye, apparent only as a soft glow behind the clouds.  Focusing through the clouds in the dark was an interesting challenge, but I knew an image would reveal the hidden moon.   You can almost even see the un-illuminated region of the moon, through the clouds.   This exposure was 3.2secs, ISO-400, f/5.6, 263mm.

Tags: Crescent Moon

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