I simply HAD to photograph the moon (and Venus) tonight! Here are my results:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

This one is slightly different:



And this one is just for fun!

[Alice Kramden]

1. Gorgeous

Thank you for the beautiful photos

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Thank you so much, my dear Alice Kramden! And congrats on your 2400 posts!

[Alice Kramden]

16. Lovely of you to notice, dear California Peggy

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

[MN2theMax]

2. It was a spectacular sight tonight!

Love your photos of the occasion 😍

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Thank you, my dear MN2theMax!

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.

[applegrove]

5. I so admire those who can understand astronomy. I spent

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.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. I would miss that too, had I been lucky enough to see 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.

[applegrove]

7. You would love it.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. For sure I would, my dear applegrove!

[DallasNE]

25. Tuesday Night I Took The Same Photo

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.

[Deuxcents]

9. Photos capture the moment perfectly. Having lots of fun, huh!?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. Thanks so much, my dear Deuxcents!

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!

[calimary]

11. Is that Venus, near the upper right corner?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. It sure is, my dear calimary!

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

[Permanut]

13. Nicely done!

It was spectacular from Oregon.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. Thank you, my dear Permanut!

Clear skies make so much difference.

[solara]

15. I love your work

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.

🤗

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. Thank you so much, my dear solara!

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

I really appreciate your kind remarks.

[3catwoman3]

17. That is exactly the lovely sight we saw looking out our kitchen window tonight

Then it later clouded over and snowed.

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

[CaliforniaPeggy]

20. Omigod, my dear 3catwoman3! You had snow? Omigod!

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

Stay warm!

[mamajudi]

18. Moon and Venus...

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

[CaliforniaPeggy]

21. I'm glad you got to see them too, as well as get a photo! Hey, a photo's a photo!

It'll keep your memory fresh.

Thanks for coming by tonight!

[3catwoman3]

22. The 3rd photo is exactly what I saw out of my kitchen window tonight.

Then it later clouded over and snowed.

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

[Pas-de-Calais]

23. Very nice

[CaliforniaPeggy]

31. Thank you, my dear Pas-de-Calais! Glad you liked.

[GoneOffShore]

24. Magnificent!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

32. Thanks so much, my dear GoneOffShore! Wow.

[JohnnyRingo]

26. A sliver of the moon makes for great pix!

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

[CaliforniaPeggy]

33. Thank you for your excellent thoughts, my dear JohnnyRingo!

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

[FalloutShelter]

27. Beautiful captures dear Peggy!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

34. Thanks so much, my dear FalloutShelter!

I was very happy to get these photos.

[Hope22]

28. Thank you.

Very beautiful!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

35. And I thank you, my dear Hope22, for your very kind comments.

[chouchou]

29. You did a great job. Most people set the moon too bright. Looks very professional.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

36. Thank you so much for your excellent critique, my dear chouchou!

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

[Clouds Passing]

30. Lovely photos CP! I saw the moon and venus last night.

Moon conjunct Venus: auspicious sign

[CaliforniaPeggy]

37. Thanks so much, my dear Clouds Passing!

I sure could use some auspicious signs in my life!

[ShazzieB]

38. Beautiful!

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

[CaliforniaPeggy]

39. Thanks so much, my dear ShazzieB!

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

[ThoughtCriminal]

40. I had a bonus view in Arizona

The ISS passed in front of the Moon last night.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

41. How very cool, my dear ThoughtCriminal!

You were lucky! I've never seen that.