It was little too dark, but I decided to try anyway...and the photo turned out somewhat interesting. I like how it looks like a painting! Crescent moon before it disappears behind low clouds over the ocean on 10 February 2024.
On 2/10/24 the Morrison Planetarium's daily "SKY WATCH" report stated: "Skywatcher's Challenge: Just after sunset, the razor-thin, day old crescent Moon and the planet Saturn are separated by only 2 degrees, very low in the west. They'll be tricky to spot, even with binoculars as they sink into the horizon."
Jackie, I suspected, when I first saw your photo, that that golden pinprick, just to the right and above the Moon, was probably Saturn but I wasn't able to confirm it until now. Congratulations! Also, where I live the western hills block the first 10 degrees above the horizon, so I never have a view of the actual, first day, 'new moon'. Your photo shows the thinnest crescent I've ever seen. Clear Skies ~ Vishnu
New Moon (a Supermoon) & the start of Lunar New Year on 2/9/24, and a very cool image on 2/10!
ReplyDeleteThank you, as always-
Yes! Happy Year of the Dragon!
ReplyDelete:) Jackie
She met their challenge - and here's the proof.
ReplyDeleteOn 2/10/24 the Morrison Planetarium's daily "SKY WATCH" report stated:
"Skywatcher's Challenge: Just after sunset, the razor-thin, day old crescent Moon and the planet Saturn are separated by only 2 degrees, very low in the west. They'll be tricky to spot, even with binoculars as they sink into the horizon."
Jackie, I suspected, when I first saw your photo, that that golden pinprick, just to the right and above the Moon, was probably Saturn but I wasn't able to confirm it until now. Congratulations!
Also, where I live the western hills block the first 10 degrees above the horizon, so I never have a view of the actual, first day, 'new moon'. Your photo shows the thinnest crescent I've ever seen.
Clear Skies ~ Vishnu
Yes! I thought that was probably Saturn, but I hadn't had a chance to confirm it, so I didn't want to say so without knowing for sure.
ReplyDeleteThe colors in the sky were much more interesting than I captured with the camera, but I was glad something came out that I could share.
I also like how the light in the crescent has some sunset colors in it!
Thanks for sharing!
:) Jackie