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Young crescent 22 hours after New Moon
On 02/28/2025 06:46 pm by David Chapman | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
I arrived at my elevated observing spot at sunset and saw Venus high in the west, with Mercury much closer to the low horizon. I spotted the Moon in binoculars below Mercury 25 minutes after sunset, and took several photos. My favorite was 20 minutes after that, only 15 minutes before sunset.
Canon SL3 DSLR on tripod with Canon 250 mm lens f/5.6 1/2 s ISO 200
Cropping, minor exposure and contrast adjustments.