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Photographer:

Jon Greif

Location of Photo:

La Jolla, CA, USA

Date/Time of photo:

January 14, 2021, at 6:30 PM PST

Equipment:

Astrotech AT72EDII 344 mm Focal Length/F4.8 refractor, ZWO ASI533MC Pro Color Camera, RST-135 Mount, Ekos Capture and Pixinsight Processing software.

Description:

We got a glimpse of the very early crescent moon just after sunset on January 14, less than 24 hours after the new moon. That's "earth-shine" illuminating the remaining lunar surface. This image is a stack of 16 short (0.25 sec) color exposures through a 72 mm refractor.

Website:

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/author/jgreif/

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