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Dr Ski
Valencia Observatory Garden
10/24/2019
12:40 pm

Equipment Details:

Canon EOS M100
320mm, f6. 3
1/640s@ISO200

Post-processing Details:

Inset added on Oct25 to show phase difference.

Image Details:

As the waning crescent approaches the Sun it becomes difficult to see in the daytime and even more difficult to image. This is where a CPL (polarizing) filter comes in handy. It darkens the sky and improves the contrast. This image was taken at mid-day when the Moon was only 21% illuminated. Of course I took this image to capture the happy cloud creature about to grab the Moon.