Observation by Dawson: Earthshine

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Dawson

Observer

Dawson

Observed

2026 Mar 21 - 19:24

Uploaded

2026 Mar 22 - 10:54

Objects

The Moon

Equipment

Canon 6D
150-600mm Tamron lens

Exposure

1/15th second, ISO 12800, 600mm

Location

Nottingham

Target name

Moon

Title

Earthshine

About this image

Tremendous amount of Earthshine on the Moon last night. This was a 3.0 day old Moon, 9.6% illuminated, 22 degrees in elevation, due west from my location, and the Sun was 10 degrees below the horizon. I didn't have a tripod so just rested the camera and enormous lens on the roof of my car hence the slightly wobbly image.

Files associated with this observation

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