Another night of cloudy skies, so once again, the moon took center stage in my observing.  Of course, I don’t mind when it’s such a lovely crescent as we’ve seen the past couple of nights.  Like last night, a thin layer of clouds veiled the moon enough to challenge a sharp focus, but I like the end result with the clouds appearing as a mist laced across the earthshine.  Over to the right, Beta Tauri is peeking through the bushes.  This image was a 4 sec exp, ISO-400, f/5.6, at 300mm.  You can click on the image for a larger version.

Tags: Beta Tauri, Crescent Moon

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