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Community photo entitled  by Dr Ski on 09/25/2019 at Valencia Observatory

On 09/25/2019 04:00 am by Dr Ski| Valencia Observatory

When the illumination phase falls below 20% the Earthshine on the Crescent Moon becomes more apparent.
After Lunar Day 25, high magnification observing of the Moon becomes more difficult
as the Crescent appears lower in the sky before sunrise. Atmospheric distortion rears it's ugly head.

Canon EOS M10, 90mm Mak-Cas
Prime focus at 40x
0.8s @ ISO1600
0.3S @ ISO1600