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Observation by Alan Thomas: Crescent Moon (with urban lighting!)

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Alan Thomas

Observer

Alan Thomas

Observed

2020 Oct 15 - 04:24

Uploaded

2020 Oct 15 - 10:57

Objects

The Moon

Equipment
  • Sony RX100
Exposure

f/2.8 1/8 sec. ISO-800.

Location

Warrington, Cheshire, UK

Target name

Moon (with urban lighting)

Title

Crescent Moon (with urban lighting!)

About this image

Located midway between the Manchester conurbation in the east and Merseyside in the west, Warrington experiences significant levels of light pollution. Despite the blaze at ground-level, the Moon (28 days waning crescent) shines through it all, mostly unnoticed.

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