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Astrophotography by Eddie Guscott |
| Old Moon in New Moon's Arms |
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The saying 'the old Moon is in the new Moon's arms' can often be heard when the Moon is only a few days old. Light reflected from the Earth illuminates the portion of the Moon not being illuminated directly by sunlight. |
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| Date/Location: | 8 April 2008 Corringham, Essex |
| Equipment: | Canon 300D 60mm f/6 Refractor |
| Camera/Exposure: | Static camera
on tripod - 5 exposures combined using 'Merge to HDR' in Photoshop. Exposures 3 seconds - 1/60 second |
| Notes: | I had tried several times to produce an image showing Earthshine and detail in the slim sunlit crescent without success until tonight. |
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