0.9 day old moon and earthshine (09/04/2024)

[Kon]

My 'youngest' new moon at 0.9 days and 1.45% illumination. Captured at daylight. The earthshine was captured at 7 degrees elevation when it was starting to get dark; 20 frames were stacked. I am really surprised how well it came out considering I could not see any details in the raw images apart from the overall moon shape. Skywatcher 300P FlexTube GoTo, Nikon D3200.

[Stu]

38 minutes ago, Kon said:

My 'youngest' new moon at 0.9 days and 1.45% illumination. Captured at daylight. The earthshine was captured at 7 degrees elevation when it was starting to get dark; 20 frames were stacked. I am really surprised how well it came out considering I could not see any details in the raw images apart from the overall moon shape. Skywatcher 300P FlexTube GoTo, Nikon D3200.

Fantastic! I tried for it last night in binos but too much patchy cloud low down to pick it up. Great images 👍

[Rob]

That's great. Nice capture

[Kon]

1 hour ago, Stu said:

Fantastic! I tried for it last night in binos but too much patchy cloud low down to pick it up. Great images 👍

Thanks. I almost gave up as the clouds kept coming but it cleared in the end.

[bosun21]

Very nice Kostas. A period of poor health has put the brakes on any astro for me at the moment, however your images give me inspiration. I would have never thought about trying to image a moon so young. Now added to my list. Thanks.

[Kon]

2 hours ago, bosun21 said:

Very nice Kostas. A period of poor health has put the brakes on any astro for me at the moment, however your images give me inspiration. I would have never thought about trying to image a moon so young. Now added to my list. Thanks.

I am really sorry to hear Ian. I hope nothing serious and you can be under the skies (whenever they clear) soon. Thanks for comment too.

[bosun21]

59 minutes ago, Kon said:

I am really sorry to hear Ian. I hope nothing serious and you can be under the skies (whenever they clear) soon. Thanks for comment too.

Thanks Kostas. It was actually pneumonia which really laid me low. Thankfully 10 days of strong antibiotics and corticosteroids seems to have done the trick. I'm eager to get back out there.

[Mr Spock]

Looks great 👍

[Swoop1]

Very nice @Kon

I look forward to retirement when I can get the gear set up and image this sort of stage of the moon.

Currently, I see it like this as I walk home but it has hidden itself behind my neighbours tree by that time.

[Kon]

31 minutes ago, Swoop1 said:

Very nice @Kon

I look forward to retirement when I can get the gear set up and image this sort of stage of the moon.

Currently, I see it like this as I walk home but it has hidden itself behind my neighbours tree by that time.

Thanks. The benefit of working from home somedays, I can pop out for a quick imaging session. There is also the benefit of a dob that I can place anywhere in my garden to avoid obstructions (the earthshine was captured between a gap between my fence and  an access gate).

[neil phillips]

Very cool. Surprising how much detail is hidden in the earth shine. Nice job.

[Kon]

3 hours ago, neil phillips said:

Very cool. Surprising how much detail is hidden in the earth shine. Nice job.

Thanks Neil . I pulled more out of the image than I thought it's possible.

[Roy Foreman]

Excellent. The slimmer the crescent the more difficult it becomes to get any sort of image. You have done really well 

[Kon]

2 hours ago, Roy Foreman said:

Excellent. The slimmer the crescent the more difficult it becomes to get any sort of image. You have done really well 

Thanks Roy. I am hoping to get it even younger/thinner if I can. It's more of a challenge for me rather than anything else.