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Stephen Bloodsworth
Silver Spring, Maryland USA

11/16/2023
06:56 pm

Equipment Details:

Panasonic Lumix G85
45-200 Telephoto lens focused at 45mm
Tripod
ISO 800
f/5.6
1.00s

Post-processing Details:

Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw
Adobe Landscape color profile
Camera Raw Enhance AI algorithm (50%) to smooth graininess

Image Details:

Setting waxing crescent moon @ 13.5% illumination. When the Moon crossed the local meridian on this day it was 233,501 miles from the Earth's center.

Silver Spring is close to three international airports. There were many aircraft in the sky this night and it was hard to get a shot without an aircraft in the frame. This frame captured several, two of which were creating persistent non-spreading contrails that appear in the photo as being almost comet-like. One of those happy accidents. What appear to be cirrostratus clouds are glowing in front of the Moon creating a faint red halo.

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David Callejas, Marketing Director, helps bring EarthSky's content to the world via online ads and other products. He creates strategies that help people around the world find us and appreciate the work we do. He helps manage the EarthSky Store and bring to you the new products that you love. He's the chief liaison between EarthSky.org and the world of commerce. All that, plus he helps post content and populate our pages on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter. Go David!