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Moon

Waxing Crescent Moon

A 47.9 percent waxing crescent lunar frame

TypeLunar ConstellationMoon SeasonSpring PaletteNatural color
Image Details

Capture summary

Catalog Moon

Lunar in Moon

Exposure Lunar close-up

Natural color

Filters Natural color

Lunar close-up

Frame 2021

Spring target / square composition

Exposure Breakdown Lunar close-up

Detailed filter totals have not been entered for this image yet.

A close lunar study.

This frame remains part of the Lost Photons archive.

Target Planner

Lunar in Moon; best planned for March through May from New Jersey.

Best season March through May

Spring favors higher galaxy fields and northern targets after evening twilight.

Good from NJ Late winter through spring evenings

Assumes a New Jersey backyard horizon and evening imaging.

Object type Lunar

Good seeing matters more than dark skies; the terminator gives the strongest surface relief.

Constellation Moon

Moon is listed here in Moon.

Moon tolerance Plan around phase and libration.

Current frame: Natural color / Lunar close-up.

Planning from Sewell, NJ

Timing unavailable for this target type.

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Planning site Sewell, NJ 39.7700, -75.1400
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Target transit chart Compact altitude curve for this target over a full day. Target ...

Green marks usable dark-sky altitude.

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Next upper transit.

Rise / set ...

Approximate horizon crossing.

Moon now ...

Moon phase and altitude.