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Peter Lowenstein
Mutare, Zimbabwe
08/15/2020
05:33 am

Equipment Details:

Hand-held Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ60 in night scenery mode

Post-processing Details:

Photoshop Elements 15 - image size reduction and minimal application of Star Spikes Pro filter to point sources of light

Image Details:

Crescent Moon, Venus, Betelgeuse (top), Capella (left) and Procyon (right) in pre-dawn sky.
On Saturday 15th (August) the Waning Crescent Moon (20% illuminated) and Venus were observed from pre-dawn (while early morning mist was clearing) until half-an-hour before sunrise.