By Mandy Daniels | 2026-07-16
Crescent moon with earthshine and Venus after twilight time
On 07/17/2026 07:10 pm by Thomas Tan | Melbourne, Australia
(I really hope this photo can make it. This is especially for those who cannot see the sky)
This is a companion photo of a crescent moon without earthshine.
The only difference is the camera exposure settings to bring out the earthshine.
The earthshine would have been much better if the crescent was thinner but that was yesterday.
The crescent thickened with the brightened exposure.
I shot this at a slower shutter speed but fast enough to freeze any sign of motion.
I also had to raise the ISO to show the earthshine and make the moon glow.
Notice Venus had spikes. The spikes appear when Venus is in focus. I tried to adjust the focus to cut down the purple fringe.
1/2.5 second at ISO 6400
Comes September Venus will also be a crescent.
I hope to show two crescents then, weather permitting.
200 mm zoom lens, full frame camera
tripod, remote shutter release
JPG from camera compressed