Did you spot the moon?
Photographed near Alice Springs.
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Square Sky 4: Crescent Moon
Crescent moon and stars.
Photographed from my apartment in June. The sky, but at night!
Crescent moon, Saturn and Venus
The bright point at top left is the planet Venus; the larger, diffuse bright light above the trees is the crescent moon (scroll down for a much better shot); and between them is the planet Saturn. The star Antares in the constellation Scorpius is the reddish dot (like the point of a triangle) to the left of Saturn. To the right of Saturn is the star Sabik, in the constellation Ophiuchus.
There are times when I definitely want a better camera/lenses, and this was one of them! Tonight in Sydney the evening sky was clear and crisp, and there was no wind: perfect photography conditions. Sadly, my single lens bridge camera struggles to capture these sorts of shots as well as might be wished (a lot of noise, and less than ideal focus), but nonetheless I think you can appreciate how beautiful the night sky was.
The same as above, but a few minutes later. The sky is losing its end-of-day dark blue hue.
Crescent moon, with a couple of minor stars in the constellation Ophiuchus.
September Supermoon
The giant moon rises above the trees.
I’ve just returned from a week’s holiday in Australia’s “Top End”. Although the eclipse was not visible from Australia, I was lucky enough to be on a boat in the breathtaking Katherine Gorge, Nitmiluk National Park, as the supermoon rose.
The moon and its reflection in the Katherine River
Palm tree by moonlight
We had wonderfully clear skies here in Sydney around the recent full moon. I took these photos from my balcony as the moon passed behind a palm tree.
By the light of the silvery moon
I took these last week, one day past the full moon. They seem perfect for Ed’s Night Shot challenge. (7 Dec edit: and also for the Weekly Photo Challenge: Let There Be Light!, even as a late entry.)
Gum tree against the moon.
Gum tree against the moon.
