Venus Occultation by the Crescent Moon

Venus disappears behind the crescent Moon during a lunar occultation, captured as a sequence of ten frames and combined into a single image. The frames were taken during a time-lapse sequence on September 13, 2026, from Ardabil, Iran.

Equipment and imaging details:
Camera: Nikon D7500
Lens: Nikon 70-300
Focal length: 300mm
Exposure: 1-640 s
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/8

Image Processing:
Brief processing of exposure, contrast, color and sharpening adjustments.
Ten frames from the time-lapse sequence were aligned and stacked into a single composite image, with basic adjustments applied.