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Welcome to Galaxy Central! Waxing Crescent & Hyades

Discussion in 'Astrophotography and Imaging' started by Orion25, Apr 18, 2018.

Welcome to Galaxy Central! Waxing Crescent & Hyades

Started by Orion25 on Apr 18, 2018 at 6:52 PM

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  1. Orion25

    Orion25 Well-Known Member

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    Orion25, Apr 18, 2018
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    Just in from a pleasant evening of observing (had to cut it short because of work tomorrow). Mild temperature (about 65F/18C) and good seeing. I caught a beautiful apparition of the waxing crescent moon and the Hyades. The first shot is the original image, one second exposure at ISO 1600:

    ASTRONOMY - WAXING CRESCENT & HYADES 4-18-18 SM.jpg
    and the same image slightly enhanced to show up better against the white theme:


    ASTRONOMY - WAXING CRESCENT & HYADES 4-18-18 SM FIX.jpg
     
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    Ruud, Apr 19, 2018
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    That's wonderful, Reggie.

    I too was watching the Moon yesterday and saw it occult a few stars. The phase was perfect for Endymion, with jagged shadows reaching all across it's plane. Lovely Earth shine too, like in your images.

    Great!
     
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    Orion25, Apr 19, 2018
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    Thanks, Ruud. It was such a beautiful sight. It was almost an emotional experience when I saw how well the image came out, and I took several at different focal lengths. I love the waxing crescent phase because it looks so striking against the background sky.
     
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    Nebula, Apr 19, 2018
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    Very nice these 2 images with the moon inside Taurus. Highly interesting. :)
     
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    Orion25, Apr 19, 2018
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    Thanks Neb. The moon visits this area often because it's near the ecliptic. Sometimes, the moon occults Aldebaran which is really spectacular!
     
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    Nebula, Apr 20, 2018
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    Ill take care to look at the position of the moon from now on, to see if it's positioned close to other famous objects like this one.
     

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