The Crescent Moon Accompanied by 136-Tauri

The faint, mag 4.53 star system, 136-Tauri shows to the left of the crescent Moon as indicated by the red arrow. It is at a distance of about 423 light years from Earth and was made visible against the bright dawn sky by use of a polarising filter. To see it in this image, it might be necessary to zoom in or open the full size image in a new tab.

Date: 2026 08 09
Time: 04:25:40 UTC
Altitude: 36° 05'
Distance: 360 564 km
Phase: 17%

Exposure: f/5.9, 1/25s, ISO-200
Focal Length: 1200 mm

Nikon Z8
Skywatcher 200P
Circular polarising filter

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