Observation by Alan C Tough: Slim Crescent Moon

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Alan C Tough

Observer

Alan C Tough

Observed

2017 Sep 19 - 04:15

Uploaded

2017 Sep 20 - 15:58

Objects

The Moon

Equipment

Canon EOS 5D Mark III DSLR
Canon EF 300mm L-series lens
Manfrotto tripod

Exposure

1/15th Second @ f/10 and ISO-1250

Location

Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland

Target name

Crescent Moon

Title

Slim Crescent Moon

About this image

I got up early to go down to Lossiemouth to, primarily, photograph the terrestrial planets. I had to wait a wee while for the Moon to clear the low-level clouds and murk before I could capture its slender crescent with my 300mm lens. It certainly wasn't visible to the naked eye.

Files associated with this observation

moon_20170919_0515_actough.jpg (1.1 MB)

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