Extreme crescent moon, 29 September 2011

[StephenM]

Hi all,

While up in the Burdekin region in North Qld this week I took advantage of a low western horizon, and was able to spot a 21.5 hr old crescent Moon on the 28th September. The first image shows the Moon, and the second shows the Moon with Venus about 5 degrees to the North (which made it much easier to find the Moon!)

Images taken with 50D and 70-200 telephoto.

Cheers,
Stephen

[hotspur]

Great shots Stephen,I like #2 the most.

I planned to do this type of shot-had the 28th marked in diary and the location sorted.But the clouds were about and I missed out,hopefully next new moon.

[Clayton]

Love them both Stephen :)

[iceman]

Beautiful, love #2! nice work!

[Derek Klepp]

Top pics thanks for the view. Plenty of haze up there too.

[StephenM]

Thanks for the comments Chris, Rob, Mike and Derek! It was nice that the clouds co-operated for these shots. (The "cloud" in the first image is actually smoke from a nearby cane fire.)

Cheers,
Stephen

[Inmykombi]

Nice work again Stephen,
I never get tired of looking at a thin Crescent Moon.

Geoffro

[SkyViking]

Beautiful view! I love crescent moons. It's always spectacular when you spot it against a twilight sky.

[StephenM]

Thanks Geoff and Rolf. It's certainly easier to spot thin crescents like this when Venus is nearby!

Cheers,
Stephen

[Garyh]

Love that second pic!
Always wanted to try this!