It was the first (second really) day of the New Moon on Sunday which was moving through the constellation of Sagittarius, The Archer sign of the Zodiac.
It’s not one of the easiest Signs to pick out in a night sky – doubly so at dusk – but if you know it well you can make out most of it in this photo (but only when it is enlarged – just click it). You would also notice that there is an ‘extra star’ showing in the constellation – this is the planet, Saturn. š (Closest to the Moon!)
I’ll let those more expert than i find what conclusions they may of the Aspects of this conjunction. š
I find it very difficult indeed to get a decent close-up shot of the crescent moon as the exposure compensation overcompensates. On the plus side, the wide angled shot lets you see the side of the moon that is in shadow – you can even make out the Oceanus Procellarum (Ocean of Storms) and the Mare (Seas)!
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Amazing crescent, or as I always called it since childhood…a fingernail moon.
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I sometimes call the very thin ones ‘fingernail Moons’ too! š
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I do too…in fact I just said that to my husband when I saw the moon this week.
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Have you ever been able to see the much larger ‘shadow’ part of the circular lunar surface of a fingernail Moon like you can in this photo?? š
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Yes, I often notice that when I look at the moon.
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Really GREAT crescent!
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Really great comment! š Thank you M.
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The crescent moon I photographed a couple of days ago is the other way round from yours š
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I love that! Ours ‘smile’ at us Down Under! š
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Saturn is off to the lower left, right? I saw that moon 2 nights ago. I was driving so I couldn’t try for a picture. I also noticed the shadow of the rest of the moon in your picture. That was a pretty good shot.
I call it a sliver of a moonš.
Pat
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Yes, when i was editing the photo i thought it might be Mercury as that is the ‘normal’ position for the closest planet to the Sun and it was hardly visible, whereas Saturn is usually very bright indeed.
I checked a star tracking website to confirm the Constellation stars and it showed the planet as ringed Saturn on that day.
Thank you, Pat. Sliver is a delicious adjective for this Moon. Silvery and slithery at once! š
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Thank you, now i know what that one bright star is. I always thought that it was a plane so far away it looked like it wasn’t moving.š
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It will slowly sink below the horizon in about a month or so. š¦
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I never think of a star doing that. But it makes sense. Very interesting system we’re all a part of.
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Interesting and beautifully wrought! š
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Mmmmm! ……beautifully ” wrought”. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that word in a sentence. I might borrow itš
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I think you wrought to! – at every oppwroughtunity! š š
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