DAYTIME MOON


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This is the Moon 5 days into the lunar cycle taken about 45 minutes before sunset.  The "haziness" of the image is due to the fact that the sky was still illuminated by sunlight.   It is a mosaic of 6 different images stitched together using Photoshop CS3.  It was taken through my friends backyard telescope.

-  ISO: 400
-  F/16
-  1/250 second
-  Direct image through a 12-inch classical cassigrain.
-  Location: McFarland Observatory

06.16.2010