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Meiying Lee
Taipei, Taiwan
07/21/2023
06:15 pm

Equipment Details:

Canon R7 + SIGMA 60-600mm F4.5-6.3 S DG OS HSM Sports

Post-processing Details:

Use PowerPoint to combine three photos.

Image Details:

The Crescent Moon and Crescent Venus in the Blue Sky
Today, just before the dark clouds consumed the western sky, I finally managed to snap a photo of the large crescent moon and the small crescent Venus in the blue sky! The large crescent is the waxing crescent moon, with only 11.6% illumination. The small crescent is Venus below the Moon, with only 14.5% illumination, making it also crescent-shaped. However, Venus appears too small, with an apparent diameter of only about 1/38th of the moon. To see the smaller crescent-shaped Venus in the blue sky, use binoculars or a longer lens - it's small yet charming!