Thank you for the beautiful photos

I don't post very much, but it is adding up!

Love your photos of the occasion 😍

It was spectacular! The photo of the moon and Venus was more or less a joke, but I did capture it.

Glad you enjoyed my work.

summers at a cottage where there was little light pollution and the milky way was like a dome on clear nights. We had a rotating star chart but other than the dippers and the north star I could never identify the stars or planets. The moon's reflection path came right up to our dock on some nights. I still miss it.

Alas, I grew up in urban areas where there was a lot of light pollution. Someday I might get to see the Milky Way.

With my phone camera zoomed and it picked up a fuzzie image at 1 o’clock from Venus. I presume it is Adromada. I had no idea a phone camera could pick it up. The image was taken at 5:35 at f1.8 for 1/20 sec. The picture quality is poor but definitely visible. I just don’t know how to copy and paste to DU.

It was fun after I was done shooting!

The moon was so small and of course, it was starting to set. So I was having some trouble catching it and getting a good focus.

I was very pleasantly surprised to see that I had several really good shots. That first moon did not need any post-production editing. That's how it looked, as it came out of the camera! That's rare for me.

The third moon did have some post-processing, just enough to bring out the craters more sharply. That's typical for me!

And some nights, I set up and right away get any number of fantastic shots! You just never know!

That fuzzy white blob! I took the photo mostly as a joke. It's too small to really see.

It was spectacular from Oregon.

Clear skies make so much difference.

I didn't realize that was Venus next to Sister Moon.. beautiful! Thank you for sharing. You are truly an artist.

I hope you get out to a desert sometime so you can take some pics of the exquisite milky way.. I think it was made for you and your camera. Breath taking. Like these.

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I too hope that I can get out to the desert some day. That would be a thrill!

I really appreciate your kind remarks.

Then it later clouded over and snowed.

Current temp here right now is 12 degrees with a wind chill of -10!

I'm glad you got to see the beautiful view first!

Stay warm!

I saw them too!! All I had was my cellphone so it's far from being as nice as yours!!

It'll keep your memory fresh.

Thanks for coming by tonight!

Then it later clouded over and snowed.

Current temp here right now is 12 degrees with a wind chill of -10!

It shows more detail than a nearly full one.
Good eye Peggy.

They are also harder to capture due to their extreme smallness! I did have to work for these and it was worth it!

I was very happy to get these photos.

Very beautiful!

Somehow the camera responded well to my directions. You're the first person to say my work looks professional!

Moon conjunct Venus: auspicious sign

I sure could use some auspicious signs in my life!

Lovely crescent moon shots, and I love the shot showing the position of Venus as well. Thanks for sharing.

I'm glad you enjoyed them. The moon was so small and that made capturing it quite challenging!

The ISS passed in front of the Moon last night.

You were lucky! I've never seen that.