Moon – Page 11 – A Darker View

New Moon

Young Moon — A very young moon over Waikoloa, this is only 26 hours after new, visible to the unaided eye as a sliver in the fading glow of sunset

New Moon will occur today at 20:53HST.

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The Moon

First Quarter — A first quarter moon imaged on 7 Feb 2014

iPhone 5S photo of the Moon through a NexStar 11″, afocal method with a 35mm eyepiece

Quarter Moon — A 53% illuminated waxing Moon, afocal w/Canon G11, TV-102 & 32mm Plössl

C8 Moon — The Moon taken on Feb 15, 2016.

Total Lunar Eclipse 28Aug2007 — A total lunar eclipse on the night of August 27-28, 2007 with the Moon deep in the Earth’s inner shadow. A dark eclipse, this exposure shows a number of stars surrounding the Moon

8 Day Moon — An eight day old Moon, Celestron NS11GPS and Canon 6D

Luna — The Moon one day short of full, afocal photograph taken with a 102mm refractor, 32mm eyepiece and a Canon G9 camera.

Partial Solar Eclipse — A partial solar eclipse from Kawaihae, 9 May 2013

Lunar Eclipse 28Aug2007 — Total lunar eclipse August 28, 2007, photo is a 8sec exposure with a Canon 20Da on a 90mm f/12 APO

Waxing Moon — A 94% illuminated waxing Moon, Canon 6D and AT6RC with 0.8x focal reducer.

Luna — iPhone 5S photo of the Moon through a 6″ dob, afocal method

Afocal Luna — The Moon approaching full

Nine Day Moon — A nine day old Moon, taken with a 102mm refractor, a 25mm eyepiece and a Canon G11 camera

Eclipse!

Lunar Eclipse 28Aug2007 — Total lunar eclipse August 28, 2007, photo is a 8sec exposure with a Canon 20Da on a 90mm f/12 APO

Lunar Eclipse 20070828 — Total lunar eclipse of 28 Aug 2007, photo is a 8sec exposure with a Canon 20Da on a 90mm f/12 APO

Total Lunar Eclipse 28Aug2007 — A total lunar eclipse on the night of August 27-28, 2007 with the Moon deep in the Earth’s inner shadow. A dark eclipse, this exposure shows a number of stars surrounding the Moon

Partial Solar Eclipse — A partial solar eclipse from Kawaihae, 9 May 2013

Total Lunar Eclipse 4Apr2015 — The sum of 699 exposures taken through the lunar eclipse of Apr 4, 2015

Total Lunar Eclipse 14Apr2014 — The total lunar eclipse on Apr 14, 2014, Canon 6D on 90mm f/12 APO

March 8th, 2016 Solar Eclipse — The solar eclipse of March 8th, 2016 taken from Spencer Beach State Park. Celestron C8 with a Canon 6D at cassegrain focus, 2000mm focal length

Total Lunar Eclipse and Mars — The eclipsed Moon south of the planet Mars just a week after opposition, Canon 6D and 105mm f/4 lens

Full Moon

Full Moon — Full Moon taken 27Aug2007, 90mm f/12 APO and Canon 20Da

Full Moon will occur today at 14:05HST.

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New Moon

Young Moon — A very young moon over Waikoloa, this is only 26 hours after new, visible to the unaided eye as a sliver in the fading glow of sunset

New Moon will occur today at 02:18HST.

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Full Moon

Full Moon — Full Moon taken 27Aug2007, 90mm f/12 APO and Canon 20Da

Full Moon will occur today at 03:52HST.

As lunar perigee occurs only a couple hours ahead of full moon this will be the best supermoon of the year. Perigee will occur at 01:23HST, just before the 03:52 full moon. This leads to a modestly larger and brighter full moon.

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New Moon

Young Moon — A very young moon over Waikoloa

New Moon will occur today at 07:38HST.

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Full Moon

Full Moon — Full Moon taken 27Aug2007, 90mm f/12 APO and Canon 20Da

Full Moon will occur today at 18:23HST.

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New Moon

Young Moon — A very young moon over Waikoloa, this is only 26 hours after new, visible to the unaided eye as a sliver in the fading glow of sunset

New Moon will occur today at 14:12HST.

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Full Moon

Full Moon — Full Moon taken 27Aug2007, 90mm f/12 APO and Canon 20Da

Full Moon will occur today at 09:05HST.

This full moon will feature a penumbral lunar eclipse visible across part of Australia, Central Asia, and eastern Europe. No part of this eclipse will be visible from the Hawaiian Islands. No worries here, we are not missing much, this penumbral eclipse involves only a modest dimming of the Moon.

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