Observation by Robert James Stuart: Cloudy moon with Earthshine

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Robert James Stuart

Observer

Robert James Stuart

Observed

2016 Dec 04 - 21:30

Uploaded

2017 Aug 25 - 10:50

Objects

The Moon

Equipment

Vixen VC200L f9
Nikon D800 iso 100 1/60s
SkyWatcher EQ6 Pro mount

Exposure

1/60s

Location

Rhayader Mid Wales

Target name

earthshine with clouds

Title

Cloudy moon with Earthshine

About this image

Purely artistic shot, the Moon looked "spooky" through thin cloud that was blowing quite fast, despite the thin cloud Earthshine was readily visible, so took the shot to see how it appeared.

Processed in Photoshop to enhance the clouds and Earthshine

Files associated with this observation

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